Album Review: Cocky by Kid Rock

It takes an impressive amount of confidence to create a concept album about what a jerk you are, and make no mistake, the ego-drenched meathead portrayed by Bob ”Kid Rock” Ritchie on his latest disc is one odious dude. Boastful and defensive, confrontational and thin-skinned, loud, rude, and proud of it, Kid Rock is a composite of blatantly unpleasant stereotypes sure to scare the neighbors: strutting ghetto pimp, Skynyrd-loving redneck, heavy metal burnout. Throughout the cheekily titled Cocky, the Detroit bad boy insists on flaunting this dope-y, repellent persona.

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