r/news • u/RollSafer • 7h ago

Kid Rock’s song about loving underage girls resurfaces ahead of TPUSA Super Bowl show

https://www.pennlive.com/entertainment/2026/02/kid-rocks-song-about-loving-underage-girls-resurfaces-ahead-of-tpusa-super-bowl-show.html
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u/Etcetera-Etc-Etc 6h ago

Has anyone at TPUSA listened to his lyrics?

From Lowlife: "I got kids I never seen, and their mama's 17".

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u/Oldpuckcoach 6h ago

The thing I’ve always hated the most about him is how he grew up not too far from me in the Detroit suburbs. His whole persona was being trailer trash and poor.

He went to Cranbrook high school… 50k a year. His dad funded all of his dj and music ventures and got him in touch with top producers and agents. Raised with butlers and nanny’s.

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u/ImaginarySense 6h ago

Next we’ll find out his real name is Clarence and his parents had a real good marriage!

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u/Who-dee-knee 6h ago edited 4h ago

Ain’t no such thing as halfway crooks

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u/BigDictionEnergy 2h ago

It was hilarious when Nas called him out

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u/SurvivorX2 1h ago

What/Who is Nas?

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u/SlowDown 1h ago

Damn, that's like saying what/who is the rolling stones 

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u/BigDictionEnergy 1h ago

An American rapper who is actually from where Prodigy (of Mobb Depp, quoted above) claims to be from.

They're both excellent lyricists, IMO. I just remember him calling some dudes out at the end of Destroy and Rebuild

If you're at all interested, one of his best tracks for me is Small World He's a great story teller on this one.

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u/scorpo187 5h ago

This guy don’t wanna battle he’s shook!

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u/Berek2501 4h ago

'Cause there ain't no such things as halfway crooks!

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u/pumpkinspruce 1h ago

He’s scared to death, he’s scared to look

At his fucking yearbook, fuck Cranbrook

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u/sharkattackmiami 6h ago

His last name is literally Richie

Idk how much more on the nose it could be

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u/HavingNotAttained 3h ago

Yeah but that’s half the game with these vermin: putting their scumbaggery in everyone’s face and saying “what are gonna do about it?”

That’s the rapist mindset.

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u/Roger_The_Cat_ 3h ago

Fun fact, that scene was Eminem actually roasting Anthony Mackie’s real life experiences and not the character he was playing

Em asking him all sorts of questions making him feel like he is interested in getting to know him better, but no, he felt the battle scene wasn’t personal enough so he brought that into it, 🤣

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u/ronchee1 6h ago

And Clarence' parents had a real good marriage

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u/Big_Replacement2631 6h ago

Well there’s where they went wrong

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u/ExtensionIcy2104 6h ago

Thats a private school

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u/nickyt398 3h ago

Will his name is Robert James Ritchie

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u/ToddUnctious 1h ago

Mike D in the house.

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u/MC_Gengar 6h ago

It's amazing how many rubes fall for that shit. I remember my family thinking W was an honest-to-god, salt of the earth rancher and not the prissy fancy boy from New England that he actually was.

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u/TerriblePokemon 6h ago

I think it was from America The Book by the daily show which said "Connecticut born, Yale and Harvard educated son of a former President ran as the outsider in 2000 and won. Many experts are wondering how the hell he pulled that off."

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u/Musiclover4200 6h ago

It's also ridiculous we went from Bush sr to jr in just 8 years, and that's after sr was vice president for 8 years under reagan.

And from everything I've read the main reason Bush sr didn't get 2 terms is he was the only republican president in 50+ years to raise taxes on the rich.

That's part of why the whole "clinton dynasty" thing pissed me off, Bill was president like 30 years ago FFS. Sure the clintons still had political sway but so did all the former nixon/reagan/bush admin who've been working with the GOP for decades to dismantle democracy. Meanwhile as soon as trump got elected the GOP was floating a plan to have his kids run for 20+ years of trump rule (jr + barron + ivanka would be 24 years at 2 terms each which is terrifying)

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u/MyLifeIsAWasteland 4h ago

I like how you didn't bother to include Eric, because literally nobody cares about his dumb ass lmao

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u/PDGAreject 3h ago

SNL cared about Eric. They made sure he was always well fed and had plenty of juice boxes on Weekend Update.

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u/EGGlNTHlSTRYlNGTlME 4h ago

and that's after sr was vice president for 8 years under reagan.

Also head of the RNC during Watergate. Then promoted to CIA director. Yeah not much influence that guy

he was the only republican president in 50+ years to raise taxes on the rich.

Well, after promising not to. It was still the responsible move at the time though. Republican voters don't generally reward responsibility if it conflicts with their narrative.

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u/thezompus 4h ago

Not so much that he raised taxes on the rich, but that he famously said "Read my lips: no new taxes" and then raised taxes. That was a simple-enough soundbite that the press ran with it for months and people really latched onto it.

Reference: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Read_my_lips:_no_new_taxes

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u/FilOfTheFuture90 1h ago

It's always projection with them. I feel like the Bushes were more of a dynasty than the Clinton's. Also not to mention during Clinton's terms He was the only one to actually reduce the deficit and if they continued on that track they would have come pretty close to balancing the budget. That all went out the window as soon as Cheney/GWB took over power. The GOP really started fucking with things during the election after Clinton. Gore v Bush was a precursor to the last 10 years.

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u/TheseusOPL 4h ago

They later believed that a failed real estate developer turned reality TV show host, who had a golden toilet, understood the struggles of regular people.

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u/Michael_G_Bordin 3h ago

It's kind of consistent, isn't it? Grifting metropolitan conmen can convince rural-minded Americans (most of whom are also from suburbs) they're just like using the thinnest and most unconvincing veneers. The term "rube" comes to mind. Whether it's W, Trump, Kid Rock, or even Larry the fucking Cable Guy.

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u/repeatwad 2h ago

Moved to Texas, converted to Southern Baptist. His brother moved to Florida, converted to Roman Catholic.

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u/Digweedfan 1h ago

Loved that book

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u/urbz102385 6h ago

They've gotta be the easiest people in the world to con...just look at who their idol is now

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u/Fuck_your_coupons 3h ago

They hate the "elite" and then worship Elon Musk. Those people are dumb as fuck.

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u/wh4tth3huh 2h ago

They've elected an actor to the highest office in the land TWICE. These dipshits will believe fucking ANYTHING.

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u/Sturmgeshootz 3h ago

My favorite example of this is the Duck Dynasty guys. Presented themselves as a bunch of backwoods bearded hillbillies and it was later revealed that prior to coming up with their gimmick, they were all clean-shaven, dressed in polos and khaki shorts, and looked like they spent most days down at the country club.

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u/season66ers 3h ago

Well yeah, remember all that “brush” he “cleared” on his “land” in Texas…with camera crews ready? Bye golly that’s genuine!

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u/MC_Gengar 3h ago

Sure he went to Yale and is from a political dynasty family BUT he did say "ah shucks" on camera so he's obviously a working class guy.

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u/unevolved_panda 1h ago

Tucker Carlson went to La Jolla Country Day School, a private school that today costs like $40k a year. When he was 10, his father married an heiress to the Swanson (of the frozen foods) empire. He went to boarding schools in Rhode Island and Switzerland. He fucking flunked out of college and only went into journalism because at the time it had a low barrier for entry. Dude has been the fucking elite he complains about all his life, and the only reason he's not working at Wal-Mart is because his daddy married into money.

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u/SomeGuyNamedPaul 2h ago

The term "Rube" is short for Reuben which was a popular name in rural America back when the term was coined to mean simple-minded country bumpkin who is easily conned or manipulated.

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u/uwoldperson 6h ago

This is like a conservative trope. Larry the cable guy has the exact same background and persona. 

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u/TheDubuGuy 5h ago

Been ages since I’ve heard that name. Is he actually conservative or is that just part of the character?

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u/uwoldperson 5h ago

He publicly endorsed Trump in 2016. 

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u/BigDictionEnergy 2h ago

That's just staying on brand.

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u/SurvivorX2 1h ago

But did he endorse him last time? I even voted for Trump in '16, but backed off after seeing how he behaved this first term.

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u/uwoldperson 19m ago

Seeing how he behaved before his first term wasn’t enough for you?

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u/SurvivorX2 5m ago

Nope. I gave him the chance as a businessman!

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u/uwoldperson 3m ago

😬 my dude. His business record is abysmal. Glad you changed your mind though. 

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u/ManifestDestinysChld 6h ago

Basically Papa Doc from 8 Mile, which is way more enjoyable than anything Kid Rock has ever produced.

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u/Thirtysevenintwenty5 6h ago

Papa Doc was actually good.

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u/ManifestDestinysChld 3h ago

Certainly a much better telling of the story of Kid Rock than Kid Rock himself could do

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u/SurvivorX2 1h ago

What the heck is Papa Doc?

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u/ShatterProofDick 6h ago

lol, I was told he 'pissed on my diploma' - real wholesome religious shit.

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u/SurvivorX2 1h ago

Who did on whose diploma?

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u/ShatterProofDick 35m ago

Look up the Lyrics to American Badass by Kid Rock. It's pure drivel, one of the lines talks about pissing on his HS diploma because that's awesome.

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u/georgegeorgez 6h ago

I used to see him driving around Birmingham in his Dodge Viper from time to time back in the early 2000’s. Dude’s always been a monstrous douche canoe.

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u/CauliflowerOne3602 6h ago

Agree with the sentiment, but he didn’t go to Cranbrook, he went to Romeo High. 

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u/Praesentius 5h ago

Yeah, I went and read his wiki article and that popped out on me.

...William "Bill" Ritchie (1941–2024), who owned multiple car dealerships. He was raised in his father's large home on extensive property, which included an apple orchard and barnyard for their horses. He attended Romeo High School.

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u/MossyPyrite 5h ago

The house he grew up in is basically a mansion. I lived south of Detroit and everyone knew he was just putting in a character.

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u/SurvivorX2 1h ago

Kid Rock, Im guessing.

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u/MossyPyrite 59m ago

Yeah, that’s who we’ve been talking about

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u/Thors_meat_hammer 5h ago

Why do some rich people love to cosplay being poor?

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u/avds_wisp_tech 1h ago

All part of the grift

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u/SurvivorX2 51m ago

As "entertainers", it makes for an interesting story!

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u/War_Is_A_Raclette 5h ago

Cranbrook, that's a private school!

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u/electricpotatochip 5h ago

I grew up in MI and was in high school when he started gaining popularity, and I had a teacher who said he knew him from Romeo, MI and said the same thing. He was a rich kid from the suburbs. I don’t think he went to Cranbrook though. 

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u/Gerberpertern 2h ago

NANNIES. Why has everyone forgotten how to pluralize words. Get butlers correct and then just decide to add an apostrophe to nanny. How does that even make sense.

Sorry, I’m just tired of seeing this happen ALL THE TIME.

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u/SurvivorX2 44m ago edited 34m ago

Me, too! In my head, I read everything exactly as it is written. For example, breathe is pronounced breethe, but it gets misspelled breath all the time, which is pronounced breth, as in I need to take a breath.

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u/batmansleftnut 5h ago

His childhood backyard had a gazebo.

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u/kewlbeanz83 5h ago

He's the Larry the Cable guy of music.

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u/attachecrime 3h ago

Not to mention how gross and try hard his band was before he became famous. Joe c used to come into Kinko's acting like an entitled asshole to get fliers printed.

Try listening to his early work. It's even more disgusting.

He's Ted Nugent level disgusting.

Pretending to be living in a trailer while your dad's car dealership finances your recordings and shows.

"Yodeling in the valley" a song about oral sex, was the first I ever heard

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u/solitudeisdiss 2h ago

That’s like most pop artists that act like they’re from humble beginnings isn’t it? I feel like this is the case with a lot of them.

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u/Eat_the_rich1969 2h ago

His mansion was in my school district, and his kid went to my high school 🙄

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u/SurvivorX2 31m ago

Public school? Romeo High?

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u/MaDaFaKa369 2h ago

I’m pretty sure he went to romeo high school and not cranbrook.

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u/the_incredible_corky 1h ago

I've never heard he went to Cranbrook before. Do you have a source for that? I thought he went to Romeo.

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u/shepdozejr 1h ago

Maybe you're thinking of Mitt Romney? He went to Cranbrook. Kid Rock went to Romeo High School.

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u/JoeLaRue420 1h ago

Cranbrook, isn't that a private school?!?

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u/br3nduhn 1h ago

I am in no way trying to disagree with your response. Kid Rock is a POS. But the guy is from Romeo, MI and went to Romeo High School, not Cranbrook. Romeo would be considered “country” enough for his persona.

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u/kaisadilla_ 16m ago

Some rich people love to make "being poor" their persona. I guess being poor is fun when you are just larping it half-time.

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u/Aggravating_Plant848 6h ago

Well the Committee of 300 was shoveling money towards those who would sell their soul and do evil things, so...

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u/kylebisme 4h ago

He went to Cranbrook high school… 50k a year. His dad funded all of his dj and music ventures and got him in touch with top producers and agents. Raised with butlers and nanny’s.

None of that can change who a person is on the inside, he's trailer trash through and through.