Early Mornin' Stoned Pimp

Infobox Album
Name = Early Mornin' Stoned Pimp
Type = studio
Artist = Kid Rock


Released = 1996
Recorded = White Rooms Studio Detroit,MI
Genre = Rapcore, Hip-hop
Length =
Label = Top Dog
Producer =
Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|2.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:avfpxq8hld0e link]
Last album = "Fire It Up ! (EP)"
(1994)
This album = "Early Mornin' Stoned Pimp"
(1996)
Next album = "Devil Without a Cause"
(1998)

"Early Mornin' Stoned Pimp" was Kid Rock's third full length album, It was distributed by his own label, Top Dog Records. There are two pressings of this CD, the first, the 1996 original pressing, has the Top Dog logo on the actual CD while the 1999 reissue it just a basic labeled disc. Kid Rock used the money he made from his 1994/1995 monthly Bootleg Series cassettes as well as becoming the janitor at The White Room Studios to purchase recording time. "Intro" has been used by the Detroit Red Wings and Pistons at their games. This album is not backed musically by The Twisted Brown Trucker Band as many report. He did not start arranging the group into a full-fledged backing band until he began pushing for major label attention in 1997.

Lyrical content

The majority of the songs on the album go back and forth on him boasting about sexual prowess and drug use. "I Wanna Go Back" tells of running away from home to the projects of Mt Clemens. "Black Chick, White Guy" tells of the fallout of his high school sweetheart who ended up like her mother and alcoholic with 3 kids from 3 different men. The jazz jam "Detroit Thang" is an ode to the Detroit Jazz scene.

Track listing

# "Intro" 0:50
# "Early Morning Stoned Pimp" feat. Tino 7:18
# "Paid" 5:15
# "I Wanna Go Back" 5:14
# "Live" feat. Esham 2:34
# "Detroit Thang" feat. The Howling Diablos 6:22
# "Ya Keep On" 3:55
# "Shotgun Blast" 2:18
# "Freestyle Rhyme" 3:57
# "Classic Rock" 2:42
# "My Name Is Rock" 4:30
# "Where U At Rock" 5:08
# "Krack Rocks" feat. Uncle Kracker 4:09
# "The Prodigal Son Returns" 3:16
# "Black Chick, White Guy" 7:10
# "Outro" 0:38

Trivia

* There are 3 different alternate covers for the cassette release. The 1st is commonly known as the "blurry" version. There is also a "Joe C" version and a very rare "CD cover" cassette as well.
* The songs "Where U At Rock" and "Black Chick, White Guy" were remade for his Devil Without A Cause release. The only real difference on "Black Chick, White Guy" is the beat, and a sarcastic guy burping and saying "that was deep" at the end.
* Though the song "Live" lists Esham as appearing on the track, he only gives the muddled intro to the song.
* The Black Crowes Eddie Harsch plays the piano, organ, and keyboard on the album.
* At Kid Rocks 1999 gigs he sold a green label pressing of the albums.
* Early Mornin' Stoned Pimp, Paid, I Wanna Go Back, and Ya Keep On were completely rerecorded for the History of Rock album with additional samples, piano parts, and guitar parts.
* The song "My Name Is Rock" takes a sample from Insane Clown Posse's "Is That You?" which Kid was featured in on the Carnival of Carnage album.

Guest Performers

* Esham
* The Howling Diablos
* Uncle Kracker

Reviews

1. Rolling Stone Book Of Reviews - 3 Stars

2. Allmusic - 2.5 Stars

3. Blender - 3 Stars

4. Muze - 3 Stars