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Kid Rock-Led 'Rock the Country' Festival Canceled in SC After Nearly All Performers Pull Out (www.complex.com)
submitted 6 months ago* by to c/news@lemmy.world
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[–] 182 points 6 months ago (1 child)

If only Kid Rock’s dad would’ve pulled out.

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    • [–] 133 points 6 months ago (3 children)

    My favorite Kid Cock moment was when the video of him shooting a case of Bud Light with an AR was immediately followed by a video of him drinking a Bud Light at his club a week later. Fucking rage bait sissy cowboy wannabe.

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  • [–] 33 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 child)

    It was an mp5. Just fyi.

    Edit for clarity: guy is still a complete tool despite having good taste in guns.

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  • [–] 131 points 6 months ago (1 child)

    Who cares what video format it was on?

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  • [–] 32 points 6 months ago (1 child)

    How have I never made that connection before‽

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  • [–] 17 points 6 months ago (1 child)

    Because it's the successor to the mp4!

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    [–] 77 points 6 months ago (1 child)

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    • [–] 55 points 6 months ago* (10 children)

    Kid Rock is the human form of that amalgamation of nasty grease and juices that collect at the bottom of a neglected trash can

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  • [–] 42 points 6 months ago (5 children)

    Kid Rock is what happens when your dad owns a bunch of car dealerships and you're raised on an estate with an orchard but want to cosplay being a poor white kid.

    I'm not even joking.

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    [–] 30 points 6 months ago (1 child)

    Can someone explain why Ludacris would want to do this show?

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  • [–] 82 points 6 months ago* (1 child)

    He did not, his people said he was put on the list without his knowledge.

    https://ew.com/ludacris-drops-out-of-rock-the-country-festival-lineup-after-fan-backlash-11887716

    Ludacris' rep claimed it was "a mix-up" that he was ever part of the lineup in the first place.

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  • [–] 41 points 6 months ago (1 child)

    Big sigh of relief, thought we had another snoop lap dogg.

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  • [–] 36 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (7 children)

    I literally had already put his name on a list so I can keep track of which rappers were MAGA

    Nelly
    Snoop
    Diddy
    Kanye
    Soulja Boy
    Ludacris
    Mac Miller <- took it back before he died
    Vanilla Ice
    Nicki Minaj
    Brad Arnold (3 doors down)

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  • [–] 9 points 6 months ago (1 child)

    Mac was never maga, he came out with the Donald Trump single when he was just the “business” guy on TV; his Obama birther bs coincidentally started nearly concurrently with release of the song. Mac was outspoken calling Trump a douche

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  • [–] 16 points 6 months ago* (2 children)

    Donald Trump has been a horrible piece of shit for over thirty years and his daddy funded the KKK, but regardless Mac took it back.

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  • [–] 11 points 6 months ago*

    Mac probably wasn’t aware of all this at the time he made it when he was a teenager. Most people back then just saw Trump as the tv show businessman ‘your fired’ rich guy. Lots of rappers before Mac made songs that also named dropped Trump as well.

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    • [–] 22 points 6 months ago

    Ugh his hair looks so stringy and greasy. How is that a look that one strives for.

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    [–] 19 points 6 months ago (3 children)

    Maybe he can unload lead into some Bud Light to blow off some steam.

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    [–] 17 points 6 months ago

    I mean, when you can't use birth control it is not your only hope?

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    [–] 16 points 6 months ago

    The SC meth and confederate flag memorabilia economy is going to take a hit.

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    [–] 12 points 6 months ago (14 children)

    The only song of his that i ever heard, is a bad cover song. Why is he even famous?

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  • [–] 14 points 6 months ago*

    In 1998, he released a Rap-Rock album with metal and southern rock influences called Devil Without a Cause that was widely considered an exemplar of rap-rock and played heavily into his then Redneck Pimp stage persona. It was critically acclaimed with most professional reviewers giving 4/5 stars or 80/100 and better scores while selling ultimately over 11 million copies. And it had some legit bangers (even if they're hard to listen to now with what a shit bag he's either become or revealed himself to be).

    Later he transitioned away from rap-rock toward country, Southern rock, and blues while adopting shitty conservative politics to go with his new stage persona. This is what most people know him for now.

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    [–] 10 points 6 months ago

    His father should have pulled out.

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    [–] 8 points 6 months ago (1 child)

    Anyone know what the ticket sales are like on this event? I wonder if the are trying to make up a story to distract from abysmal ticket sales

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    [–] 8 points 6 months ago (1 child)

    Article doesn't say what the fuss is about, but there's enough context to make reasonable guesses. Meh.

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  • [–] 17 points 6 months ago* (5 children)

    Rock the Country has sparked backlash after social media users presumed that the festival is affiliated with the “Make America Great Again” conservative movement fueled by President Donald Trump. (Concert organizers have not publicly addressed its political affiliations.)

    https://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/news/shinedown-drops-out-of-kid-rock-led-rock-the-country-concert/

    And fyi it's only the Anderson, South Carolina stop that's been cancelled. It's still hitting 7 other towns/cities.

    • Bellville, TX · May 1-2
    • Bloomingdale, GA · May 29-30
    • Sioux Falls, SD · June 27-28
    • Ashland, KY · July 10-11
    • Hastings, MI · August 8-9
    • Ocala, FL · August 28-29
    • Hamburg, NY · September 11-12
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