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Devil Without a Cause for over 10 years. The album continued to be popular long after its release, and in 2012, Kid Rock said that he wanted to re-record the album in its entirety, partly to celebrate the album's 15th anniversary, and partly because he wanted to record a new version of the album so he would own the master recordings. The album's critical appraisal has continued long after the album's release, with Allmusic labeling "Devil Without a Cause" a "rap-rock masterpiece". The song "Cowboy" is considered by AXS to be the first in the country rap genre; "Cowboys & Indians" claims that Kid