Hmm...

Gotta weigh in on this one. I for one, really dig Kid Rock. He's one of the few artists out right now with a proper F.U. rock and roll attitude. Though he made his mark initially in the rap genre, he is a big country, classic and southern rock fan - and a pretty good musician to boot. He was one of the first rap artists to use a live band, rather than relying solely on sampled music.

And on that subject: the song "All Summer Long" takes the hook from three songs. Sweet Home Alabama, Werewolves in London and Take the Money and Run. The kicker is he's using real live musicians and not ripping the samples from the original recordings. It's a unique twist on mixing up the classic rock and rap/hip-hop genre.

Sampling in the rap genre is a way of honoring the original, not necessarily trying to rip it off. It's a different way of looking at things - kids these days

Lynyrd Skynyrd obviously didn't mind as I'm sure they got some royalties (as did the others) and they OPENED for Kid Rock on his most recent tour.