Claim: Devil Without a Cause is the fourth studio album released in 1998 by Kid Rock which received a rating of 1.3/10 from Pitchfork and A- from The Village Voice and was listed  listed as one of the 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die and a major commercial success. 	.
Evidence: Devil Without a Cause is the fourth studio album by Kid Rock. Released on August 18, 1998, the album saw Kid Rock continuing to develop his sound, moving away from the predominately hip hop sound of his previous albums to a largely rap metal, hard rock, nu metal, and rap rock sound, and marked the finalization of his stage persona as a redneck pimp. 1.3/10 Pitchfork A− The Village Voice The album was also listed as one of the 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die. The album had sold 8.9 million copies per Nielsen SoundScan as of 2007. By April 1999, the album was certified gold, and the following month it was certified platinum, a certification the album received 11 times. The album has since been certified diamond.