Limp Bizkit

Limp Bizkit is an American nu metal band from Jacksonville, Florida, formed in 1994. Their lineup consists of Fred Durst (lead vocals), Sam Rivers (bass guitar, backing vocals), John Otto (drums, percussions), and Wes Borland (guitars, backing vocals). Their work is marked by Durst's abrasive, angry lyrics and Borland's sonic experimentation and elaborate visual appearance, which includes face and body paint, masks and uniforms, as well as the band's elaborate live shows. The band has been nominated for three Grammy Awards, have sold 40 million records worldwide and won several other awards.

Formed in 1994, Limp Bizkit became popular playing in the Jacksonville, Florida underground music scene in the late 1990s, and signed with Flip Records, a subsidiary of Interscope, which released their debut album, Three Dollar Bill, Y'all$ (1997). The band achieved mainstream success with their second and third studio albums, Significant Other (1999) and Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water (2000), although this success was marred by a series of controversies surrounding their performances at Woodstock '99 and the 2001 Big Day Out festival.

Fire It Up

Fire It Up may refer to:

Fire It Up (Kottonmouth Kings album)

Fire It Up is the sixth official album from the Kottonmouth Kings. It was released on April 20, 2004 (4/20) containing a bonus DVD titled Down 4 tha Krown which contained interviews and videos. The album peaked at #42 on the Billboard 200 chart during the week of May 8, 2004. Other chart success include the album peaking #4 on the Top Independent Albums and #42 on the Top Internet Albums.

The album's 12th track "Johnny's Gotta Problem" is a cover of D.I. (from their 1986 album Horse Bites Dog Cries). Casey Royer (the singer of D.I.) also makes a guest appearance on the song.

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Fire It Up (EP)

Fire It Up is an EP released by Kid Rock in 1993.

Release

Fire It Up was released in December 1993, under the indie label Continuum Records. It appeared initially on cassette, compact disc, and on 7" vinyl. Described as being "heavy metal-leaning", Fire It Up featured an early version of the song "I Am the Bullgod", which was later rerecorded for his 1998 hit album Devil Without a Cause, with a new vocal track and modified lyrics. Also included on Fire It Up was Kid Rock's first foray into country music with his cover of Hank Williams Jr.'s "A Country Boy Can Survive".

Following the success of Devil Without A Cause, Kid Rock purchased the rights to Fire It Up and licensed them to Atlantic Records.

Reception

At the time of its release, Fire It Up didn't get much attention outside of the local Detroit area. However, it was nominated by the National Association of Independent Record Distributors for Best Heavy Metal Album in its Indie Awards in 1994.Rolling Stone would later give the EP 2 out of 5 stars.