▁long - distance ▁runner ▁Leonard ▁Richard son ▁( dec ath lete ), ▁Saint ▁K itt s ▁and ▁Ne vis . ▁Bron ze ▁Medal ▁winner ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁Pan ▁American ▁Junior ▁Athletics ▁Championships ▁Leonard ▁Richard son ▁( indust rial ist ), ▁father ▁of ▁Mil o ▁Bar num ▁Richard son ▁Leonard ▁Richard son ▁( record ▁producer ) ▁( N ub ian ▁M . O . B .) ▁Leonard ▁Richard son ▁( video ▁game ▁developer ). ▁See ▁Resource - orient ed ▁architecture , ▁robot find sk itten <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Poly fu ze ▁Method ▁is ▁the ▁second ▁studio ▁album ▁by ▁Kid ▁Rock . ▁Re leased ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁by ▁Cont inu um ▁and ▁Top ▁Dog ▁Records , ▁the ▁album ▁marked ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁Kid ▁Rock ' s ▁shift ▁from ▁hip ▁hop ▁music ▁to ▁rap ▁rock . ▁The ▁Poly fu ze ▁Method ▁saw ▁Kid ▁Rock ▁further ▁develop ▁his ▁" tra iler - park ▁p imp - d addy ▁persona ". ▁ ▁Produ cer ▁Mike ▁E . ▁Clark ▁worked ▁with ▁Kid ▁Rock ▁to ▁give ▁the ▁album ▁a ▁more ▁rock - orient ed ▁sound ▁with ▁live ▁instruments , ▁including ▁heavy ▁metal ▁guitar ▁and ▁fl ute . ▁The ▁album ▁was ▁noted ▁for ▁its ▁extensive ▁sampling - based ▁ ▁sound ▁show c asing ▁" a ▁love ▁and ▁master y ▁of ▁Paul ' s ▁B out ique - es que ▁sample - col lage ▁based ▁production ". ▁ ▁Background ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 0 , ▁Kid ▁Rock ▁signed ▁with ▁J ive ▁Records ▁and ▁released