▁ ▁" Pro dig al ▁Son ", ▁an ▁aut obi ographical ▁song , ▁lyr ically ▁describes ▁Kid ▁Rock ▁leaving ▁his ▁family ▁home ▁to ▁purs ue ▁a ▁music ▁career . ▁K ang as ▁wrote ▁that ▁" In ▁ret ros pect , ▁the ▁song ▁today ▁almost ▁sounds ▁like ▁his ▁out law ▁manif esto ." ▁The ▁song ▁" F uck ▁You ▁Bl ind " ▁contained ▁live ▁gu it ars , ▁which ▁was ▁not ▁typical ▁of ▁the ▁era ' s ▁hip ▁hop . ▁ ▁Release ▁After ▁signing ▁with ▁Atlantic ▁Records , ▁Kid ▁Rock ▁lic ensed ▁The ▁Poly fu ze ▁Method ▁to ▁the ▁label . ▁The ▁album ▁was ▁not ▁offered ▁for ▁sale ▁when ▁Kid ▁Rock ' s ▁catalog ▁became ▁available ▁on ▁i T unes . ▁ ▁Crit ical ▁reception ▁ ▁The ▁album ▁received ▁mixed ▁reviews ▁upon ▁release . ▁In ▁a ▁ret ros pective ▁review , ▁All music ' s ▁Johnny ▁Lo ft us ▁gave ▁the ▁album ▁three ▁out ▁of ▁five ▁stars , ▁writing , ▁" Des p ite ▁its ▁strong ▁suggestion ▁of ▁what ▁was ▁to ▁come , ▁Poly fu ze ▁Method ▁doesn ' t ▁really ▁go ▁anywhere ." ▁The ▁Village ▁Vo ice , ▁however , ▁pra ised ▁the ▁album ' s ▁sample - based ▁sound ▁and ▁called ▁the ▁song ▁" Pro dig al ▁Son " ▁a ▁" class ic ". ▁ ▁Track ▁list ings ▁▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁CD ▁release ▁" F red " ▁( S kit ) ▁– ▁ 0 : 2 5 ▁" K ill in ' ▁Bra in ▁C ells " ▁– ▁ 3