Kid Rock Takes A Shot At Madonna For Doing 'Nothing For Detroit'

Kid Rock Takes A Shot At Madonna
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U.S. pop star Madonna speaks during her visit at the "Hard Candy Fitness" center in Berlin, Germany, Thursday, Oct. 17, 2013. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)

Kid Rock isn't one to mince words. During a CNBC "Squawk Box" interview Wednesday, he dismissed a commentator's equivocation of Madonna and himself, saying, "Madonna ain't done nothing for Detroit!"

While both artists have championed the city and rooted for its comeback, Kid Rock has been putting his money where his mouth is. The artist has funded a music exhibit at the Detroit Historical Museum, a scholarship at Wayne State University and put on a performance to raise $1 million for the Detroit Symphony Orchestra.

For the record, Madonna was born in Bay City, Mich. and grew up in a northern suburb of Detroit. Kid Rock hails from Romeo, Mich., north of the city.

And here is a photo of Madonna and the brim of Kid Rock's hat (as well as Guy Oseary), in happier times at at the 1999 MTV Video Music Awards:

Photo by Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic, Inc

Madonna Through The Years
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Madonna, "The Virgin Tour", June 1985 (credit:Getty)
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Madonna performs at Live Aid, July 1985 (credit:Getty)
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Madonna on the cover of Playboy, 1985 (credit:Getty)
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Madonna performing in Paris, Aug. 1987 (credit:Getty)
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Madonna performs during her 'Girlie Show' in Bercy Omnisport Palace in Paris, Sept. 1993 (credit:Getty)
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Jan. 1990 (credit:Getty)
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Madonna on her "Blonde Ambition" tour, April 1990 (credit:Getty)
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Madonna blows the crowd a kiss after receiving the award for Best Female Video 07 September during the 1995 MTV Video Music Awards, Sept. 1995 (credit:Getty)
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1996 VH1 Vogue Fashion Awards (credit:Getty)
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Madonna at Vogue Fashion Awards, Jan. 1998 (credit:Getty)
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Madonna, "Ray of Light" video, Sept. 1998 (credit:Getty)
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41st Annual Grammy Awards, Feb. 1999 (credit:Getty)
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Performing at 2000 MTV Europe Music Awards (credit:Getty)
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Madonna, 'Drowned World Tour', July 2001 (credit:Getty)
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2003 MTV Video Music Awards -- The kiss that rocked the world. (credit:Getty)
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Madonna, April 2003 (credit:Getty)
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Madonna reads from her new children's book "Mr. Peabody's Apples", Dec. 2003 (credit:Getty)
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Madonna's "Re-Invention" Tour, May 2004 (credit:Getty)
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U.K. leg of Madonna's "Re-Invention" Tour, Aug. 2004 (credit:Getty)
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Madonna performs at Live 8 London, July 2005 (credit:Getty)
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Madonna and her then-husband, Guy Richie, at the TIFF Gala Premiere of his film "Revolver", Sept. 2005 (credit:Getty)
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Premiere Of Madonna's Documentary "I'm Going To Tell", Oct. 2005 (credit:Getty)
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Awards Room at 2005 MTV Europe Music Awards, Nov. 2005 (credit:Getty)
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Madonna plays G-A-Y at Astoria, Nov. 2005 (credit:Getty)
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48th Annual Grammy Awards, Feb. 2006 (credit:Getty )
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Madonna plays Wembley Arena during her "Confessions" world tour, Aug. 2006 (credit:Getty)
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Madonna performs in Germany in the European leg of her "Confessions" world tour, Aug. 2006 (credit:Getty)
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Live Earth London, July 2007 (credit:Getty)
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"I Am Because We Are" Premiere at Cannes, May 2008 (credit:Getty)
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Madonna performs at Dodger Stadium, with a special appearance from Britney Spears, Nov. 2008 (credit:Getty)
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Madonna with daughter Lourdes at the New York premiere of "NINE", Dec. 2009 (credit:Getty)
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Madonna holds hands with her adopted daughter Mercy James as she arrives at the 'Raising Malawi Academy for Girls' in Chinkhota, Malawi, April 2010 (credit:Getty)
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Macy's "Material Girl" Collection Launch with daughter Lourdes and "Material Girl" model Taylor Momsen, Sept. 2010 (credit:Getty)
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2011 Vanity Fair Oscar Party with daughter Lourdes, Feb. 2011 (credit:Getty)
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Madonna attends the 'Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty' Costume Institute Gala at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 2, 2011. (credit:Getty)

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