Uncle Kracker (born Matthew Shafer; June 6, 1974) is an American rock, country, and rap rock musician, most popularly known for his hit singles "Follow Me", "Smile", and "Drift Away". His music was more rap rock-based at the start of his career before turning in a more country and Top 40 style music direction on later releases.
Shafer was raised in Harrison Township, Michigan. In 1987, with his brother Mike Shafer, he visited a nightclub in Clawson, Michigan where a turntables competition was occurring. His older brother was competing against a then-unknown musician, Kid Rock. Shafer then spent a lot of time with Kid Rock, and they became friends. In those times, he was mainly rapping. He only performed at live shows at the time, until he began recording for Rock's album, Early Mornin' Stoned Pimp; Shafer was a featured vocalist on some of the tracks. He then began working on a solo album, but he continued being the DJ for Kid Rock. Upon the release of Rock's multi-platinum album, Devil Without a Cause, Shafer decided that it was time to release his first solo album, Double Wide, adopting the stage name Uncle Kracker.
Shafer was raised in Harrison Township, Michigan. In 1987, with his brother Mike Shafer, he visited a nightclub in Clawson, Michigan where a turntables competition was occurring. His older brother was competing against a then-unknown musician, Kid Rock. Shafer then spent a lot of time with Kid Rock, and they became friends. In those times, he was mainly rapping. He only performed at live shows at the time, until he began recording for Rock's album, Early Mornin' Stoned Pimp; Shafer was a featured vocalist on some of the tracks. He then began working on a solo album, but he continued being the DJ for Kid Rock. Upon the release of Rock's multi-platinum album, Devil Without a Cause, Shafer decided that it was time to release his first solo album, Double Wide, adopting the stage name Uncle Kracker.
What a fabulous artist. Uncle Kracker makes us all smile with his musical talent. What's your favorite Uncle Kracker single?
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"kånkel" translates into "clingy" or "sticky" and "bär" into "forest fruit". hence the equivalent of Dingle Berry
"kånkel" translates into "clingy" or "sticky" and "bär" into "forest fruit". hence the equivalent of Dingle Berry
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1: german for "you will need a nurse"
2: what to dial after 1-800 to get on Hitler's daytime talk show (from the TV show Family Guy)
2: what to dial after 1-800 to get on Hitler's daytime talk show (from the TV show Family Guy)
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Get the DU WERDEST EINEN KRANKENSCHWESTER BRAUCHEN mug.Commonly used by "MBO-Koters". This is most of the time a lower class type of person. The dress in a tracksuit, ride vespa's, smoke and use the word cancer. They also think they are the best of the world, and nobody can touch them. But in the end they have a low- to mid job.
Mohammed: "Kanker leraar gaf mij huiswerk"
Roza: "Ja, maar echt kankerhomo, beetje 2 toetsen op 1 dag, kan echt niet"
Roza: "Ja, maar echt kankerhomo, beetje 2 toetsen op 1 dag, kan echt niet"
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Derived from the Kracken of ancient Greek legend - a huge sea monster which resembled a floater.
Derived from the Kracken of ancient Greek legend - a huge sea monster which resembled a floater.
Holy fuck, I really need to release the Kracken.
Hey Man, I wouldn't go in there for a while - I've just released the Kracken.
Hey Man, I wouldn't go in there for a while - I've just released the Kracken.
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Get the Release the Kracken mug.A white rapper who raps about pussy, drugs, niggers, and being gay. He is often known as the Vulgar Kracka
Guy 1: Man that verse was vulgar and it was tighter than ben's pussy
Guy 2: Yeah it was a Kracka Kube original
Guy 2: Yeah it was a Kracka Kube original
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Get the Kracka Kube mug.To describe a northeast Illinois city named Kankakee which has a disproportionate number of boarded rental units to active single-family homes, numerous run-down neighborhoods, kids on the corners begging for money, and "adults" who don't pay their bills, but continue to soak the government for public aid so they can buy electronics and drugs. A very poor town unmotivated to clean its image. A town many people leave only to find that the world is not such a bad and ugly place.
Kankakrappy is a city unlike any other. No one actually desires to live there. Citizens from surrounding towns are embarrassed to say they're near there. The people who bear the misfortune of being born in Kankakrappy somehow wind up stuck in the town like the way dog shit sticks to your shoes long after you think you've finally got them clean. Outsiders are never welcome, and will be forced out either through crime, drugs, prostitution, theft, or just plain suffocation from a hefty saturation of stupid-juice poured out by the town as a whole.
Kankakrappy is a city unlike any other. No one actually desires to live there. Citizens from surrounding towns are embarrassed to say they're near there. The people who bear the misfortune of being born in Kankakrappy somehow wind up stuck in the town like the way dog shit sticks to your shoes long after you think you've finally got them clean. Outsiders are never welcome, and will be forced out either through crime, drugs, prostitution, theft, or just plain suffocation from a hefty saturation of stupid-juice poured out by the town as a whole.
Victor: I live in Orlando, where are you from?
Denise: I'm from Kankakrappy.
Victor: Oh man!!! WTF?!??!? I've heard of that place. Wasn't it ranked the worst place to live in America a while back?
Denise: Yep. And everyday it just keeps getting better. My cousin still lives there. She's hooked on weed, and just bought a new IPOD. She hasn't paid her rent or her utility bills in 3 months, and now she might have to move because she's got fleas. She blames her landlord. She said she's going to have one of her sons piss in every corner of her place before she leaves, though. She's a real piece of shit.
Vic: Sounds like they should just evacuate the town, tear it down and start over . . .
Denise: I'm from Kankakrappy.
Victor: Oh man!!! WTF?!??!? I've heard of that place. Wasn't it ranked the worst place to live in America a while back?
Denise: Yep. And everyday it just keeps getting better. My cousin still lives there. She's hooked on weed, and just bought a new IPOD. She hasn't paid her rent or her utility bills in 3 months, and now she might have to move because she's got fleas. She blames her landlord. She said she's going to have one of her sons piss in every corner of her place before she leaves, though. She's a real piece of shit.
Vic: Sounds like they should just evacuate the town, tear it down and start over . . .
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