Covered from head to toe in tattoos, Los Angeles-based rapper Kid Ink (aka … Read Full Bio ↴Covered from head to toe in tattoos, Los Angeles-based rapper Kid Ink (aka Brian Collins) is wrecking havoc on the streets and in cyber world. The Rapper/Producer/Songwriter/Tattoo Aficionado has released three studio albums and charted two Top 20 hits in the USA.

Having spent the majority of the early part of his career behind the control board and not the mic, Kid Ink crafting his production skills working with multi-platinum artists like Sean “Diddy” Combs and Sean Kingston as well Yung Berg and Nipsey Hussle. Production came natural for Kid Ink, "I started making the beats because I already had several artists trying the rap thing out, so I thought I would be more useful supplying the production." But sitting behind the board was not enough for Kid Ink. Just a few short years ago, Kid Ink picked up the mic and a new contender in the Hip-Hop game was born.

Honing his skills as a songwriter creating hooks for his beats, Kid Ink stepped up his lyrical repertoire with full length and completed songs.

2010 was a breakout year in the young rapper’s career. Teaming up with world-renowned DJ ill Will and DJ Rockstar’s newly formed Tha Alumni Music Group; Kid Ink became more focused in his grind and began working on the underground hit, Crash Landing Mixtape. His hard work paid off and the music industry began to take notice. Within 10 days of its release, Crash Landing garnered critical acclaim, a position at the top of Datpiff.com’s ‘Top Mixtapes of the Week’ section and amassed an astonishing 50 thousand downloads.

After Crash Landings’ debut, national and international request to perform rolled in. Kid Ink has toured the states with stops in Los Angeles, Minneapolis, Denver, Kansas City and Buffalo; and internationally in Toronto, Canada, Zurich, Switzerland, Melbourne, Australia and Krasnador, Russia.

Solidifying himself as a real MC, Kid Ink garnered career-defining features from Hip-Hop and R&B stars including Young Money's Gudda Gudda, Roscoe Dash, Sterling Simms, Bei Maejor, Meek Mill and many more. Kid Ink’s uncompromising work ethic would not allow him to rest on his more than impressive laurels; there needed to be a ‘visual’ movement to showcase his innovative style and unique persona.

Lensed by Director Alex Nazari, Kid Ink released an astounding 8 cutting-edge music videos in 2010 alone. Tearing the Net to shreds, to date his now 26 released videos have garnered a very impressive 50 plus million views.

2011 continued to be phenomenal for the young MC. Having released his (free to the public) sophomore album Daydreamer on June 21st via the internet, the lyrical juggernaut accumulated over 150 thousand downloads in its first week. Fans went ballistic over the album that featured all original production from the likes of The Runners, Lex Luger, Jahlil Beats, Cardiak & Tha Bizness as well as major features from the Cory Gunz, Meek Mill, Ray J, Sean Kingston, Dorrough, Bei Maejor and more.

Bucking the norm of waiting for a major label deal to kick off his career, the rapper has taken his fate in to his own hands and crafted an internet campaign that rivals many of the acts resting high on the Billboard charts. With videos under his belt including Internet sensations “Lowkey Poppin,” “Please” and “Cali Dreamin,’” Kid Ink is definitely rockin’ to his own beat.

Kid Ink continued his 2011 tear by releasing “Wheels Up,” yet another all original Mixtape on October 10th to an overwhelming response. Once again outdoing the numbers his previous project accumulated. Following the release of “Wheels Up,” Ink has been on a mini “Wheels Up” tour including stops in the Bay Area, Denmark, New York, Boston, Toronto, Denver & Chicago to name a few, performing to packed crowds of 600-2,000.

Ink started 2012 red hot as the first single “Time Of Your Life” off his debut album “Up & Away” was picked up in early January by radio & the first week this song was released on iTunes it sold a staggering 20k copies. “Time Of Your Life” peaked at #32 on the Rythmic Radio Charts with 750+ spins a week and has reached an audience of over 100 million selling 160k + singles Independently. In addition, the official video for “Time Of Your Life” has reached over 12 million views on Youtube and was added to regular rotation on MTV Jams and MTV2. Following the success of “Time Of Your Life” and the follow up single “Drippin,” Ink launched his Indie album “Up & Away” in June to commercial success with 20k albums sold the 1st week in the US reaching top 20 on Billboard charts (All Albums) and #2 that week in Hip-Hop/Rap. Immediately following the success of “Up & Away” Ink toured the US, selling out shows throughout the Country including 6 Summer Jam concerts, followed by a headlining “Up & Away” UK Tour that included 25 shows in 35 days – selling out 18 of the shows. “Up & Away” has sold well over 50k albums to date (US) & over 70k worldwide.

After the immediate sales success of “Up & Away,” Ink found himself in a bidding war with all the major labels. Ink decided to cap off his career defining 2012 with another Mixtape in November of 2012 titled “Rocketshipshawty” which has done well over 600k downloads online, followed by 6 videos off the project. Starting off the New Year in 2012 Ink decided to sign a major label deal with RCA Records. On January 3rd, 2013 Ink announced his signing and launched his debut Major Label single “Bad Ass” feat MMG heavyweights Wale & Meek Mill.

His Internet game is just as tight as his rap game. His website, www.kidinkmusic.com gets between 90,000 and 150,000 hits a month, his Facebook page has over a 500,000 Likes, his Twitter game is continually growing with 300k plus Followers, Instagram over 260k follows and via HotNewHipHop.com Kid Ink has a staggering 13 million + digital downloads.

Break It Down
Kid Ink Lyrics

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She knows how to break it down
I can give her that. (Give her that)
Give it to her, laying on her back. Yep
Pound that pussy like a dap. Hope you ready for attack
Turn it up, climax
Call me Santa Clause, sitting on my lap. (On my lap)
Now bring it back and take them panties off
Let me see that ass

Turn me on all night baby I can duralast Uh
Put it on the dresser by the lamp. (By the lamp)
Biting on her neck like a vamp. (Like a vamp)
Got her wet, way past damp doing thangs she ain’t doing with her man

She know how to break it down
Put it all on me
I can break her down.. to a piece. (Oh yeah)
She know how to break it down. (She know how to break it down, down, down)
Girl I can break you down. (Girl I can break you down, down, down)

I can give her that
Give to her. Laying on her chest
Sweat marinating on her breast
Go to work, lay her on the desk
And take them panties off
No. Girl you can leave them panties on. Uh
And I can pull it to the side, once I get inside
Say she ain’t a freak I guarantee you that she lyin’
Baby girl let it go. (Yeah)
Go n’ let it show. (Uh)
I thought I should let you know. (Yeah)
Your pussy is incredible. (Yeah)

She know how to break it down
Put it all on me
I can break her down.. to a piece. (Oh yeah)
She know how to break it down. (She know how to break it down, down, down)
Girl I can break you down. (Girl I can break you down, down, down)

Yup. Down for the count
Hook that pussy then I knock that ass out. (Yeap)
I said she’s down for the count shoulda seen when I put it in my mouth

She know how to break it down
Put it all on me
I can break her down.. to a piece. (Oh yeah)

(She know how to break it down, down, down.)
(Girl I can break you down, down, down.)

Overall Meaning

In the song "Break it Down" by Kid Ink, the artist describes his sexual encounter with a woman who knows how to dance seductively. He uses explicit language to describe his sexual prowess and his desire to dominate the woman. The lyrics are a vivid commentary on sex and desire, and it invokes the forbidden nature of sex. He continues describing his sexual ability and continuous encouragement for the woman to break it down.

He encourages the woman to take off her panties and shows his desire to see her naked body. He emphasizes the point that he knows how to please her with his tongue and how he can break her down piece by piece. He even goes as far as mocking the man that the woman is dating by implying that he is not sexually adventurous as he is. The song entails his pride in his sexual ability and desire to share it with her.

Line by Line Meaning

She knows how to break it down
The woman he's with is very skilled when it comes to sexual activity.

I can give her that. (Give her that)
He can also maintain the same level of sexual prowess as her.

Give it to her, laying on her back. Yep
He wants her to lie on her back so he can have sex with her.

Pound that pussy like a dap. Hope you ready for attack
He's going to have sex with her vigorously and aggressively.

Turn it up, climax
He wants to make her reach orgasm by increasing the intensity of the sexual activity.

Call me Santa Clause, sitting on my lap. (On my lap)
He's making a playful reference to himself as Santa Claus and her as the recipient of his gifts, while they have sex in a sitting position.

Now bring it back and take them panties off
He wants her to take her panties off so they can continue having sex.

Let me see that ass
He wants to get a better look at her butt.

Turn me on all night baby I can duralast Uh
He's saying that he can maintain an erection all night long and have sex for a very long time.

Put it on the dresser by the lamp. (By the lamp)
Once they're done having sex, he wants her to put her clothes on the dresser and next to the lamp.

Biting on her neck like a vamp. (Like a vamp)
While they have sex, he's biting her neck like a vampire would.

Got her wet, way past damp doing thangs she ain’t doing with her man
He's making it clear that he's doing something sexually with her that she isn't doing with her partner.

Put it all on me
He wants her to be sexually aggressive with him and take control of the situation.

Sweat marinating on her breast
Because of the intensity of the sexual activity, there is sweat on her chest.

Go to work, lay her on the desk
He wants her to perform oral sex on him while she is bent over his desk.

And take them panties off
Once again, he wants her to remove her panties.

No. Girl you can leave them panties on. Uh
He changes his mind and wants her to keep her panties on.

And I can pull it to the side, once I get inside
He's going to move her panties aside so he can have sex with her, while she's still wearing them.

Say she ain’t a freak I guarantee you that she lyin’
He's saying that the woman he's with is very sexually adventurous, despite what she may say.

Your pussy is incredible. (Yeah)
He thinks that her vagina is amazing and is complimenting her on it.

Yup. Down for the count
He's saying that he has had sex with her so much that she's exhausted and unable to continue.

Hook that pussy then I knock that ass out. (Yeap)
He's saying that he had sex with her so hard that she passed out from exhaustion.

Girl I can break you down. (Girl I can break you down, down, down.)
He's confident that he can outperform anyone sexually and that he can 'break' anyone sexually if given the chance.

Contributed by Dominic R. Suggest a correction in the comments below.

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