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.
Cash up
Kid Ink Lyrics
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Hahaha
Put
Cash up
Put yo head down
Cash up
Put yo head down
Where they at now
Cash up
Let it hit the ground
Cash up, head down
Cash up, head down
Cash up, head down
Talkin' bout fresh
Where they at now
Know I hit the mall today
New Balenciagas, bought em′ all today
Then my phone rang
Gotta come away
To get a couple bands and blow it all away
L.A. Chiefin'
Shawty body cold, Anemic
Don't stop, I need it
Rosé, we pour it
Darling I don′t think, she know it
All them rings
You see me
All them models
[?] The DJ
The song on, tell em′ hit the replay
Got these bottles that we [?]
On my mamma we gone get that [?]
Put
Cash up
Put yo head down
Cash up
Put yo head down
Talkin' bout fresh
Where they at now
Cash up
Let it hit the ground
Cash up, head down
Cash up, head down
Cash up, head down
Talkin′ bout fresh
Where they at now
Know I hit the mall today
New Balenciagas, bought em' all today
Then my phone rang
Gotta come away
To get a couple bands and blow it all away
I′m puttin'
Cash up, nigga that′s us
Money on my mind
See the caption
Champagne campaign in my election
Ball so hard, bout to get ejected
Shades on, hidin' from the limelight
Blind side, lookin' at her back side
Get yo ass left if
You don′t act right
I can see them squats got yo ass tight
Uh, just throw it all my way
And you gone get some money for the mall today
I swear niggas thought they was bossin′ up
Dog you don't know the alley that you barkin′ up
Put
Cash up
Put yo head down
Cash up
Put yo head down
Talkin' bout fresh
Where they at now
Cash up
Let it hit the ground
Cash up, head down
Cash up, head down
Cash up, head down
Talkin′ bout fresh
Where they at now
Know I hit the mall today
New Balenciagas, bought em' all today
Then my phone rang
Gotta come away
To get a couple bands and blow it all away.
The song "Cash Up" by Kid Ink is about flaunting wealth and showing off material possessions. The chorus repeats the phrase "Cash up, head down" which can be interpreted as instructing the listener to focus on accumulating money and keeping a low profile, so as not to draw unwanted attention. The opening lines of the song describe the singer's trip to the mall to buy expensive shoes, and how he receives a phone call asking him to come and collect some cash. He then proceeds to spend the money on extravagances like bottle service in a club and expensive champagne.
Line by Line Meaning
Cash up
Get your money ready, it's time to spend
Hahaha
Laughing, having a good time
Put
Pick up or prepare to receive money
Put yo head down
Concentrate on the task at hand, namely getting money
Talkin' bout fresh
Referring to being dressed stylishly or expensively
Where they at now
Asking where the people who were previously considered stylish or wealthy are now
Let it hit the ground
Throw money around carelessly
Know I hit the mall today
Went shopping at the mall
New Balenciagas, bought em' all today
Bought every pair of new Balenciaga shoes available
Then my phone rang
Got a phone call
Gotta come away
Need to go somewhere else
To get a couple bands and blow it all away
To get a lot of money and spend it all immediately
L.A. Chiefin'
Smoking marijuana in LA
Shawty body cold, Anemic
The woman is thin and pale, possibly because of drug use
Don't stop, I need it
Keep the party going, I'm enjoying it
Rosé, we pour it
Have another glass of rosé
Darling I don't think, she know it
The woman doesn't realize how much Kid Ink likes her
All them rings, You see me
Kid Ink is wearing many rings and wants people to notice
All them models [?] The DJ
There are many beautiful women around, and the DJ is playing good music
The song on, tell em' hit the replay
The song being played is so good, it needs to be played again
Got these bottles that we [?]
They have several bottles of alcohol
On my mamma we gone get that [?]
Kid Ink is determined to make money and will do whatever it takes
Cash up, nigga that's us
We're the ones getting money and spending it
Money on my mind
Thinking about money
See the caption
Read the text on the screen
Champagne campaign in my election
Drinking champagne and enjoying life
Ball so hard, bout to get ejected
Having too good of a time and might get kicked out
Shades on, hidin' from the limelight
Wearing sunglasses to avoid attention
Blind side, lookin' at her back side
Looking at a woman from behind
Get yo ass left if
You will be abandoned if
You don't act right
You don't behave appropriately
I can see them squats got yo ass tight
Kid Ink notices a woman's toned buttocks
Uh, just throw it all my way
Give me all your money
And you gone get some money for the mall today
If you give me money, you'll get some back to go to the mall
I swear niggas thought they was bossin' up
Other people thought they were in charge
Dog you don't know the alley that you barkin' up
You're messing with the wrong person
Writer(s): Writer Unknown, Norris Anthony Leedel
Contributed by Aaron I. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
rodas eng
Dope keep it up guys
Tyrone Biggums aka Duke
That hook🔥
Adolfo Valenzuela
Dope ass song!!!
Fadi Zerr
Dope song
Oozie 719
goin hard
Tyrone H
Nice on kid ink♡
Da St
Why it is not on Spotify?
Prznt PRZNT
Yeah why???!
Nathan Tremblay
i seriously love u guys
Devon talyor
I love this money