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.
I Need More
Kid Ink Lyrics
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Girl I think I need more
Ya
Usually I'm not worried
But der is something that is about you like marryn
I need a lil time
Maybe piece of mind
But that ain't wut u want
Yous a good girl
So is it bad I wanna treat yo body good girl
All of yo friends say tghat you should girl
Jux give me a chance boo u gotta understand
[Chorus]
No we ain't been togetha that lng
You wanna take it slow but
Girl I think I need more
Tryna play it cool jux cnt ignore
Girl I think I need more
So give it all u got n..
Ima give it to yo body
Say u neva been like this before
But girl I think I need more
Usually I don't do this
Girl as bad as u is
Sayin know yo swag is stupid
Worth a milli ion milli ion
Body look scilli ion
Know I got that pencil baby
U shud let me fill it in
I say it loud.. audio voice
My paper out.. multiple choice
But I ain't got no question for ya
O, Expect shawty can I get to know ya
Can I get closer
Closer than close up
We belong like a toaster to my hoister come on
Girl u shinin wit da light out
N u know ill beat it right out
Til da sheets look like some white out
[Chorus]
Lets do something u ain't use too
Spend da nite so it don't feel like I used u
Its no reason to be hesitant
I said I'm ready girl
Go get a oven mitt
I know I b on some otha shit
Might take charge
but I can cover it
u haunted by da niggas n yo past..
but all I can invision is me grippin on yo ass
so come right ova here
n give me wut I want
do some of do things u tell dem otha nigga that u want
I swear u got a coke body shake it up u cud explode
Body sayin yes but yo mind sayn no
[Chorus]
The song "I Need More" by Kid Ink featuring Tory Lanez is about a man who is interested in a woman and thinks that they should take their relationship to the next level. He tells her that he needs more than just being together and taking things slow. He wants to get to know her better and treat her body right. Even though she is wary at first, the man convinces her to give him a chance.
The lyrics discuss the man's attraction to the woman and his desire to be with her intimately. He talks about how he can see a future with her and wants to take things to another level. The woman, on the other hand, is unsure and wants to take things slowly. However, the man tries to convince her that he is serious and wants to be with her fully.
Overall, the song describes a man's desire for a woman and his willingness to work to make their relationship work. Although the woman is hesitant, the man is persistent, and he is determined to convince her to give their relationship a chance.
Line by Line Meaning
I said.
Girl I think I need more
He expresses his desire for more from his girl.
Ya
Usually I'm not worried
But der is something that is about you like marryn
I need a lil time
Maybe piece of mind
Know I got that cake n she can get a piece of mine
But that ain't wut u want
Yous a good girl
So is it bad I wanna treat yo body good girl
All of yo friends say tghat you should girl
Jux give me a chance boo u gotta understand
He worries about his relationship with his girl and needs some time to gain peace of mind. He acknowledges that his girl is good and deserves to be treated well, and he wants to treat her well too.
[Chorus]
No we ain't been togetha that lng
You wanna take it slow but
Girl I think I need more
Tryna play it cool jux cnt ignore
Girl I think I need more
So give it all u got n..
Ima give it to yo body
Say u neva been like this before
But girl I think I need more
He wants more from his girl despite being in a new relationship. He urges her to give him her all and promises to give his all to her. He thinks that he needs more from her despite her saying otherwise.
Usually I don't do this
Girl as bad as u is
Sayin know yo swag is stupid
Worth a milli ion milli ion
Body look scilli ion
Know I got that pencil baby
U shud let me fill it in
I say it loud.. audio voice
My paper out.. multiple choice
But I ain't got no question for ya
O, Expect shawty can I get to know ya
Can I get closer
Closer than close up
We belong like a toaster to my hoister come on
Girl u shinin wit da light out
N u know ill beat it right out
Til da sheets look like some white out
He is impressed with his girl's appearance and swag as she is worth a lot, much like a million dollars. He wants to get closer to her and become one with her. He wants to know more about her and get intimate with her.
[Chorus]
No we ain't been togetha that lng
You wanna take it slow but
Girl I think I need more
Tryna play it cool jux cnt ignore
Girl I think I need more
So give it all u got n..
Ima give it to yo body
Say u neva been like this before
But girl I think I need more
He wants more from his girl despite being in a new relationship. He urges her to give him her all and promises to give his all to her. He thinks that he needs more from her despite her saying otherwise.
Lets do something u ain't use too
Spend da nite so it don't feel like I used u
Its no reason to be hesitant
I said I'm ready girl
Go get a oven mitt
I know I b on some otha shit
Might take charge
but I can cover it
u haunted by da niggas n yo past..
but all I can invision is me grippin on yo ass
so come right ova here
n give me wut I want
do some of do things u tell dem otha nigga that u want
I swear u got a coke body shake it up u cud explode
Body sayin yes but yo mind sayn no
He wants to do something new with his girl and spends the night with her to show her that he didn't use her. He is ready for her but understands if she is hesitant. He is confident and takes charge but is willing to listen. He wants her to forget about her past and focus on him. He wants her to give him what he wants and do things that she asked other guys to do in the past. He thinks that she has an amazing body, which she should shake up.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Royalty Network
Written by: JOVAN WOODS, CO-WRITER UNKNOWN, WRITER UNKNOWN, UNKNOWN
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Un0
Man my boy kid ink and Tory lanez came far fr tho, kid ink blew up and became mainstream ever since 2014 and my boy Tory lanez is finally getting his recognition having a single doing big numbers man it makes me feel good that I was here in the begin to see these guys grow, it's been a amazing ride 🙌🏾
tha1anonlyveno
i want this instrumental so bad lol this song go hard AF!!! been jammin it since last year
thisisgosby
Then he went mainstream and forgot this sound. Miss the old Kid Ink, remembering my college days...
Joshua Vernon
After 2016 I think, I stopped keeping up with new releases
B Down
One of the best beats i've ever heard..
Noah Morgan
Wish they would collab again holy shit 🎶🎶🎶🎶
TrustyWonder
Really one of his best songs!
Prod. Chris Jayden
Genuinely love your content, keep uploading 🔥
Dom Jr Rojas
This my shit after so many years 💜🙏
Noel Ramirez
never gets old