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.
Insane
Kid Ink Lyrics
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No bedtime stories but you know somebody tuckin'
As my dough gets nice they just come by the dozen
But them hoes still love me like my name John Tucker
'Bout to serve these niggas
But I ain't the butler
They just look like fools (food?)
What it is..whats up
We're talking slick like butter
Cause my name my ring bells, let me in bzz..buzzer
For I kick in the door like the ...
...
Nine o'clock tea time
No I never punched out so I don't got free time
Takin' straight shots at niggas think that I need ..?
Gotta list fulla haters get behind the line.
With my middle fingers up and its an obvious sign
That I ain't even transform in my optomus prime
What I do they gon' do like bin laden is high
When I come through you know it's going down bitch sly
We rollin' up that sticky icky
Feel like my shit slime
Everywhere we go we smell like prime
I'm fly yah two z's from heaven
When you see me in the club its 2k11
And how dare a muthafucker say my flow is elementary
I could really give two f's like fendi
We ain't goin' nowhere
Nigga see you in a century
Yeah I been in the hood please go all the way to century
I'm a real muthafucker and you just a mirage
Three blunts in the air you could call it a minage
On my passport swag, bookin' shows in mulan
And I ain't even got a deal but my hand is lookin' strong
And I ain't done tryin' to write more songs than songs
Thank God that I'm alive
Praise 'em up they long crash landed in the game bout to call 'em out home
Cant nobody tell me what I did wrong.
But they say that I'm insane
A little crazy, bitch I'm gettin' paid
Money never change me, I put that on the range and that mercedes jukin? in my lane
But you chase me
Baby I'm insane
A little crazy bitch I'm gettin' paid
Money never change me, I put that on the range and that mercedes jukin? in my lane
But you chase me if you wanna
But I'm a goner
Yeah, I said I'm a goner.
The opening lyrics of Kid Ink's "Insane" set the tone for the rest of the song with the artist expressing his disregard for the haters. He boasts about his growing wealth and the growing number of people who want to be associated with him. The artist highlights his popularity among the ladies by comparing himself to the titular character in the 2006 comedy movie "John Tucker Must Die". Kid Ink then goes on to assert his authority over his detractors, referring to them as "fools (food)" and treating them like "supper". The following lines see the artist continuing to maintain this authority, talking slick and implying that his name rings bells wherever he goes.
The second verse sees Kid Ink flaunting his success and the jealous reactions of those around him. The artist is too busy to take breaks, taking straight shots at his haters and implying that they cannot keep up with him. Kid Ink proclaims his authenticity and the fact that he has been in the hood all his life, as opposed to those who are just a mirage. The artist then cleverly references his numerous marijuana references by comparing his smoking to a ménage à trois in the previous line. He insists that he is not done working hard to push his music and brand further. Kid Ink then repeats the chorus, emphasizing that he is unbothered by the negative backlash he receives.
Line by Line Meaning
First off, haters Fuck 'em
To start with, I don't care about haters.
No bedtime stories but you know somebody tuckin'
Not a bedtime story, but you know someone is hiding.
As my dough gets nice they just come by the dozen
As I get wealthier, they come in large numbers.
But them hoes still love me like my name John Tucker
But those girls still love me as if my name was John Tucker.
'Bout to serve these niggas, But I ain't the butler
I am about to beat these guys, but I am not their servant.
They just look like fools (food?), So I treat em like supper
They appear foolish, so I treat them like a meal.
What it is..whats up, We're talking slick like butter
Hey, how is everything? We are talking smoothly like butter.
Cause my name my ring bells, let me in bzz..buzzer
Because my name brings attention, let me in through the buzzer.
For I kick in the door like the ...
So that I can kick in the door like...
Nine o'clock tea time, No I never punched out so I don't got free time
At nine o'clock, it's tea time, but I never clocked out, so I don't have free time.
Takin' straight shots at niggas think that I need..?
Directly attacking guys who think I need...?
Gotta list fulla haters get behind the line.
I have a list full of haters, so they need to get in line.
With my middle fingers up and its an obvious sign
With both of my middle fingers up, it's clear what I mean.
That I ain't even transform in my optomus prime
That I haven't even made my peak transformation like Optimus Prime.
What I do they gon' do like bin laden is high
What I do, they will copy like Bin Laden is hiding.
When I come through you know it's going down bitch sly
When I arrive, you know something is about to happen, sly lady.
We rollin' up that sticky icky, Feel like my shit slime
We are rolling up that high-quality weed, and I feel amazing.
Everywhere we go we smell like prime
Everywhere we go, we have the best weed.
I'm fly yah two z's from heaven, When you see me in the club its 2k11
I am so high, and you'll see me in the club in 2011.
And how dare a muthafucker say my flow is elementary
How dare anyone say my rapping style is basic.
I could really give two f's like fendi
I don't care at all.
We ain't goin' nowhere, Nigga see you in a century
We aren't going anywhere, dude. See you in 100 years.
Yeah I been in the hood please go all the way to century
I was born in the neighborhood. Go back 100 years.
I'm a real muthafucker and you just a mirage
I am authentic but you are just an illusion.
Three blunts in the air you could call it a minage
Three rolled up cigars in the air, you could call it a threesome.
On my passport swag, bookin' shows in mulan
On my passport, I have style, and I am booking shows in Mulan.
And I ain't even got a deal but my hand is lookin' strong
And I don't even have a contract, but my hand is looking good.
And I ain't done tryin' to write more songs than songs
And I am not done writing more songs than anyone else.
Thank God that I'm alive, Praise 'em up they long
Thank God that I am alive. Praise Him forever.
Cant nobody tell me what I did wrong.
Nobody can tell me that I made a mistake.
But they say that I'm insane, A little crazy, bitch I'm gettin' paid
But they claim I am insane. I might be a little crazy, but I'm getting paid.
Money never change me, I put that on the range and that mercedes jukin? in my lane
Money never changed me. I put that on my Range Rover, and the Mercedes is moving fast in my lane.
But you chase me, Baby I'm insane, A little crazy bitch I'm gettin' paid
But you still chase me. Baby, I'm a bit nuts, but I'm getting paid.
But I'm a goner, Yeah, I said I'm a goner.
But I will be gone soon. I know I am a goner.
Contributed by Mia E. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Blake Go Wavy
when I was 15 this was the most fire shit ever
kid reloaded
2021 this shit iz insane my brotha
Jake
when kid ink was good
Pretty Trill
Kid Ink u know this track gonna b HOTTT!
conbro5
damn this song goes so hard.
aztrash4801
First Time I Hear These Rhymes I Was Like Holy Shit
Rafael Gutierrez
Hell No! Kid Ink is A Beast!
Entestyle
kid ink <3
Brittany Hoerr
amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
heemy the gr8
this was my shit freshman year