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.
No Sticks No Seeds
Kid Ink Lyrics
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Fuck fire what I'm smoking Imma need a dub on it,
Know that Swisher's all we blowin',
Leave the paper for the toilet gotta tip and a molly and a bitch that keep it rollin' uh!
Know you smell me when I rollin' uh!
Me and miss Mary Jane yea we so in love,
It's Friday just call me smokey in this motha fuck-a over seas snuck a OZ over customs,
Watch you got on it? Show me the dough nigga,
Need too on the double, if you trynna match up like a puzzle holla at me
No sticks no seeds we ain't stressin' over here
No sticks no seeds we ain't stressin' over here
No sticks no seeds we ain't stressin' over here
And if it ain't OG I ain't even trynna hit wuh!
No sticks no seeds we ain't stressin' over here
Okay I'm smoking on that good, we don't tell no Reggie
Bout to roll another one up, fat as miss piggy,
Said if you ain't got that OG then you ain't fuckin' wit me,
That Denice Williams leave a nigga feeling silly ah!
(Can't really feel my face)
But I'm feeling myself, outta line outta space,
Burning like a fireplace, I got da fire in this place,
You think I'm lying come and try me, leave you crying like mace!
I said I'm higher then a kite no strings attached,
You ain't gotta put it out baby gon bring it back,
Smoke it down to the ground,
You ain't gotta miss this all my niggas round me got trees like it's Christmas oh!
Just tryna keep it settle,
Call me rocket ship shawty come and hop up on my shuttle uh!
I break it down in a rumble if you tryna match up like a puzzle holla at me baby
No sticks no seeds we ain't stressin' over here
No sticks no seeds we ain't stressin' over here
No sticks no seeds we ain't stressin' over here
And if it ain't OG I ain't even trynna hit wuh!
No sticks no seeds we ain't stressin' over here
In Kid Ink's song "No Sticks No Seeds," the lyrics depict the rapper enjoying smoking marijuana and expressing a carefree attitude. As the song opens, Kid Ink encourages his audience to join him in enjoying a high by saying, "Let me get you high for the moment." The rapper then goes on to explain that he is smoking something stronger than usual and needs a larger quantity of it. He mentions that he is smoking Swishers, a brand of cigars commonly used to roll blunts. "Leave the paper for the toilet gotta tip and a molly and a bitch that keep it rollin' uh!" implies that Kid Ink prefers using a cigarillo over rolling papers and he has a friend who is an expert in rolling.
Throughout the track, Kid Ink also emphasizes his love for smoking marijuana, referring to it as "miss Mary Jane." He even suggests that he has snuck marijuana through customs in order to enjoy it while traveling overseas. Additionally, the lyrics mention the importance of smoking high-quality marijuana, as Kid Ink won't even try a strain if it's not OG. The chorus of the song emphasizes that Kid Ink and his crew are not interested in smoking anything with sticks or seeds. Despite the serious topic of drugs, the song adopts a light tone and Kid Ink even uses humor to describe being high, saying "Can't really feel my face, but I'm feeling myself."
Line by Line Meaning
Let me get you high for the moment,
I want to temporarily elevate your mood with marijuana
Fuck fire what I'm smoking Imma need a dub on it,
What I'm smoking is so good, I need twice the amount to get me lifted
Know that Swisher's all we blowin',
We only smoke Swisher brand cigars
Leave the paper for the toilet gotta tip and a molly and a bitch that keep it rollin' uh!
We don't use plain rolling paper, we use Swisher cigars and our friend helps roll them
Know you smell me when I rollin' uh!
You can smell the marijuana when I'm rolling it up
Me and miss Mary Jane yea we so in love,
I love smoking marijuana
It's Friday just call me smokey in this motha fuck-a over seas snuck a OZ over customs,
I'm smoking so much marijuana that I'm like the character Smokey from the movie Friday and I even smuggled marijuana over seas
Watch you got on it? Show me the dough nigga,
What type of marijuana do you have? Let me see the money you have to purchase it
Were I'm from you don't drop you dont smoke wit us uh!
In my hometown, if you don't contribute to the marijuana, you don't smoke with us
Need too on the double, if you trynna match up like a puzzle holla at me
If you want to smoke the same amount as me, let me know immediately
No sticks no seeds we ain't stressin' over here
We only smoke pure marijuana and we're not worried about any stems or seeds
Okay I'm smoking on that good, we don't tell no Reggie
I'm smoking high-quality marijuana and we don't smoke low-quality marijuana
Bout to roll another one up, fat as miss piggy,
I'm about to roll another marijuana cigar, and make it as big as possible
Said if you ain't got that OG then you ain't fuckin' wit me,
If you don't have OG Kush strain of marijuana, then I'm not smoking with you
That Denice Williams leave a nigga feeling silly ah!,
Smoking this marijuana strain called Denice Williams makes me feel laughable
(Can't really feel my face)
I'm so high that my face is numb and I can't feel it
But I'm feeling myself, outta line outta space,
I'm feeling great, and I'm so high that I'm out of the ordinary
Burning like a fireplace, I got da fire in this place,
I'm so high that I feel like I'm on fire
You think I'm lying come and try me, leave you crying like mace!
If you don't believe how high I am, try smoking with me and I'll make you feel uncomfortable
I said I'm higher then a kite no strings attached,
I'm extremely high, without any limitations at all
You ain't gotta put it out baby gon bring it back,
You don't have to put out the marijuana, because we can keep smoking it
Smoke it down to the ground,
We smoke every last bit of the marijuana
You ain't gotta miss this all my niggas round me got trees like it's Christmas oh!
There's so much marijuana around me, it's like Christmas trees all over the place
Just tryna keep it settle,
I'm trying to keep a low profile while smoking marijuana
Call me rocket ship shawty come and hop up on my shuttle uh!
I'm so high, it feels like I'm on a rocket ship, come join me
I break it down in a rumble if you tryna match up like a puzzle holla at me baby
If you want to smoke the same amount as me, let me know and I'll make sure it happens
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Brian Collins
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@crazybonez8759
This right here bring back nostalgia for me . I ain't even mad great times I had bumping this shit!!!
@TheBrandonHarp
You damn right son
@MEGAMCLOVIIN
All facts
@taylor3008
Me too bro and I’m from Italy , I remember cause I reopen smokin bong and joint with this song after I quit for some time
@taylor3008
This song is 1000 times better when I’m stoned
@f72638
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@yourneighbortv
2023 Still bumpinnnn 🔥🔥 he should have a remake of this masterpiece 😅
@Valientlink
This was such a fascinating time in hip hop history. The cannabis industry was beginning to blow up, dank stuff was popping up all over the US, I was first starting to smoke end of junior year in 2011 and the shit was so strong I'd be straight up tripping. Senior year was a daze and a half, felt like I was in a dream all the time, but I loved every minute of it. Rap really hit the fan by the middle of the tweens
@rickdaruga3844
Kush & OJ days 😎
@SuburbanoidMisfit111
Easily one of the best weed songs ever made.