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.
Shorty Shorty
Kid Ink Lyrics
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Call me shorty shorty, I got all the shorties
Light skin, dark skin, all kind of shorties
Call me shorty shorty, I got all the shorties
Light skin, dark skin, all kind of shorties
Tell 'em
Shorties, shorties, I got all the shorties
Call me shorty shorty, I got all the shorties
Light skin, dark skin, all kind of shorties
Yeah, you could call me take her home shorty
Herbal Essence in me
I can make her moan shorty
Hit it so good, might break a bone shorty
And she calling right now
Better take her phone shorty
You a ten in the game, naw this ain't notary
But she on my joy stick tryna
Play me 'til the morning
See the green light
Headed straight for her Xbox
The ex shorty tell her suck
It like xpock nigga
You could call her long drive shorty
Ride all night, no pit stop shorty
Is that your chick? Don't leave her lonely
Cause my middle finger's up, I
Don't give a fuck shorty, tell 'em
Call me shorty shorty, I got all the shorties
Light skin, dark skin, all kind of shorties
Call me shorty shorty, I got all the shorties
Light skin, dark skin, all kind of shorties
Tell 'em
Shorties, shorties, I got all the shorties
Shorties, shorties, I got all the shorties
Call me shorty shorty, I got all the shorties
Light skin, dark skin, all kind of shorties
Said it's Kid Ink baby
'bout to pop her gayno kick flip chicks
Got them shorties like skaters
I ain't Chris Brown nigga but
It's deuces to the haters
Bring your girl around me and
Watch it change her behaviour
Transform, turn her to a little freak
Little freak tLC shorty, finna creep
Better cuff your chick
We'll be outta here shortly
Get her in my circle, that's all like Porky
You know it's been this way since the shorty
I be in the section for the very important
Need some drink in my cup
Baby you can pour it
Call me swisha sweet shorty
Turn this room into a forest
Call me shorty shorty, I got all the shorties
Light skin, dark skin, all kind of shorties
Call me shorty shorty, I got all the shorties
Light skin, dark skin, all kind of shorties
Tell 'em
Shorties, shorties, I got all the shorties
Shorties, shorties, I got all the shorties
Call me shorty shorty, I got all the shorties
Light skin, dark skin, all kind of shorties
Yeah, yeah, I see your shorty get it
Yeah, yeah, I see your shorty get it
Yeah, yeah, I see your shorty get it
Get it, get it, I see your shorty get it
Rocket ship shorty in this bitch right now
Phantom high in space, tell a nigga
"Come down" said it's rocket ship shorty in
This bitch right now
Phantom high in space, tell a nigga
"Come down"
Call me shorty shorty, I got all the shorties
Light skin, dark skin, all kind of shorties
Call me shorty shorty, I got all the shorties
Light skin, dark skin, all kind of shorties
Tell 'em
Shorties, shorties, I got all the shorties
Shorties, shorties, I got all the shorties
Call me shorty shorty, I got all the shorties
Light skin, dark skin, all kind of shorties
The lyrics to Kid Ink's "Shorty Shorty" predominantly center around the rapper's attraction to women of shorter stature or younger age. The use of "shorty" as a term of endearment is common in hip hop culture, and here Kid Ink claims to have all the shorties around him, regardless of their skin color. He goes on to describe his prowess in the bedroom, stating that he can make "herbal essence" moan and may even break a bone with his sexual prowess. Meanwhile, Kid Ink's female fans are described as skaters, freaks, and rocket ships who can transform in his presence. The second verse of the song features Kid Ink rapping about how he can easily turn other men's girlfriends into his shorties, where he "transforms" them from conservative girls to freaks.
Line by Line Meaning
Yeah, I said it's Kid Ink baby, get 'em
Kid Ink introducing himself and encouraging listeners to enjoy the song
Call me shorty shorty, I got all the shorties
Kid Ink calling himself 'shorty shorty' as he claims to have many potential romantic partners
Light skin, dark skin, all kind of shorties
Kid Ink explaining that he's interested in short women of all different skin tones
Yeah, you could call me take her home shorty
Kid Ink bragging that he can easily take women home with him
Herbal Essence in me
Kid Ink references Herbal Essences shampoo, possibly implying that he smells good
I can make her moan shorty
Kid Ink boasting about his sexual prowess
Hit it so good, might break a bone shorty
Kid Ink suggesting that he's so good in bed that he could give a partner a serious injury
And she calling right now
Kid Ink saying that a woman is trying to contact him
Better take her phone shorty
Kid Ink telling a hypothetical friend to make sure that a woman he's interested in doesn't call him while they're together
You a ten in the game, naw this ain't notary
Kid Ink saying that a woman is extremely attractive, but not officially documented as such
But she on my joy stick tryna
Kid Ink implying that a woman is trying to control him like a video game controller
Play me 'til the morning
Kid Ink suggesting that a woman is interested in continuing to spend time with him
See the green light
Kid Ink referencing a traffic signal, possibly meaning that he's signaling for a woman to continue with physical intimacy
Headed straight for her Xbox
Kid Ink suggesting that he's making sexual advances towards a woman he's playing video games with
The ex shorty tell her suck
Kid Ink referencing an ex-girlfriend and crudely mentioning oral sex
It like xpock nigga
Unclear - possible reference to a video game or sexual activity with sound effects
You could call her long drive shorty
Kid Ink calling a woman 'long drive shorty,' possibly implying that she's worth travelling a long distance to see
Ride all night, no pit stop shorty
Kid Ink suggesting that he's capable of having sex all night without stopping
Is that your chick? Don't leave her lonely
Kid Ink asking a hypothetical man not to leave his girlfriend alone around him
Cause my middle finger's up, I
Kid Ink saying that he doesn't care about other people's opinions or rules
Don't give a fuck shorty, tell 'em
Kid Ink encouraging a partner not to care about what other people think
Said it's Kid Ink baby
Kid Ink reminding listeners of his stage name
'bout to pop her gayno kick flip chicks
Unclear - possible reference to drugs or a type of sexual activity with a partner wearing shoes called gayno kick flip
Got them shorties like skaters
Kid Ink saying that he has many partners, like a person who collects skateboards
I ain't Chris Brown nigga but
Kid Ink referencing singer Chris Brown, who has been involved in multiple controversies related to violence against women
It's deuces to the haters
Kid Ink saying goodbye to people who don't like him
Bring your girl around me and
Kid Ink suggesting that women are attracted to him
Watch it change her behaviour
Kid Ink saying that he can influence a woman's actions and attitudes
Transform, turn her to a little freak
Kid Ink saying that he can make a woman more sexually adventurous
Little freak tLC shorty, finna creep
Unclear - possible reference to the TLC song 'Creep' or a woman who is sneaky
Better cuff your chick
Kid Ink suggesting that someone else should try to keep their partner away from him
We'll be outta here shortly
Kid Ink saying that he plans to leave soon
Get her in my circle, that's all like Porky
Unclear - possible reference to the cartoon character Porky Pig or a sexual innuendo
You know it's been this way since the shorty
Kid Ink saying that he's been popular with women since he was a child
I be in the section for the very important
Kid Ink implying that he is a VIP
Need some drink in my cup
Kid Ink saying that he wants more to drink
Baby you can pour it
Kid Ink asking a partner to give him more to drink
Call me swisha sweet shorty
Kid Ink calling himself 'swisher sweet shorty,' possibly referencing a type of cigarillo or marijuana wrap
Turn this room into a forest
Kid Ink suggesting that he will smoke marijuana and turn the room cloudy
Yeah, yeah, I see your shorty get it
Kid Ink saying that he sees other people's partners enjoying themselves
Get it, get it, I see your shorty get it
Kid Ink repeating himself
Rocket ship shorty in this bitch right now
Kid Ink calling himself 'rocket ship shorty' and saying that he's currently present
Phantom high in space, tell a nigga "Come down"
Unclear - possible reference to drugs, Kid Ink telling someone else to calm down
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