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.
The Movement
Kid Ink Lyrics
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I know you can feel the movement, moving
I know you can feel the movement, moving
It's nothing more than a movie
And this moment feel like 50, nothing but G's all in my unit
We built this from the roots, smell like trees all in my room
Fire cooking kush in the blunt, get out the kitchen if it's too humid
But I'm doin' this cus I dreamed big
And you already know who the team is
Never thought that we'd make it out
Grew up over where the fiends at
That's that thing that made me a man, swear y'all just act like females
If we talkin' bout numbers, really me and you don't speak well
Just go ahead wit yo mixtape
I'm killin' it with my pre-sell
Hope you getting prepared, everybody here with me gon prevail
Stay suited, it's deeper than music
I know you can feel the movement, moving
See everybody around us, we built this from the ground up, damn
I know you can feel the movement, moving
Top speed, no side bitch, losing's no option
Said I know you can feel the movement
Duckin' the rules, high, stuck in the move
Don't look confused, everything coming in 2's
From 3 to 6 in the morning
What is you doin'? Really don't care if you don't
Like what I'm on, to hell wit all yo complaints
I'm tryna stay humble and motivate
But let's celebrate, pour me a drink
Everything earned never concerned long as we grind
How do you skate?
All of these tats, all of this gold, stereotypes I'm tryna escape
I can see just why you relatin'
But in my mind nobody competin'
Leavin' behind the rearview chasin'
Ridin' in my own lane just racin'
Boy catch up, it ain't no pressure under pressure
Make sure to get my respect, waitress
Make sure everything is my just wants
These haters in the building keep grillin'
But ain't nobody gon do shit
We in this here just deeper than usual
I know you can feel the movement, moving
I know you can feel the movement, moving
We ain't tryna hurt nobody
We ain't tryna hurt nobody
I know you can feel the movement, moving
See everybody around us, we built this from the ground up, damn
I know you can feel the movement, moving
Top speed, no side bitch, losing's no option
Said I know you can feel the movement
Said I know you can feel the movement
Pull up, truck big as a mover, ain't nowhere to park
Backyard big as an amusement park
Come through lookin' like the millionaire march
My bad, I just had to brag one time
Hit em in the head with a brand new style
Closet full but there ain't no ties
Mouth full of gold, got a brand new smile
It ain't nothing new that these groupies been choosin'
But we movin', better hold on, don't lose it
I know you can feel the movement, moving
See everybody around us, we built this from the ground up, damn
I know you can feel the movement, moving
Top speed, no side bitch, losing's no option
Said I know you can feel the movement
Kid Ink's song The Movement is a reflection of his journey to success and how he and his team worked hard to build their empire. The chorus emphasizes the strength and power of the "movement," indicating that people can feel the momentum and significance of their work. The song's opening lines already indicate a strong sense of confidence and pride as Kid Ink states, "I know you can feel the movement, moving / It's nothing more than a movie." He then goes on to reflect on the obstacles he faced while trying to "make it out" and how he and his team overcame these struggles together. He also talks about his dream of becoming successful and how he wants to motivate others to do the same. The song has a lot of energy and inspires listeners to push forward towards their goals.
Line by Line Meaning
I know you can feel the movement, moving
There's a powerful movement happening, and it's impossible not to feel it
It's nothing more than a movie
This is real life, not a fictional story
And this moment feel like 50, nothing but G's all in my unit
This moment feels like we've accomplished 50 great things at once, and everyone in my team is a boss
We built this from the roots, smell like trees all in my room
We started from the bottom and worked our way up, and now we're surrounded by the sweet success of our hard work
Fire cooking kush in the blunt, get out the kitchen if it's too humid
We're smoking good weed, and if you can't handle the heat, you better get out of our kitchen
The story, the act itself, made way more money without the deal
We made more money on our own than we would have with a record deal
But I'm doin' this cus I dreamed big
We're doing this because we had big dreams and we can't let anything hold us back
And you already know who the team is
Everyone already knows who's on our team because we're unstoppable
Never thought that we'd make it out
We never thought we'd make it this far in life, but here we are
Grew up over where the fiends at
We grew up in a rough area with drug addicts and it made us stronger
That's that thing that made me a man, swear y'all just act like females
Our hard upbringing made us grow up fast and tough, and some people act like they're too weak to handle it
If we talkin' bout numbers, really me and you don't speak well
If we're talking about success, we're on different levels and can't relate
Just go ahead wit yo mixtape
Do what you need to do, but we're focused on our own thing
I'm killin' it with my pre-sell
Our pre-sales are doing really well and we're confident in our success
Hope you getting prepared, everybody here with me gon prevail
Get ready for our success because everyone on our team will win
Stay suited, it's deeper than music
We're more than just musicians, we're a movement with a deeper message to share
See everybody around us, we built this from the ground up, damn
We've all worked hard to build this amazing thing from the very beginning
Top speed, no side bitch, losing's no option
We're moving forward quickly and not allowing distractions or failure to be an option
Duckin' the rules, high, stuck in the move
Some may say we're breaking the rules, but we're focused on our goals and on the move
Don't look confused, everything coming in 2's
Things are coming together perfectly and we're not slowing down
From 3 to 6 in the morning
We're working hard all night to make our dreams come true
What is you doin'? Really don't care if you don't
We don't care if others don't understand our hustle and hard work
Like what I'm on, to hell wit all yo complaints
We're confident in what we're doing and won't let anyone's negativity bring us down
I'm tryna stay humble and motivate
We're trying to stay grounded and inspire others
But let's celebrate, pour me a drink
We deserve to celebrate our successes and enjoy ourselves
Everything earned never concerned long as we grind
As long as we work hard and earn everything we have, we don't need to worry about anything else
How do you skate?
How do you deal with success?
All of these tats, all of this gold, stereotypes I'm tryna escape
We're trying to break free from stereotypes of being a certain way based on our appearance
I can see just why you relatin'
I understand why fans relate to our music and message
But in my mind nobody competin'
We don't see anyone as competition because we're doing our own thing and succeeding
Leavin' behind the rearview chasin'
We're not looking back at our past struggles, we're focused on moving forward
Ridin' in my own lane just racin'
We're staying in our own lane and racing towards our goals
Boy catch up, it ain't no pressure under pressure
If you can't handle the pressure of success, you'll fall behind us
Make sure to get my respect, waitress
We want everyone to respect us, even the waitresses
Make sure everything is my just wants
We want everything to be exactly how we want it
These haters in the building keep grillin'
People who don't believe in us are still around, but we don't let it bother us
But ain't nobody gon do shit
We're not afraid of anyone, we're confident in our abilities
Pull up, truck big as a mover, ain't nowhere to park
We're riding in a big truck, but we can't find a place to park it because we're too successful for our surroundings
Backyard big as an amusement park
We have a huge backyard because we're living our dreams and enjoying life to the fullest
Come through lookin' like the millionaire march
We look successful and confident, like we're leading a movement of millionaires
My bad, I just had to brag one time
Sorry, I couldn't resist showing off a little because we've worked so hard to get here
Hit em in the head with a brand new style
We're bringing a fresh and unique style to the music industry
Closet full but there ain't no ties
We have a full closet of clothes, but we refuse to be tied down or limited in any way
Mouth full of gold, got a brand new smile
We have new gold teeth that show off our success and confidence
It ain't nothing new that these groupies been choosin'
We've always had people attracted to our success and fame
But we movin', better hold on, don't lose it
We're moving quickly and anyone who wants to be a part of our success better hold on and not fall behind
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: BRIAN COLLINS, MAURICE WHITE, ALLEE WILLIS, NATE HILLS, MARCELLA ARAICA, DAVID FOSTER
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