Coming out of L.A. with a vocal style that's a mash-up of Drake, Lil B, Lil Wayne, and Chris Brown, Kid Ink squared that very 2012 circle by coating his tunes with productions that were somewhere between cloud rap and Young Money's favorites. Add singalong choruses and clever punch lines (opener "No One Left" offers "These streets are a monster, happy Halloween") and this Kid seems designed by record execs, but his road to this debut album was organic by hip-hop standards, kicking off with mixtapes, partnerships with DJ Ill ...
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Coming out of L.A. with a vocal style that's a mash-up of Drake, Lil B, Lil Wayne, and Chris Brown, Kid Ink squared that very 2012 circle by coating his tunes with productions that were somewhere between cloud rap and Young Money's favorites. Add singalong choruses and clever punch lines (opener "No One Left" offers "These streets are a monster, happy Halloween") and this Kid seems designed by record execs, but his road to this debut album was organic by hip-hop standards, kicking off with mixtapes, partnerships with DJ Ill Will and then Sean Kingston, and a steady climb up Internet music-trending scoreboards as new pop-rap fans got hooked. Up & Away, his official debut, suggests the talented Kid Ink isn't such a calculated hitmaker but a huge fan of what's poppin' in 2012, and that means a bit of emo, a lot of ambition, and productions that hypnotize and swirl, even when they come with G-Unit-styled names like "Walk in the Club" (is that a loop of a nylon guitar or a sequencer in heaven?). Little bits of unique personality sprout up here and there (Ink is connected to the fan base more than the game, plus he's got a rare humbleness between all his boasting and swagger), but the reason to sign on with this exciting yet indistinct debut is a toss-up between "Time of Your Life" (a prime pre-club track for ladies) and "Lost in the Sauce" (with silly, fun lyrics and a bleepy, booming production, it's like new wave heroes Devo meet Deebo from the Friday movie). Good times, fun album, but getting stuck on "Is that Drake?" and not even including the great mixtape hit "Up & Away" on the debut you named it after are both annoyances that newcomers should consider. ~ David Jeffries, Rovi
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Add this copy of Up & Away to cart. $7.96, fair condition, Sold by Service First Media rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Taylorsville, KY, UNITED STATES, published 2012 by Tha Alumni.
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Fair. Ex-Library rental. Disc(s) are professionally cleaned and may contain only light scratches that do not effect functionality. Includes disc(s), case, booklet, and back artwork. Disc(s), case, booklet, and back artwork may contain library/security stickers and ink writing. Case and artwork may show some wear. Case may not be an original jewel case. All disc(s) are authentic.
Add this copy of Up & Away to cart. $9.00, like new condition, Sold by Streetlight_Records rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Santa Cruz, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2012 by Tha Alumni.
Add this copy of Up & Away to cart. $11.89, new condition, Sold by Salzer's Records rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from ventura, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2012 by Tha Alumni.
