MC, producer, and songwriter Kid Ink (born Brian Todd Collins) rose to fame from the release of a string of mixtapes from 2010-2011.  Formerly known as Rockstar, the impressive mixtapes generated positive buzz in the hip-hop community, and XXL Magazine joined his name with the likes of Macklemore and Danny Brown in the compilation of […]

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MC, producer, and songwriter Kid Ink (born Brian Todd Collins) rose to fame from the release of a string of mixtapes from 2010-2011.  Formerly known as Rockstar, the impressive mixtapes generated positive buzz in the hip-hop community, and XXL Magazine joined his name with the likes of Macklemore and Danny Brown in the compilation of their Freshman Class Feature of 2012.  Up & Away, his debut studio album, was released in 2012 and debuted at No. 20  on the US Billboard 200.  An EP entitled, Almost Home, featured French Montana, A$AP Ferg, Wale, and Meek Mill.  His third studio release, Full Speed, features Usher and Tinashe, and peaked at No. 14 on the US Billboard 200 album chart.  Ink is best-known for his 2013 triple platinum hit with Chris Brown hit, ‘Show Me.’

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