Full Speed
by Kid Ink
  • Record Label: RCA
  • Release Date: Feb 3, 2015
Metascore
55

Mixed or average reviews - based on 10 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 10
  3. Negative: 0 out of 10
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  1. HipHopDX
    Feb 12, 2015
    60
    Most of the songs on Full Speed are catchy in their own right, but on the heels of tracks that sound so much alike just now seeing their expiration on radio, the feeling is mixed at best.
  2. Billboard.com
    Feb 4, 2015
    60
    Ink has clearly studied his success, and it feels strategic that Full Speed is sardine-packed with star collaborators.
  3. Complex
    Feb 4, 2015
    60
    For the most part, Kid Ink is a C-average rapper scoring unexpected B-pluses over A-grade beats from DJ Mustard, Stargate, and Metro Boomin.
  5. RapReviews.com
    Feb 17, 2015
    55
    The problem with Full Speed is that Kid Ink is often lost within his own album, as the listener anticipates the next song that's defined by its guest feature.
  6. Rolling Stone
    Feb 4, 2015
    50
    On his second major-label album, he has more artistic aspirations, though they're mostly flat Kanye retreads.
  7. PopMatters
    Mar 5, 2015
    40
    Ultimately Full Speed feels like an album struggling to recreate “Body Language”‘s success over and over, sing-rapping his way through a variety of pretty familiar scenes exemplifying just how hard it is to be a talent in major need of a vision.
  8. Spin
    Feb 5, 2015
    40
    What disappoints most about Full Speed though is how despite the slick sheen, its lasting impression is characterized by a lack of ambition or awareness.
  9. Boston Globe
    Feb 4, 2015
    40
    The infectiousness and jagged, bass-heavy production in some of the songs (“Like a Hott Boyy”) can’t compensate for the disc’s hollow core.

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4.8

Mixed or average reviews- based on 39 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 16 out of 39
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 39
  3. Negative: 15 out of 39
  1. MrEthan
    Feb 4, 2015
    2
    Man.. i don´t give low scores as easily as i did with this one but come on man.. this album is **** The only reason i even give this 2 pointsMan.. i don´t give low scores as easily as i did with this one but come on man.. this album is **** The only reason i even give this 2 points is because Chris Brown is on it, and even that song isn´t all that good.… Full Review »
  2. WANGWEST
    May 31, 2016
    7
    While collaborating with some other rap and r&b artists in the industry while rapping lyrics that make him a stereotypical rapper, talkingWhile collaborating with some other rap and r&b artists in the industry while rapping lyrics that make him a stereotypical rapper, talking about drugs, degrading women and does not show much growth from his last album. The only reason this album did not prove much of his starpower he had on his debut album was because he still did not differ much from other rappers and managed to still be less succesful.… Full Review »
  3. ben_zo77
    Feb 24, 2015
    6
    I think Full Speed is better than Kid Ink's last album but not because of his own skill or growth. Rather, the production is more consistent,I think Full Speed is better than Kid Ink's last album but not because of his own skill or growth. Rather, the production is more consistent, and the featured artists overall perform better. This album makes me think Kid Ink is never going to try to be something more as a musical artist.. and, honestly, he'd be a fool to take that risk because his un-creative, catchy songs continue to make him rich. ~ 5.7/10 ~ with deluxe tracks: 5.9/10
    Best track: "Diamonds & Gold" ~ a surprisingly-sonically-good song that also features a good performance from an artist I had never heard of previously, Verse Simmonds    … Full Review »
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