My Own Lane
by Kid Ink
  • Record Label: RCA
  • Release Date: Jan 7, 2014
User Score
6.0

Mixed or average reviews- based on 36 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 19 out of 36
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 36
  3. Negative: 8 out of 36
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  1. Spangle
    Feb 15, 2014
    4
    There is never anything worse than an artist who makes poppy radio songs yet have no pop appeal and are still an unknown. These artists are usually recognized by having multiple Chris Brown features (check), songs about obscure and vague women (check), bad singing (check), and party boy lyrics (check). There are a few solid tracks here, such as "Murda" (thanks Pusha for saving this one),There is never anything worse than an artist who makes poppy radio songs yet have no pop appeal and are still an unknown. These artists are usually recognized by having multiple Chris Brown features (check), songs about obscure and vague women (check), bad singing (check), and party boy lyrics (check). There are a few solid tracks here, such as "Murda" (thanks Pusha for saving this one), "Rollin", "Tattoo of My Name", and the obligatory wannabe popular artists "deep" track "No Miracles". He has some small appeal, in that some of his tracks are listenable and enjoyable when I'm in the mood to listen to something horrible, but other than that, this was the wrong way to start rap in 2014.… Expand
  2. ben_zo77
    Jul 19, 2014
    6
    I pray that Kid Ink's lane remains his own because I don't want to listen to more music this bad. Half this album was pretty good, and half this album was trash. The only really good song was "Murda" ft. Pusha T. "Show Me", "Iz U Down", and "I Don't Care" were unequivocal pop garbage filled with themes and phrases uttered thousands of times. ~ 5.5/10

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Metascore
65

Generally favorable reviews - based on 6 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 6
  3. Negative: 0 out of 6
  1. RapReviews.com
    Jan 21, 2014
    60
    Kid Ink hasn't so much found his own lane, but taken the well-worn stretch of road that's littered with empty beer bottles and discarded condoms; a road frequented by beautiful video-models and catchy hooks. Despite this, My Own Lane is tasteful, smooth and if taken at face value, an enjoyable example of radio-friendly hip hop.
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  2. Boston Globe
    Jan 14, 2014
    50
    Ink mostly relies on a nasal singsong flow that, too often, accidentally detours into monotony over slickly produced club beats borrowed from better sources.
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  3. XXL
    Jan 14, 2014
    80
    There aren’t many who can effortlessly make the transition from mixtape rapper to hitmaker. For Kid Ink, it is proving to be an incredibly smooth one.
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