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Jan 14, 2014There 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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Jan 14, 2014Approach this release as album number two and it comes off as a celebration based on past success, so use Up & Away as an intro, then join Ink and all the inspired party people he invited to My Own Lane.
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Jan 21, 2014Kid 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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Jan 14, 2014Influenced by what The Pharcyde did two decades ago, what Drake perfected a few years ago, and what many others have attempted since, Ink’s melodic tastes and rhyming style draws from all of these influencers. The problem is, he can’t quite charm like Wiz Khalifa, rhyme like Big Sean, or create art like Drake. Yet.
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Jan 14, 2014What My Own Lane ultimately lacks is a true sense of creative risk from Kid Ink.
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Jan 14, 2014Ink mostly relies on a nasal singsong flow that, too often, accidentally detours into monotony over slickly produced club beats borrowed from better sources.
User score distribution:
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Positive: 19 out of 36
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Mixed: 9 out of 36
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Negative: 8 out of 36
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Jan 6, 2015This album is very well put together and produced and tracks like show me and main chick are what kind of tracks are popular with the people right now