The Rundown: Kid Ink, My Own Lane

A track-by-track review of the L.A. rapper's debut LP.

The Rundown: Kid Ink, My Own Lane - Kid Ink serves as yet another example in today’s age of Internet-born rappers. After linking with DJ ill Will and Tha Alumni Music Group a few years back, the Los Angeles native dropped a number of successful mixtapes that allowed him to tour and grow an admiring fanbase. Since inking with RCA in early 2013, the rapper has been prepping his debut album, My Own Lane, full of his melodic flows and party-ready rhymes. Read on for a track-by-track review. — Adam Fleischer(Photo: RCA)
"Hello World" - Serving as an apt opener, “Hello World” finds Ink warming himself to listeners over airy instrumentation. For those unfamiliar with the RCA signee, it proves an ideal introduction to his approach, as he sandwiches confident verses in between catchy, melodic hooks.(Photo: Daniel Knighton/WireImage)
"The Movement" - Proudly representing Tha Alumni Music Group, as well as his own Batgang crew, Ink welcomes everyone to "The Movement" with this fittingly titled amped up joint.(Photo: Tim Mosenfelder/Getty Images)"Show Me" Featuring Chris Brown - The ubiquitous lead single for the album, “Show Me” brings along a Chris Brown hook and DJ Mustard's club-made production (sampling Robin S.'s 1993 hit “Show Me Love”) to create Ink's biggest hit to date, recently peaking at No. 7 on the Rap Songs Billboard chart. (Photos from left: David Livingston/Getty Images, Joe Kohen/WireImage for Swatch)

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The Rundown: Kid Ink, My Own Lane - Kid Ink serves as yet another example in today’s age of Internet-born rappers. After linking with DJ ill Will and Tha Alumni Music Group a few years back, the Los Angeles native dropped a number of successful mixtapes that allowed him to tour and grow an admiring fanbase. Since inking with RCA in early 2013, the rapper has been prepping his debut album, My Own Lane, full of his melodic flows and party-ready rhymes. Read on for a track-by-track review. — Adam Fleischer(Photo: RCA)

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