Kid Ink
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Kid Ink in 2012
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| Birth name | Brian Todd Collins |
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April 1, 1986 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Genres | Hip hop |
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| Years active | 2005–present |
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| Website | kidinkmusic |
Brian Todd Collins (born April 1, 1986), better known by his stage name Kid Ink is an American hip hop recording artist and record producer from Los Angeles, California. He is signed to RCA Records. He released the independent album Up & Away, an EP titled Almost Home, and his second studio album My Own Lane. The latter spawned the singles "Show Me", "Iz U Down", and "Main Chick". On February 3, 2015, he released his third studio album Full Speed, which spawned the singles "Body Language", "Hotel", and "Be Real". On December 25, 2015, he released a surprise fourth studio album Summer in the Winter with the supporting single "Promise".
During his teenage years, Collins began his career doing some of these after-school music programs, making beats and producing tracks. His inspiration that was based upon his work ethic from several producers such as Timbaland, Pharrell Williams and Swizz Beatz. He said: "These were artists and producers who were writing for other people in all types of genres. It just gave me an open ear for all different types of music and that's how I approached it." Following these years of working as a record producer, Ink began pursuing his career, when he starting rapping at full-time at the age of 22. In 2009, he adopted the moniker of his stage name Rockstar. On February 1, 2010, Rockstar released his first mixtape, titled World Tour. The mixtape gained popularity, while grabbing some attention to the local radio disc jockey, DJ Ill Will (whom was connected to these hip hop site HotNewHipHop). DJ Ill Will signed Rockstar to his independent label, Tha Alumni Group, and Rockstar changed his stage name to Kid Ink.
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