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Kid Ink

Kid Ink is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Ty Dolla Sign, Ty Dolla $ign, Pharrell Williams, Swizz Beatz and Paul Wall. Those roots explain a lot about how Kid Ink arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Tyga, Fetty Wap, DJ Khaled, New Boyz and Ace Hood, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Nicky Jam, Fifth Harmony and Spice, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 37 connections around Kid Ink, reaching back through Ty Dolla Sign and forward to Nicky Jam. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Brian Todd Collins, known professionally as Kid Ink, is an American rapper and singer from Los Angeles, California. His debut studio album, Up & Away (2012), was released independently and peaked at number 20 on the Billboard 200. He then signed with RCA Records to release his debut extended play (EP) Almost Home (2013), followed by his second album and major label debut, My Own Lane, the following year. The latter peaked at number three on the Billboard 200 and was led by the single "Show Me", which peaked at number 13 on the Billboard Hot 100 and received quadruple platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). The album spawned two additional singles: "Iz U Down" and "Main Chick". His third album, Full Speed (2015), peaked at number 14 on the Billboard 200 and spawned the singles "Body Language" and "Be Real", both of which received platinum certifications by the RIAA.

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Kid InkTy Dolla SignTy Dolla $ignPharrell WilliamsSwizz BeatzPaul WallDimitri VegasSebastian IngrossoDizzy WrightNicky JamFifth HarmonySpiceTygaFetty WapDJ KhaledNew BoyzAce HoodKirko BangzMeek MillFrench Montana

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Kid Ink connections

Kid Ink grew out of Ty Dolla Sign, Ty Dolla $ign, Pharrell Williams and Swizz Beatz, shares an orbit with Tyga, Fetty Wap, DJ Khaled and New Boyz, went on to shape Nicky Jam, Fifth Harmony and Spice. 37 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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