My Own Lane [Clean]

by Kid Ink

Overview

Mixing the hazy, lazy feeling of cloud rap with a sound that's slick and entirely prepared to be the 2014 definition of radio-friendly, L.A.-based Kid Ink isn't necessarily in My Own Lane because of his patched-together style, but the talented, Drake-sounding rapper is certainly unique when it comes to cocky career development. Consider his feature-less, 2012 indie album Up & Away his proper introduction and showcase, because this major-label debut jams the features in, so much so that R&B star Chris Brown gets two turns, "Show Me" and "Main Chick," both of them light, airy, and attractive tracks from producer Dijon "DJ Mustard" McFarlane, and both of them sounding like a screwed 'n' chopped take on Robin S' dancefloor classic "Show Me Love." MGK and Elle Varner show up to make the already worthy emo-rap power ballad "No Miracles" an even better challenger for B.o.B's "Airplanes," and when Tyga comes round for a lusty and clever swagger number ("She's so innocent, I'm a guilty trip") pop-rap tracks aimed at the strip club get a new standard bearer with the title "Iz U Down." Still, it's all the kind of light-hearted stuff "true" hip-hop heads shake their fist at till Pusha-T and producer Sham "Sak Pase" Joseph offer Kid Ink something off-kilter and hard during the great "Murda." When it comes to outros, "More Than a King" is an inspired, free-form way to close the show, filled with anticipation-building stops and starts along with impossible boasts such as "I feel there ain't been no man like me since Adam." Add to this a traditional intro like "Hello World" and this debut has plenty of the elements of a grand entrance, but Ink's version of show and prove is so cool here it could be taken as snotty, and the tricky "Murda" has a lot of work to do as the flighty album's lone anchor. Approach 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. [A clean version of the disc was also released.] ~ David Jeffries

Product Details

Release Date:	01/07/2014
Label:	Rca
UPC:	0888430205024
Rank:	93775

Tracks

1. Hello World
2. The Movement
3. Show Me
4. Iz U Down
5. We Just Came to Party
6. Main Chick
7. No Option
8. Murda
9. Rollin'
10. Tattoo of My Name
11. No Miracles
12. I Don't Care
13. More Than a King

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Kid Ink   Primary Artist
Chris Brown   Featured Artist
Pusha T   Featured Artist
Tyga   Featured Artist
YB   Vocals
Wale   Featured Artist
Elle Varner   Featured Artist
French Montana   Featured Artist
Meek Mill   Featured Artist
Machine Gun Kelly   Featured Artist
Yoan Chirescu   Guitar
A$AP Ferg   Featured Artist
August Alsina   Featured Artist
Maejor Ali   Featured Artist
King Los   Featured Artist

Technical Credits

SoFLY   Producer
Nius   Producer
DZL   Producer
Stepan Taft   Composer
Carlos Coleman   Composer
Angel Ramirez   Engineer,Mixing
Devin Cruise   Producer
Devin Montgomery   Composer
James Thomas Jr.   Composer
Jermaine "Mayne Zayne" Jackson   Composer
Marcus "M-Millz" Mills   Composer,Producer
Nick Luscombe   Composer
Angel Ramirez, Jr.   Mixing,Engineer
The Futuristics   Producer
Christian Jones   Composer
Jeff "Supa Jeff" Villanueva   Editing,Pro-Tools
Earth, Wind & Fire   Sample Source
Chantal Kreviazuk   Composer
Demonte Posey   Composer
Chris Brown   Composer
Jermaine Jackson   Composer
Maurice White   Composer
Nate Hills   Composer
The Runners   Producer
Brian Springer   Vocal Engineer
Manny Marroquin   Mixing
Jaycen Joshua   Mixing
David Foster   Composer
Fabian Marasciullo   Mixing
Danja   Producer
Erik Madrid   Mixing
Chris Galland   Mixing Assistant
Kevin Cossom   Composer
Larrance Dopson   Composer,Producer
N4   Producer
Perry Jiminez   Mixing Assistant
Brandon Green   Composer
Shama Joseph   Composer
Glenda Proby   Composer
Raphael Judrin   Composer
Raphael Jurdin   Composer
Carl McCormick   Composer
Arthur McArthur   Producer
Sak Pase   Producer
Ned Cameron   Composer,Producer
Joe Khajadourian   Composer
Paul Bowman   Assistant,Mixing Assistant
Rob Suchecki   Engineer
Freek Van Workum   Composer
Karim Kharbouch   Composer
Ryan Kaul   Assistant,Mixing Assistant
Delbert Bowers   Mixing Assistant
Lasanna Harris   Composer,Producer
Allee Wills   Composer
David Royer   Stylist
Soundz   Producer
Allee Willis   Composer
Olubowale Akintimehin   Composer
Michael Stevenson   Composer
Allen George   Composer
David Kutch   Mastering
Erwin Gorostiza   Creative Director
Matt Anthony   Assistant,Assistant Engineer
Andrew Harr   Composer
Cardiak   Producer
Courtney Walter   Design,Art Direction
Lifted   Producer
Robert Williams   Composer
Estevan Oriol   Photography
David Embree "Atlas The Optimist"   Composer
Jess Jackson   Vocal Engineer
DJ Ill Will   Executive Producer
Terrence Thornton   Composer
Eric Bellinger   Composer
J Grand   Mixing,Arranger,Executive Producer
Jeremy Felton   Composer
Kenneth Coby   Composer
The Optimist   Producer
Alex Schwartz   Composer
Pierre-Antoine Melki   Composer
Dijon McFarlane   Composer,Producer
Marcella Araica   Mixing,Composer
Yoan Chirescu   Composer
Jeremy McArthur   Composer
Richard Baker   Composer
Jonathan Lauture   Composer
Brian Todd Collins   Composer
Darold Brown   Composer
Mikely Adam   Composer
James Royo   Mixing
Adam Catania   Assistant,Assistant Engineer
Craig McFarlane   Composer
Michael Maller   Composer
Mikhail Cronin   Composer
Muriel Baroty   Composer
Michael Holmes   Composer
Mikhail   Producer
Richard Carlson Baker   Composer
The Futurists   Producer
Khalief Brown   Composer,Producer
Alexander Schwartz   Composer