Name: Up & Away (10th Anniversary Edition)
Brand: Kid Ink

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

ALUM203-LP

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Colour

Purple

Colour details

Opaque Lavender Vinyl

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Discogs ID

Format multiplier

Download code

Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: Yes

Format detail

Format Music US

Limited edition

Release date

2022-06-10

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier US

Traff­ic

Tax rate US

Sales:8.875

UPC / Barcode

706091202551

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Total Cap

1 / Extended format: Yes / LP / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No / purple

Artist

Kid Ink

Genre US

Hip Hop

Label US

Tha Alumni

Brian Todd Collins, known professionally as Kid Ink, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer. Born on April 1, 1986, in Los Angeles, California, Kid Ink rose to fame with his debut independent album "Up & Away" in 2012. Since then, he has released several successful projects including the EP "Almost Home" and his major studio album "My Own Lane." His hit singles such as "Show Me," "Iz U Down," and "Main Chick" featuring Chris Brown have solidified his position in the music industry.

With a distinctive style that blends rap and R&B influences, Kid Ink continues to captivate audiences worldwide. Signed to RCA Records, he has consistently delivered chart-topping tracks throughout his career. Notable albums include "Full Speed," which featured popular songs like "Body Language," "Hotel," and "Be Real" featuring Dej Loaf.

In addition to his studio albums, Kid Ink has also released mixtapes such as the surprise commercial mixtape "Summer in the Winter." He further showcased his versatility with projects like the mixtape "RSS2" in 2016 and the EP "7 Series" in 2017.

Up &amp; Away was a pivotal bridge in Los Angeles Rapper/Producer Kid Ink's career that took him from a successful underground/Indie "blog rapper" and set the table for him to crossover into Rap superstardom. This album included Ink's first real radio hit "Time Of Your Life" in addition to the cult classic "Hell &amp; Back" - the first song Ink received an RIAA Certified plaque for.

At the time in 2012, Ink was unproven in his ability to sell records to the masses, mainly surviving off free internet downloads to spread his music around the world. This led to the shaky/unsure record deals on the table, and at that point left Ink and his manager/partner DJ ill Will at a major crossroads. Either self finance, and prove yourself and go back to the table for a deal they believed they deserved... or sign a record deal for peanuts. 

They decided to put their own money up and the dice landed for them selling 20k albums first week Independently... reaching #2 on the Billboard Rap charts... also, leading to a major label bidding war. Eventually they went on to sign a record deal with RCA that spawned 3 commercial albums ("My Own Lane", "Full Speed", "Summer in The Winter" and over 20 Million singles sold (Show Me, Main Chick, Body Language, Be Real, Promise etc).

Up & Away (10th Anniversary Edition)

Music US