Full Speed (album)

Full Speed
Studio album by Kid Ink
Released January 30, 2015 (2015-01-30)
Recorded 2014
Genre Hip hop
Length 40:08 (standard edition)
50:42 (deluxe edition)
Label
  • Tha Alumni Music Group
  • 88 Classic
  • RCA
Producer
Kid Ink chronology
My Own Lane
(2014)		 Full Speed
(2015)		 Summer in the Winter
(2015)
Singles from Full Speed
  1. "Body Language"
    Released: September 9, 2014
  2. "Hotel"
    Released: January 9, 2015
  3. "Be Real"
    Released: March 31, 2015
  4. "Dolo"
    Released: August 6, 2015

Full Speed is the third studio album by American rapper Kid Ink. It was released on January 30, 2015, by RCA Records, distributed by Tha Alumni Music Group and 88 Classic. The album marks as the second release with the RCA Records. The album was supported by two singles; "Body Language" featuring Usher and Tinashe, and "Hotel" featuring Chris Brown.

Following its release, the album was met with mixed reviews from music critics. The album debuted at number 14 on the Billboard 200, selling 29,000 copies in the United States, during its first week.

Singles

"Body Language" was released as the album's lead single on September 9, 2014. The track features a hook performed by American singer Usher and background vocals by American singer Tinashe.[1] The song's production was handled by Cashmere Cat and the production team Stargate.

"Hotel", which features guest vocals from American recording artist Chris Brown, was made available to purchase on the iTunes Store on January 9, 2015. It was sent to US urban adult contemporary radio on January 27, 2015, as the album's second single.[2][3] The song's production was handled by The Featherstones, while its additionally produced by J Grand; who is serving as the executive producer for the whole album.

"Be Real", which features guest vocals from a fellow recording artist Dej Loaf, was sent to rhythmic contemporary radio on March 31, 2015, as the album's third single.[4] The song's production was handled by DJ Mustard, while it co-produced by JGramm Beats and additionally produced by Twice as Nice.

"Dolo", which features guest vocals from American singer-songwriter R. Kelly, was sent to rhythmic contemporary radio on August 6, 2015, as the album's fourth single. The song's production was handled by Nic Nac and Mark Kragen.

Promotional singles

The album's promotional single, "Cool Back" was made available to digital download on December 16, 2014, with album pre-orders on the iTunes Store.[5] The song was produced by C.P Dubb, while its additionally produced by J Grand and J Holt.

The album's second promotional single, "Blunted" was made available to digital download, with album pre-orders on December 23, 2014.[6] The song was produced by REO (written by Ramon Owen).

The album's third promotional single, "Like a Hott Boyy" featuring Young Thug and Bricc Baby Shitro, was made available to digital download on January 13, 2015.[7] The song was produced by Metro Boomin and DJ Spinz.

Other songs

The track, "Faster" was featured as the official theme song of WWE's pay-per-view; WWE Fastlane.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic55/100[8]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[9]
Artistdirect[10]
Billboard[11]
Complex[12]
Knoxville News Sentinel[13]
Rolling Stone[14]
Spin4/10[15]
XXLXL[16]

Full Speed was met with mixed reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from critics, the album received an average score of 55, based on 10 reviews, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[8] Craig Jenkins of Billboard said "Ink has clearly studied his success, and it feels strategic that Full Speed is sardine-packed with star collaborators."[11] In a similar review, Kellan Miller of HipHopDX said "Most of the songs on Full Speed are catchy in their own right, but on the heels of tracks that sound so much alike just now seeing their expiration on radio, the feeling is mixed at best."[17]

Commercial performance

The album debuted at number 14 on the Billboard 200, selling 29,000 copies in the United States.[18] In its second week, the album dropped down to number 41 on the chart, selling 8,000 copies, bringing total album sales to 37,000 copies.[19] In its third week, the album dropped down to number 51 on the chart, selling 5,000 copies, bringing the total album sales to 42,000 copies.[20]

Track listing

Full Speed — Standard version[21]
No. TitleWriter(s)Producer(s) Length
1. "What It Feel Like"  
The Pioneer Crew 2:13
2. "Faster"  
 2:27
3. "Dolo" (featuring R. Kelly)
 3:23
4. "Body Language" (featuring Tinashe and Usher)
 3:26
5. "Hotel" (featuring Chris Brown)
 3:38
6. "Cool Back"  
 3:02
7. "Be Real" (featuring Dej Loaf)
 3:26
8. "Every City We Go" (featuring Migos)
Cameron 3:52
9. "Round Here"  
Key Wane 3:05
10. "About Mine" (featuring Trey Songz)
 3:41
11. "Blunted"  
  • Collins
  • Ramon "REO" Owen
REO 3:42
12. "Like a Hott Boyy" (featuring Young Thug and Bricc Baby Shitro)
 4:15
Total length:
 40:08
Notes

Chart positions

Weekly charts

Chart (2015) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[23] 15
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[24] 119
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[25] 116
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[26] 72
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[27] 10
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[28] 24
UK Albums (OCC)[29] 10
US Billboard 200[30] 14
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[31] 1

Release history

Country Date Format Label Ref.
Germany January 30, 2015
RCA Records [32]
Ireland [33]
Netherlands [34]
France February 2, 2015 [35]
United Kingdom [22]
Italy February 3, 2015 [36]
United States [37]
Australia February 6, 2015 [38]

References

  1. ↑ "iTunes - Music - Body Language (feat. Usher & Tinashe) - Single by Kid Ink". iTunes Store.
  2. ↑ "Kid Ink - Hotel ft. Chris Brown". Kid Ink Music.
  3. ↑ "Impacting Urban Singles - January 27th 2015". All Access Music Group.
  4. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7TvfG6IzBa0
  5. ↑ "Kid Ink - Cool Back". HotNewHipHop.
  6. ↑ "@Kid_Ink: #Blunted now available with #FullSpeed Pre-Order!!!". Twitter.
  7. ↑ "Listen to Kid Ink's "Like a Hott Boyy" f/ Bricc Baby Shitro". Complex (magazine).
  8. 1 2 "Full Speed – Kid Ink". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved February 22, 2015.
  9. ↑ http://www.allmusic.com/album/full-speed-mw0002806064
  10. ↑ Florino, Rick (February 2, 2015). "Album Review: Kid Ink "Full Speed" 4.5-out-5 stars". Artistdirect. Retrieved February 5, 2015.
  11. 1 2 Jenkins, Craig (February 3, 2015). "Album Review: Kid Ink Calls on His Famous Friends for Club-Geared ‘Full Speed’". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved February 5, 2015.
  12. ↑ Charity, Justin (February 3, 2015). "Review: Kid Ink Is Easy to Mistake For a Rapper You Actually Like on "Full Speed"". Complex. Retrieved February 5, 2015.
  13. ↑ Campbell, Chuck (February 3, 2015). "‘Tuned In' review: Rapper Kid Ink charges full speed ahead". Knoxville News Sentinel. E. W. Scripps Company. Retrieved February 5, 2015.
  14. ↑ R. Weingarten, Christopher (February 3, 2015). "Kid Ink's New Album: Full Speed". Rolling Stone. Wenner Media. Retrieved February 5, 2015.
  15. ↑ Mlynar, Philip (February 5, 2015). "Review: Kid Ink's 'Full Speed' Lacks Four-Wheel Drive". Spin. SpinMedia. Retrieved February 5, 2015.
  16. ↑ Robertson, Darryl (February 5, 2015). "Kid Ink Is Back To His Usual Formula On ‘Full Speed’". XXL. Harris Publications. Retrieved February 5, 2015.
  17. ↑ http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/album-reviews/id.2425/title.kid-ink-full-speed
  18. ↑ http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.32506/title.hip-hop-album-sales-nicki-minaj-kid-ink-ne-yo
  19. ↑ http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.32614/title.hip-hop-album-sales-drake-nicki-minaj-j-cole
  20. ↑ http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.32706/title.hip-hop-album-sales-drake-nicki-minaj-j-cole-2
  21. ↑ "Full Speed". Amazon.com.
  22. 1 2 "iTunes - Music - Full Speed by Kid Ink". iTunes Store UK.
  23. ↑ "Australiancharts.com – Kid Ink – Full Speed". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 19, 2015.
  24. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Kid Ink – Full Speed" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved February 9, 2015.
  25. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Kid Ink – Full Speed" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved February 9, 2015.
  26. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Kid Ink – Full Speed" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved February 9, 2015.
  27. ↑ "Officialcharts.de – Top 100 Longplay". GfK Entertainment. Retrieved February 9, 2015.
  28. ↑ "Charts.org.nz – Kid Ink – Full Speed". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 19, 2015.
  29. ↑ "Kid Ink | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart Retrieved February 8, 2015.
  30. ↑ "Kid Ink – Chart history" Billboard 200 for Kid Ink. Retrieved February 22, 2015.
  31. ↑ "Kid Ink – Chart history" Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums for Kid Ink. Retrieved February 22, 2015.
  32. ↑ "iTunes - Musik - Full Speed von Kid Ink" (in German). iTunes Store.
  33. ↑ "iTunes - Music - Full Speed by Kid Ink". iTunes Store.
  34. ↑ "iTunes - Muziek - Full Speed van Kid Ink" (in Dutch). iTunes Store NL.
  35. ↑ "Full Speed [Explicit]: Kid Ink: Amazon.fr: Téléchargements MP3" (in French). Amazon.com.
  36. ↑ "Full Speed [Explicit]: Kid Ink: Amazon.it: Musica Digitale" (in Italian). Amazon.com.
  37. ↑ "Amazon.com: Kid Ink: Full Speed: Music". Amazon.com.
  38. ↑ "Buy Full Speed Kid Ink, Rap, CD". Sanity.

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