Full Speed (album)

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

Full Speed
Studio album by Kid Ink
Released	January 30, 2015 (2015-01-30)
Recorded	2013–14
Genre	Hip hop
Length	40:08 (standard edition) 50:42 (deluxe edition)
Label	Tha Alumni Music Group 88 Classic RCA
Producer	Brian Collins (exec.) DJ Ill Will (exec.) J Grand (exec.) Lu Diaz Ben Billions C.P Dubb Cashmere Cat David D.A. Doman DJ Dahi DJ Mustard Twice as Nice DJ Spinz The Featherstones J-Holt JGramm Josh Werner Key Wane Mark Kragen Metro Boomin Ned Cameron Nic Nac Peter Wade The Pioneer Crew REO StarGate
Kid Ink chronology
My Own Lane (2014) Full Speed (2015) Summer in the Winter (2015)
Singles from Full Speed
"Body Language" Released: September 9, 2014 "Hotel" Released: January 9, 2015 "Be Real" Released: March 31, 2015 "Dolo" Released: August 6, 2015

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

Kid Ink released the song, titled "Body Language", as the album's lead single on September 9, 2014. The track features a hook performed by American singer Usher and background vocals by a fellow R&B singer Tinashe.^[1] The song was produced by Cashmere Cat and Stargate.

"Hotel", which features the 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 was produced by The Featherstones.

"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.

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

Promotional singles

The album's first promotional single, titled "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.

The album's second promotional single, titled "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; Fastlane. Kid ink is a long time fan of WWE.

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	55/100^[8]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[9]
Artistdirect	^[10]
Billboard	^[11]
Complex	^[12]
Knoxville News Sentinel	^[13]
Rolling Stone	^[14]
Spin	4/10^[15]
XXL	XL^[16]

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 the 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.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"What It Feels Like"	Brian Collins Jonathan King Julio Santiago	The Pioneer Crew	2:13
2.	"Faster"	Collins Dacoury Natche Linda Hargrove Mark Ellerbee	DJ Dahi J Grand^[b]	2:27
3.	"Dolo" (featuring R. Kelly)	Collins Robert S. Kelly Nicholas Balding Mark Kragen	Nic Nac Kragen	3:23
4.	"Body Language" (featuring Tinashe and Usher)	Collins Usher Raymond Tinashe Kachingwe Mikkel Storleer Eriksen Tor Erik Hermansen Magnus August Høiberg	StarGate Cashmere Cat	3:26
5.	"Hotel" (featuring Chris Brown)	Collins Christopher M. Brown Christopher Featherstone Justin Featherstone Matthew Featherstone William Featherstone Bobby Simmons, Jr. Tyrone Griffin, Jr. Dijon McFarlane Clarence Montgomery III	The Featherstones J Grand^[b]	3:38
6.	"Cool Back"	Collins Christopher P. Washington	C.P Dubb J Grand^[b] J-Holt^[b]	3:02
7.	"Be Real" (featuring Dej Loaf)	Collins Deja Trimble McFarlane Julian Gramma Nicholas Audino Lewis Hughes Brittany Hazard Daouda Leonard	DJ Mustard J Gramm Twice as Nice^[b]	3:26
8.	"Every City We Go" (featuring Migos)	Collins Quavious Marshall Kirshnik Ball Kiari Cephus Edward Cameron	Cameron	3:52
9.	"Round Here"	Collins Dwane Weir	Key Wane	3:05
10.	"About Mine" (featuring Trey Songz)	Collins Tremaine Neverson Leonard McFarlane Audino Hughes David Blake Dajuan Walker	DJ Mustard Twice as Nice^[a]	3:41
11.	"Blunted"	Collins Ramon Owen	REO	3:42
12.	"Like a Hott Boyy" (featuring Young Thug and Bricc Baby Shitro)	Collins Jeff Williams Zihirr Mitchell Leland Wayne Gary Hill	Metro Boomin DJ Spinz	4:15
Total length:				40:08

Deluxe edition (bonus tracks)^[22]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
13.	"Show Must Go On" (featuring Machine Gun Kelly and Math Allen)	Collins Colton Baker Matthew Strother Lu Diaz Dwayne Chin-Quee &Benjamin Diehl Terrence Rolle	Lu Diaz Supa Dups Ben Billions	3:26
14.	"Diamonds & Gold" (featuring Verse Simmonds)	Collins Doman Verse" Simmonds	Verse Simmonds & Doman	3:24
15.	"POV"	Peter Wade Keusch Josh Werner	Wade Werner	3:45
Total length:				50:42

Japanese deluxe edition (bonus tracks) - Streaming edition bonus track

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
16.	"Let Em Know" (featuring Vee Tha Rula)	Collins Christian Dior Dane David Doman	D.A. Doman	2:40

Notes

• ^{^[a]} signifies a co-producer
• ^{^[b]} signifies an additional producer
• "Faster" contains a portion of the composition "A Face That Doesn't Matter", written by Linda Hargrove and Mark Ellerbee.
• "Hotel" contains a portion of the composition "Paranoid", written by Bobby Simmons, Jr., Tyrone Griffin, Jr., Dijon McFarlane and Clarence Montgomery III.
• "About Mine" contains a portion of the composition "Why U Bullshittin'", written by David Blake and Dejuan Walker.

Charts

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 (Album Top 100)^[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

Year-end charts Chart (2015) Position US Billboard 200^[32] 188 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[33] 68

Release history

Country	Date	Format	Label	Ref.
Germany	January 30, 2015	CD digital download	RCA Records	^[34]
Ireland				^[35]
Netherlands				^[36]
France	February 2, 2015			^[37]
United Kingdom				^[22]
Italy	February 3, 2015			^[38]
United States				^[39]
Australia	February 6, 2015			^[40]

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External links

• http://kidinkfullspeed.com/