KID INK PREPARES TO LAY MAJOR GROUNDWORK WITH ALMOST HOME EP ON MAY 28TH; JOINS KENDRICK LAMAR’S “GOOD KID, M.A.A.D CITY WORLD TOUR”

[New York, NY – May 21, 2013] – Emerging hip-hop rapper/producer Kid Ink will release his 88 Classic/RCA Records debut project ALMOST HOME on May 28^th. The digital-only EP will include five new songs as well as a remix to the current Meek Mill and Wale assisted single, “Bad Ass.”  The EP features multi-platinum producer/writer Rico Love along with French Montana and A$AP Ferg.

Adding to an eventful summer, Kid Ink will also be joining lyrical wordsmith Kendrick Lamar’s U.S. leg of the “good kid, m.A.A.d city World Tour,” along with Lamar’s Top Dawg Entertainment (TDE) cohorts Ab-Soul, Jay Rock & ScHoolBoy Q. The 16-date run launches on May 22^nd at the Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas, NV and concludes at the Mesa Amp in Phoenix, AZ on June 26^th. Tickets for the tour are currently on sale at http://www.ticketmaster.com.

Kid Ink, who recently gave an “electrifying performance” at New York City’s Gramercy Theatre, according to XXLMag.com, will also invade New York’s HOT 97 annual Summer Jam Festival Village, alongside other rising hip-hop stars A$AP Ferg, Action Bronson, Joey Bada$$, Vinny Cha$e, Smoke DZA, Bodega Bamz, and Troy Ave. The Festival Village will take place outside of MetLife Stadium on Sunday, June 2^nd, before HOT 97’s Summer Jam XX main event. Additional information and updates can be found at http://www.hot97.com/summerjam/.

Following a consistent and tireless independent run in 2012, the restless Kid Ink has no plans of slowing down in 2013 and is quickly mapping out a promising path to success. The fully tatted rapper has planted his footprint in the social media landscape, which boasts over 340K loyal Twitter followers, 320K Instagram fans, 640K Facebook Likes and over 80 million video views on Youtube, in addition to countless mixtape material that trails back to 2010. His initial highly successful independent album, Up & Away, arrived last June to a shining XL rating in XXL Magazine.

ALMOST HOME TRACK LISTING

Click here to view official track listing on Kid Ink’s official Vine channel

1. Bossin’ Up (feat. A$AP Ferg & French Montana)
2. Fuck/F**k (EXP)/(ED) Sleep (feat. Rico Love)
3. Was It Worth It (feat. Sterling Simms)
4. Money and The Power
5. Sunset
6. Bad Ass Remix (feat. Meek Mill & Wale)

“good kid, m.A.A.d city World Tour” Dates

May 22 – Las Vegas, – NV Cosmopolitan

May 23 – Salt Lake City, UT – The Great Saltair

May 29 – Portland, ME – The Waterfront At Ocean Gateway

May 30 – Albany, NY – Armory

June 1 – Essex Junction, VT – Champlain Valley Exposition

June 3 – Pittsburgh, PA – Stage AE

June 4 – Cleveland, OH – Jacob Pavilion at Nautica

June 6 – Indianapolis, IN – Farm Bureau Insurance Lawn

June 10 – Baton Rouge, LA – Baton Rouge River Center

June 11 – Houston, TX – Reliant Arena

June 12 – Dallas, TX – Verizon Theatre

June 19 – St. Augustine, FL – St. Augustine Amphitheatre

June 20 – Atlanta, GA – The Tabernacle

June 21 – Simpsonville, SC – Charter Amphitheatre

June 23 – Raleigh, NC – Red Hat Amphitheatre

June 26 – Mesa, AZ – Mesa Amphitheatre

For the latest on Kid Ink, please visit:

www.KidInkMusic.com

@Kid_Ink

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