Kid Ink has been steadily on the grind dropping countless mixtapes and appearing on notable tracks from today’s rap heavyweights. Now, the rising L.A. native has officially inked a deal with RCA Records. Below, you can read statements from Kid Ink and the SVP of A&R and Marketing, J. Grand.

Ink: “We achieved so much last year independently but we just felt it was time to team up with a major in 2013 to take it to the next level and RCA is as excited as we are about the vision and possibilities.”

J. Grand: “I’m ecstatic to have someone as multi-talented as Kid Ink, along with the backing of Tha Alumni team with us at RCA Records. We see him not just as an emerging domestic
star but as someone whose music and entrepreneurship is already developing a global presence.”

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