Flo Rida is no longer just a state it’s one of the most popular rapper in 2010. He got his international breakthrough in the year of 2008 with his single “Low”. Following Colleagues like Rick Ross, Pitbull and the producer-team Cool & Dre Flo Rida finally put the same named region on the map.
Germany’s X-Factor runner-up Raffaela Wais will be releasing her 1st single to her debut album “Going Crazy“ on the 25th May. None other than Mario Winans produced both the single and album. Raffaela and Mario met coincidentally in L.A. As they got to know each other they soon decided to collaborate. Mario was ecstatic over Raffaela’s talent, so it didn’t take long for him to decide that he would produce her debut album. Mario Winans: “I like her as an artist and I believe in her too. I’ve worked with the best artists in the past and seen them come and go. She has quality and all it takes for a long and prosperous career.”
Covered from head to toe in tattoos, 24 year-old Los Angeles-based rapper Kid Ink is wrecking havoc on the streets and in cyber world. The Rapper/Producer/Songwriter/Tattoo Aficionado has over 20 Million hits on YouTube with lyrical gems like, “Tat It Up” “La La La,” and “Keep It Rollin’.” Having spent the majority of the early part of his career behind the control board and not the mic, Kid Ink crafting his production skills working with multi-platinum artists like Sean “Diddy” Combs and Sean Kingston as well Yung Berg and Nipsey Hussle. Production came natural for Kid Ink, "I started making the beats because I already had several artists trying the rap thing out, so I thought I would be more useful supplying the production." But sitting behind the board was not enough for Kid Ink. Just a few short years ago, Kid Ink picked up the mic and a new contender in the Hip-Hop game was born. Honing his skills as a songwriter creating hooks for his beats, Kid Ink stepped up his lyrical repertoire with full length and completed songs. 2010 was a breakout year in the young rapper’s career. Teaming up with world-renowned DJ ill Will and DJ Rockstar’s newly formed Tha Alumni Music Group; Kid Ink became more focused in his grind and began working on the underground hit, Crash Landing Mixtape. His hard work paid off and the music industry began to take notice. Within 10 days of its release, Crash Landing garnered critical acclaim, a position at the top of Datpiff.com’s ‘Top Mixtapes of the Week’ section and amassed an astonishing 50 thousand downloads. After Crash Landings’ debut, national and international request to perform rolled in. Kid Ink has toured the states with stops in Los Angeles, Minneapolis, Denver, Kansas City and Buffalo; and internationally in Toronto, Canada, Zurich, Switzerland, Melbourne, Australia and Krasnador, Russia. Solidifying himself as a real MC, Kid Ink garnered career-defining features from Hip-Hop and R&B stars including Young Money's Gudda Gudda, Roscoe Dash, Sterling Simms, Bei Maejor, Meek Mill and many more. Kid Ink’s uncompromising work ethic would not allow him to rest on his more than impressive laurels; there needed to be a ‘visual’ movement to showcase his innovative style and unique persona. Lensed by Director Alex Nazari, Kid Ink released an astounding 8 cutting-edge music videos in 2010 alone. Tearing the Net to shreds, to date his now 18 released videos have garnered a very impressive 25 plus million views.
