Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Kid Ink
At least two reliable sources - the ''Washington Post'' write-up and the ''XXL'' review - provide independent, significant coverage. Further, it's quite likely that the recent http://www.xxlmag.com/xxl-freshman-2012/ ''XXL'' issue (with Kid Ink as part of the "Freshmen" cover story) contains additional coverage. It's pretty clear our subject is an up-and-comer, but it appears enough coverage exists to satisfy  and criterion 1 of 
— User:Gongshow, 05:46, 22 May 2012 (UTC)
Stance: keep
Cited policy: WP:GNG||WP:MUSICBIO (Wikipedia:Notability)