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240-628: A cover of the same titled song by Nirvana , who in turn were inspired by blues guitar legend Lead Belly 's rendition of the traditional folk song. Following WZRD ' s release on February 28, 2012, the album debuted at #3 on the US Billboard 200 chart, with first-week sales of 66,000 physical and digital copies in the United States. The album also debuted on the Top Rock Albums and Top Alternative Albums at number one, and at #9 on
360-490: A mixtape titled A Kid Named Cudi (2008). Its release helped Cudi rise to prominence and establish a fanbase, catching the attention of rapper Kanye West —who signed Cudi to his GOOD Music label by late 2008. With "Day 'n' Nite" issued as its lead single , his debut studio album, Man on the Moon: The End of Day (2009), was released to critical and commercial success, receiving quadruple platinum certification by
480-701: A self-titled collaborative album in June of that year, which was met with critical acclaim. His 2020 single, " The Scotts " (with Travis Scott ) became his first song to peak atop the Billboard Hot 100 , foreseeing the release of his seventh album, Man on the Moon III: The Chosen (2020) to commercial resurgence and critical praise. Cudi released his eighth album, Entergalactic (2022) to coincide with his adult animated TV special Entergalactic ; both were critically praised, followed by his ninth and tenth albums,
600-440: A Kid Cudi album before, you probably know what you’re going to get from Indicud , and for those who have been patiently awaiting his latest release, that's great news. Indicud features some of Kid Cudi’s best songs to date, and is an overall enjoyable listen from start to finish." Chris Coplan of Consequence of Sound stated, "It's ass-backwards to make other people look the best on your solo album. Still, that might demonstrate
720-408: A jam with something me and Hit-Boy did. It's a song that we've been trying to make happen for, like, two years now. I had the idea to get the girls on it and we reworked the beat a little bit. That will definitely be on there. It's next level. Everything on this album is next level, man. It's totally, like, the coldest shit. People are going to be like, 'What are we doing wrong?' You've just got to bring
840-562: A late 2009 interview, Cudi announced that the follow-up to his debut album would be a compilation album entitled Cudder and the Revolution of Evolution , which would have many collaborations. He stated he had already recorded songs with Snoop Dogg , Travis Barker , Clipse , Cage and Pharrell , and would also like to work with Drake , Green Day , Kings of Leon , Robin Thicke , the Killers and
960-484: A legend, so down to earth and cool. He was like the uncle I never had." Cudi also incorporated quotes from his favorite movies into the album, wherever he saw fit. The first release with a movie quote was " Immortal ", where Cudi sampled Adam Sandler in his 1995 film Billy Madison : "That’s one of my favorite movies, man. From my childhood, straight up. I love Adam Sandler. Throughout the album I wanted to include clips from some of my favorite movies to kind of narrate
1080-410: A little bit more thoughtful, and he did that — he showed up. I was blown away by his craftsmanship, his professionalism and his overall mojo." On October 28, 2012, after previously announcing hopes of releasing the album in late 2012, Cudi changed the estimate release date from late 2012 to early 2013. In late November, Cudi made it known he would be withholding the album's exact release date, until it
1200-414: A new album titled Speedin' Bullet 2 Heaven . On August 1, 2015, Cudi released " Confused! ", the lead single from his fifth album. On October 27, 2015, Cudi announced the new album will be released on December 4, 2015. He also leaked two songs off the project, "Wedding Tux" and "Judgemental Cunt". In November 2015 Cudi announced an Especial Tour , that will bring the rapper to various theaters all across
1320-470: A new skill-set and concept rather than throwing together a collection of identically moody anthems." Evan Rytlewski of The A.V. Club stated, "For the first time, Cudi is more interested in throwing an actual party than a pity party, and with his bass-engulfed beats and chewy, sing-along hooks, he’s well-suited to the task. In spite of its brighter outlook, though, Indicud is still a Kid Cudi record." Logan Smithson of PopMatters said, "If you've heard
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#17328549569281440-423: A new verse from Indicud . He also revealed that the album would feature 18 tracks, while officially confirming ASAP Rocky and Michael Bolton as featured guests. On March 16, Cudi announced that he would release the album's track list and cover art on April 2. Three days later, Kid Cudi announced via Twitter that the album had officially been completed and turned in to his label, Universal Republic. On March 26,
1560-422: A new verse from Indicud . He also revealed that the album would feature 18 tracks, while officially confirming ASAP Rocky and Michael Bolton as featured guests. On March 16, Cudi announced that he would release the album's tracklist and cover art on April 2. Three days later, Kid Cudi announced via Twitter that the album had officially been completed and turned in to his label, Universal Republic. On March 26,
1680-519: A possible collaborative album with Chip tha Ripper could be followed with a collaborative project with electronic rock duo Ratatat . On May 5, 2009 Iranian-American progressive house DJ Sharam , released "She Came Along", the lead single from his debut studio album, Get Wild (2009). The song, featuring Cudi, charted for 15 weeks on the Bulgarian Singles Top 40. It entered the chart on position 40 on week 30/2009, and its last appearance
1800-483: A real hero, he's definitely mine. You have my love." In January 2012, Cudi appeared on two songs from Chip tha Ripper's mixtape Tell Ya Friends , "Ride 4 You" which also featured Far East Movement and "GloryUs", which credited the duo as they are collectively known, The Almighty GloryUs. This led to speculation that a long-awaited project from the two was underway. On January 31, Cudi announced through his Twitter feed that he had completed WZRD and that his next album
1920-623: A short film for the Satellite Flight album cut "Balmain Jeans": "Developing a short film for "Balmain Jeans", a story about a spontaneous electric connection between two strangers." In a January 2015 interview, at the Sundance Film Festival , Kid Cudi expressed the possibility of releasing another album before the release of Man on the Moon III : "I'm always making music. The beauty in that
2040-546: A song featuring him and Cudi subsequently surfaced online. Passion, Pain & Demon Slayin ' was announced to be issued first via digital distribution on December 16, 2016, with the physical release on December 23. Cudi has also shared the song " Baptized in Fire ", which features Travis Scott (with whom Cudi collaborated extensively with on 2016's Birds in the Trap Sing McKnight ). On March 1, 2017, Kid Cudi performed
2160-518: A trip back to Cudi's roots as an artist in his hometown of Cleveland, Ohio. The campaign's goal was to tap into the grassroots of Converse's global market and introduce the artists of tomorrow. In June 2010, Converse was promoting being a catalyst for creativity by bringing together three musicians from different genres to form a unique collaboration known as "Three Artists. One Song." Converse teamed up Cudi, alongside Vampire Weekend 's Rostam Batmanglij and Best Coast 's Bethany Cosentino , to produce
2280-525: A year of each other." On February 25, 2014, with only few hours' notice from Cudi, Satellite Flight: The Journey to Mother Moon was released exclusively to digital retailers. The album debuted at number four on the Billboard 200 chart, with first-week sales of 87,000 digital copies in the United States. On March 4, 2014 Cudi appeared on Chelsea Lately , where he was interviewed by Oscar-nominated actress Gabourey Sidibe , to promote Satellite Flight and
2400-422: Is a play-on-words on the putative species of the genus Cannabis , indica , and Cudi's own name. On June 8, 2012, Cudi announced Indicud , would be a double-disc album , until tweeting on October 28, 2012, that " Indicud will not be a double disc but will contain a maximum of 17 brand new jams." Kid Cudi also tweeted: "The overall tone of indicud is positive and confident," adding: "The energy of Indicud
2520-562: Is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, actor, and fashion designer. Born and raised in Cleveland , Cudi moved to New York City in pursuit of a musical career, where he first gained recognition for his song " Day 'n' Nite ". Initially self-published on his MySpace page, the song became a hit online and served as a catalyst for Cudi to team up with record producers Plain Pat and Emile Haynie to record his first full-length project,
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#17328549569282640-525: Is its own new thing. New format with some of my favorite musical tricks here and there. The album moves dope". Before the album's release, in December 2012, Cudi dedicated Indicud to the late Ben Breedlove and all his fans who died, continuing: "My journey shall continue in your honor. Never forgotten." The dedication was ultimately included in the album's liner notes . The album is upbeat and optimistic, very much unlike his previous studio album Man on
2760-423: Is noted for his experimental nature, combining psychedelia , R&B , electronica , synthpop , dance , house , punk and indie rock in his music. Cudi has sold over 22 million units domestically and won two Grammy Awards . He has worked with artists spanning numerous genres, namely Jay-Z , Drake , Eminem , Kendrick Lamar , David Guetta , Shakira , Ariana Grande , and Michael Bolton . Kid Cudi
2880-411: Is proof Cudi can make a soundscape that others can easily adapt to, not the other way around." XXL positioned it at number 25 on their list of the best albums of 2013. In December 2013, HipHopDX placed it on their list of the top 25 albums of the year saying, "In a manner akin to Robert Johnson selling his soul to the devil to become a magician of a bluesman, Kid Cudi also clearly sold his soul to
3000-422: Is that I have a lot of material. And I'm actually thinking that it would be good to release something in the meantime, before Man on the Moon III comes out. Another Kid Cudi album, it's just kind of along the lines of what I did with Indicud or Satellite Flight , which is just its own standalone thing but still a Kid Cudi album. The Man on the Moon III album is something that's gonna take some time but I know
3120-522: The Billboard 200 , selling 139,000 copies in the United States and debuted at number 32 on the UK Albums Chart, becoming Cudi's highest-charting album on the chart, while entering at number 2 on the UK R&;B Chart. In its second week the album sold 36,000 more copies. In its third week the album sold 15,000 more copies, bringing its total sales in the United States to 183,000. As of December 19, 2013,
3240-595: The A Man Named Scott mixtape, so that he can focus on his rock project and his third solo album Man on the Moon III . Kid Cudi released the music video for his second album's title-track "Mr. Rager", on September 8, 2011. The video received all-positive reviews from critics and fans alike. Despite saying he will not do many more features for other artists in Complex magazine's October/November 2011 cover story, Cudi appeared on Bryan Greenberg 's second album We Don't Have Forever (2011), Travis Barker 's solo debut Give
3360-601: The Canadian Albums Chart respectively. In April 2012, in Geneseo, New York , Cudi performed before a sold-out crowd and premiered a hip hop song, his first since 2010. During his set, he performed a new record, tentatively titled "The Leader of the Delinquents", which he did a cappella . On April 25, 2012 Cudi was officially back to rapping with the release of "Dennis, Hook Me Up with Some More of That Whiskey!". The song,
3480-595: The Manhattan borough in New York City and charged with felony criminal mischief and possession of a controlled substance. Despite his arrest, he was released and made it to Manchester, Tennessee in time to play at Bonnaroo . In May 2010, American shoe company Converse , launched "You're It", a campaign which highlighted 23 artists from around the world in a series of web shorts. The campaign featured artists from 13 countries including Kid Cudi. In this short, Converse takes
3600-533: The Navy did not pan out because of his juvenile police record. Cudi first began rapping in 2003, towards the end of his time in high school, and was inspired by alternative hip hop groups such as the Pharcyde and A Tribe Called Quest . He later moved to New York City to pursue a music career. After leaving Cleveland in 2005 with $ 500 and a demo tape, he moved in with his uncle, accomplished jazz drummer Kalil Madi, in
3720-562: The Pop 100 . Kid Cudi's first television appearance was at the 2008 MTV Video Music Awards , alongside Travis Barker and DJ AM . Cudi was promoted as an artist to watch for in media such as Rolling Stone , Vibe , The Source , XXL and BBC News 's 2009 Sound of poll. MTV News reported on Cudi on a series of reports titled "MCs To Watch In 2009". In late 2008, Cudi was revealed to be included in XXL ' s 2009 annual Freshman Class. He
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3840-610: The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). It spawned the follow-up singles " Make Her Say " (featuring Kanye West and Common ) and " Pursuit of Happiness " (featuring MGMT and Ratatat )–the latter received diamond (10× platinum) certification by the RIAA. His second album, Man on the Moon II: The Legend of Mr. Rager (2010), was met with continued success; it received platinum certification and spawned
3960-576: The South Bronx . He worked at a couple of Manhattan clothing stores, before eventually sharing an apartment with friend and collaborator Dot da Genius in Brooklyn. In 2006, Cudi ran into his future mentor, rapper and producer Kanye West , in a Virgin Megastore . He recounted in a 2009 SPIN interview, "I was looking at CDs , saw the gleam of a Jesus piece in the right side of my eye, looked up, and it
4080-676: The Xbox 360 . He has also appeared as a musical guest on the Late Show with David Letterman and Jimmy Kimmel Live! In June 2009, he made a cameo in Black Eyed Peas ' video for " I Gotta Feeling ", alongside David Guetta , where the two met for the first time and subsequently recorded their international hit " Memories ". In 2009, he had also been on two magazine covers, Complex (August/September 2009) and URB (August 2009). He revealed information about his future plans via his blog, saying that
4200-502: The charity single " We Are the World " for its 25th anniversary to benefit Haiti after the earthquake . On April 20, 2010, Kid Cudi announced that the name of his second album would not be Cudder and the Revolution of Evolution , but a direct sequel to his first, titled Man on the Moon II: The Legend of Mr. Rager . On June 11, 2010, Kid Cudi was arrested in the Chelsea neighborhood of
4320-546: The trap -inspired Insano (2024) and its sequel Insano (Nitro Mega) (2024). Outside of recording, Cudi has launched his own vanity labels : the now-defunct Dream On, and his label imprint since 2011, Wicked Awesome Records. Cudi ventured into acting with the HBO series How to Make It in America in 2010, and has appeared in the films Goodbye World (2013), Need for Speed (2014), Entourage (2015), Bill & Ted Face
4440-415: The 2014 film Need for Speed . On March 12, 2014, Cudi released a song titled "Hero", a collaboration with American singer-songwriter Skylar Grey , recorded for the soundtrack to Need for Speed . On March 15, 2014, Cudi appeared on The Arsenio Hall Show , where he promoted the album, discussed the state of hip-hop, suicidal thoughts , Need for Speed , and performed the song "Internal Bleeding", from
4560-499: The 30 minute show Cudi performed "CuDi Zone", "Mr. Solo Dolo", "Day 'n' Nite" and "Make Her Say". Cudi also discussed his childhood, his move to New York to begin his career as an artist and more. Cudi's debut album Man on the Moon: The End of Day , was released on Universal Motown Records on September 15, 2009 and sold 104,419 copies in the first week and charted at #4. The album's lead single "Day 'n' Nite", Kid Cudi's greatest commercial success thus far, charted well in both
4680-438: The Delinquents" as a single via Republic Records. The song, which Cudi had first performed back in 2012, was later released in a limited edition pressing of the track on 7" vinyl, 12" picture disc, and cassette. Indicud Indicud (stylized in all lowercase ) is the third studio album by American rapper Kid Cudi . It was released on April 16, 2013, by GOOD Music , Wicked Awesome Records , and Republic Records . It
4800-701: The Drummer Some (2011), the Knux 's Eraser (2011), and Wale 's Ambition (2011), respectively. On October 30, 2011, Cudi released Maniac , a short horror film co-starring fellow American rapper Cage and directed by American actor Shia LaBeouf , through his blog. On November 13, 2011, a previously unreleased demo tape Cudi had recorded from 2002 to 2003, under the pseudonym Kid Mesc, titled Rap Hard , leaked online. On Twitter, Cudi wrote "I actually never wanted anyone to hear those songs ever, but its cool. Ha" On November 18, 2011 Cudi renamed his band for
4920-512: The EP's title-track . On January 27, 2014, Kid Cudi revealed on Twitter that Satellite Flight: Journey to Mother Moon would no longer be an EP, but a full-length album instead. In a February 2014 interview with MTV News , Cudi discussed the EP's transition to a full-fledged album and called the project his best work yet: "I'm really excited because it's my best work, and it's a surprise. People weren't really expecting it. I've never done two albums within
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5040-414: The EP. Cudi revealed a remix of his hit single "Day 'n' Nite, which was briefly previewed on the intro of his 2008 breakout mixtape A Kid Named Cudi , would also appear on the EP. On November 25, 2013, via his Twitter, Cudi revealed the title of the EP to be Satellite Flight: The Journey to Mother Moon . On December 16, 2013, Kid Cudi once again utilized SoundCloud to release "Satellite Flight",
5160-490: The Moon II (2010), titled "Creepers", produced by Dan Black . In the summer of 2012, Cudi announced the title of his third studio album to be, Indicud when he tweeted : "My new album is entitled indicud , it will be my version of The Chronic 2001 , some songs i'll produce, others i'll feat &/or play songwriter". On June 8, 2012, Cudi announced Indicud , will be a double-disc album . On August 12, Kid Cudi released
5280-404: The Moon II: The Legend of Mr. Rager (2010), which was considered darkly erratic. The positive vibe stems from Cudi's desire to always change and reinvent: "I always try to push myself to the next level with everything I do. Since I've been in the business, critics have known that about me. When I started working on Indicud, I just wanted to bring more energy into my sound. Most of my old music
5400-594: The Moon III , Cudi responded with: "I came up with Man on the Moon when I was a young man. People change their vibe! We can follow the same template and do the five-act split. Sonically, I'm still going to be where I'm at. Honestly, I was ready to live up to the obligation and do Man on the Moon III . I haven't been dicking around. I was planning on doing it after Speedin' Bullet . But the Speedin' Bullet response tore me up. It made me realize what's most important. I'm getting back on
5520-401: The Moon: The End of Day (2009), would be featured on Indicud . On October 9 and 12, Cudi released pictures of him and Dot da Genius in the studio working on the album. On November 6, 2012, Cudi made it known that he was in the studio that day working with fellow American rapper J. Cole . On November 17, 2012, via his Twitter feed, Cudi announced the song he recorded with Kendrick Lamar
5640-1178: The Music (2020), Don't Look Up (2021), and X (2022). In 2015, he starred as a bandleader in the IFC series Comedy Bang! Bang! , and did so in the short-lived HBO mini-series, We Are Who We Are in 2020. That same year, he launched the production company Mad Solar; its first release was the documentary A Man Named Scott (2021), which chronicled Cudi's career and upbringing. In fashion and modeling, Cudi has partnered with Giuseppe Zanotti , Virgil Abloh , Bape , Coach , Adidas , Calvin Klein , and Levi's on campaigns before launching his own clothing line in 2022. Cudi has been recognized as an influence on contemporary hip hop and alternative acts. His lyrics are often autobiographical, describing childhood experiences of depression , loneliness and alienation ; his struggle with drugs into adulthood and themes of spirituality , heartbreak , dissipation and celebration. The majority of his impact stems from his ability to display vulnerability and address mental health . He
5760-677: The Postal Service on the album. It was also rumored that Man on the Moon: The End of Day was followed up by a sequel titled Man on the Moon: The Ghost in the Machine and that the Man on the Moon series would be a trilogy. Kid Cudi was nominated for three 2010 Grammy Awards , for his singles "Day 'n' Nite" and "Make Her Say". In January 2010, Cudi released Man on the Moon: The End of Day ' s third and final single " Pursuit of Happiness ", which
5880-459: The U.S. and in Europe. The second single released was " Make Her Say " (originally titled "I Poke Her Face"), which features a sample from Lady Gaga 's hit single " Poker Face " and performances by Kanye West and Common . Common was also featured throughout the album, as the narrator. In September 2009, Cudi co-headlined 50 Cent 's "50 Fest" concert, along with fellow American rapper Wale . In
6000-417: The United States beginning on August 22 and ran through October 18, 2013. On August 12, 2012, Kid Cudi released the lead single from Indicud , a song titled " Just What I Am ", featuring his longtime collaborator and friend, rapper King Chip . On October 2, 2012, "Just What I Am", was released to iTunes as the first single from the album. The single's music video, which marked Cudi's directorial debut,
6120-550: The United States. On December 1, 2015, Cudi announced the cancellation of his Especial Tour , due to various reasons, such as production and personal issues. To make up for postponing the concert tour, Cudi released the album's title-track as the second single. In March 2016, Kid Cudi performed at McDowell Mountain Music Festival in Phoenix, Arizona . In an early April 2016 interview with Billboard , when asked about Man on
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#17328549569286240-524: The album a bit and liven it up and give it some personality." He declared that throughout the album, people will hear scenes from several different movies: "Yeah, different actors will pop up periodically. That’s how I felt when I finished the song. 'Oh my God. It's so good!' [Laughs] So there had to be a way that I could express myself. So I had to find some of my favorite quotes from my favorite movies. I put on Billy Madison and just watched that. There were so many lines that I picked that were great. But "I’m
6360-425: The album has sold 260,000 copies in the United States. On February 25, 2019, the album was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for combined sales and album-equivalent units of over 500,000 units in the United States. The album also earned a level of commercial success internationally. In Canada it peaked at number three on the Canadian Albums Chart and peaked at number 32 on
6480-788: The album was named the ninth most anticipated album of 2013 by Complex and the 14th most anticipated album by XXL . In early 2013, Cudi covered Complex ' s February/March 2013 issue. In January 2013, Cudi took to Twitter to express his frustrations with record label, Universal Republic , not supporting and promoting his music. After providing facts about singles "Just What I Am" and "King Wizard", defending their strong online presence and lamenting about not getting radio play, Cudi tweeted, "if things dont change soon, theres gonna be some problems." On March 14, 2013, Kid Cudi performed at Myspace 's South by Southwest (SXSW) secret show in Austin, Texas and after performing his many hits, he previewed
6600-470: The album's cover art and track list was unveiled by Walmart and later Complex . After the album cover 's unveiling, Cudi took to Twitter to explain his decision for the artwork: "The album art represents me. A ball of flames in a rose gold frame." The cover's art direction was handled by Cudi himself. In December 2013, it would be named the sixteenth best album cover of 2013 by Complex . Later that day, Cudi appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live! and performed
6720-418: The album's cover art and tracklist was unveiled by Walmart and later Complex . Later that day, Cudi appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live! and performed the album's lead singles; "Just What I Am" and "Immortal", as well as premiering "Mad Solar", which he performed a cappella. On April 2, 2013, Kid Cudi announced on Power 106 , that he was no longer under Kanye West's GOOD Music imprint. Cudi revealed he left
6840-400: The album's lead singles; "Just What I Am" and "Immortal", as well as premiering "Mad Solar", which he performed a cappella. During late 2013, Kid Cudi toured in support of Indicud on The Cud Life Tour 2013. The tour was announced on July 15, with tickets going on sale the following day. Supporting acts on the tour include Big Sean , Tyler, The Creator and Logic . The tour took place in
6960-557: The album's second single. On October 29, Cudi announced he would be releasing the album's second official single at the end of November. On November 7, he revealed the upcoming single's title to be " Immortal ", and that it again was produced by himself like the two previous releases, "Just What I Am" and "King Wizard". He claimed the song "will make you feel amazing in the heart and soul." However, on November 30, he revealed "Immortal" would not be released until 2013. "Immortal" would be premiered on March 1, 2013, via SoundCloud. The song
7080-725: The album. In April 2014, Cudi appeared on the cover of the inaugural issue of Fat Man magazine. On April 24, 2014, while being honored as a mental health advocate by Didi Hirsch Mental Health Services, at the Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles, Cudi offered a special performance during their annual Erasing the Stigma Leadership Awards. On May 2, 2014, it was announced Cudi would headline Chicago's North Coast Music Festival , along with West Coast rapper Snoop Dogg . On May 11, 2014 Cudi revealed he would be writing and directing
7200-399: The band's self-titled debut , Cudi claimed he had writer's block for almost five months because of his new sobriety ; something that had never happened to him for such an extended period of time. According to Cudi, bands that inspired the album include Electric Light Orchestra , Jimi Hendrix , Nirvana and Pink Floyd . The album includes a song titled " Where Did You Sleep Last Night? ",
7320-508: The bike again and doing what I do best: me." On April 22, 2016, Kid Cudi announced he would be releasing a new studio album, slated for a summer unveiling. On May 11, 2016, amidst rumors that he was set to release Man on the Moon III , Cudi revealed the title of his sixth solo album would be Passion, Pain & Demon Slayin' , through online mobile video-sharing and social networking service Instagram . On June 1, 2016, Cudi announced that he had two upcoming albums. One set to be released in
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#17328549569287440-423: The charts by moving 140,000 copies. In late 2013, Kid Cudi toured in support of Indicud on The Cud Life Tour 2013 . The tour was announced on July 15 with tickets going on sale the following day. Supporting acts on the tour included fellow American rappers Big Sean , Tyler, The Creator and Logic . While on tour, on October 16, 2013 Kid Cudi announced he would be releasing an extended play (EP), sometime in
7560-428: The demons that once claimed it in order to craft this album. There’s no singles here, just an intense and very listenable journey." The Source ranked it at number 23 on their list, saying "it delivered, sonically and conceptually. The album was an honest representation of the maturation of Cudi’s space age sound and middle finger to the world attitude." In its first week of release Indicud debuted at number two on
7680-690: The early release of Indicud , it was preceded by four singles – " Just What I Am ", " King Wizard ", " Immortal " and " Girls ". Indicud debuted at number two in the United States. With sales of 139,000 copies and debuted at number 32 on the UK Albums Chart , becoming Cudi's highest-charting album on the chart, while entering at number two on the UK R&;B Chart . The album received mixed reviews from critics. After his crossover into rock music with Dot da Genius , on their project WZRD (2012), Cudi soon began working on his third solo studio album. The album
7800-546: The fans are gonna be patient and I really appreciate that guys, thank you for your patience. But Man on the Moon III is coming, there may be an album before that just to tide you over." On March 3, 2015, Cudi officially released his first song since his album Satellite Flight , was put on the market. The song, which is titled " Love ", was originally recorded for Satellite Flight , and samples Ratatat's "Sunblocks" and has been received with positive reviews. On April 4, 2015, Cudi announced via Twitter that he would be releasing
7920-409: The fans. During his barrage of tweets, Webber gave insight on the album, revealing Too Short and Wu-Tang Clan 's RZA as features, as well as praising Cudi's production , rapping and singing. Unlike his previous albums, Indicud is primarily produced by Cudi himself. “I definitely did [ Indicud ] with this angry, spiteful, villainous energy. I was able to make some really great records, but it
8040-739: The first ever solely produced by Cudi himself, samples his 2010 song "Ghost!". On July 10, 2012, via his Twitter feed, Cudi announced collaborations on the album thus far, as the album had not yet been completed, to be Pusha T , Jaden Smith and Kendrick Lamar , along with more familiar collaborators Kanye West , King Chip and Cage . He also revealed he was hoping to collaborate with 50 Cent , Lloyd Banks , Diplo and MGMT . In September, he had also expressed interest in working with Harlem -bred rapper ASAP Rocky on Indicud . On October 1, 2012, Cudi confirmed that production from electronic rock duo Ratatat , with whom he collaborated on " Pursuit of Happiness " and "Alive" from his debut album Man on
8160-416: The first ever solely produced by Cudi himself, samples his 2010 song "Ghost!". In June 2012, Cudi was seen in the music video for " Mercy ", the lead single from GOOD Music's compilation album Cruel Summer , in which he, along with other GOOD Music recording artists were featured on. Cudi was ultimately featured on two songs from the compilation, "The Morning" and a solo track originally meant for Man on
8280-506: The following day he performed three songs on NBC's Last Call with Carson Daly . Cudi teamed up with partner and record producer Emile Haynie, to produce an exclusive single titled "Switchin Lanes", for the video game Midnight Club: Los Angeles , part of its "South Central Premium Upgrade" downloadable content (DLC) , which came out March 19, 2009, for the PlayStation 3 and March 27, 2009, for
8400-415: The future. When we start working on Man on the Moon III I'll be calling them up to see if they want to be a part of it. I know Emile is definitely down. We had an issue, but we're men and we were able to figure it out and move forward. There's no hard feelings." In March 2011, Cudi announced that a music video for " Marijuana " would be released in the spring, followed by a music video for " Mr. Rager " in
8520-432: The guest actors here distract from Cudi's signature self-mythologizing and inner turmoil. And most of the time, it's his inner turmoil that beckons you in, rather than merely pushing you out." Dan Buyanovsky of XXL stated, "As a whole, Cudi’s version of 2001 is an original and bold project [...] This ambitious project does not fall flat, and credit is due to Cudi for continuing to challenge himself post-WZRD, taking on
8640-419: The label on good terms, with him saying West respected his decision and will always be "big brother". Cudi's decision to move forward without West, was his desire to focus on his own imprint, Wicked Awesome Records and his friend, fellow rapper King Chip. After Indicud leaked online in its entirety on April 9, 2013, Kid Cudi decided to push the album's release date up to April 16. The album debuted at #2 on
8760-519: The latter of which later became a bonus track on the Jay-Z and Kanye West collaborative album Watch the Throne (2011). In October 2010, Cudi had announced that he would be forming a rock band with frequent collaborator Dot da Genius , tentatively called Wizard . In early 2011, he announced that he would be releasing a mixtape titled A Man Named Scott , reminiscent of his A Kid Named Cudi title, prior to
8880-543: The lead single from Indicud , a song titled " Just What I Am ", featuring his friend and longtime collaborator King Chip (formerly Chip tha Ripper). The album was announced to be released in early 2013 with Cudi focusing on scoring movies, followed by the third installment of the Man on the Moon series. Cudi then added that Indicud "will feature more uptempos and that it will consist of at most 17 new songs." The music video for "Just What I Am", which marked Cudi's directorial debut, premiered November 6, 2012 on VEVO and
9000-525: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cudi&oldid=1221374988 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Kid Cudi Scott Ramon Seguro Mescudi (born January 30, 1984), also known by his stage name Kid Cudi ( / ˈ k ʌ d i / KUHD -ee ; formerly stylized as KiD CuDi ),
9120-434: The madness sometimes." — Commenting on his studio session with Haim: In an April 2013 interview, Cudi told MTV News how his collaboration with "the '80s legend" Michael Bolton came about: "My mom is a huge fan so I grew up hearing him in the household and he did the song with The Lonely Island that I thought that was genius. I love those guys' work and seeing what they did with Michael they really used him, but I
9240-419: The making of Indicud In April 2012, in Geneseo, New York , Cudi performed before a sold-out crowd and premiered a hip hop song, his first since 2010. During his set, he performed a new record, tentatively titled "The Leader of the Delinquents", which he did a cappella . On April 25, 2012, Cudi was officially back to rapping with the release of "Dennis, Hook Me Up with Some More of That Whiskey!". The song,
9360-552: The music video of "Day 'n' Nite". On February 25, 2009, Cudi self-leaked a teaser trailer for the upcoming Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen film, using his song "Sky Might Fall" in the background; later he posted that he made the trailer himself and was in talks to possibly making it official. In February 2009, Kid Cudi also made a cameo appearance next to Solange in the video for her song " T.O.N.Y. ". On March 16, 2009, Kid Cudi performed on mtvU 's Spring Break special, and
9480-555: The next three months. Cudi also revealed he would be producing it alongside Dot da Genius and that frequent collaborator King Chip, would appear on the EP. He then called the EP a prelude to his fourth album Man on the Moon III , which he announced would be released in 2015. On October 19, 2013, Cudi revealed "Going to the Ceremony", a song he had released via online audio distribution platform SoundCloud , earlier in July, would be included in
9600-596: The original Wizard. Kid Cudi explained his reasoning saying: "I needed something more original, something different, but it's still wizardry at its finest." In 2011, Cudi landed a songwriting placement on English singer Natalia Kills ' debut album Perfectionist , for the song " Free ". On August 12, 2011, Kid Cudi released the music video for " No One Believes Me ", directed by Fright Night director Craig Gillespie . The song, produced by Dot da Genius, features Cudi singing and contains elements of rock music . On August 21, Cudi announced that he would no longer be releasing
9720-527: The path of Kid Cudi isn't about being a rapper, a singer, or something in between. The point is, this record just proves that Kid Cudi has a lot of sorting to do, and continuing down the same old path simply won’t cut it in the long-run." Joe Gross of Rolling Stone said, "Someday this Cleveland MC/producer/former weed enthusiast will find the lyrical and vocal charisma to match the scrumptiously dark, quasi-industrial tenor of his moody beats. But Cudi’s pitchy-dawg voice remains his own worst enemy." Closing out
9840-415: The production of his third album, creating moody, surreal soundscapes to bolster rhymes that run the gamut of emotions. But whether he's feeling invincible or despondent, you get a true sense of where his head's at." David Jeffries of AllMusic stated, "It's an entertaining, vibrant, and artistically filling album, so consider it a "presents" effort and enjoy the show." Mosi Reeves of Spin said, "None of
9960-508: The rest of it." As for the A$ AP Rocky feature on "Brothers," Cudi explained that he made the decision to go with a minimal hook and let the Harlem rapper dominate the track: "I felt like that was a perfect beat for A$ AP to get on there and speak some truths and talk to the younger generation, because he's in a place where a lot of kids are up to him and Kendrick. I just wanted to hear him say something
10080-494: The rock album. On February 26, 2011, Cudi took to his Twitter account to announce that Dream On, the record label he launched back in 2009 with partners Patrick "Plain Pat" Reynolds and producer Emile Haynie , has been dissolved. However, in an interview with Complex Magazine Cudi explained they were all still on good terms: "I wanted to try something new, and I wanted to take control of things myself. Those are still my guys, Pat and Emile, and I'm still going to work with them in
10200-415: The second offering from Indicud via SoundCloud . Cudi who also produced the track, had teamed up with Samsung Mobile to release the clean version of the newly mastered "King Wizard" as a free download. The download was available by heading to Samsung Mobile USA's Facebook page under the "music" tab. The explicit version and the music video were officially released via iTunes, on December 18, 2012, as
10320-462: The second time to WZRD (pronounced: w-z-r-d). He also announced that the upcoming rock project would be released on his 28th birthday, January 30, 2012. In late 2011, Cudi was mentioned in a viral video by vlogger Ben Breedlove , about his near death experiences. After Breedlove's death on December 26, 2011, Cudi commented on his thoughts about inspiring the young kid. "I am so sad about Ben Breedlove", Kid Cudi wrote on his Tumblr blog. "I watched
10440-601: The singles " Erase Me " (featuring Kanye West) and " Mr. Rager ". Cudi formed the rock band WZRD with long-time collaborator and producer Dot da Genius ; their eponymous debut album (2012) debuted atop the Billboard Top Rock Albums chart. His self-produced third album, Indicud (2013) peaked at number two on the Billboard 200, was led by the platinum-certified single " Just What I Am " (featuring King Chip ), and served as his final release with GOOD Music. It
10560-518: The smartest man alive!" resonated with me. And Adam Sandler is like a god to me. He's so amazing. I just wanted to pay homage through song and let him know, like, 'You’re the shit!'" With Indicud , on several tracks Cudi took a backseat in vocals to rather showcase his production skills. "The focus was on producing the record for Kendrick, I wanted to shine as a producer first. I wanted to show that side off more than anything else and that's why I had my one verse then let Kendrick go ape-sh-- crazy all over
10680-466: The song "Kitchen", with a string orchestra , live on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon . On August 15, 2017, Cudi announced a national concert tour by the name of Passion, Pain & Demon Slayin' Tour; with the first date on September 30 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In 2018 Cudi and Kanye West formed a duo known as Kids See Ghosts , and produced an album titled Kids See Ghosts , which
10800-481: The song titled "All Summer". In addition to collaborating on the track, each of the artists also participated in the creation of the music video, which was released later that summer. The lead single from Cudi's second studio album, titled " Erase Me ", features Kanye West and was produced by Jim Jonsin . The song debuted on a Cleveland radio station June 30, 2010, and was officially released to Rhythm/Crossover radio on August 17, 2010. The title-track " Mr. Rager ",
10920-507: The song to his MySpace page. This early work caught the attention of West via his then-manager Plain Pat , subsequently leading West to sign Cudi to his GOOD Music imprint later that year. In July 2008, Kid Cudi released his first mixtape, A Kid Named Cudi (executive produced by Plain Pat and Emile Haynie ), in collaboration with New York street-wear brand 10.Deep as a free download. Kanye West first called upon Cudi to reference hooks for American rapper and mogul Jay-Z , and while in
11040-504: The studio Cudi and West went from working on The Blueprint 3 (2009) to West's R&B -esque 808s & Heartbreak (2008). Cudi's assistance on the latter includes co-writing credits or vocals on " Heartless ", " Welcome to Heartbreak ", " Paranoid ", and "RoboCop". Kid Cudi was a prominent songwriter and featured artist on 808s & Heartbreak , with "Paranoid" and "Heartless" being released as singles, while "Welcome to Heartbreak" charted as an album cut and peaked at number 87 on
11160-501: The summer, then he would release a short film , directed by Shia LaBeouf , inspired by his song "Maniac", with Cage , in October 2011. In April 2011, while performing at New York City's Roseland Ballroom Kid Cudi announced he was launching his own record label. The new label, which he will be releasing his third studio album on is called Wicked Awesome Records. He also renamed his band on the same occasion to 2 Be Continuum, renaming it from
11280-422: The summer, while the other would be released in the fall. He added that one of them was complete. On September 26, 2016, Kid Cudi unveiled the track-list for Passion, Pain & Demon Slayin ' via Twitter, which revealed guest spots from Travis Scott , André 3000 , Pharrell Williams and Willow Smith . Although there was a discrepancy between him and Kanye West , West later made an offer of peace and
11400-512: The video he left for the world to see, and him seeing me in detail, in his vision really warmed my heart. I broke down, I am to tears because I hate how life is so unfair. This has really touched my heart in a way I cant describe, this is why I do what I do. Why I write my life, and why I love you all so much. Life is really fucked up sometimes, but I know Ben is at Peace, and I hope he gets a chance to sit and talk with my Dad. We love you Ben. Forever. Thank you for loving me. To Ben's family, you raised
11520-529: The whole shit." After announcing his departure from GOOD Music, Cudi revealed Indicud would be his last album under the label, adding that only the first 200,000 copies printed would have the GOOD Music logo on it; making them collector's items . It feels right. But now I'm just kinda going with the flow and that's kinda how Indicud came out. I didn't go in making an album, I just went in trying to learn how to make beats.. and I made " Just What I Am ". And it
11640-415: The year, the album was named to multiple album of the year lists. Complex ranked the album at number 26, on their list of the 50 best albums of 2013. They commented saying, "the album's cinematic feel puts Cudi in the director's seat as he compiles a diverse ensemble cast of luminaries, ranging from rap legends like RZA to indie rockers like Haim to West Coast spitters like Kendrick Lamar. The final product
11760-475: Was 11 years old, his father died of cancer; his passing had a significant effect on Cudi's personality and music. Cudi attended Shaker Heights High School for two years before transferring to Solon High School . He was expelled from the school for threatening to punch the principal, but later earned his GED . He studied film at the University of Toledo , but dropped out after a year. His subsequent plan to join
11880-682: Was Kanye West." He introduced himself and offered West some of his music. Cudi later ran into West again while working at the BAPE store in New York, and recalled: "I remember Kanye coming in one time and I was helping him get a couple things. I forgot to take a sensor off of one of the jackets he bought and I had to run out the store to catch him before he left. Pretty funny me chasing after him in SoHo ." In 2007, Kid Cudi's song " Day 'n' Nite ", began being featured on several music blogs, after having initially uploaded
12000-628: Was born Scott Ramon Seguro Mescudi in Cleveland, Ohio , on January 30, 1984. He grew up in Shaker Heights and Solon . He has two older brothers, Domingo and Dean, and an older sister, Maisha. His mother, Elsie Harriet (née Banks), is an African-American school choir teacher at Roxboro Middle School in Cleveland Heights, Ohio . His father, Lindberg Styles Mescudi, was a house painter, substitute teacher, and World War II Air Force veteran of African-American and Mexican descent. When Cudi
12120-468: Was certain, to avoid push backs. On December 18, 2012, the same day promotional single " King Wizard " was officially released, Cudi revealed the album would be released in March 2013. On February 12, he announced the album's release date to be April 23, 2013. After the album leaked online in its entirety on April 9, 2013, Kid Cudi decided to push the album's release date up to April 16. In early January,
12240-427: Was driven towards relaxed, chilled out smoke music. And that was my goal first coming in. Now it's like, 'What's a side of me that people haven't seen?' The only time people have seen me on up-tempos is on remixes or some shit. So I just wanted to take the energy to the next level. That ultimately inspired the subject matter. It was a chain reaction. With the up-tempos came more positive lyrics. It just brightened up
12360-406: Was eventually certified platinum by the RIAA. In 2010, Cudi was featured on Snoop Dogg's re-release of Malice n Wonderland , titled More Malice , on the lead single " That Tree ". Cudi later teamed up with independent artist Johnny Polygon , to remix Polygon's "The Riot Song", which appears on his mixtape Rebel Without Applause (2010). He was also invited to be a vocalist for the remake of
12480-429: Was featured on the cover alongside fellow up-and-coming rappers Asher Roth , Wale , B.o.B , Charles Hamilton , Cory Gunz , Blu , Mickey Factz , Ace Hood and Curren$ y . On February 17, 2009, he appeared on Snoop Dogg 's MTV talk show Dogg After Dark , performing "Day 'n' Nite" at the end of the show. Two days later on February 19, 2009, Cudi appeared on BET 's 106 & Park , alongside Kanye West to debut
12600-425: Was followed by the tepidly-received experimental albums, Satellite Flight: The Journey to Mother Moon (2014) and Speedin' Bullet 2 Heaven (2015). His sixth album, Passion, Pain & Demon Slayin' (2016) saw an improvement in critical reception and was supported by the single " Surfin' " (featuring Pharrell Williams ). Cudi formed the duo Kids See Ghosts with former label boss West in 2018; they released
12720-511: Was initially going to be the third installment to his Man on the Moon series, which he announced when he revealed he would not be releasing the A Man Named Scott mixtape , to focus on his rock project and " MOTM3 ". Be that as it may, in the summer of 2012 Cudi announced the title of his third studio album when he tweeted : "My new album is entitled indicud , it will be my version of The Chronic 2001 , some songs i'll produce, others i'll feat &/or play songwriter". The title Indicud ,
12840-561: Was just like 'OK, dope record', but I didn't have the confidence to do an album yet. But then, like other jams came out, like "Unfuckwittable" and "Young Lady" and then it was just like 'Whoa, I could do an album here'. With just three songs, I felt like 'Okay, this is something that I could execute'. And I put it out there that I was gonna do the album with only just three songs man; but I work better under pressure. — In an exclusive video interview with Complex , in January 2013, Cudi spoke on
12960-435: Was like man I wanna use him in a way where I'm not tryna make a joke or anything – I just wanna use the mightiness of his voice in a way that's never been done before." "I reached out," Cudi added, "he responded immediately and we were able to get him in the studio for like three hours and most of the time he spent talking and just dropping science. It was really cool to have his energy and just to be around him because he's such
13080-428: Was on week 44/2009. It peaked at number 11, where it stayed for one week. During the summer of 2009, Cudi joined fellow up-and-coming rappers Asher Roth and B.o.B , for 'The Great Hangover' concert tour . In late 2009, Kid Cudi was featured on the highly anticipated Jay-Z album The Blueprint 3 , on the song "Already Home". On September 14, 2009, BET premiered their Rising Icons profile of Kid Cudi. During
13200-444: Was produced by Cudi, with the main sample being a track from one of his favorite bands MGMT 's, " Congratulations ". He reversed the song, sped it up, and produced over it. The song was officially released via iTunes on March 14, 2013, as the album's third single. On April 2, 2013, Cudi released "Girls" for digital download via the iTunes Store , as the album's fourth single. The song features fellow American rapper Too Short , and
13320-440: Was produced by Cudi. Indicud received mixed reviews from critics. At Metacritic , which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 58, based on 16 reviews. Chris Dart of Exclaim! said, "It's also a smart, fun, eclectic record full of psychedelic influences and great, massive choruses." Steve Jones of USA Today said, "Scott Mescudi handles
13440-405: Was produced by himself and is titled "Solo Dolo, Part II". He also stated his former GOOD Music label-mate Common would be featured on the album, on a song produced by Dot da Genius and Cudi's mentor 88-Keys . On February 13, 2013, via Twitter, Cudi revealed he previewed the album to friend and fellow American actor, Mark Webber , and asked him to share his thoughts on the album, as a favor to
13560-459: Was released November 6, 2012, via Kid Cudi's Vevo . The song has since peaked at number 74 on the US Billboard Hot 100 . On September 29, 2012, Cudi released a podcast where he previewed " King Wizard ", a new song he was "very excited about". On October 3, 2012, one day after "Just What I Am", the album's lead single was officially released via iTunes, Cudi liberated "King Wizard" as
13680-456: Was released as the album's second single, shortly before the album's release. The album, released November 9, 2010, debuted at number three on the US Billboard 200 chart, with first-week sales of 169,000 copies. In its second week it crossed the 200,000 sales mark. In 2010, Kid Cudi appeared on several songs for his mentor Kanye West's weekly free music giveaway GOOD Fridays ; namely "Good Friday", "Christian Dior Denim Flow" and "The Joy",
13800-527: Was released on June 8, 2018. On October 23, 2018, in response to a fan on Twitter, Cudi revealed he had begun working on his seventh solo album. Although he said he would be taking his time to create his forthcoming LP, Cudi projected a 2019 release. In July 2019, Kid Cudi announced his next album would be titled Entergalactic , which he revealed would soundtrack an upcoming Netflix "adult-focused animated music series" co-created by himself and Kenya Barris . On April 14, 2020, Kid Cudi released "Leader of
13920-581: Was shot in Los Angeles with fans invited to participate in the video's shoot. On November 7, he revealed the album's second official single's title to be " Immortal ", and that it again was produced by himself like the two previous releases, "Just What I Am" and " King Wizard ". He claimed the song "will make you feel amazing in the heart and soul." The song was officially released via iTunes on March 14, 2013. On March 14, 2013 Kid Cudi performed at MySpace 's South by Southwest (SXSW) secret show in Austin, Texas and after performing his many hits, he previewed
14040-493: Was the collaborative effort with Chip tha Ripper. In 2012, Cudi was featured on the soundtrack to the film The Hunger Games , crafting an original song for the film titled "The Ruler and the Killer". Referring to "The Ruler and the Killer", Cudi wrote on his Twitter feed: "I could not have done it without my producing partners on the project for the film, The legendary and Godly T Bone Burnett and Greg Wells !" While working on
14160-732: Was the first album of Cudi's solo career to not be an installment of his Man on the Moon series. The album's cover artwork was designed by Kid Cudi himself, who also served as an executive producer of Indicud . It was Cudi's goal to make more uptempo and positive music with the album. He described it as a completely new format compared to his previous albums. The album's record production was handled entirely by Cudi as well, with only record producer Hit-Boy co-producing one track, while Cudi's WZRD bandmate Dot da Genius , provided drums on two. The album features guest appearances from King Chip , Kendrick Lamar , Too Short , RZA , ASAP Rocky , Father John Misty , Michael Bolton and Haim . During
14280-489: Was the most aggressive music I ever made” — In a September 2014 interview with Joe Rogan , Cudi reminisced on the recording process of the album. In an interview with Billboard , released March 2013, Cudi confirmed he was working closely with ASAP Rocky, while also revealing Haim , an all-female indie rock band, would appear on the album on a song produced by high-profile American record producer Hit-Boy and himself. On April 2, 2013, Hit-Boy, claimed besides Cudi, he
14400-421: Was the only other person to provide production on the album. Cudi later confirmed the statement via Twitter. Cudi and Hit-Boy had been working on the aforementioned song since January 2011. The track is also the first record the two of them ever worked on together. "Yeah, they're fuckin' wicked. I love them. They came to the studio with dope energy. I'd work with them any day. They're so dope. We were able to do
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