WZRD ( / d ʌ b ə l j u - z i - ɑːr - d iː / ) is an American alternative rock band and record production team composed of longtime friends and frequent collaborators Dot da Genius and Kid Cudi . Formed in New York City in 2010, Cudi originally named the band Wizard , inspired by British heavy metal band Black Sabbath 's song of the same name . However, Cudi renamed the band on two occasions, the first being in April 2011 to 2 Be Continuum , explaining: "I needed something more original, something different...". The second time occurred in November 2011, to the band's current namesake. The eponymous debut album, WZRD , was released in February 2012, peaking at number three on the US Billboard 200 chart. The album was supported by the lead singles , "Brake" and "Teleport 2 Me, Jamie".
53-457: [REDACTED] Look up wizard in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Wizard , the wizard , or wizards may refer to: Wizard (fantasy) , a fictional practitioner of magic Wizard (supernatural) , a practitioner of magic Art, entertainment and media [ edit ] Fictional characters [ edit ] Wizard (Archie Comics) ,
106-522: A promotional single titled "Perfect is the Word". It was the first song Cudi and Dot da Genius worked on for the album. During a Ustream broadcast, they unveiled a song titled "Rocket" and announced it as the second single. Kid Cudi and Dot da Genius also recorded an original song for the 2011 film, Fright Night . The song, titled " No One Believes Me ", was first announced June 7, 2011, through Cudi's official tumblr , when he announced he would be shooting
159-455: A tour for the eponymously titled album, WZRD , beginning in Europe. On January 12, Dot da Genius took to Twitter to announce that he and Cudi decided to push WZRD back to a February 28, release date: "Hey guys, WZRD update. Me and Cudi have been working on our debut album and it's almost near completion. We are in the final stages of mastering but we really had to take time and pay attention to
212-471: A 1977 animated post-apocalyptic fantasy/science fiction film by Ralph Bakshi Gaming [ edit ] Wizard (1983 video game) , a 1983 Commodore 64 game that was later re-released in 1986 as Ultimate Wizard Wizard (2005 video game) , a game designed by Chris Crawford for the Atari 2600 and released in 2005 Wizard (board game) , a 1978 board game released by Metagaming Wizard (card game) ,
265-423: A 1977 animated post-apocalyptic fantasy/science fiction film by Ralph Bakshi Gaming [ edit ] Wizard (1983 video game) , a 1983 Commodore 64 game that was later re-released in 1986 as Ultimate Wizard Wizard (2005 video game) , a game designed by Chris Crawford for the Atari 2600 and released in 2005 Wizard (board game) , a 1978 board game released by Metagaming Wizard (card game) ,
318-503: A 1984 Canadian trick-taking card game designed by Ken Fisher Wizard (MUD) , a developer or administrator in a MUD Wizards (board game) , a board game produced in 1982 by Avalon Hill Wizards of the Coast or Wizards, a Seattle-based games publisher Literature [ edit ] Wizard (novel) , a 1980 science fiction novel by John Varley The Wizard (novel) , an 1896 Adventure novel by Henry Rider Haggard The Wizard ,
371-455: A 1984 Canadian trick-taking card game designed by Ken Fisher Wizard (MUD) , a developer or administrator in a MUD Wizards (board game) , a board game produced in 1982 by Avalon Hill Wizards of the Coast or Wizards, a Seattle-based games publisher Literature [ edit ] Wizard (novel) , a 1980 science fiction novel by John Varley The Wizard (novel) , an 1896 Adventure novel by Henry Rider Haggard The Wizard ,
424-499: A comic book superhero Wizard (character class) , magic-wielding character types in many role-playing games Wizard (DC Comics) , a comic book villain Wizard ( Dungeons & Dragons ) , the Dungeons & Dragons character class Wizard (Marvel Comics) , a comic book villain Wizard (Middle-earth) , powerful beings in the writings of J. R. R. Tolkien "The Wizard", the villain of
477-404: A comic book superhero Wizard (character class) , magic-wielding character types in many role-playing games Wizard (DC Comics) , a comic book villain Wizard ( Dungeons & Dragons ) , the Dungeons & Dragons character class Wizard (Marvel Comics) , a comic book villain Wizard (Middle-earth) , powerful beings in the writings of J. R. R. Tolkien "The Wizard", the villain of
530-642: A computer user interface that leads a user through dialog steps Wizard butterfly, the brush-footed or Bardic wizard butterfly Rhinopalpa polynice Wizard Nebula , an open cluster located in Cepheus constellation Sports [ edit ] Wizard (horse) (1806–1813), Thoroughbred racehorse Canterbury cricket team , known as the Wizards Dakota Wizards , a team in the NBA Development League Fort Wayne Wizards ,
583-443: A computer user interface that leads a user through dialog steps Wizard butterfly, the brush-footed or Bardic wizard butterfly Rhinopalpa polynice Wizard Nebula , an open cluster located in Cepheus constellation Sports [ edit ] Wizard (horse) (1806–1813), Thoroughbred racehorse Canterbury cricket team , known as the Wizards Dakota Wizards , a team in the NBA Development League Fort Wayne Wizards ,
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#1732845281247636-453: A crab fishing boat in the TV show Deadliest Catch Hillman Wizard , an American six-cylinder car Isuzu Wizard , a Japanese mid-size SUV Laron Wizard , an American homebuilt aircraft design Other uses [ edit ] HMS Wizard , a list of ships bearing the name Wizard Video , a defunct home video company See also [ edit ] Grand Wizard or Imperial Wizard,
689-408: A crab fishing boat in the TV show Deadliest Catch Hillman Wizard , an American six-cylinder car Isuzu Wizard , a Japanese mid-size SUV Laron Wizard , an American homebuilt aircraft design Other uses [ edit ] HMS Wizard , a list of ships bearing the name Wizard Video , a defunct home video company See also [ edit ] Grand Wizard or Imperial Wizard,
742-468: A leader of the Ku Klux Klan Comp wizard, also known as a Comp hustler , is a gambler who maximizes complementary perqs from casinos The Wizzard , Dominican calypso singer Wizzard , a 1970s British glam rock band Wizard Cup (disambiguation) WZRD (disambiguation) All pages with titles beginning with Wizard All pages with titles containing Wizard Topics referred to by
795-408: A leader of the Ku Klux Klan Comp wizard, also known as a Comp hustler , is a gambler who maximizes complementary perqs from casinos The Wizzard , Dominican calypso singer Wizzard , a 1970s British glam rock band Wizard Cup (disambiguation) WZRD (disambiguation) All pages with titles beginning with Wizard All pages with titles containing Wizard Topics referred to by
848-576: A legitimate guitar riff. He never played a guitar a day in his life, but had an ill riff that we could make a song with." Kid Cudi first unveiled the project in January 2011, after returning to Twitter and announcing a new album he was hoping to have out by the summer: "pushing for a summer release of the wizard album... wizard is a rock album, no raps, just singing. brand new thing... workin on some Jay and 'Ye shit... new mixtape A Man Named Scott thats this summah for all those who fucks with my raps, this
901-534: A magazine about comic books The Wizard (DC Thomson) , a British comic that featured Wilson of the Wizard and was merged to Rover People [ edit ] The Wizard (nickname) , a list of people nicknamed "the Wizard" or "Wizard" Mr. Wizard , the creator and host of Watch Mr. Wizard and Mr. Wizard's World Wizard of New Zealand , also known as The Wizard, New Zealand educator, comedian and politician Ian Brackenbury Channell (born 1932) The Wizard,
954-485: A magazine about comic books The Wizard (DC Thomson) , a British comic that featured Wilson of the Wizard and was merged to Rover People [ edit ] The Wizard (nickname) , a list of people nicknamed "the Wizard" or "Wizard" Mr. Wizard , the creator and host of Watch Mr. Wizard and Mr. Wizard's World Wizard of New Zealand , also known as The Wizard, New Zealand educator, comedian and politician Ian Brackenbury Channell (born 1932) The Wizard,
1007-493: A new song titled "Going to the Ceremony", via his SoundCloud account. The song was released with the tag, "produced by WZRD", which confirms the guitars and drums in this track are most likely played by Cudi and Dot. Cudi later revealed the track is for his EP Satellite Flight: The Journey to Mother Moon , which would feature more production from WZRD. On September 4, 2013, King Chip released his 44108 mixtape, which included
1060-465: A novel by Gene Wolfe in the series The Wizard Knight Wizards (Ace anthology) , 2008, edited by Jack Dann and Gardner Dozois Wizards (Asimov anthology) , 1983, edited by Isaac Asimov A Wizard of Earthsea , a 1968 fantasy novel by Ursula K. Le Guin Music [ edit ] Groups [ edit ] Wizard (German band) , a German power metal/speed metal band Wizard (American band) ,
1113-421: A novel by Gene Wolfe in the series The Wizard Knight Wizards (Ace anthology) , 2008, edited by Jack Dann and Gardner Dozois Wizards (Asimov anthology) , 1983, edited by Isaac Asimov A Wizard of Earthsea , a 1968 fantasy novel by Ursula K. Le Guin Music [ edit ] Groups [ edit ] Wizard (German band) , a German power metal/speed metal band Wizard (American band) ,
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#17328452812471166-650: A ring name of King Curtis Iaukea (1937–2010), professional wrestler and manager, while managing Kamala and Sika in WWF The Wizard, a ring name of Kevin Sullivan (wrestler) (1949–2024), professional wrestler and manager, while managing Kevin Nash as "Oz" in WCW Science and technology [ edit ] HTC Wizard , a QWERTY-keyboard pocket PC Sharp Wizard , a personal organizer released in 1988 Wizard (software) ,
1219-441: A ring name of King Curtis Iaukea (1937–2010), professional wrestler and manager, while managing Kamala and Sika in WWF The Wizard, a ring name of Kevin Sullivan (wrestler) (1949–2024), professional wrestler and manager, while managing Kevin Nash as "Oz" in WCW Science and technology [ edit ] HTC Wizard , a QWERTY-keyboard pocket PC Sharp Wizard , a personal organizer released in 1988 Wizard (software) ,
1272-466: A short-lived American psychedelic/hard rock band WZRD (band) , alternative rock duo formerly known as Wizard Albums [ edit ] Wizard (EP) , an EP by Beto Vázquez Infinity The Wizard (album) , the second album by American blues guitarist Mel Brown WZRD (album) , the eponymous debut album by American alternative rock duo WZRD The Wizrd , the seventh studio album by American rapper Future Oṣó (Yoruba: The Wizard ),
1325-466: A short-lived American psychedelic/hard rock band WZRD (band) , alternative rock duo formerly known as Wizard Albums [ edit ] Wizard (EP) , an EP by Beto Vázquez Infinity The Wizard (album) , the second album by American blues guitarist Mel Brown WZRD (album) , the eponymous debut album by American alternative rock duo WZRD The Wizrd , the seventh studio album by American rapper Future Oṣó (Yoruba: The Wizard ),
1378-592: A song by Bat for Lashes from Fur and Gold "The Wizard", a song by Albert Ayler from Spiritual Unity "The Wizard", a single by Marc Bolan "The Wizard", a song by Paul Espinoza of Golden Bough "The Wizard", a song by Al Di Meola from Land of the Midnight Sun "The Wizard", a song by Madness from Wonderful Other uses in music [ edit ] Wizard, an Australian record label created by Robie Porter Television [ edit ] "Wizard" ( Adventure Time episode) Wizards ,
1431-537: A song by Bat for Lashes from Fur and Gold "The Wizard", a song by Albert Ayler from Spiritual Unity "The Wizard", a single by Marc Bolan "The Wizard", a song by Paul Espinoza of Golden Bough "The Wizard", a song by Al Di Meola from Land of the Midnight Sun "The Wizard", a song by Madness from Wonderful Other uses in music [ edit ] Wizard, an Australian record label created by Robie Porter Television [ edit ] "Wizard" ( Adventure Time episode) Wizards ,
1484-514: A team in the Midwest League of professional baseball Kansas City Wizards , the former name of Sporting Kansas City, a Major League Soccer team Washington Wizards , a National Basketball Association (NBA) team Yomiuri Open , a golf tournament in Japan known as the Wizard between 1970 and 1978 Transport [ edit ] Wizard, a GWR Iron Duke Class steam locomotive FV Wizard ,
1537-409: A team in the Midwest League of professional baseball Kansas City Wizards , the former name of Sporting Kansas City, a Major League Soccer team Washington Wizards , a National Basketball Association (NBA) team Yomiuri Open , a golf tournament in Japan known as the Wizard between 1970 and 1978 Transport [ edit ] Wizard, a GWR Iron Duke Class steam locomotive FV Wizard ,
1590-521: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages wizard [REDACTED] Look up wizard in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Wizard , the wizard , or wizards may refer to: Wizard (fantasy) , a fictional practitioner of magic Wizard (supernatural) , a practitioner of magic Art, entertainment and media [ edit ] Fictional characters [ edit ] Wizard (Archie Comics) ,
1643-484: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages WZRD (band) Scott " Kid Cudi " Mescudi and Oladipo " Dot da Genius " Omishore met through a mutual friend, with whom Cudi once worked at Abercrombie & Fitch . After working together for about seven months, Cudi was being evicted from his apartment. With plans to move back to Cleveland, Ohio , Dot da Genius' parents allowed Cudi to stay with them and their family, so
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1696-489: Is for u since ima be all rocked out with the wizard shit. also its free... oh and new york catch me if u can, i start filmin " how to make it " in march." In April 2011, Cudi renamed the band from Wizard to 2 Be Continuum, explain: "I needed something more original, something different, but it's still wizardry at its finest". The second time occurred in November 2011, to the band's current namesake. On May 31, 2011, Cudi released
1749-528: The Top Rock Albums and Top Alternative Albums at number one, and at No. 9 on the Canadian Albums Chart , respectively. The album was the first project released under Kid Cudi's label Wicked Awesome Records . WZRD made their U.S. national television debut performing their debut single "Teleport 2 Me, Jamie", on March 6, 2012, on the late-night talk show Conan . In February, shortly before
1802-461: The album was released, Cudi announced they would follow-up with an extended play (EP). Nearly a year after the single was released, on November 19, 2012, the music video for "Teleport 2 Me, Jamie" leaked online. However Cudi was not disgruntled, stating on Twitter: "thanx for all the love on the Teleport 2 Me video y'all. It leaked but I'm glad u guys got to see it." On July 2, 2013, Cudi liberated
1855-419: The album's playback, which ran close to 50 minutes in length, Complex Magazine 's Joe La Puma hosted a Q&A for media attending the event. According to Kid Cudi, bands that inspired the album include Electric Light Orchestra , Jimi Hendrix , Nirvana , Pixies and Pink Floyd . When asked about a follow-up to WZRD , Cudi confirmed that they were already recording new music with the hopes of releasing it in
1908-577: The coming months. "I made a new record the other day that's really phenomenal" said Cudi, as Dot added "Expect greatness". On February 23, 2012, the entirety of the album was leaked online . Following the WZRD' s release on February 28, the album debuted at No. 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 both
1961-457: The music video for it on June 11, with Fright Night director Craig Gillespie . The video was released on August 12, 2011, and the song itself was officially released August 23. Through his tumblr, Kid Cudi also unveiled the production credits for "No One Believes Me" and revealed that he was on guitar and accompanied Dot da Genius on drums , while Dot da Genius solely handled bass and piano . On November 10, 2011, Kid Cudi revealed that
2014-449: The only guest appearance on the album would be Australian indie-rock band, Empire of the Sun . On November 18, 2011, Kid Cudi renamed the band once again to WZRD (pronounced one letter at a time W-Z-R-D), and announced that the album would be released on his 28th birthday, January 30, 2012. In December 2011, Cudi revealed " The Wizard ", as performed by Black Sabbath , inspired his use of
2067-533: The previously said date. AS WELL AS 'DOSE OF DOPENESS'. Hopefully that will hold you guys over until the album drops!" On February 13, 2012, WZRD hosted a private listening session for the album at an intimate venue in Los Angeles for a select few. Christopher Mintz-Plasse and fellow How to Make It in America co-stars Bryan Greenberg and Eddie Kaye Thomas , were also at attendance to show support. Following
2120-561: The recording session: "It was pretty much the same time that we built a studio in Cudi's crib. We did "Trapped In My Mind" and we were dwelling on it like, "This is crazy, we need to put some guitar riffs on this." So I had my homie B-rent, come through Cudi's crib with his guitar, and Cudi did the guitar riff with his mouth cause Cudi couldn't play the guitar. So Brent replayed it. Then Cudi picked up [Brent's] guitar and started fiddling around with it, and I swear to you within like five minutes, he had
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2226-409: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Wizard . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wizard&oldid=1256099673 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
2279-526: The serial Batman and Robin Wizard of Oz (character) , in L. Frank Baum's novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz and its movie adaptations Wizards ( Discworld ) , major characters in Terry Pratchett's Discworld series Film [ edit ] The Wizard (1927 film) , a 1927 American silent horror film The Wizard (1989 film) , a 1989 American film about a skilled video gamer Wizards (film) ,
2332-425: The serial Batman and Robin Wizard of Oz (character) , in L. Frank Baum's novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz and its movie adaptations Wizards ( Discworld ) , major characters in Terry Pratchett's Discworld series Film [ edit ] The Wizard (1927 film) , a 1927 American silent horror film The Wizard (1989 film) , a 1989 American film about a skilled video gamer Wizards (film) ,
2385-465: The sixth studio album by Nigerian singer Brymo The Wizard , working title of T. Rex (album) by Marc Bolan's band T.Rex which contained a reworking of his below solo single Songs [ edit ] "The Wizard" (Black Sabbath song) , 1970 "The Wizard" (Paul Hardcastle song) , 1986 "The Wizard" (Uriah Heep song) , 1972 "Wizard" (Martin Garrix and Jay Hardway song) , 2013 "The Wizard",
2438-416: The sixth studio album by Nigerian singer Brymo The Wizard , working title of T. Rex (album) by Marc Bolan's band T.Rex which contained a reworking of his below solo single Songs [ edit ] "The Wizard" (Black Sabbath song) , 1970 "The Wizard" (Paul Hardcastle song) , 1986 "The Wizard" (Uriah Heep song) , 1972 "Wizard" (Martin Garrix and Jay Hardway song) , 2013 "The Wizard",
2491-431: The song "Vortex", featuring Kid Cudi and Pusha T ; WZRD were credited as the song's producers. In 2015, Cudi announced that while he was recording Speedin' Bullet 2 Heaven , he also recorded sessions for a upcoming WZRD album and recorded only one song from the album, which was titled “Drug on my Brain” with rappers King Chip and Rick Ross . On April 24, 2020, Cudi revealed that he is still working on new music for
2544-457: The sonics as this is new territory for us. With that being said, we have decided to change the release date. We are looking roughly at Feb 28th. Y'all know how Cudi is' and I'm the same way. Everything has to be in place and now it is. I know it's late notice, we were trying to keep the date but got wrapped up making this album perfect for y'all. However for making you guys wait a little longer we will release 'Brake' & 'Teleport 2 Me' on iTunes on
2597-436: The term "Wizard". On November 20, Cudi announced via Twitter that the album would not contain any profanity , including the use of the word " nigga ". On November 21, 2011, WZRD released a song titled "Brake", as the album's first single. The next month, on December 5, 2011, Cudi released a snippet of "Teleport 2 Me, Jamie", the album's second lead single . On January 4, 2012, Cudi confirmed on Twitter that there would be
2650-469: The two could continue working together and pursue their music careers. Omishore helped Cudi produce his 2007-recorded single “ Day ‘n’ Nite ” and smoked drugs once he heard his 2023 single “ Porsche Topless ”. Since that release, Omishore has been revealed sober. In addition to being very good friends, Dot da Genius has produced some of Kid Cudi's earliest work from his demos , to songs on his critically acclaimed mixtape A Kid Named Cudi (2008), which
2703-457: The working title of Wizards Beyond Waverly Place The Wizard (TV series) , a short-lived 1980s CBS television series "The Wizard" ( Seinfeld ) , the 171st episode of the NBC sitcom Seinfeld "The Wizard", an episode of She-Ra: Princess of Power Wizards: Tales of Arcadia , a 2020 TV series Other uses in arts, entertainment and media [ edit ] Wizard (magazine) ,
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#17328452812472756-411: The working title of Wizards Beyond Waverly Place The Wizard (TV series) , a short-lived 1980s CBS television series "The Wizard" ( Seinfeld ) , the 171st episode of the NBC sitcom Seinfeld "The Wizard", an episode of She-Ra: Princess of Power Wizards: Tales of Arcadia , a 2020 TV series Other uses in arts, entertainment and media [ edit ] Wizard (magazine) ,
2809-633: Was Cudi's breakout project and the first to feature their hit single " Day 'n' Nite ". Since then they have worked together on Cudi's debut album Man on the Moon: The End of Day (2009) as well as his second album, Man on the Moon II: The Legend of Mr. Rager (2010). It was not until they were recording "Trapped in My Mind" for Cudi's second album, that ideas of a rock album surfaced. In an interview with Complex magazine , Dot da Genius recounted
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