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2 | [[caption-width-right:300:''God, shine your love on me, save me, please...'']] |
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4 | Influences: |
5 | + Music/KanyeWest, Music/ThePharcyde, Music/DavidBowie, Music/ATribeCalledQuest, Music/DrDre, Music/JayZ, Music/TheNotoriousBIG, Music/TupacShakur, Music/SnoopDogg, Music/JimiHendrix, Music/ThePixies, Music/BoneThugsNHarmony, Music/PublicEnemy, Music/PinkFloyd, Music/LLCoolJ, Music/{{MGMT}}, Music/{{NWA}}, Music/QueenLatifah, Music/ElectricLightOrchestra, Music/{{Nirvana}}, Music/ThePostalService |
6 | Influenced: |
7 | + Music/TravisScott, Music/KendrickLamar, Music/ChildishGambino, Music/{{Logic}}, Music/ASAPRocky, Creator/JadenSmith, Creator/WillowSmith, [[Music/{{Brockhampton}} Kevin Abstract]]] |
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9 | Scott Ramon Seguro Mescudi (born January 30, 1984), better known by his stage name Kid Cudi (often stylized as [=KiD=] [=CuDi=]), is an American rapper, singer-songwriter, producer and actor widely credited as an influence on [=2010s=] hip-hop and alternative acts. |
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11 | Cudi began gaining major recognition in 2008 upon the release of his debut full-length project, the mixtape ''A Kid Named Cudi''. The mixtape notably caught the attention of Music/KanyeWest, who signed Cudi to his G.O.O.D. Music label imprint by the end of the same year. |
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13 | A year later, he released his debut album ''Man on the Moon: The End of Day'' to widespread acclaim. Defining traits of the album included its epic conceptual scope, psychedelic aesthetic, and prominent mix of influences from rap, R&B, and rock that made for great crossover appeal. This same cross of genres would resurface in various, more experimental forms throughout his future releases. |
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15 | Cudi is also a member of several groups: AlternativeRock duo WZRD alongside Dot da Genius, which formed in 2010, released a debut album in 2012 and has been on hiatus since; experimental hip-hop duo Kids See Ghosts alongside Kanye West, which formed and released [[Music/KidsSeeGhosts a self-titled album]] in 2018; and trap duo The Scotts alongside Music/TravisScott ([[PromotedFanboy an outspoken fan of Cudi's]]), which formed and released a self-titled single in 2020, with a full album on the way. |
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17 | Cudi also ventured into acting when he was cast in ''Series/HowToMakeItInAmerica''. He has since appeared in several films including ''Goodbye World'', ''Film/NeedForSpeed'', ''Film/{{Entourage}}'', ''Film/BillAndTedFaceTheMusic'', ''Film/DontLookUp'', ''Film/HouseParty2023'', ''[[Film/{{X2022}} X]]'', ''WesternAnimation/TrollsBandTogether'', and ''Film/{{Silent Night|2023}}''. In addition, he has appeared on TV shows such as ''Series/OneTreeHill'', ''WesternAnimation/TheClevelandShow'', ''Series/BrooklynNineNine'', ''Series/{{Westworld}}'',, ''WesternAnimation/{{Young Love|2023}}'', and ''Series/{{Knuckles}}''. He is occasionally credited as "Scott Mescudi" in these appearances. |
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19 | !!Discography: |
20 | * ''Man on the Moon: The End of Day'' (2009) |
21 | * ''Man on the Moon II: The Legend of Mr. Rager'' (2010) |
22 | * ''Indicud'' (2013) |
23 | * ''Satellite Flight: The Journey to Mother Moon'' (2014) |
24 | * ''Speedin' Bullet 2 Heaven'' (2015) |
25 | * ''Passion, Pain & Demon Slayin'' (2016) |
26 | * ''Music/KidsSeeGhosts'' with Music/KanyeWest (2018) |
27 | * ''Man on the Moon III: The Chosen'' (2020) |
28 | * ''The Boy Who Flew To The Moon Vol. 1'' (2022; compilation album) |
29 | * ''Entergalactic'' (2022, accompanied by an [[WesternAnimation/{{Entergalactic}} animated television special]] released on the same day) |
30 | * ''INSANO'' (2024) |
31 | * ''INSANO (Nitro Mega)'' (2024) |
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33 | !!Tropes related to Kid Cudi include: |
34 | * AlternativeHipHop |
35 | * AsHimself: He played himself in ''Film/BillAndTedFaceTheMusic'' as one of the historical characters Billie and Thea recruit to start a band. |
36 | * TheCameo: Music/{{Drake}} cameos in the music video for "Pursuit of Happiness". |
37 | * ConceptAlbum: All three ''Man on the Moon'' albums. |
38 | * {{Deconstruction}}: The second ''Man on the Moon'' album deconstructs the character described in the first, as well as continuing the story. |
39 | * GenreShift: "Up Up and Away" from ''Man on the Moon: The End of Day'' has sort of an indie rock style, after a whole album of rap. On the same album, there's "Pursuit of Happiness", which has influences from late 80's DreamPop and features indie artists MGMT and Ratatat. |
40 | * MarijuanaIsLSD: The video for "'Day 'n' Nite" implies that Budi smokes a joint before his night shift in a supermarket and he starts hallucinating the customers dancing in their underwear. |
41 | * NewSoundAlbum: ''Speedin' Bullet 2 Heaven'' was a complete departure from his hip hop sound in favor of 90s-style alt-rock, indie rock, and grunge. Cudder would later make a return to form with ''Passion, Pain & Demon Slayin'''. |
42 | %%** The WZRD album he made with Dot Da Genius, as well as his album ''Indicud''. |
43 | * TheNudifier: Budi can strip women down to their underwear and put their clothes back on by clicking a pen in "Day 'n' Night". |
44 | * {{Pun}}: the hook of "Make Her Say", based on a sample of the acoustic version of Music/LadyGaga's "Poker Face", makes the obvious joke: |
45 | -->"I make her say/oh oh oh oh/when I/p-p-p-poke her face, p-p-p-poke her face" |
46 | * RecordProducer: |
47 | ** Emile and Plain Pat produced a large percent of ''A Kid Named Cudi'' and all three ''Man on the Moon'' albums |
48 | ** Dot Da Genius is another producer he's worked with since the beginning of his career. He is also the second half of WZRD and co-produced the self-titled album. |
49 | ** As of the ''WZRD'' album, Cudi's been producing himself, in addition to co-producing that album with the aforementioned Dot Da Genius he produced the entirety of his next solo album ''Indicud''. |
50 | * SoulSuckingRetailJob: The video for the Crookers Remix of "Day 'n' Nite" starts with Cudo getting a severe telling off from his manager before starting his nightshift in a supermarket. |
51 | * TheStoner: The man has a song called "Marijuana"! He even lets the track run for a few extra seconds at the end so its length can reach 4:20. |
52 | ** Kid Cudi has actually stopped using marijuana between ''Man on the Moon II'' and ''WZRD'', though this hasn't prevented him from recording and performing songs about getting stoned. |
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