Line #7 Music/KidCudi


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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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