In 2020, Cudi earned his first number-one song on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart with ' The Scotts', a collaboration with Houston rapper Travis Scott. Cudi's joint album with Kanye West, under the eponymous name Kids See Ghosts (2018), was met with widespread critical acclaim and was named among the best albums of 2018. Ĭudi has since released the solo albums Indicud (2013), Satellite Flight: The Journey to Mother Moon (2014), Speedin' Bullet 2 Heaven (2015), and Passion, Pain & Demon Slayin' (2016).

Their eponymous debut album (2012) debuted at number one on the Billboard Top Rock Albums chart. Later that year he formed WZRD, a rock band, with his long-time collaborator Dot da Genius. Rager, which also attained platinum status and features the singles ' Erase Me' and ' Mr. In 2010, Cudi released his second album Man on the Moon II: The Legend of Mr. The album also included the singles ' Make Her Say' and ' Pursuit of Happiness', both of which achieved significant chart success. The song was later featured on Cudi's seminal debut album, Man on the Moon: The End of Day (2009), which was eventually certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in 2017. In early 2008, Cudi had risen to prominence with the release of his debut single ' Day 'n' Nite', which became a worldwide hit. Cudi began to gain major recognition following the release of his first official full-length project, a mixtape titled A Kid Named Cudi (2008), which caught the attention of American musician Kanye West, who subsequently signed Cudi to his GOOD Music label imprint by late 2008. His music is often autobiographical, telling of his childhood hardships dealing with depression, loneliness and alienation, his struggle with alcohol and drugs into adulthood, as well as themes of heartbreak, dissipation and celebration. He has widely been recognized as an influence on several contemporary hip hop and alternative acts.

Scott Ramon Seguro Mescudi (born January 30, 1984), better known by his stage name Kid Cudi ( / ˈ k ʌ d i/ KUDD-ee often stylized as KiD CuDi), is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, and actor.

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