I won't lie... I wasn't always a fan of Scott Mescudi. If you were down with Dear Whoever in the early days, you'll remember I thought he was limited as an artist and a little bit of a herb. Lo and behold, the man is headlining my blog. A video like 'Soundtrack 2 My Life' certainly isn't the most original, but it shows the side of CuDi that makes him so cool. He doesn't care. The man takes the stage with reckless abandon and a five year-old's twinkle in his eye. He's carefree and a bit eccentric, if I do say so myself. I suppose that's why CuDi is the man though. He's so idiosyncratic and unorthodox in everything that you can't help but see his charisma. For God's sake, the guy threw on an astronaut suit and was humping a microphone stand during the concert. Check out the lighter side of KiD CuDi, and hopefully you'll get some laughs out of the visuals, too...
Finally. After what seems like a million (not really) features and mixtapes and videos, another one of the Freshman 10 is dropping their ish. KiD CuDi's (is it required that we type it like that) 'Man on the Moon' is set to release on September 15, although, in typical blog fashion it was leaked (not gonna share the link with you; buy that shit for real), but what I'm really looking for is the deluxe version with the DVD and a few unreleased, unleaked tracks on it. I can't say much more about CuDI that hasn't been said before. This man is a breath of fresh air for hip-hop, not in the mold of Lupe where he brought back complex lyrics, but musically. CuDi deviates from the norm so blatantly, that he has to blow up. His electronic-laced sounds and free-flowing lyrics harken vibes of De La Soul, and his penchant for marijuana makes that link all the stronger. Honestly, this summer has been mediocre in terms of albums, so I'm looking forward to this fall, with Cudder and Wale on deck for September and October. Check some loosies (above), the track list and trailers for KiD CuDi's 'Man on the Moon: The End of Day'...
ACT 1 – THE END OF DAY 1. In My Dreams (Cudder Anthem) (Produced by Emile) 2. Soundtrack 2 My Life (Produced by Emile) 3. Simple As… (Produced by Plain Pat)
ACT 2 – RISE OF THE NIGHT TERRORS 4. Solo Dolo (nightmare) (Produced by Emile) 5. Heart of A Lion (KiD CuDi Theme Music) (Produced by Free School) 6. My World f. Billy Cravens (Produced by Plain Pat & Jeff Bhasker)
ACT 3 – TAKING A TRIP 7. Day N Nite (nightmare) (Produced by Dot Da Genius) 8. Sky Might Fall (Produced by Kanye West & Co-Produced by KiD CuDi) 9. Enter Galactic (Love Connection Part 1) (Produced by Mat Friedman of ILLFONICS)
ACT 4 – STUCK 10. Alive (nightmare) f. RATATAT (Produced by RATATAT) 11. CuDi Zone (Produced by Emile) (Produced by Free School) 12. Make Her Say f. Kanye West & Common (Produced by Kanye West) 13. Pursuit of Happiness (nightmare) f. MGMT & RATATAT (Produced by RATATAT)
ACT 5 – A NEW BEGINNING 14. Hyyerr f. Chip Tha Rapper (Produced by Crada for Motion Music) 15. Up Up & Away (The Wake & Bake Song) (Produced by Free School)
