Kid Cudi

pourmeanother · 09-15-2009, 07:33 PM

His album, Man On The Moon: The End Of Day, dropped today. I'm giving it a listen with an open mind- didn't get into "Day 'N' Nite" when it came out, so I have some catching up to do...

likuidcoka · 09-15-2009, 08:01 PM

I like ECho and that MIx he did with that weIrdo, Lady GaGa.

pourmeanother · 09-15-2009, 08:08 PM

Common-- the next Morgan Freeman in the voiceover business.

EDIT: And I'm not saying that because he's black.

EDIT^2: Got through a full spin, and I really like it. Damn, how lonely can one guy be? Reminds me of Lupe's mainstream debut- some catchy singles, solid front-to-back, repeat listening value.

Kirby · 09-15-2009, 09:03 PM

I bought it today.
It's a damned amazing album.
I love it.

Rickenbacker · 09-15-2009, 09:35 PM

I listened to it, then read a review that the New York Times did. They were really spot on.

Check out the review here

One part I thought was particularly accurate:

Quote:

This album needs something solid: not a Common, who delivers preposterous, artless voice-over narration throughout, or even a Kanye West. What it needs is a Kid Cudi.

Those of you who've heard it probably understand the predicament.

dollarsandcents · 09-17-2009, 07:36 AM

Just putting this on my iPod then I'll give it a proper listen. Not heard much from this album so it'll all hopefully be new, unless he's recycled a lot of stuff from this mixtape earlier int he year, then I might have heard some of it. Hoping it's as good as I'm expecting.

It's been a disappointing year for hip hop in my opinion, aside from a few good releases. Hopefully Cudi and Wale can turn things around, and Dizzee Rascal if any of y'all are familiar with him in the USA.

Kirby · 09-17-2009, 10:57 AM

^

I'm excited for the Wale, and I plan on checking out the Dizzee Rascal album. his last one was pretty good.

Wale got pushed back to weeks, so it comes out the week after Tech N9ne's new release.

dollarsandcents · 09-17-2009, 11:07 AM

Wow, after one listen I'm speechless. Breath of fresh air. Much needed.

A whiff of 808's, which is great with me (I liked it) and lots of great spacey beats and layed back rhymes. Great sound overall in my opinion, I even really like the Poker Face sample produced by Kanye. I'll give it another listen later.

Definitely up there with the best hip hop releases this year, although I may be a little biased after only listening once. I'm just listening to Q-Tip's long-delayed Kamaal The Abstract album now, and it's also amazing! Just after starting to lose faith with hip hop recently, along come these two great new albums in the same day.

QuickDime · 09-17-2009, 11:32 AM

This is the first place I have heard postive things, I took a listen to the snippets and wasn't impressed......Might have to reconsider.

djchameleon · 09-18-2009, 02:14 PM

I have listened to this album repeatedly over the last couple of days and the stand out tracks for me are....

Cudi zone, pursuit of happiness, sky might fall and soundtrack to my life.

This album is great to just listen to in a dark room and space out because of the production from Ratatat.

09-15-2009, 07:33 PM	#1 (permalink)
pourmeanother Saaaad Panda Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 852	Kid Cudi His album, Man On The Moon: The End Of Day, dropped today. I'm giving it a listen with an open mind- didn't get into "Day 'N' Nite" when it came out, so I have some catching up to do... __________________ Life is just blah, blah, blah You hope for blah And sometimes you find it, but mostly it's blah And waiting for blah And hoping you were right about the blahs you made And then, just when you think you've got the whole blah'd damn thing figured out And you're surrounded by the ones you blah Death shows up... anddd blah, blah, blah.

09-15-2009, 08:01 PM	#2 (permalink)
likuidcoka MOuthWIdeSHut Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Hippocampus Posts: 85	I like *ECho* and that MIx he did with that weIrdo, Lady GaGa. __________________

09-15-2009, 08:08 PM	#3 (permalink)
pourmeanother Saaaad Panda Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 852	Common-- the next Morgan Freeman in the voiceover business. EDIT: And I'm not saying that because he's black. EDIT^2: Got through a full spin, and I really like it. Damn, how lonely can one guy be? Reminds me of Lupe's mainstream debut- some catchy singles, solid front-to-back, repeat listening value. __________________ Life is just blah, blah, blah You hope for blah And sometimes you find it, but mostly it's blah And waiting for blah And hoping you were right about the blahs you made And then, just when you think you've got the whole blah'd damn thing figured out And you're surrounded by the ones you blah Death shows up... anddd blah, blah, blah. Last edited by pourmeanother; 09-15-2009 at 08:45 PM.

09-15-2009, 09:03 PM	#4 (permalink)
Kirby Music Addict Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Forest Park, GA Posts: 1,637	I bought it today. It's a damned amazing album. I love it. __________________ ::KirbyISAlmighty::

09-17-2009, 07:36 AM	#6 (permalink)
dollarsandcents more tea vicar? Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: England Posts: 193	Just putting this on my iPod then I'll give it a proper listen. Not heard much from this album so it'll all hopefully be new, unless he's recycled a lot of stuff from this mixtape earlier int he year, then I might have heard some of it. Hoping it's as good as I'm expecting. It's been a disappointing year for hip hop in my opinion, aside from a few good releases. Hopefully Cudi and Wale can turn things around, and Dizzee Rascal if any of y'all are familiar with him in the USA. __________________ My Blog: You And Whose Army?

09-17-2009, 10:57 AM	#7 (permalink)
Kirby Music Addict Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Forest Park, GA Posts: 1,637	^ I'm excited for the Wale, and I plan on checking out the Dizzee Rascal album. his last one was pretty good. Wale got pushed back to weeks, so it comes out the week after Tech N9ne's new release. __________________ ::KirbyISAlmighty::

09-17-2009, 11:07 AM	#8 (permalink)
dollarsandcents more tea vicar? Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: England Posts: 193	Wow, after one listen I'm speechless. Breath of fresh air. Much needed. A whiff of 808's, which is great with me (I liked it) and lots of great spacey beats and layed back rhymes. Great sound overall in my opinion, I even really like the Poker Face sample produced by Kanye. I'll give it another listen later. Definitely up there with the best hip hop releases this year, although I may be a little biased after only listening once. I'm just listening to Q-Tip's long-delayed Kamaal The Abstract album now, and it's also amazing! Just after starting to lose faith with hip hop recently, along come these two great new albums in the same day. __________________ My Blog: You And Whose Army?

09-17-2009, 11:32 AM	#9 (permalink)
QuickDime The Legend~! The King~! Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada Posts: 63	This is the first place I have heard postive things, I took a listen to the snippets and wasn't impressed......Might have to reconsider.

09-18-2009, 02:14 PM	#10 (permalink)
djchameleon A.B.N. Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: NY baby Posts: 11,455	I have listened to this album repeatedly over the last couple of days and the stand out tracks for me are.... Cudi zone, pursuit of happiness, sky might fall and soundtrack to my life. This album is great to just listen to in a dark room and space out because of the production from Ratatat.