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Scott Ramon Seguro Mescudi (born January 30, 1984), better known by his stage name Kid Cudi (pron.: /?k?d ?k?di/ kid kud-ee, often stylized KiD CuDi), is an American hip-hop recording artist and actor from Cleveland, Ohio. A singer-songwriter, guitarist and record producer, Cudi is signed under his own record label, Wicked Awesome Records and Republic Records. He first gained major attention after the release of his first official full-length project, a mixtape titled A Kid Named Cudi (2008). This resulted in him signing with Kanye West's record label GOOD Music in the Fall of 2008. In 2009, his debut single "Day 'n' Nite", reached the top five of the Billboard Hot 100 and Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs charts. "Day 'n' Nite" was included on the mixtape as well as his debut studio album Man on the Moon: The End of Day (2009), which was later certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). In 2010, he released his second studio album, Man on the Moon II: The Legend of Mr. Rager, preceded by the release of two singles "Erase Me" and "Mr. Rager", which were released to moderate success.
In 2009, Cudi, alongside record producers Plain Pat and Emile Haynie, launched Dream On, a record label in partnership with Universal Motown and Kanye West's GOOD Music. In October 2010, Cudi had announced he was teaching himself how to play the guitar and the he would be forming a rock band, now internationally known as WZRD, with frequent collaborator and longtime friend, record producer Dot da Genius. On February 26, 2011, Cudi announced that the Dream On label had been dissolved due to differences. In April 2011, while performing at New York City’s Roseland Ballroom, Cudi announced he was launching his very own label, Wicked Awesome Records. WZRD ultimately released their eponymous debut album on February 28, 2012. The album debuted at #3 on the US Billboard 200 chart and at #9 on the Canadian Albums Chart, while also debuting on the Top Rock Albums and Top Alternative Albums at #1, respectively.
Kid Cudi has sold over 4.6 million digital singles and has worked with Kanye West, Jay-Z, Common, Mary J. Blige, David Guetta, Shakira, MGMT, Snoop Dogg and Michael Bolton, among many other high-profile artists. With his originality and creativity, as well as the emotion he conveys in his music, Cudi has amassed a large cult-like following among high school students, college students and stoners alike.

This book is your ultimate resource for Kid Cudi. Here you will find the most up-to-date information, photos, and much more.

In easy to read chapters, with extensive references and links to get you to know all there is to know about Kid Cudi's Early life, Career and Personal life right away. A quick look inside: Kid Cudi, 808s, 88-Keys, Alternative hip hop, Ambition (Wale album), Asher Roth, Ben Breedlove, Bryan Greenberg, Cage (rapper), Common (entertainer), Consequence (rapper), Cruel Summer (GOOD Music album), Cruel Summer (film), D'banj, David Guetta, Did It Again (Shakira song), Dogg After Dark, Dot da Genius, Emile Haynie, Erase Me, Eraser (album), Far East Movement, Fright Night (2011 film), GLC (rapper), GOOD Fridays, GOOD Music, Give the Drummer Some, Gorgeous (Kanye West song), Greg Wells, Heartless (Kanye West song), Hip hop music, Hipster hop, Hit-Boy, How to Make It in America…and more pages!

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Articles Kid Cudi 808s 88-Keys Alternative hip hop Ambition (Wale album) Asher Roth Ben Breedlove Bryan Greenberg Cage (rapper) Common (entertainer) Consequence (rapper) Cruel Summer (GOOD Music album)

Cruel Summer (film) D'banj David Guetta Did It Again (Shakira song) Dogg After Dark Dot da Genius Emile Haynie Erase Me Eraser (album) Far East Movement Fright Night (2011 film) GLC (rapper) GOOD Fridays GOOD Music Give the Drummer Some Gorgeous (Kanye West song) Greg Wells Heartless (Kanye West song) Hip hop music Hipster hop Hit-Boy How to Make It in America

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I Gotta Feeling Indicud Jim Jonsin John Legend

References Article Sources and Contributors Image Sources, Licenses and Contributors

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Kid Cudi

Birth name

Born

Origin

Genres

Occupations

Instruments

Years active

Labels

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Website

Kid Cudi

Background information

Scott Ramon Seguro Mescudi

January 30, 1984 Cleveland, Ohio, United States

Brooklyn, New York, United States

[1] Hip hop, rock, neo-psychedelia, hipster hop

Rapper, singer-songwriter, guitarist, record producer, actor

Vocals

2003–present

[2] GOOD, Universal Republic, Wicked Awesome

WZRD, Dot da Genius, Kanye West, King Chip, Ratatat, Common, 88-Keys

[3] www.kidcudi.com

[4] [5] Scott Ramon Seguro Mescudi(born January 30, 1984), better known by his stage nameKid Cudi(pron.: /ˈkɪdˈkʌdi/KIDKUD-ee, often stylizedKiD CuDi), is an American alternative hip hop recording artist, singer-songwriter, guitarist, record producer and actor from Cleveland, Ohio. He first gained major attention after the release of his debut mixtapeA Kid Named Cudi(2008). In 2009, his single "Day 'n' Nite" reached the top five of the BillboardHot 100 and Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs charts. "Day 'n' Nite" was included on his mixtape as well as his debut studio albumMan on the Moon: The End of Day(2009), which was later certified Gold. In 2010 he released his second studio albumMan on the Moon II: The Legend of Mr. Rager, preceded by the release of two singles "Erase Me" and "Mr. Rager".

In October 2010, Cudi announced that he would be forming a rock band, now internationally known as WZRD, with frequent collaborator and longtime friend Dot da Genius. Their self-titled debut album was released on February 28, [6] 2012. Kid Cudi has sold over 4.6 million digital singles and has worked with Kanye West, Common, David Guetta [7] and other artists signed to the GOOD Music label.

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In 2009, Cudi along with record producers Patrick "Plain Pat" Reynolds and Emile Haynie launched their record label, Dream On, in partnership with Kanye West's GOOD Music and Universal Motown. On February 26, 2011, [8] Cudi took to his Twitter account to announce that the label had been dissolved due to differences. In April 2011, while performing at New York City’s Roseland Ballroom Kid Cudi announced he was launching his own label: [9] Wicked Awesome Records.

Early life Kid Cudi was born in Cleveland, Ohio and grew up in Shaker Heights and Solon. He is the youngest of four [10] children, with two brothers, Domingo and Dean, and a sister, Maisha. His father, a house painter, substitute teacher and World War II Air Force veteran was Mexican-Native American, while his mother, a middle-school choir [11][12] teacher at Roxboro Middle School, in Cleveland Heights, Ohio, is African-American. When he was eleven years old, Mescudi's father died of cancer; his passing would have a significant effect on [12] Mescudi's personality and subsequently his music. Mescudi attended Shaker Heights High School for two years, then transferred to Solon High School, and later earned his GED. Eventually, Mescudi studied film at the University [10] of Toledo then dropped out after a year.

Music career

2003–2008: Beginnings in New York It was towards the end of high school that Mescudi first began rapping, inspired by alternative hip hop groups such [12] [4] as The Pharcyde and A Tribe Called Quest. He moved to Brooklyn in New York City to pursue a music career. In July 2008, Kid Cudi released his first mixtape,A Kid Named Cudi, in collaboration with New York street-wear [13] brand 10.Deep as a free download. The mixtape quickly caught the attention of Kanye West, which in turn spawned his signing to GOOD Music later that year. Kid Cudi was a prominent songwriter and featured artist on Kanye West's fourth album,808s & Heartbreak(2008), singing with West on the track "Welcome to Heartbreak", and helping with songwriting on "Heartless" and [14] "Paranoid". "Welcome to Heartbreak" peaked at #87 on the Pop 100. Cudi was then tipped as an artist to watch for in media such asRolling Stone,Vibe,The Source,XXLand BBC News's Sound of 2009 poll of up-and-coming [15] [16] acts. MTV News also reported on Cudi on a series of reportsMCs To Watch In 2009. His first television appearance was at the 2008 MTV Video Music Awards, alongside Travis Barker and DJ AM. On February 17, 2009, he appeared on Snoop Dogg's MTV talk showDogg After Dark performing "Day 'n' Nite" at the end of the show. Two days later on February 19, 2009, Cudi appeared on BET's106 & Parkwith Kanye West to debut the video of "Day 'n' Nite". On March 16, 2009, Kid Cudi performed on mtvU's Spring Break special, and the next day he performed three songs on NBC'sLast Call with Carson Daly. He has also appeared as a musical guest on theLate Show with David Kid Cudi performing at Central Park LettermanandJimmy Kimmel Live!. Summerstage in New York City, in 2008. Kid Cudi also made a cameo appearance next to Solange in the video for her song "T.O.N.Y." in February 2009, and later in The Black Eyed Peas' video for "I Gotta Feeling", with David Guetta. He has also been on two magazine covers,Complex(August/September 2009) andURB(August 2009). Bape awarded Cudi his own t-shirt in September 2009, in reward for his music and past employment there when living in New York City.

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2009–2010:Man on the Moonseries

Cudi's debut albumMan on the Moon: The End of Daywas released on [17] Universal Motown Records on September 15, 2009 and sold [18] 104,419 copies in the first week and charted at #4. The album's lead single "Day 'n' Nite", Kid Cudi's greatest commercial success thus far, charted well both in the U.S. and in Europe. The second single was "Make Her Say" (originally titled "I Poke Her Face"), which features a sample from Lady Gaga's hit single "Poker Face" and performances by [19][20] Kanye West and Common. [21] On February 25, 2009, Cudi self-leaked a "teaser trailer" for the upcomingTransformers: Revenge of the Fallenfilm using his song "Sky Might Fall" in the background, later he posted that he made the [22] trailer himself and was in talks to possibly make it official.

Kid Cudi performing on August 6, 2009.

With Emile Haynie, Cudi produced an exclusive single titled "Switchin Lanes" for the video gameMidnight Club: Los Angeles, part of its "South Central Premium Upgrade" downloadable content (DLC), which came out March 19, 2009, for the PlayStation 3 and March 27, [23] 2009, for the Xbox 360.

He revealed information about his future plans via his blog, saying that a possible collaborative album with Chip tha Ripper could be followed [24] with a collaborative project with electrorock duo Ratatat. During Kid Cudi performing in September 2009. the summer of 2009, Cudi joined rapper Asher Roth for the Great [25] Hangover concert tour. Kid Cudi was featured on the highly [26] anticipated Jay-Z albumThe Blueprint 3(2009), on the song "Already Home". In a late 2009 interview, Cudi announced that the follow-up to his debut album would be a collaboration album entitledCudder and the Revolution of Evolution. He stated he had already recorded songs with Snoop Dogg, Travis Barker, Clipse, Cage and Pharrell and would also like to work with Drake, Green Day, Kings of Leon, Robin Thicke, The Killers and The Postal Service on the album. It was also rumored thatMan on the Moon: The End of Daywould be followed up by a sequel titledMan on the Moon: The Ghost in the Machineand that theMan on the Moonseries would be a trilogy, but was [27] not confirmed. Kid Cudi was nominated for three 2010 Grammy Awards for his singles, "Day 'n' Nite" and [28] "Make Her Say". Kid Cudi was featured on Snoop Dogg's re-release ofMalice n Wonderland,More Malice [29] (2010), on the song "That Tree", as well as teaming up with Johnny Polygon to remix Polygon's "The Riot Song" [30] which appears on his mixtape,Rebel Without Applause(2010) On April 20, 2010, Kid Cudi announced that the name of his second album has been changed fromCudder and the Revolution of EvolutiontoMan on the Moon II: [31][32] The Legend of Mr. RagerJune 11, 2010, Kid Cudi was arrested in the Chelsea neighborhood of the. On Manhattan borough New York City and charged with felony criminal mischief and possession of a controlled [33] substance. Despite his arrest, he was released and made it to Manchester, Tennessee in time to play at [34] Bonnaroo.

The lead single from Cudi's second studio album titled "Erase Me", featuring Kanye West and produced by Jim Jonsin, debuted on a Cleveland radio station June 30, 2010, and was officially released to Rhythm/Crossover radio [35][36][37] on August 17, 2010. The album debuted at number three on the USBillboard200 chart, with first-week [38] [39] sales of 169,000 copies. In its second week it crossed the 200,000 sales mark. In 2010, Kid Cudi was also featured on songs for Kanye West's weekly free music giveawayGOOD Fridays, including "Good Friday",

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"Christian Dior Denim Flow" and "The Joy", which later became a bonus track on the 2011 Jay-Z and Kanye West collaborative album,Watch the Throne.

2011–2012: New direction and WZRD In October 2010, Cudi announced that he would be forming a rock band with Dot da Genius tentatively called [40] 'Wizard'. However, in early 2011, he announced that he would be releasing a mixtape titledA Man Named Scott, [41] reminiscent of hisA Kid Named CudiOn February 26, 2011, Cudi took to histitle, prior to the rock album. Twitter account to announce that Dream On, the record label he launched back in 2009 with partners Patrick“Plain [8] Pat”However in an interview with Complex MagazineReynolds and producer Emile Haynie, has been dissolved. he explained they were still on good terms: "I wanted to try something new, and I wanted to take control of things myself. Those are still my guys, Pat and Emile, and I'm still going to work with them in the future. When we start working onMan on the Moon IIII’ll be calling them up to see if they want to be a part of it. I know Emile is definitely down. We had an issue, but we’re men and we were able to figure it out and move forward. There’s no [42] hard feelings." In March 2011, Cudi announced that a music video for "Marijuana" would be released in the [43] [43] spring, followed by a music video for "Mr. Rager" in the summer, as well as a short film inspired by his song [44] [43] "Maniac" with Cage, directed by Shia LaBeouf in October 2011. In April 2011, while performing at New York City’s Roseland Ballroom Kid Cudi announced he was launching his own record label. The new label, which he will be releasing his third studio album on is called Wicked Awesome Records. He also renamed his band on the same occasion to '2 Be Continuum' renaming it from the original 'Wizard'. Kid Cudi explained his reasoning saying: "I needed something more original, something different, but it’s still wizardry at [9] its finest." On August 12, 2011, Kid Cudi released the music video for "No One Believes Me", directed by Fright Night director Craig Gillespie. The song produced by Dot da Genius, features Cudi singing [45] and contains elements of rock music. On August 21, Cudi announced that he is no longer releasing the mixtapeA Man Named Scottso that he can focus on his rock project and his third solo album [46][47] Man on the Moon IIICudi released a video for. Kid Man on the Moon II: The Legend of Mr. Rager's title track "Mr. Rager" on September 8, 2011. The video has received all-positive reviews from [48] critics and fans alike. Kid Cudi performing in 2011. Despite saying he will not do many more features for other artists in [49] Complex magazine's October/November 2011 cover story, he appeared on Bryan Greenberg's second studio albumWe Don't Have Forever(2011), Travis Barker'sGive the Drummer Some(2011), The Knux'sEraser(2011), and Wale'sAmbition(2011) respectively. On October 30, 2011, Cudi releasedMANIAC, a short horror film [50] co-starring Cage and directed by Shia LaBeouf, through his blog. On November 13, 2011, a previously unreleased mixtape of material Cudi had recorded from 2002-2003 titledRap Hardwas released. On November 18, [51] 2011 Cudi renamed his band for the second time to WZRD. He also announced that the upcoming rock project would be released on his 28th birthday, January 30, 2012. [52] In late 2011, Cudi was mentioned in a viral video by Ben Breedlove about his near death experiences. After Breedlove's death on December 26, 2011, Cudi commented on his thoughts about inspiring the young kid. "I am so sad about Ben Breedlove," Kid Cudi wrote on his Tumblr blog. "I watched the video he left for the world to see, and him seeing me in detail, in his vision really warmed my heart. I broke down, I am to tears because I hate how life is so unfair. This has really touched my heart in a way I cant describe, this is why I do what I do. Why I write my life,

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and why I love you all so much. Life is really f---- up sometimes, but I know Ben is at Peace, and I hope he gets a chance to sit and talk with my Dad. We love you Ben. Forever. Thank you for loving me. To Ben’s family, you raised a real hero, he’s definitely mine. You have my love." In January 2012, Cudi appeared on two songs from Chip tha Ripper's mixtapeTell Ya Friends, "Ride 4 You" which also featured Far East Movement and "GloryUs" which credited the duo as they are collectively known, The Almighty GloryUs, which led to speculation that a long-awaited project from the two was underway. On January 31, Cudi announced through his Twitter feed that he had completedWZRDand that his next album was the collaborative [53] effort with Chip tha Ripper. In 2012, Cudi was featured on the soundtrack to the filmThe Hunger Games, crafting an original song for the film titled "The Ruler and the Killer". Cudi wrote on Twitter: "I could not have done it without my producing partners on the project for the film, The legendary and Godly T Bone Burnett and Greg [54] Wells!", referring to "The Ruler and the Killer" While working onWZRD, Cudi claims he had writer's block for almost 5 months because of his new sobriety. Something that never has happened to him for such an extended period of time. According to Kid Cudi, bands that inspired the album include Electric Light Orchestra, Jimi Hendrix, Nirvana and Pink Floyd. The album includes a song titled "Where Did You Sleep Last Night?", a cover of the same titled song by Nirvana who in turn was inspired [55] by blues guitar legend Lead Belly's rendition of the traditional folk song. Following the album's release on February 28, the album debuted at #3 on the USBillboard200 chart, with first-week sales of 66,000 physical and [56] digital copies in the United States. The album also debuted on the Top Rock Albums and Top Alternative Albums at number one, and at #9 on the Canadian Albums Chart respectively.

2012–present:Indicud In June 2012, Cudi was seen in the music video for "Mercy," the lead single from GOOD Music's compilation album Cruel Summer, in which he, along with other GOOD Music recording artists were featured on. Cudi was ultimately featured on two songs from the compilation, "The Morning" and a solo track originally meant forMan on the Moon II(2010), titled "Creepers". In the summer of 2012, Cudi announced the title of his third studio album to be,Indicud when he tweeted: "My new album is entitledindicud, it will be my version ofThe Chronic 2001, some songs i'll [57] produce, others i'll feat &/or play songwriter". On June 8, 2012, Cudi announcedIndicud, will be a double-disc [58] album. On August 12, Kid Cudi released the first single fromIndicud, a song titled "Just What I Am", featuring [59] his friend and longtime collaborator and King Chip (formerly Chip tha Ripper). The album will be released in early 2013 with Cudi focusing on scoring movies and then the third installment of theMan on the Moonseries [60] coming after that. Cudi then added thatIndicud"will feature more uptempos and that it will consist of at most 17 [60] new songs."

Acting career In 2010, Kid Cudi made a guest appearance onOne Tree Hill, starring as himself and performing in the show. Kid Cudi also starred in the HBO comedy seriesHow to Make It in America, as part of the main cast, until its [61] cancellation after 2 seasons.

Personal life [62][63] On March 26, 2010, his daughter, Vada Wamwene Mescudi, was born. Throughout 2012, Cudi was in a quiet but bitter custody battle with the mother of the child. Reports surfaced that Cudi gave up custody after his child's mother accused him of being an absentee father, as well as having violent tendencies and a "long history of consistent drug and alcohol abuse." These claims were disputed by Cudi and his attorney in a statement, which noted: Cudi did not give up custody but reached an amicable agreement with the mother; that "both parents are fit and proper persons to have custody of their child," as stated in the final custody judgement; results came back negative for drugs in a drug test voluntarily taken by Cudi; and that the court acknowledged Cudi attempted to

Discography

Mixtapes A Kid Named Cudi(2008)

The Cleveland Show

Tacoma

Goodbye World

Lev

2013

Yanni

Television

Short film, directed by Kanye West

Pre-production

Film

2014

2013

2010

2013

2010–2011How to Make It in America

Year

2011

Filmography

2012

Rafi

Year

Cruel Summer

Serial killer

Maniac

Title

Himself

Short film, directed by Shia LaBeouf

Role

Notes

TBA

One Tree Hill

TBA

Two Night Stand

Title

Need for Speed

Voice

Domingo Brown

Main cast, major supporting role

Role

Episode: TBA

Notes

Episode: "Lists, Plans"

Studio albums Man on the Moon: The End of Day(2009) Man on the Moon II: The Legend of Mr. Rager(2010) Indicud(2013) Man on the Moon III(TBA) Collaborative albums [41] WZRD(2012) (with Dot da Genius as WZRD) [66] Cruel Summer(2012) (with GOOD Music) The Almighty GloryUS(TBA) (with King Chip)

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Post-production

establish a relationship and visit his child since her birth and "voluntary provided financial support, including child support, rent and other monthly payments, for his daughter since her birth until the time that a child support order [64] was entered as part of the normal course of the case." Details of the official custody agreement remain private. [65] Cudi has purchased a property in Chicago to be close to his daughter.

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