Kid Cudi Moves Up The Release Date For ‘Indicud’
(AllHipHop News) In light of an early leak of his new album Indicud, former G.O.O.D. Music member Kid Cudi has decided to move up the LP’s release date. Cudi had originally planned to drop the album on April 23, but now fans will get to purchase the project online and in stores on April 16th. [ALSO READ: Kid Cudi Reveals He Is No Longer On G.O.O.D. Music] Ok so, INDICUD will be released April 16th now.Physical and digitally!! SPREAD THE WORD!! — Scott Mescudi (@ducidni) April 10, 2013 Indicud features appearances by King Chip, Kendrick Lamar, RZA, A$AP Rocky, Too $hort, Michael Bolton, and alternative pop band Haim. This is Cudi’s third solo studio album after 2009’s Man on the Moon: The End of Day and 2010’s Man on the Moon II: The Legend of Mr. Rager. The Cleveland native also released the joint LP WZRD with Dot da Genius in 2012. Most recently, Cudi appeared on the G.O.O.D. Music compilation album Cruel Summer. [ALSO CHECK OUT: Kid Cudi Ft. Kendrick Lamar “Solo Dolo Part 2]
Kid Cudi Reveals He Is No Longer On G.O.O.D. Music
(AllHipHop News) During an interview with Power 106 in Los Angeles on Tuesday Kid Cudi announced he has decided to leave the Kanye West led G.O.O.D. Music label. Cudi made it clear that the split is not over any beef with Kanye or anyone else at the imprint. “Man, everything is cool. Everything is peace with everyone on the label,” Cudi told host Yesi Ortiz. “Me and Kanye were talking on the phone the other day… about me wanting to start my own direction, and he got it because he’s trying to start his new path and try new things as an artist.” Cudi’s decision to leave G.O.O.D. was not a spur of the moment choice. He said that even though he did not reveal that he was leaving until recently, he made up his mind to go his own way six months ago. He also disclosed that he ran the idea past two of Kanye’s closest confidants – his manager Don C and his mentor Jay-Z. “I went through a process where I talked to Don C and then I went and talked to Jay-Z and got their opinions about how to approach him about things that I wanted to talk to him about, and everybody gave me their blessing. None of G.O.O.D. Music’s remaining roster members will appear on Cudi’s upcoming album Indicud, but he said that he’s still open to work with his former crew in the future. [ALSO READ: Kid Cudi Reveals Details Of ‘Indicud’ Album] “That don’t mean I’m not gonna be making music with them. It just means that little baby [G.O.O.D. Music logo] ain’t gonna be on my album.” Indicud is set for release on April 23. Cudi recently released the latest single from the LP “Girls” featuring Too $hort. [ALSO CHECK OUT: Kid Cudi Ft. Too Short “Girls”] Watch a portion of Kid Cudi’s Power 106 interview below. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a3pdnWiDjj0] source: LA Times
Kid Cudi Debuts New Song “Mad Solar” During Set On Jimmy Kimmel
(AllHipHop News) Kid Cudi appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live! last night and performed tracks off his upcoming album Indicud including an a capella version of a brand new song called “Mad Solar.” During the broadcast the man born Scott Mescudi did renditions of his singles “Immortal” and “Just What I Am” featuring King Chip on an outdoors stage. He also broke into a first-time performance of “Mad Solar,” a sing-song tune about dealing with “haters.” Indicud will be Cudi’s third official solo album after 2009’s Man on the Moon: The End of Day and its sequel 2010’s Man on the Moon II: The Legend of Mr. Rager. Both LP’s debuted in the top 4 on the Billboard 200 albums chart and have been certified gold by the RIAA. Kid Cudi also released the collaborative album WZRD with producer Dot Da Genius in February of 2012, and he later appeared on G.O.O.D. Music’s Cruel Summer compilation album that same year. The rapper/singer-songwriter/producer’s latest album will feature Kendrick Lamar, Too $hort, A$AP Rocky, RZA, and Michael Bolton. [ALSO READ: Kid Cudi Reveals Details Of ‘Indicud’ Album Coming in April] Indicud is scheduled for release on April 23. Check out the cover art and tracklisting below. 1. The Resurrection Of Scott Mescudi 2. Unfuckwittable 3. Just What I Am Feat. King Chip 4. Young Lady Feat. Father John Misty 5. King Wizard 6. Immortal 7. Solo Dolo Part II Feat. Kendrick Lamar 8. Girls Feat. Too Short 9. New York City Rage Fest 10. Red Eye Feat. Haim 11. Mad Solar 12. Beez Feat. RZA 13. Brothers Feat. King Chip & A$AP Rocky 14. Burn Baby Burn 15. Lord Of The Sad And Lonely 16. Cold Blooded 17. Afterwards (Bring Yo Friends) Feat. Michael Bolton & King Chip 18. The Flight Of The Moon Man Watch the videos of “Immortal,” “Just What I Am,” and “Mad Solar” from Jimmy Kimmel below. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26bm6datG14] [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zke13NnYRJo] [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLP1Dah1ol4] [via Miss Info]
Kid Cudi Reveals Details Of ‘Indicud’ Album Coming in April
(AllHipHop News) G.O.O.D. Music’s resident alternative emcee Kid Cudi is set to drop his 3rd studio album Indicud on April 23rd. The media shy rapper/producer/director recently spoke with Billboard about what his fans can expect to hear on his latest project. Cudi admits that he hasn’t finalized the tracklist for Indicud yet, but he did say that listeners can look forward to appearances from Too Short, RZA, and Kendrick Lamar. He is also working with A$AP Rocky and the indie rock group Haim. On Cudi’s debut album, Man On The Moon, he enlisted Chicago rap legend Common to chronicle the LP. This time around Cudi is using audio samples from films to provide the commentary between the songs. “Throughout the album I wanted to include clips from some of my favorite movies to kind of narrate the album a bit and liven it up and give it some personality,” says Cudi. Cudi also takes on a bigger role on the production side for his latest LP. He produced the first three singles – “Just What I Am,” “King Wizard” and “Immortal” – and even revealed that he created some of the tracks in under half an hour. “‘Just What I Am’ took me all of 10 minutes to make. ‘Immortal’ maybe took 30 minutes. It’s not hard for me,” says Cudi. What you should not expect from the Cleveland native is a traditional album roll out. Cudi says his business model is to focus on the art and let the music speak for itself. He’s not paying much attention to getting played on the radio or doing a ton of interviews. “I feel like the traditional way of doing things in the business is for dinosaurs. I’m not for that,” says Cudi. “I think m############ get so caught up in that s### they forget about the artistry. And that’s why people’s music sucks.” According to Cudi, the music on Indicud will be the truest reflection of who he is an artist. “Indicud is almost what my first album should have sounded like, had I really been able to channel all of the ideas I had into music,” says Cudi. “That’s the beauty of this album. The ideas are coming straight from me and me only.” Indicud is scheduled for release on April 28th through G.O.O.D. Music/Universal. Watch the videos for “Just What I Am” and “King Wizard” below. [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGbP_kTM4CA] [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FmvU3urYQgI]
Kid Cudi Reveals Features For “indicud”; Says He Will Produce 80% Of Album
KID CUDI REVEALS “INDICUD” DETAILS; SAYS HE’S PRODUCING 80% OF THE ALBUM
Kid Cudi Planning Double-Disc Release Of "indicud"
(AllHipHop News) G.O.O.D. Music recording artist and self-proclaimed “man on the moon” Kid Cudi has revealed his plans to release his upcoming third solo studio album, indicud, as a double-disc. Cudi took to Twitter to let the news be known, “indicud will be a double disc LP.” News on the release of indicud broke last week. “My new album is called ‘indicud’, it will be my version of The Chronic 2001, some songs ill produce, others ill feat &/or play songwriter,” the Cleveland rapper stated. Currently indicud does not have a release date.
Kid Cudi Announces New Album "indicud"; Issues Statement Regarding Roots Picnic No-Show
(AllHipHop News) G.O.O.D. Music recording artist Kid Cudi has revealed the title for his upcoming third solo studio album – indicud. The Cleveland native took to Twitter early this morning (June 5) with the following message: “My new album is called ‘indicud’, it will be my version of The Chronic 2001, some songs ill produce, others ill feat &/or play songwriter.” indicud will be the follow-up to Cudi’s previous solo effort, 2010’s Man on the Moon II: The Legend of Mr. Rager, which spawned the singles “Erase Me” featuring Kanye West, “REVOFEV”, and “Maniac” which featured Cage and St. Vincent. In April of this year, Cudi and his producing partner Dot Da Genius released their pop-rock project WZRD. Cudi will also be featured on the highly-anticipated and soon-to-be-released G.O.O.D. Music compilation, Cruel Summer, alongside label mates Kanye West, Big Sean, Pusha T, CyHi Da Prynce, and many more. A visual for Cruel Summer‘s first single, “Mercy,” should be released any day now. In addition, Cudi, who was set to headline the second day of this past weekend’s 5th Annual Roots Picnic, never made it to the show due to issues with traveling. In a statement released yesterday he said, “I wanna apologize to everyone who came out the Roots Picnic today. Im really bummed out about not being able to come through for yall. Its not my style to flake or be a no show, so ima let everyone know right now what happened.” “The PJ I was on departed on time. 30mins into the flight the pilots noticed they smelled smoke in the cockpit of the plane and came back to tell us we had to make an emergency stop and land immediately. The closest city was Vegas and we landed there safely. While grounded, we scrambled to get a brand new plane in time but it just couldnt work. “With actually waitin on the next plane to land then de plane and then fuel wouldve had me in town around 1am maybe later at that point. The events that took place were out of my control, but either way, what happened was some b####### and im mad. I cant front im mad. Ive had a s##### week and i was lookin forward to being around that energy. It really sux, and Iam very very sorry to all. To The Roots, bravo with another successful picnic otherwise. Im sure everyone had fun with all the other dope acts on the bill. Mad love to all, and thank U for your understanding and concern.” indicud is slated for release in late 2012 or early 2013.