Cudi also ventured into acting when he was cast in the HBO series How to Make It in America. After signing to GOOD Music, Cudi has since gone on to launch his own vanity labels, the now-dissolved Dream On and current label imprint Wicked Awesome Records.
Blige, Shakira, Ariana Grande and Michael Bolton, among others. He has worked with numerous prominent artists spanning several different genres in the music industry, such as Jay-Z, Eminem, Kendrick Lamar, David Guetta, Steve Aoki, MGMT, Mary J. Man on the Moon III: The Chosen, issued in 2020, became his most commercially successful album to date, with the RIAA certifying it gold status later that year.Ĭudi has sold 22 million certified records in the United States and has won two Grammy Awards from five nominations. 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 his debut single " Day 'n' Nite", having initially been self-published on his MySpace page to becoming 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 would go on to catch the attention of high-profile music producer Kanye West, who subsequently signed Cudi to his GOOD Music label imprint by late 2008. His lyrics are often autobiographical and describe his childhood hardships of depression, loneliness and alienation, his struggle with alcohol and drugs into adulthood, as well as themes of spirituality, heartbreak, dissipation and celebration. He has widely been recognized as an influence on several contemporary hip hop and alternative acts. Things changed when, in 2018, he landed a new record deal with Def Jam records and was featured on the label’s ‘Undisputed’ compilation mixtape.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. Ashton and a pre-fame Scott had met while they were both at high-school in Houston, forming a close bond over their shared die-hard love of hip-hop and dreams of becoming rap-stars themselves.īoth were later picked up by the record label Cactus Jacks, but while Scott steadily made his ascent to fame, things didn’t come so easily for Ashton and his experiences left him feeling disillusioned and uncertain about his place in the industry. He’d impressed his fellow Howard University students with mixtapes he’d created and had a close connection to another budding artist who was similarly driven to make music for a living, Travis Scott. However, this wasn’t just some flight of fancy. Prior to graduating from college, Ashton Travis realised that he was spending more time making music than going to classes and decided that he may as well duck out early to focus fully on his passion. The release is a statement of confidence, independence and honesty from an artist who has previously struggled to be heard. Houston hip-hop artist Ashton Travis re-emerges with his much-awaited EP ‘PHOENIX MODE’.
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