At the age of 15, Kid Cudi recorded his first song on a karaoke machine in his friend’s basement. It was a freestyle over the beat to Wu-Tang Clan’s “It's Yourz,” an undeniable hip-hop classic. From recording on a karaoke machine in his friend’s basement in Cleveland to packing venues all over the country with his Fools Gold cohorts, Kid Sister, A-Trak, and the Cool Kids, Cudi is clearly living out his dream, even though his journey to underground stardom hasn’t been an easy one.
It’s difficult to compare Cudi to any of today’s marginally successful artists, mainly because he’s made his music with the intention of developing his own sound. Kid Cudi hasn’t even released an album yet, but already holds a spot on my most anticipated albums of 2008, largely because of a track called “Day N Night,” a spaced out, R&B influenced tale of loneliness and isolation, something not often heard in the world of hip-hop anymore. After the song was released last spring, Kid Cudi began to receive acclaim from various bloggers and fans who refreshed his Myspace page numerous times, just to hear that song again. CHECK OUT THE INTERVIEW HERE:
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