Outside of America's favorite Canadian, Drake, Kid Cudi arguably has the biggest buzz in hip-hop music right now thanks mainly to his catchy-bordering-on-obnoxious hooks, production collabos with talented artists not necessarily associated with hip-hop (The Crookers, Ratatat, etc.), and impeccable connections within the game (he was one of only a couple guest stars on Kanye's 808s and Heartbreak). Kid Cudi is clearly a talented guy and he knows how to craft a good song, but does he really have the lyrical chops to make a serious footprint in hip-hop history? He's got the electro-influenced party songs down to a science but when he tries to get profound it usually comes off as being, well.....not. The more I listen the more I fucks with dude but I also keep thinking that most of the time he is not really saying a damn thing and if his production weren't so on point his lyrics would come off as seriously corny. Part of what I don't get is this whole space cadet craze going on with him and Wayne and some others. Why are you a martian? The shit is not really that mindblowingly creative or otherworldly. Andre 3000 might be a martian. Jay Electronica, Cee-Lo, and Aesop Rock most likely come from other planets. Kid Cudi is just another cool kid that raps about clubbing and smoking weed. That being said, maybe there's nothing wrong with that or maybe he's just been bullshitting on his mixtapes and the album will shut my ass up. I can definitely get down with the Kid, but I leave it up to the listeners whether the hype is overblown or not. The single off his debut Man on the Moon features Ratatat and MGMT and I just can't argue with that. Embrace the Martian. Or don't. Either way, i recommend you download this track.
Kid Cudi feat. MGMT and Ratatat - The Pursuit of Happiness
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