Kid Cudi

I listen to rap music mostly because there's just so much of it out there. To be honest I don't connect with 99% of the artists in the rap industry because 1) I'm not black 2) My values usually don't align with theirs. Nevertheless there's still a good amount of talented rappers and producers out there and I enjoy a lot of the music out there.

Kid Cudi, on the other hand, hit me at a completely different level. This dude's the fucking shit and I can only hope that other people can enjoy his music as much as I do. In fact if you are reading this I highly recommend that you download his mixtape.

http://www.zshare.net/download/1549107772aa93ea/

The video up top is a cover for Day N Nite that I thought was pretty good. The original song has an upbeat dance tempo even though the actual song is pretty depressing. This cover version brings out the true flavor of this song in all its emo glory. Despite all the praise I just gave him, truth be told the only real material he has is this one mixtape. However, never underestimate the power of 17 low sound quality tracks because this mixtape landed him a spot on Kanye's Good Music label and more attention than this goofy Cleveland native may be able to handle. I just hope that he'll be able to carry whatever new burdens may fall upon him.






There seems to be a new wave of rap music on the rise running along a similar thread as Kid Cudi...I am excited.