A Kid Named Cudi

Kid Cudi is preparing to release his debut mixtape A Kid Named Cudi on streaming services. The LP is 14 years old and contains his timeless hit “Day N Nite,” which has since gone platinum five times. However, the rapper decided to change the original album art, which quickly made fans go from excited to upset.

On Instagram, he shared the new cover, writing in the now-deleted caption: “This photo was taken by Mel D Cole on 9.22.08 in NYC. Right before my life changed forever.”

On Twitter, Cudi received a response that read: “im sorry cud but the og cover too iconic.” Cudi then quote-tweeted the post and wrote: “Im sorry but that cover i never liked and this is way better to see me at that time. Some of yall be so stuck on the past and dont wanna see any change its really sad. This photo is as equally if not more iconic. Ur bogus.”

A lot of the Instagram post comments have similar disappointed sentiments, and then there are other fans calling them out: “y’all worried about the cover when we finally get this on streaming,” one of them wrote.

A Kid Named Cudi will reach streaming services on 7/15.

Next year would’ve been the 15th anniversary of Kid Cudi’s debut mixtape A Kid Named Cudi. He released the project back in the summer of 2008 and it helped launch him into the rap spotlight thanks to its highlight track, “Day N Nite.” Last year, Kid Cudi announced that the project would be brought onto streaming platforms in the future, and at long last, we finally know when that will happen. In a tweet Cudi shared on Independence Day, he revealed that A Kid Named Cudi will land on streaming platforms in just a couple of weeks on July 15.

In a second tweet, Kid Cudi spoke about A Kid Named Cudi finally arriving on DSPs. “‘A Kid Named Cudi’ dropped July 17th 2008,” he wrote. “This official release is 2 days shy of the 14th anniversary. I am so damn excited u all get to enjoy it again, remastered, w all the jams that made people fans from jump. Also, did a new intro.” One fan asked if A Kid Named Cudi would be pressed on vinyl and Cudi happily replied, “Yes!”

In the initial tweet, Cudi also revealed that a project called The Boy Who Flew To The Moon Vol. 1 will be released on July 8. He added that the project’s artwork will arrive on Tuesday while its tracklist will be shared on Wednesday.

You can read Cudi’s tweets in the posts above.