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Kid Cudi Shares The New Album Art For ‘A Kid Named Cudi’ And Tells Upset Fans They’re ‘Stuck On The Past’

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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.

Joey Bada$$ Has Survivor’s Guilt, Kid Cudi And The Moon, And Brent Faiyaz Drops Wasteland

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As we deal with loss and inflation, navigating through the aftermath of mass shootings and overturned laws, the need for safe spaces has gone beyond just a necessity.  Music is a safe space, and some of the songs in this list cover loss and dealing with surviving, dreaming, and retrospecting on one’s journey.  This week, […]

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Kid Cudi To Headline Camp McDonald’s Music Event

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Kid Cudi will headline McDonald’s Camp McDonald’s virtual music event starting July 13, which features an all-star line-up, including BIBI, Omar Apollo, and blackbear. The virtual music event is a four-week special available only on the McDonald’s app. Each week will bring exclusive merch, menu items, and promotions, like a $2 Big Mac, and free McFlurry with a $1 purchase.

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Pre-recorded musical sets will be available every Sunday, starting July 10, exclusively on the McDonald’s App with a $1 purchase on mobile order and pay.  The series of virtual concerts will begin with blackbear on July 10, followed by Apollo, BIBI and ending with Cudi on July 31.

Merch will be supplied by  L.A. clothing brand Free & Easy, streetwear label Ma®ket and Kid Cudi. All merch will be available in adult, unisex sizes small through XXL. The “Don’t Trip” tee is available now.

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Kid Cudi is set to hit the road this summer on the “To The Moon Tour” with the opening acts Denzel Curry, 070 Shake, Strick and Don Toliver. In support of the tour, Kid Cudi released the first volume of his compilation series, The Boy Who Flew To The Moon, out now on all digital streaming platforms on Friday (July 8), an 18-track collection that features fan-favorites, like “Day N Nite,” “Mr. Rager” and “Pursuit Of Happiness (Nightmare).”

“The Boy Who Flew To The Moon is a much-needed reminder of everything I’ve accomplished the last 14 years,” Cudi tweets. “The ups, the downs, the return, my rise again. One hell of ride. Who knows what the next 14 years has in store for me. I promise it won’t be boring.”

Stream the entire compilation below via Republic Records.

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Kid Cudi Revels In ‘Love’ On His Pensive New Track

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For the Kid Cudi faithful this won’t be a new release, but the masterful hummer officially released “Love” for everyone today (July 8). The song captures the introspective and optimistic nature commonplace to much of his content. “I am happy to be alive ’cause I know I could not be in a place filled with lies,” he sings emphatically.

This is an exciting time for Kid Cudi as this record arrives with The Boy Who Flew To The Moon Vol. 1, which has a two-fold effect. For longtime fans, it is a celebration of the seminal songs he has provided over the course of his career. For newcomers, it is a buffet-like introduction to his evolution within the last decade-plus. Songs like “Day ‘N’ Nite,” “Pursuit Of Happiness,” “Mr. Rager,” “Speedin’ Bullet 2 Heaven,” “Surfin’,” and “Tequila Shots” make up the 18-song compilation.

Prior to The Boy, the Cleveland artist released the single “Do What I Want” in June of this year. As for the rest of 2022, he appeared on Pusha T’s It’s Almost Dry, the final collaboration between Cudi and his former friend Kanye West. 2021 saw Cudi link up with Drake for the first time on Certified Lover Boy, years following their tension that culminated in Drake throwing mental health jabs Cudi’s way on 2016’s “Two Birds One Stone.”

As for the aforementioned longtime fans, they should be elated to know his debut mixtape A Kid Named Cudi will reach streaming services on July 15.

Check out Kid Cudi’s “Love” above. Listen to The Boy Who Flew To The Moon Vol. 1 here.

Kid Cudi Reveals When His Debut Mixtape ‘A Kid Named Cudi’ Will Appear On Streaming Services

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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.