140 Facts About Cudi

Cudi has been widely recognized as an influence on several contemporary hip hop and alternative acts.

Cudi's lyrics are often autobiographical and describe his childhood hardships of depression, loneliness and alienation, his struggle with alcohol and drugs into adulthood, and themes of spirituality, heartbreak, dissipation and celebration.

In early 2008, Cudi had risen to prominence with his debut single "Day 'n' Nite", having initially been self-published on his MySpace page to becoming a worldwide hit.

In 2010, Cudi released his second album, Man on the Moon II: The Legend of Mr Rager, which attained platinum status and features the singles "Erase Me" and "Mr Rager".

Cudi went on to release the self-produced solo album Indicud in 2013, featuring the platinum-selling single "Just What I Am".

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Cudi has sold over 22 million certified records in the United States and has won two Grammy Awards from five nominations.

Cudi has worked with numerous prominent artists spanning several different genres in the music industry, namely Jay-Z, Eminem, Kendrick Lamar, David Guetta, Steve Aoki, MGMT, Mary J Blige, Shakira, Ariana Grande and Michael Bolton, among others.

Cudi ventured into acting when he was cast in the HBO series How to Make It in America.

Kid Cudi was born Scott Ramon Seguro Mescudi in Cleveland, Ohio, on January 30,1984.

Cudi has two older brothers, Domingo and Dean, and an older sister, Maisha.

Cudi's mother, Elsie Harriet, is an African-American school choir teacher at Roxboro Middle School in Cleveland Heights, Ohio.

Cudi's father, Lindberg Styles Mescudi, was a house painter, substitute teacher, and World War II Air Force veteran of African-American and Mexican descent.

When Cudi was 11 years old, his father died of cancer; his passing had a significant effect on Cudi's personality and music.

Cudi attended Shaker Heights High School for two years before transferring to Solon High School.

Cudi was expelled from the school for threatening to punch the principal, and would later earn his GED.

Cudi studied film at the University of Toledo, but dropped out after a year.

Cudi first began rapping in 2003, towards the end of his time in high school, and was inspired by alternative hip hop groups such as the Pharcyde and A Tribe Called Quest.

Cudi later moved to New York City to pursue a music career.

Cudi worked at a couple of Manhattan clothing stores, before eventually sharing an apartment with friend and collaborator Dot da Genius in Brooklyn.

In 2006, Cudi would run into his future mentor, rapper and producer Kanye West, in a Virgin Megastore.

In July 2008, Kid Cudi released his first mixtape, A Kid Named Cudi, in collaboration with New York street-wear brand 10.

Cudi was promoted as an artist to watch for in media such as Rolling Stone, Vibe, The Source, XXL and BBC News's 2009 Sound of poll.

In late 2008, Cudi was revealed to be included in XXLs 2009 annual Freshman Class.

Cudi was featured on the cover alongside fellow up-and-coming rappers Asher Roth, Wale, B o B, Charles Hamilton, Cory Gunz, Blu, Mickey Factz, Ace Hood and Curren$y.

On March 16,2009, Kid Cudi performed on mtvU's Spring Break special, and the following day he performed three songs on NBC's Last Call with Carson Daly.

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Cudi teamed up with partner and record producer Emile Haynie, to produce an exclusive single titled "Switchin Lanes", for the video game Midnight Club: Los Angeles, part of its "South Central Premium Upgrade" downloadable content, which came out March 19,2009, for the PlayStation 3 and March 27,2009, for the Xbox 360.

Cudi revealed information about his future plans via his blog, saying that a possible collaborative album with Chip tha Ripper could be followed with a collaborative project with electronic rock duo Ratatat.

The song, featuring Cudi, charted for 15 weeks on the Bulgarian Singles Top 40.

In late 2009, Kid Cudi was featured on the highly anticipated Jay-Z album The Blueprint 3, on the song "Already Home".

Cudi discussed his childhood, his move to New York to begin his career as an artist and more.

In September 2009, Cudi co-headlined 50 Cent's "50 Fest" concert, along with fellow American rapper Wale.

Cudi stated he had already recorded songs with Snoop Dogg, Travis Barker, Clipse, Cage and Pharrell, and would like to work with Drake, Green Day, Kings of Leon, Robin Thicke, the Killers and the Postal Service on the album.

Kid Cudi was nominated for three 2010 Grammy Awards, for his singles "Day 'n' Nite" and "Make Her Say".

In January 2010, Cudi released Man on the Moon: The End of Days third and final single "Pursuit of Happiness", which was eventually certified platinum by the RIAA.

In 2010, Cudi was featured on Snoop Dogg's re-release of Malice n Wonderland, titled More Malice, on the lead single "That Tree".

Cudi later teamed up with independent artist Johnny Polygon, to remix Polygon's "The Riot Song", which appears on his mixtape Rebel Without Applause.

Cudi was invited to be a vocalist for the remake of the charity single "We Are the World" for its 25th anniversary to benefit Haiti after the earthquake.

On June 11,2010, Kid Cudi was arrested in the Chelsea neighborhood of the Manhattan borough in New York City and charged with felony criminal mischief and possession of a controlled substance.

In October 2010, Cudi had announced that he would be forming a rock band with frequent collaborator Dot da Genius, tentatively called Wizard.

On February 26,2011, Cudi took to his Twitter account to announce that Dream On, the record label he launched back in 2009 with partners Patrick "Plain Pat" Reynolds and producer Emile Haynie, has been dissolved.

Cudi renamed his band on the same occasion to 2 Be Continuum, renaming it from the original Wizard.

Kid Cudi released the music video for his second album's title-track "Mr Rager", on September 8,2011.

On October 30,2011, Cudi released Maniac, a short horror film co-starring fellow American rapper Cage and directed by American actor Shia LaBeouf, through his blog.

On November 13,2011, a previously unreleased demo tape Cudi had recorded from 2002 to 2003, under the pseudonym Kid Mesc, titled Rap Hard, leaked online.

Cudi announced that the upcoming rock project would be released on his 28th birthday, January 30,2012.

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In late 2011, Cudi was mentioned in a viral video by vlogger Ben Breedlove, about his near death experiences.

In January 2012, Cudi appeared on two songs from Chip tha Ripper's mixtape Tell Ya Friends, "Ride 4 You" which featured Far East Movement and "GloryUs", which credited the duo as they are collectively known, The Almighty GloryUs.

In 2012, Cudi was featured on the soundtrack to the film The Hunger Games, crafting an original song for the film titled "The Ruler and the Killer".

In June 2012, Cudi was seen in the music video for "Mercy, " the lead single from GOOD Music's compilation album Cruel Summer, in which he, along with other GOOD Music recording artists were featured on.

Cudi was ultimately featured on two songs from the compilation, "The Morning" and a solo track originally meant for Man on the Moon II, titled "Creepers", produced by Dan Black.

The album was announced to be released in early 2013 with Cudi focusing on scoring movies, followed by the third installment of the Man on the Moon series.

On March 14,2013 Kid Cudi performed at MySpace's South by Southwest secret show in Austin, Texas and after performing his many hits, he previewed a new verse from Indicud.

Three days later, Kid Cudi announced via Twitter that the album had officially been completed and turned in to his label, Universal Republic.

Cudi revealed he left the label on good terms, with him saying West respected his decision and will always be "big brother".

In late 2013, Kid Cudi went on tour in support of Indicud on The Cud Life Tour 2013.

Cudi revealed he would be producing it alongside Dot da Genius and that frequent collaborator King Chip, would appear on the EP.

Cudi then called the EP a prelude to his fourth album Man on the Moon III, which he announced would be released in 2015.

On October 19,2013, Cudi revealed "Going to the Ceremony", a song he had released via online audio distribution platform SoundCloud, earlier in July, would be included in the EP.

On November 25,2013, via his Twitter, Cudi revealed the title of the EP to be Satellite Flight: The Journey to Mother Moon.

On December 16,2013, Kid Cudi utilized SoundCloud to release "Satellite Flight", the EP's title-track.

On January 27,2014, Kid Cudi revealed on Twitter that Satellite Flight: Journey to Mother Moon would no longer be an EP, but a full-length album instead.

On March 4,2014 Cudi appeared on Chelsea Lately, where he was interviewed by Oscar-nominated actress Gabourey Sidibe, to promote Satellite Flight and the 2014 film Need for Speed.

On March 12,2014, Cudi released a song titled "Hero", a collaboration with American singer-songwriter Skylar Grey, recorded for the soundtrack to Need for Speed.

On March 15,2014, Cudi appeared on The Arsenio Hall Show, where he promoted the album, discussed the state of hip-hop, suicidal thoughts, Need for Speed, and performed the song "Internal Bleeding", from the album.

On March 3,2015, Cudi officially released his first song since his album Satellite Flight, was put on the market.

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On October 27,2015, Cudi announced the new album will be released on December 4,2015.

Cudi leaked two songs off the project, "Wedding Tux" and "Judgemental Cunt".

In November 2015 Cudi announced an Especial Tour, that will bring the rapper to various theaters all across the United States.

On December 1,2015, Cudi announced the cancellation of his Especial Tour, due to various reasons, such as production and personal issues.

In March 2016, Kid Cudi performed at McDowell Mountain Music Festival in Phoenix, Arizona.

Cudi has shared the song "Baptized in Fire, " which features Travis Scott.

On March 1,2017, Kid Cudi performed the song "Kitchen", with a string orchestra, live on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.

On October 23,2018, in response to a fan on Twitter, Cudi revealed he had begun working on his seventh solo album.

In July 2019, Kid Cudi announced his next album would be titled Entergalactic, which he revealed would soundtrack an upcoming Netflix "adult-focused animated music series" co-created by himself and Kenya Barris.

The song, which Cudi had first performed back in 2012, was later released in a limited edition pressing of the track on 7" vinyl, 12" picture disc, and cassette.

The album title and release date were not shared with the video, however on December 7, Cudi announced the album would be titled Man on the Moon III: The Chosen, with a release date of December 11,2020.

The concept album's theme follows Cudi overcoming his darkness, but fighting to win his soul back from his alter-ego "Mr Rager".

Cudi was the sole musical guest on Saturday Night Live in April 2021, having previously featured alongside Kanye West and 070 Shake in "Ghost Town" in 2018.

Cudi played "Tequila Shots" and "Sad People" with both performances in tribute to Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain.

Cudi's performance included a mission to establish a new community on the moon, while performing with the International Space Orchestra, a new group composed of space scientists from NASA Ames Research Center, the SETI Institute and the International Space University.

On June 24,2022, a collaboration between Dot da Genius, JID, Denzel Curry, and Cudi, titled "Talk About Me", was released, along with a music video directed by Cole Bennett.

In June, Cudi announced his first arena tour with To the Moon World Tour, set to begin in Vancouver on August 16,2022 and conclude in Milan on November 22,2022.

On July 4,2022, Cudi announced a compilation album, The Boy Who Flew to the Moon, Vol.

In 2010, Kid Cudi made a guest appearance on American television drama One Tree Hill, starring as himself and performing his Man on the Moon II single "Erase Me", during the episode.

In 2010, Kid Cudi began starring in the HBO comedy series How to Make It in America, as part of the main cast, being credited by his birth name Scott Mescudi, until its cancellation after two seasons.

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On October 31,2010, Kid Cudi released a short film, directed by Shia LaBeouf, in which he and fellow American rapper Cage, star as French-speaking serial killers.

The short film, titled Maniac, was inspired by Cudi's song of the same name, from his 2010 album Man on the Moon II and is an homage to the 1992 Belgian black comedy crime mockumentary, Man Bites Dog.

In 2013, Cudi guest starred in the animated TV series The Cleveland Show, voicing a character named Devon, in the Season 4 episode "Brownsized".

In June 2013, it was revealed Cudi would appear in Mark Webber's film The Ever After, alongside Teresa Palmer and Melissa Leo.

On November 10,2014, Cudi guest starred on the CBS American television series Scorpion, as Peyton Temple, a musical prodigy who created a controversial algorithm that generates the perfect hit pop song, who later helps Scorpion investigate the murder of his friend who was a music industry blogger.

In February 2014, it was announced Cudi would appear in Entourage, the film adaptation of the popular HBO TV series of the same name.

Also in January 2015, Cudi revealed he had just finished filming a movie titled Vincent-N-Roxxy, alongside Zoe Kravitz and Emile Hirsch.

In 2019, Cudi had small roles in Drunk Parents, directed by Fred Wolf, and Jexi directed by Jon Lucas and Scott Moore, the latter of which he played himself.

In 2020, Cudi starred in We Are Who We Are, an eight-episode miniseries for HBO directed by Luca Guadagnino, alongside Chloe Sevigny.

In January 2021, Cudi revealed he would potentially be partnering with TV producer and fellow American rapper 50 Cent, for an upcoming series.

In late 2021, Cudi appeared in the ensemble cast of Don't Look Up, where he performed an original song for the film alongside fellow American singer Ariana Grande.

Cudi starred in Ti West's slasher film X, released in March 2022 to critical acclaim.

Cudi is set to star in Disney's upcoming sci-fi film Crater, which will be released exclusively on the streaming service, Disney+.

Cudi announced the news in a social media post, noting that he'd been working on the project since 2013.

Cudi melded indie rock, electronica and dubstep seamlessly with hip-hop without pandering or reaching.

Cudi was gifted a guitar by his manager in 2011, encouraging Cudi to learn.

Cudi taught himself how to play the guitar and went on to utilize the instrument in his rock music throughout his career.

In 2021, Cudi appeared on American TV talk show The Shop, where he spoke on his writing and recording process.

Cudi mentioned for his early albums he would sit down and write entire verses.

Cudi has credited fellow Ohio native Camu Tao, as an influence.

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Cudi has been inspired by the sounds of the O'Jays, Ratatat, MGMT and The Postal Service.

In 2010, he began experimenting with rock music; rock acts that inspired Cudi include the Electric Light Orchestra, Jimi Hendrix, Nirvana, the Pixies and Pink Floyd.

In February 2011, Kid Cudi announced a collaboration with Parisian brand Surface to Air.

On May 20,2020, Kid Cudi announced he was partnering with American designer Virgil Abloh, to release an exclusive "Leader of the Delinquents" t-shirt.

Just hours before releasing his long-awaited Man on the Moon III album, Cudi rolled out a small batch of merchandise in support of the album.

In late April 2021, it was revealed Kid Cudi had teamed up with the NFL to release a limited-edition Starter jacket commemorating the 2021 NFL Draft, which took place in Cudi's hometown of Cleveland.

On January 26,2021, Kid Cudi announced on Twitter that he would be starting his own clothing line and the first pieces would be available sometime in 2021.

In February 2022, Cudi launched his very own clothing line titled called Members of the RAGE.

In 2010, Cudi modeled for a campaign run by American fashion house Calvin Klein.

In September 2021, Cudi partnered with Cadillac, for the campaign for their 2023 Lyriq.

On November 17,2020, it was revealed Cudi teamed with Dennis Cummings and Karina Manashil to found production and music management company Mad Solar, with the backing of Bron Studios, which provides corporate back office and production support, including financing, marketing, and sales.

Cudi is an executive producer on the film, which will begin production early 2021.

In October 2020, it was announced Cudi teamed with screenwriter Ian Edelman and startup veteran Jonathan Gray to launch Encore Studio, a mobile-based platform to help artists monetize their connections with fans.

In 2022, it was revealed Encore Studio was backed by $9 million funding led by Battery Ventures along with investments from 468 Capital, Parade Ventures, Nomad Ventures, Moving Capital, Kayak Ventures, and Gaingels, with Cudi issuing a statement "My number one priority has always been inspiring others and providing them the space to tell their own stories in an authentic and meaningful way, " Cudi said in a press release.

In September 2022, Cudi revealed that he had begun working on his memoir, when he announced he's started writing the first chapter of his first book.

Kid Cudi has been described by the media as a visionary, and a fashion icon.

Cudi made headlines when he wore a kilt to a 2010 New Year's Eve party in Miami.

In 2014, Cudi made headlines when he performed in a crop top at the annual Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival.

In September 2021, Cudi made headlines twice; first arriving at New York Fashion Week with electric blue hair, a Nirvana long-sleeve tee and a floor-length black skirt.

At the Gala, Cudi was in head-to-toe Louis Vuitton, with a blue sweater, another floor-length skirt and blue-and-green LV sneakers.

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On November 10,2021, Kid Cudi posed for photos at the CFDA Fashion Awards in a custom bridal gown, standing hand-in-hand with its designer, ERL's Eli Russell Linnetz, lace-gloved fingers interlocked, both wearing American Gothic expressions.

Cudi has been open about his addiction to pharmaceuticals in his music, namely the songs "Dr Pill" and "The Nothing".

In October 2016, Cudi revealed on his Facebook page that he had checked himself into rehabilitation for depression and suicidal urges.

Cudi has since purchased a property in Chicago to be close to his daughter.

On February 7,2015, Kid Cudi partnered with TED to give a TED Talk at his former school, Shaker Heights High School, to help inspire the students with his story, for the school's independently organized "TEDxSHHS" conference.

Kid Cudi has been a volunteer for Musicians on Call, a charity with the mission of bringing live and recorded music to the bedsides of patients in healthcare facilities.

In December 2015, Cudi arranged a dance party for the teenage participants of the Children's Hospital At Montefiore's B-N-Fit program, in the Bronx.

Kid Cudi hosted a group of young patients and their families from CHAM, at his sold-out Roseland Ballroom shows in April 2016.

In June 2016,49 celebrities, including Kid Cudi, honored the 49 victims killed in the Orlando nightclub shooting in a video tribute.

In 2019, Kid Cudi teamed up with delivery service Postmates to deliver $10,000 worth of Popeyes takeout to the Coachella Valley Rescue Mission.

In June 2022, at an event organized by Tory Burch, Brent Saunders, and Anna Wintour, supporting the New York-Presbyterian Hospital's Youth Anxiety Center, Cudi led the conversation on youth anxiety, depression, and the importance of self-care and treatment.

Never caring to fit into the conventional boundaries of music, Cudi became a voice for those who felt unrepresented and alone.

Cudi's whole take on the game is just unfiltered, uncensored artistry.

Cudi birthed so much of, not even the new generation of artists, but a lot of [your] favorite artists wouldn't be [your] favorite artists if it wasn't for Cudi.

Kid Cudi has been featured in several feature films and television shows.