New kid cudi album review
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Many wondered if this would be the shameful end to his career but Kid Cudi did not disappoint and instead was able to redeem himself and prove that his ability for writing great, memorable tracks still exists. The 26 track, 91 minute rock album “Speedin’ Bullet 2 Heaven” from 2015 was widely considered to be one of the worst albums of 2015 and by far the worst release ever from Kid Cudi. This album was especially a huge success for Kid Cudi because of his last album. That being said, there is still a great dynamic that exists between Cudi’s more laid-back and melancholy verses and Kanye’s loud and emotionally charged vocals. However, Kid Cudi’s vocals on this album could have used more expression at some points. Usually a 7 track album feels short or incomplete, but this album works perfectly with 7 tracks and definitely could be described as “all killer, no filler.” It feels like a very complete and conclusive album by the end of the final track, “Cudi Montage,” which contains a surprising sample of Kurt Cobain. The rest of the 7 track album continues to deliver hard hitting beats, well thought-out lyrics, and a great dynamic between Kid Cudi and Kanye West on every track.Īs far as criticism, there really isn’t a lot I can say about this record. It samples a 1936 Christmas song by Louis Prima called “What Will Santa Claus Say (When he Finds Everybody Swingin).” However, this unusual sample fits the track extremely well and showcases Kanye’s astounding ability to find great songs to sample and make them work very well with the other elements of his instrumentals and vocals. The third track, “4th Dimension” is definitely my favorite track as well as one of the most interesting instrumentals Kanye has ever brought to the table. The track “Fire” brings the same vibe of many of Kanye’s old songs with huge, stomping downbeats and showcases the duo’s rapping abilities and lyrical talent. Kanye’s vocals are accompanied by huge, popping snare drum sounds. After this, Kanye takes the song for a surprise turn when his verse begins with loud chaotic yelling of adlib like noises that seem to be imitating gunshots. After this, we’re met with a feature from Pusha T who lays down a really solid rap verse. The track opens with large, spacey synths accompanied by the emotional and reverberating line “I can still feel the love” sung loudly by Kid Cudi. The opening track “Feel the Love” grabs the listener’s attention and pulls them in within a minute of the start. But regardless of whatever drama Kanye likes to stir up, this album added yet another significant and unique piece to his discography while bringing Kid Cudi back to the top of the rap community. Before the release, twitter saw Kanye using his typical pre-album controversy tactics to build up hype for his 2018 albums “ye” and “KIDS SEE GHOSTS.” This time, many wondered if Kanye had gone too far as he was showing surprising support for Donald Trump. The collective features Kid Cudi and Kanye West, two giants in the hip hop industry that have been greatly influencing and shaping the sound of modern rap music for the last 15 years. I can't shake the feeling of disappointment though.Summer 2018 saw the release of one of the most anticipated albums of the year, the debut self-titled project from newly formed two piece rap supergroup, KIDS SEE GHOSTS. I believe a 5/10 is a fair rating, to me, it ranges from 4 to 6 out of 10 and it sits somewhere I nthe middle of his discography. The features on this album did not anything either outside one or two good bars by the ever consistent Skepta. 16 and the void are some really good tracks that I enjoyed but it does not weigh up to the uninspiring effort that was the first act. However again again, it feels like he falls short in truly capturing the magic. The second act returns more to the Cudi we know, the spacy sound that makes him 'him'. It's a really generic sound that you can find on most modern projects.
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Most do the tracks throughout the first act reminded me of a Travis Scott album without the fire that makes Travis's sound work. To me, this signified him moving away from his sound and conforming to modern sounds. Throughout the first act of the album shows how Cudi went from 'inspiration' to 'inspired by'. It really reflects Scott Mesudi's career where the Highs are High but they do not outweigh the lows. It really reflects Scott Mesudi's career where the Highs are High but they do Man on the moon vol.