Kid Cudi - Indicud (Album) [iTunes Plus AAC M4A]

Genres: Hip-Hop/Rap, Music, Rap
Released: Apr 11, 2013

Kid Cudi - Girls (feat. Too $hort) - Single [iTunes Plus AAC M4A]

Genres: Hip-Hop/Rap, Music, Rap
Released: Apr 02, 2013

Steve Aoki - Cudi the Kid (Remixes) [feat. Kid Cudi & Travis Barker] [iTunes Plus AAC M4A]

Genres: Dance, Music, Electronic
Released: Apr 10, 2012

Kid Cudi - Man On the Moon, Vol. II: The Legend of Mr. Rager (Deluxe Version) (Album) [iTunes Plus AAC M4A/M4V]

Genres: Hip-Hop/Rap, Music, Underground Rap, Alternative Rap, Rock
Released: Nov 09, 2010

Though Man On the Moon, Vol. II is Kid Cudi’s sophomore effort, the album’s rightful predecessor is Kanye West’s 808s and Heartbreak. Though not as frosty or insular as Kanye’s downer- pop masterpiece, Man On the Moon, Vol. II explores the same territory — alienation, self-doubt, loneliness, disillusionment. Like his mentor Kanye, Cudi is less interested in fame than its aftershocks (for example. “Don’t Play This Song”). Man On the Moon, Vol. II succeeds not just on the basis of its vivid interior descriptions. It’s easy for an artist to act morose — Cudi’s talent is that he makes it listenable. Thanks to his longtime producers Emile and Plain Pat (along with crucial contributions from Jim Jonsin, Chuck Inglish, and No I.d.) Man On the Moon, Vol. II is a fully inhabitable sonic landscape. Even when the songs turn bleak — and the final seven songs are downright chilling — the music remains inviting, brimming with intricate detail and unique tones. This is an album painted in blacks and whites and blues, but Cudi shows us the limitless shades that exist within those colors.

Kid Cudi - Man On the Moon - The End of Day (Expanded Version) (Album) [iTunes Plus AAC M4A/M4V]

Genres: Hip-Hop/Rap, Music, Underground Rap, Alternative Rap
Released: Sep 15, 2009

Kid Cudi is a rapper but Man On the Moon can’t be classified as a rap album. His full-length debut is a vast, ambitious concept album divided into five acts, each exploring a different aspect of Cudi’s psyche. Sonically, the album takes its cues from new wave and New Romantic bands, techno, and ambient music. The contributions of Ratatat and MGMT further dissolve the boundaries between electronica, modern rock and hip-hop. Despite its astrological grandeur, the album adopts a somber tone throughout. Restlessness and desolation are the subject of “Solo Dolo,” “My World” and “Sky Might Fall,” but it's the brooding, minor-key chants of “Soundtrack 2 My Life,” “Day ‘n’ Nite,” and “Pursuit of Happiness” that really set the tone for the album. Cudi repeatedly expresses his yearning to escape to outer space, and despite its upbeat finale (“Up Up & Away”), Man On the Moon ends up feeling like a hip-hop rejoinder to the astral laments and slow-motion theatrics of Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon.

Kid Cudi - Immortal - Single [iTunes Plus AAC M4A]

Genres: Hip-Hop/Rap, Music
Released: Mar 14, 2013