Okay so i know the title is a lyric from Fort Minor's 'Remember The Name', but I'm not here to talk about Fort Minor, Mike Shinoda or anything Linkin Park related. I wanna post about a new talent on the hip hop scene. Well actually he's not that new... the States is all over him but no-one has really sat up and taken notice out here... not that I've seen anyway..
Whenever I listen to this guy - whether it be his beats, his freestyles, his interviews, his lyrics, his mixtapes, or simply just the songs he's released - I can't help but think of that line from 'Remember The Name' because it perfectly describes what I think about this guy.
His (stage) name is Kid Cudi.
And honestly, I can't stop listening to his shit. Not that his music is shit. It's crazy. And I mean crazy good! When someone can freestyle as well as he does, you know there's something there. He's not as big over here in Australia yet but the time will come. The Crookers remix of his hit Day 'n' Nite is climbing up the charts nationally, especially on airplay, but other than that, I doubt anyone here has really heard of anything else he's put out unless they're a fan. Like me.
He's not a really confident and cocky cat like most people that walk into the industry that think they've 'made it' just coz they've released one track and signed a contract. You can be labelled a 'one hit wonder' or that contract can easily be taken away if you let it all go to your head. But I don't think that will ever happen with Cudi... (real name Scott Mescudi).
Read his blog... there you can see that he really is, simply put, a nice guy :
He's young. He's fresh. He's open to new ideas and willing to learn. He reminds me of Lupe (Fiasco) from a different angle. He knows what he's doing... and if he doesn't, he's doing a damn good job pretending.
Check him out.
Can't wait for his record to drop down here... and I really hope it does come out...not a year after everywhere else... we usually get forgotten... :/
That it.
Actually one more thing. If Mr Cudi ever happens to come across this piece, I want to let him know that I'm a fan. A late one but I'm still a fan of your work... and it should be known that I heard your music before I saw your face so I'm not that kind of a fan :)
I wish I had found out about you earlier... coz I was at the Sydney show for Kanye's Glow In The Dark Tour but I came during Nas' set and I missed out on hearing you... wish I had known... that's all I'm saying..
Peace yo..
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