Kid Cudi
Real Name: Scott Ramon Seguro Mescudi
Aliases: Cudder, Juan Pablo, Super Duper Cudi, Mr. Solo Solo, The Lonely Stoner
Kid Cudi BIO
Kid Cudi is widely considered as one of the main influences on several contemporary Hip Hop and alternative acts. He began to receive major attention after the release of his first official full-length project, a mixtape titled A Kid Named Cudi in 2008, which caught the attention of American musician Kanye West, who subsequently signed Cudi to his GOOD Music label imprint by late 2008. Kudi released the solo albums Indicud in 2013, Satellite Flight: The Journey to Mother Moon in 2014, Speedin' Bullet 2 Heaven in 2015, Passion, Pain & Demon Slayin' in 2016, and Man on the Moon III: The Chosen in 2020. Cudi's joint album with Kanye West, under the name Kids See Ghosts in 2018, garnered critical acclaim. The native of Ohio is also an accomplished actor, having appeared in several TV and film projects like “Westworld” and “Entourage.”
PROPS
- He bought Fred Durst’s old house in L.A.
- Kid Cudi’s first television appearance was at the 2008 MTV Video Music Awards.
- He is the subject of his own Amazon documentary titled A Man Named Scott.
- In 2020, Cudi earned his first number-one song on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart with "The Scotts," with Travis Scott.
- He sold 22 million certified records in the United States.
- So far, he has two Grammy Awards.
- He founded Wicked Awesome recordsIn 2020 was added as a cast member for the HBO mini-series We Are Who We Are.
Top Kid Cudi Questions
Cudi is half Mexican, half Native American
He majored in film at the University of Toledo before dropping out.
He was influenced by The Pharcyde, A Tribe Called Quest, Bone Thugs-n-Harmony and Kanye West
He was signed to GOOD Music in 2009.
“The Scotts” with Travis Scott.