Kid Cudi thinks his debut album Man on the Moon: The End of Day changed the course of Hip Hop forever. With Pitchfork making changes to some of its album ratings on Tuesday (October 5), the Cleveland rapper responded to a fan who insisted his first LP should have a higher rating than the 4.1 out of 10 score it received upon release in 2009.
“Pitchfork has never givin me good ratings, and here we are, years later and im still here,” Kid Cudi wrote on Twitter. “Its ok man. They dont need to change it. The entire world knows, even my haters, that this album was the one that changed Hip Hop forever.”
He continued, “I think when I was younger I thought it would hurt my career. Like the fans would listen to the reviews and not give the music a chance. Then, I realized over the years after I survived each era and made album after album, that nothing anyone could ever say would stop my light.”
While none of Kid Cudi’s albums received any changes, Pitchfork increased Chief Keef’s 2012 mixtape Back from the Dead from 7.9 to 9.1, while decreasing Big Boi’s 2010 album Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty from 9.2 to 7.7.
Cudi also acknowledged Peppa Pig’s Peppa’s Adventures: The Album having a higher rating than Man on the Moon: The End of Day.
Even on the day his debut album dropped on Kanye West’s G.O.O.D. Music, Kid Cudi was confident about the impact his music would have on Hip Hop.
“My main thing was to just inspire people to push the envelope [creatively] and think outside the box and really challenge themselves and really put in that type of hard work towards the creative side of things,” he told DJBooth at the time. “I did want to make something that would baffle the critics, as far as putting it in a certain genre; I wanted them to have a hard time doin’ it. I really wanted to trick the game and open up a lot of people’s eyes, and I think we’ve done it.”
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Man on the Moon: The End of Day went on to influence the likes of Travis Scott, Jaden Smith, Logic and KYLE, who have all spoke highly of the project over the years.
“He opened an entire world sonically for me,” Logic told Billboard on the album’s 10-year anniversary. “It completely reshaped how I wanted to make my music. It showed me that I don’t have to stick in the bubble and don’t necessarily [have to] flow with conformity.”
KYLE added, “From a lyrical standpoint, [Man on the Moon] was just honest. It was so relatable because he was just talking about his human experience and himself in his truest form. I think for a long time before Kid Cudi, a lot of people thought in order to be a rapper, you needed to fit one experience.”
never heard it
These dudes are so damn delusional. 808s did, Man on The Moon just ran w what Kanye created
Nah fam. It’s pretty well known in the industry that Ye was “borrowing” alot of Cudi’s ideas for 808s.
Even if that was the case… More ppl were listening to ye than Cudi…Cudi changed nothing…808s did…and again if that’s true then that’s on Cudi….he shouldn’t have let ye ran off with “his” sound. Ye changes hip hop …it wasn’t Cudi
I’ve said this on this site and I’ll say it again. The 808 has been around a long time, way before Kudi, Kanye and everyone else using it today. DNice had a song about it in 89′
808s and Heartbreak
Albums that changed Hip Hop, The Chronic, All Eyez On Me, It’s Dark and Hell is Hot, The Marshall Mathers LP, Get Rich or Die Tryin’ then My Beautiful Twisted Dark Fantasy.
It’s still his best album it’s funny how much the 3rd motm is better than the 2nd
I don’t know who he thinks he is. Did he listen to his own album? He sounds boring. His lyrics are boring. His delivery is boring. On the real, cudi has like a handful of songs that are listenable and the rest of his catalogue is bogus. Just another rapper who thinks he changed the world. Next!
I may be old and crotchety because these dudes all sound terrible. Like the way I used to play around and rap into the fan when I was a kid. Now these guys get props for sounding like a joke. Amazing!
Cudi must be back on that liquid cocaine. he has a few good songs and he influences abunch of wierdos in rap/pop. He aint all that.
What’s up with this dude! With the hot pink hair in eye blush this is just ridiculous and crazy!! And y’all call this hip hop. What planet are you on or maybe the moon right.
He looks like the gay mario judah lol
How in the hell does he think it changed anything? Ive never even heard it. Think I skipped through an album of his once but I couldnt say which.
Album went double platinum, so it seems like you’re the one sleeping on it and out of touch
To be fair, he never said he changed it for the better
good one
First Man on the Moon, is definitely a classic……..a lot of rappers claim to drop classic albums, few ever do.
Kid Cudi’s first album is a classic, he had a fresh new sound, subject matter and style…..
I personally love cudi’s music, I just wouldn’t call it hip-hop or rap, it’s a mix of a lot of things mainly rock, pop and some rap
you can’t make or debate why your album should be classic. That is determined by the fans, not critics. if your record has legs and effects the people then it’ll get the recognition it deserves. This oh my album should be classic argument is silly & Cudi needs to relax. BTW I listened to man on the moon and it was cool too sad for my liking and mos def not considered a classic.
the only classic Kid Cudi has is the song Day N Nite.
False.
for me, kid cudi made me love music again and music is every thing
i like Cudi, appreciate that he created his own sound and lane. I dont know his albums like that so I cant say whether I agree or not… BUT, if YOU’re the one making a case for your album being classic, and the bulk of listeners and critics aint, it prolly aint a classic. This is almost as bad as when artists are about a drop an album and are calling it classic before the world has even heard it.
Lol this dude on something???
This dude sold his soul along time ago!! This is the best example of MK Ultra Hollywood mind control. What a weirdo!