Kid CuDi wasn’t too happy went he thought that his Universal Republic label hadn’t shipped enough copies of his and Dot Da Genius’s WZRD album to stores. But then, something unexpected happened: WZRD debuted at #3 on the charts with over 70,000 copies sold.
In a recent interview with MTV, Cudder explained that WZRD‘s first week sales reconfirmed his belief that his rock project would resonate with fans at a commercial level. He added that while WZRD didn’t achieve the the kind of success that his Man on the Moon LPs did in their first weeks, having his second #3 debut on the charts in a row is good enough for him.
“I think it definitely proves a point, that there was a method to my madness, that the kids are out there and they want the music,” he said. “It’s just like a that’s-what-I-fucking thought-type of thing. Not just to the label or whatever – I’m not going to say the label had no faith in the project – just kind of to the naysayers and people that didn’t really believe in it.”
He added, “It’s not Man on the Moon numbers, but, shit man, it’s more than we thought. To debut at #3 on the charts, that’s dope, that’s some Man on the Moon shit. I debuted #3 last album and #4 on the first album, so, you know, it’s dope.”
Check out the full interview below.
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CUDI I FUCK WITH THAT MAN ON THE MOON SHIT BUT COME OVER TO YMCMB WHEN YOUR CONTRACT IS UP AND GET AWAY FROM THAT NIGGA THAT WEAR SKIRTS. YOU CAN MAKE WHATEVER TYPE OD MUSIC YOU WANT AND WE ARE GOING TO PUCH IT.
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Nothing like rapid fanboys devouring the shit of Kid Cudi. How does it taste people? Do you enjoy the corn laced feces stuck in your teeth and gums? Do you enjoy the diarrhea strands left on the back of your tongue? Apparently so…
Bet you gave yourself a self high five for that. Piss off and go wash your own ass, it stinks all the way here
@ETK
“Yourself a self high five”
Come at me with some sense of articulation next time.
Yessir is a fucking fag smh
Cudi is WAY overrated. dude sucks something fierce
NAW NEVERMIND WE DON’T NEED HIM ON OUR TEAM.
FAKE
Forever Alone?
Rappers always say their album was under shipped when they know it’s going to flop.
its sad when 70,000 copies is a big fuckin deal
I was thinking the same thing. In this day and age most people dont buy the music they listen to though so 70,000 is solid for certain people.
def jam need to drop that fuckin krit live from the underground thats gonna be the best album since z-ro im still living album
what happened to So Icy Boi?
I clapped that kat across his dome and told him to shut the fuck up… Sad how these comments have turned to just a bunch of e-thugs tryin to front. Damn, I used to enjoy reading comments and having semi-intelligent discussions about hip-hop on here, ya’ll dumbass posers ruined. You want fame behind an alias, pick up a can of Krylon and earn yourself some half decent respect from “the streets.” Lame ass, mark ass, punk ass nobodies mane, furreal tho
Why you bashin on me? lol… I like the conversations with true fans. Even the dickriders. But when people get too caried away like yessir and so icy boi it starts getting pretty annoying
Haha my bad man that wasn’t entirely directed at you. That was more along the lines of venting about these comments in general. I agree with you one hunnit. Peace
what is u talkin bout? i still here, YMCMB runnin dis shit, swag
We need to remember to delete those faggots, “So Icy Boi” and “YESSIR”. Biggest trolls and YMCMB dick riders on this site smhh -_-
holy fuck what is with these stupid children in the comments section
all you people either love or hate something (usually hate)
cant you just be like most people and say “ye cudi is aiiight, not really my thing tho”
*CLAP CLAP*
You just didnt make sense FAGGOT.
Why the fuck would you say “kudi is allright” then say “its not my thing tho”
Shows how many times you been butt fucked by yung money and Kid’s Cudi lol
Fukin ignorant as nigga go fuck yourself and listen to some real music.
#section80
Fuck one for the hated
#kony2012
well then again.. why would you post in articles just to talk shit about a rapper you don’t even like? I’m not sayin every article should be full of “omg he’s the shit, I love his work, all his albums are classics” either but there really are children on the comments section, hatin’ like rappers made an attempt on their momma’s life
Ignorance at its best.
album has a replay value of 1 day
love kid cudi but wzrd was trash
Weird he has no african accent. He has a nice voice!
get off this site you fucking cracka.
I copped the album, it was a solid project.
today 70k is worth something? in the 90S pure flop
70k is definitively worth something with todays technology
that number dont represent the number of people of actual like it just the people who bought it
there’s a difference
Cid Kudi would be a real rock star wit YMCMB. swag
not ever
To me, rank doesnt matter. You are #3 Cool. But 70k is not a good look from a major label artist. That means that he most likely wont even go GOLD. Hopefully the label made the album with minimal budget to recoup. But Im not trying to celebrate ranks. If the #1 person sold 10,000, #2 did 9,000, and you did 7,500, we gonna be talking about being #3? Those numbers are horrible. At the same time, if Adele did 750,000k and you at #11 with 300,000k, you gonna be mad? LOL. I wouldn’t. Those numbers a great.
SALES NUMBERS > RANK
you mean quality of music> everything else
the point of the whole thing was that his record was undershipped for a “major label artist”, so if he’s #3, he’ll take whatever he can get, it’s good news for him if the label released almost half that
I’m a cudi fan and I had no idea this dude released an album.. Lmfao.
These dudes need to step up their promotion game.
this has been promoted soo much.. and at #3 on the charts this shows
This album proves that being an emo kid fucks up your idea of what good music is.
Cudi fans are the same people who listen to LIL B.
Music for Generation retard.
nah dude u jus made no sense lil b shouldnt be mentioned on this comment board… lil b fans = cudi fans u dnt get music bruh if u talkin bout lil b in general
I like lil B. i DONT like kudi.
i also liten to pac pun and poppa. so what the fuck you trying to say? you cant say what music is or isnt cuz your just one opinion.
Watch River Nelson “Beautiful Life”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b7-JWcp63Nc
you’ll find this album dope if your into rock music
R i c h M i n g l e ,C-O M —- Meet wealthy men and beautiful women on the rich club .
who the hell is happy 70k sales?? Lmao… how did this even make the news
its no secret that Cudi has a loyal fanbase but to the average person his music is WACK
soundcloud.com/therealansar/coming-soon
this guy sucks
you’ll find this album dope if youre a homosexual
cudder sold 70k with limited release, no promotion almost, no single even, there was no music video for teleport 2 me, i can’t even call it a single it was just hangin in utube waitin for fans to search for it. 70k who bought the album are not new listeners, any artist in the game would be jealous of cudi.. sold 70k with no promotion almost just a loyal fan base… it’s amazing.
All sales talk aside this dude sounds like rehdogg when he sings why must I cry lawl