Kid Cudi – Perfect Is The Word [prod. Dot Da Genius]

    https://media.hiphopdx.com/old/singles/20110601-Kid_Cudi_Perfect_is_The_Word-HHDX.mp3

    After a preview a few months back Cudi drops the first single off his upcoming ‘Wizard’ album. Let the debate start…t

    195 thoughts on “Kid Cudi – Perfect Is The Word [prod. Dot Da Genius]

    1. WTF are you serious kid? Some one make him smoke weed again! if this is how hes gonna do music since he ain’t gonna do weed might as well not make no more music! and leave it at man on the moon 2…

    2. Yo this is my main maign Cudder. He is doin that crazy ish man. You gotta respect what he’s doin for da music game

    3. Why are people complaining? This song is great, has a nice flow and darkness to it. Not to mention he’s releasing “A Man Named Scott” to those saying to go back to hip hop.

    4. I am not feeling this at all. Kid Cudi style is not my cup of tea. I’m not going to rate this song because its not my place to judge a style of rap that I don’t like a all.

    5. for people trippin on this style chill hes just doin the b.o.b thing where he gives you a no genre type shit

      1. And this is from the man who made man on the moon, the prayer, down & out. It’s all downhill from here

    6. Reminded me exactly of Lupe’s rock band ‘Japanese Cartoon’. I love CuDi but sounded like he was copying Lupe’s half-assed English accent as a rock singer.

    7. I won’t run away from this song, but I also won’t run towards it. It’s monotonous without being hypnotic. In other words, BORING.

    8. This is what happens when people with no talent go into a a studio without a good producer behind them…Sounds like something a 15 year-old kid made in garage band while he was tripping.

    9. THIS KIND OF MUSIC IS SO WASHED UP…CALL IT QUITS ALREADY CUDI!…AS O.C. WOULD SAY…TIMES UP!!!

    10. people be hating on cudi cause they dont know good music, other people listen to that radio shiiit where they talk about the same shiiit, but radio music. cudi makes money and his shiit doesnt get played on the sorry ass radio stations. But this song goes, cant wait for the Wizard album shut down the haters.

      1. hahahaahaa…good luck with that. If you think muttering a bunch of nonsensical gibberish into the microphone in a horribly flat tone, then piling the track with cheap-sounding vocal filters is good music, then this is definitely the track for you…

      1. LOL this is FAR from pop. this doesnt resemble pop at all. its not really hip hop either. its kind of rock/alt hip hop. its really its own genre.

    11. Not gonna rate a single, Cudi is known for making complete albums. Def waiting for Wizard’s seamless play in its entirety

    12. You can tell Kudi been hanging out in LA. Must of been high ass fuck when he recorded this. It’s hot though!

    13. maybe it will grow on me, but my first impression is I’d rather listen to a real rock act than Cudi imitating one

    14. This is that shit his music can not be appreciated with your morning coffee on and add. You got to just let his music wash over you and understand he is driving in his own lane. Wait til you hear this song in concert wacked off you substance of choice then you’ll understand.

    15. I miss the man on the moon fuck mr. rager and the wizard he needs to return to the first classic album vibes

    16. I’ll stick w/ Pursuit Of Happiness, Mr. Rager, Erase Me, Cudi Zone, In My Dreams, Day N Nite, Soundtrack To My Life and such..i don’t like itt..

    17. It’s different . I’ll give him credit for trying new shit, something most other artists are scared to do.

    18. LOL IS THIS SERIOUS? ANYONE WHO LIKES THIS UR A FUCKING DWEEB WITH NO TASTE IN MUSIC. THIS WONT BE A SINGLE IT SUCKS A WHOLE MOTHERFUCK

    19. This is the type of song I appreciate the most when rollin down the road, smokin some CaliKush and just bumpin. My computer doesn’t do this song justice.

      1. yea, aware of this but if you knew shit about music you know shit isn’t released in real time, could of been recorded a year ago….dumbass

    20. THIS IS NOT HIP HOP!!!!!!!!
      it’s like this cat is influenced by the odd future style. what happened to a great beat, straight up lyrics, some’ meaningfull.
      anyway this song is just bad.

    21. For some reason I hear a lot of like Beatles influence in this type of music, so I don’t really mind it. Very unique. 4 stars

    22. For some reason I hear a lot of like Beatles influence in this type of music, so I don’t really mind it. Very unique. 4 starss

    23. cudi is one of the most realist and most abstract artist out can em or jay or ye do this i highly doubt it cudi can do everything from straight up hip hop to techno and he can still be real with w,e he does great song cant wait to hear more fom 2bc and the mixtape and the new album shit is gonna be epic!..cudi 4 president

      1. And your the G.O.A.T of idiots. Nobody can post comments like yours and look like more of a dumbass than you.

    24. The song is empty. Very bland with no climatic point. More like album filler or rough cut to an unfinished song. 2 stars as it stands on it’s own.

    25. i guess this was made for some live performance shit, or i hope, cause all i can hear right now is complete shit.

    26. This is pretty bad…I understand what he tried here but he should leave this style up to classic rock veterans.

    27. Depends on what ur looking for. I no longer expect “Pursuit of happiness” type stuff from Cudi. Just listening to the beat and the sounds he blends together I like it 3.5 maybe a 4.

      1. really? because of one track off of an album you haven’t heard you’re gonna stop buying his shit? idiot.

    28. Cringe worthy imo. Hey, if he escapes through this then thats all well n good but I’m definitely not buying this. Smh

    29. I don’t understand why this has such a low rating I gave it a 5/5 to get to where it should be. I don’t understand why all these people talk shit and keep listening to Cudi if they don’t like him, stop trying to make him something he’s not. Dude’s music is dope as shit. His past two albums were classics. And I’m sure “Wizard” is going to be. Fucking haters. Alternative Hip Hop. You don’t like it move on. fuck!

      1. I don’t like it and I’m going nowhere. Fuck. If it’s not good I’m going to say it’s not good. Not everyone has your low quality standards when it comes to music. The shit is a half effort. 2 and half stars! Fucking Nuthugger!

        btw…i think dude is an alright artist.

      2. Ha this song is kind of weird but I dudn’t like the legended of mr. rager at first either. His first two albums were classic bro. They were original, easy to listen to, and they didn’t pose.

    30. this is breaking my heart.. kid cudi still one of my favorite but ill stay listening to his old shit if his new songs are gunna sound like this.

    31. I can tell its not a complete work yet but honostly this shit is dope…apparently the people hating dnt wana see there favorite artist grow but stay the same….so stfu up especially if your just a fan and dont do music yourself…Cuz 85% of you only listen to a good melody and not the actual overall outcome of the track…im a give it a 5….

      1. like hov says: Niggas want my old shit, buy my old albums. There’s more epicness to come. Erase Me had ppl doubting motm2 but he put together a solid album with tons of diversity between the songs. So dont give up on tha cud. but i dont get why they post kid cudi music on this site any more rap heads seems to hate him with a passion lol u either love him or hate em

    32. Yeah sorry, but this doesn’t deserve a 3 rating just because it isn’t method rapping. It’s supposed to be a rock band, that’s what he refers to this project as, so they’re not going to be coming out with pure rap songs.

    33. Love it. People need to get this through their thick fuck heads: this is not meant to be hip-hop. Kid Cudi is his own genre.

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    35. Haha people try to take Cudi’s back and giving this a pass since its “not rap” and Cudi is “his own genre”….. ok thats no excuse for putting out a bad song. Im not supposed to just like it because its different, and if thats how you rate music then you have bad taste straight up. Shit’s weak. Period.

    36. If Cudi was a in a band and they worked togeather to make this, sure it may be cool and different.
      But this is just manafactured crap to “try to sound different” Cudi would have had no imput into this at all “i bought this beat from some group in Borrklyn and this is how u going to sing on it…GO”

    37. cudi is a master at melodies and is the most creative dude in the game. man on the moon 2 (mainly the first half) was amazing still I think better than his first but everything he does is dope. ‘cool head’ was dope too cudi can do this different rock shit wayne cant. Cudi is boss shutup smoke somethin square

    38. everyone whos against cudi and thos song just listen to the prayer thatll answer all your questions..hes gonna make shit based on the way he feels and wants to make, not whats gonna get the most plays on the radio. this song deffinety isnt his best but respect the artist dont say ur never gonna buy his album again

    39. 10 times more views than Connor? GTFOH! I think I may-be heard of this cat a couple times, but my man Jon Connor gets no play. This is as shocking to me as my complete lack of knowledge of whoever the fuck Kid Cudi is to these other posters!

      I took a moment to listen to this, then I went right back to the Jon Connor song posted today. If you aint know, you should get educated real quick like. C’mon, I did the same for this dude, and he isn’t nearly as good!

      Jon Connor. Blue City Club. You Know!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    40. 5 because i stole the open snare outta the intro & make a beat better than this with it lol

      but anyway prog,psych jazz fusion > Rap
      thats not even up for debate
      yall gotta understand musically rap is the lowest on the totem pole

      bob james > every rapper ever

      george duke > every rapper ever

      bands like eloy gong soft machine pink floyd > rap
      And you can really go on on for ever the

      and i love rap but this is a fact

    41. “Niggas want my old shit buy my old albums” -Jay-Z
      Haters stop complaining about this. This is fuckin music at its finest. He’s an artist evolving like he should be. You want MOTM Cudi then go listen to him. This shit is ahead of its time, thats why all these dumb ignorant pricks give it 2-3 stars.
      5 Stars for REAL music.

    42. yall niggas need to evade

      all my bars fresh like glade

      all my bars sharp like a blade

      all my bars heat like lebron or wade

      all my bars clean like a maid

      yall cats all wack fall back

      you sweet niggas more sensetive than my ball sack

      all i spit are hard bars

      all my bars on retard

      i spit fire like charazard

      u talk bout fat stacks but ya pockets on lifeo

      that shit u just spit muts of been a typeo

      ight yo im the best you neva seen

      all my bars crazy like charile sheen

      i got niggas comin back for more like a fiend

      a yo they call me the clan man damn man

      il lay you down right where u stand man

      you a fan man you wanna backhand man

      i no crack heads that a kill u for half a grand man

      niggas talkin greezy stop it

      its easy believe me any nigga with nuts will pop it

      i aim for ya head not ya chest

      so ya lil ass vest wont help u from bein laid to rest

      and i got guns that big enough to rip through ya vest and come out the other side of ya chest

      or i could put the blunt to ya head n let u get burnt by the ses

      n i dont care what u flippin u flippin less

      drugs n moneyy i have in excess

      whos betta im the best its hard to even take a guess

      cLaN MaN

      The best on DX.

      1. Yo, I am usually quite modest.
        But I’ll have you run, run forest.
        Perfect is the word and I’m todays word.
        Ain’t that right Elmo and Big Bird?
        And Sheen aint crazy he’s with me winning.
        I’m surprised you survived that abortion in the beginning.
        Clan Man? Wheres your ghost suit?
        You aint gotta gun or the balls to shoot.
        Clan Man? You gotta burning cross?
        Your just trapped on an island. Lost.
        Delusional like fucking Elliott Smith.
        And I’m getting bored killing you on this shit.
        Folks calm down, no need to clap.
        Somebody give a lollipop to this cLaN MaN ass handicap.
        I’m hungry in this rap game, come here til i bite you.
        Whats it like knowing you just got roasted by a white dude?

        Pacman
        ‘The Best On DX’

    43. this track is gonna hit it big with the mainstream crowd… he is gonna expand his fan base with this to non-smokers and non hip-hop fans

    44. One thing I respect about Mr Cudi is he does what the f**k he wants and nobody can’t tell him nothing. “Man on the Moon: The end of Day” and “Man on the Moon 2: Legend or Mr Rager” are both dope albums so make sure you cop those. I think this track will grow on me but I can’t front that Kid Cudi and Chip tha Ripper album is gonna be fresh!!!!!! Mr Cudi just make sure after the “Wizard” album drops you hit us up with “Man on the Moon 3” Peace to all the Kid Cudi Fans Worldwide we know what time it is. At the end of the day I’d rather listen to Kid Cudi then to listen to My Hoes, my Rimz, my Cars, my Cribs, My Gats, my Bling, my Drugs blah blah blah. Like Dead Prez would say “Turn off the Radio turn off that bullsh*t”. Most of the stuff on the Radio today is wack!!!!!

    45. anybody see the guy on the bottom left of the picture on the front page? he looks like cudi is gonna make him bust a nut

      not a bad song, its not some j.cole shit but its that cudi feel.

    46. This is good shit, it aint hip hop but it’s good. Why them haters are always there to snap at everything? damnn

    47. what i love bout Cudi is he is fresh as fuck. this sounds a bit like Lupe Fiasco’s ‘Japanese Cartoon’ band though. Dope as fuck but not as good as his other stuff. Keep doing ya thing Cud.

    48. Wow…This is unusually disappointing…I know he’s onto some rock ish now, but damn, if he’s switching it up, we’re losing one of the most unique individuals to ever do this…

    49. I understand peoples frustration with cudi, motm2 was not motm1 but, hip hop dx should not have posted this. This is cud’s wizard album, his “rock” album. Wait till a man named Scott comes out. If that’s bad then we can say he fell off

    50. This shit is garbage

      Dude mustve quit smoking weed to just strictly fuck with coke, cause homie wants to be the Doors or some shit by the way this shit sounds

    51. Most black people only know two genres of music…RnB and Hip-Hop. This kid went in doing something new and yall hate cause your ears aint use to no shit like this but it is what it is. He got talent being versatile music. Nothing Ill bump in my car but its not a bad song either…REAL TALK!

    52. this is a rock song for a rock album

      why are they posting it on a hiphop website? so people can hate on it

    53. I’m a fan of hip hop and rock n roll and this new cudi song sucks regardless of which genre you place it in.
      Cudi has a very limited vocal range. His voice works great for short hooks and shit, like in gorgeous, but that’s it.. Fuck the rest.

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