Kid Cudi

Scott Ramon Seguro Mescudi (born January 30, 1984), better known by his stage name Kid Cudi, is an American rapper, singer and producer from Cleveland.

Cudi gained recognition in 2008 after the release of his debut mixtape ''A Kid Named Cudi. ''His early work caught the attention of Kanye West who subsequently signed him to his label GOOD Music. Kudi has released six solo studio albums, Man on the Moon: The End of Day (2009), Man on the Moon II: The Legend of Mr. Rager (2010), Indicud (2013), Satellite Flight: The Journey to Mother Moon (2014), Speedin' Bullet 2 Heaven (2015) and Passion, Pain and Demon Slayin' (2016). He has also started a rock band, WZRD and founded his own record label.

Career
Kid Cudi began rapping in high school, eventually moving to New York to pursue a music career. He wrote his first signle "Day 'n' Nite" which caught the attention of Kanye West who signed him to GOOD Music in 2008. In July 2008 he released his debut mixtape ''A Kid Named Cudi. ''In 2008 he was featured in XXL's Freshmen Class. In 2009 he released his debut album Man on the Moon: The End of Day which peaked at number 4 on the Billboard 200. In November 2010 he released his second album, Man on the Moon II: The Legend of Mr. Rager, charting at number 3. In October 2010 he announced he was forming a rock band with Dot da Genius called WZRD. In February 2012 they released their album WZRD, peaking at number 3. In 2013 he moved back to a hip-hop sound, releasing his third album Indicud, peaking at number 2 on the Billboard 200. In 2013 he also announced he was leaving GOOD Music to start his own label.

In 2014, with little notice, Cudi released his fourth album Satellite Flight: The Journey to Mother Moon which debuted at number 4. In 2015 he released his fifth album, the rock album Speedin' Bullet 2 Heaven, to negative reviews, only making it to 36 on the Billboard 200. In 2016, Cudi once again returned to hip-hop, releasing Passion, Pain and Demon Slayin' and debuting at 11 on the Billboard 200.

In June 2018, Cudi and Kanye West released a collaborative album Kids See Ghosts, heralded as a return to form for Cudi. The album debuted at number 2 in the US.