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Kid Cudi hit hard with his debut single “Day ‘n’ Nite“, having initially been self-published on his MySpace page to becoming a worldwide hit. The song was later featured on Cudi’s seminal debut album, Man on the Moon: The End of Day (2009), which was eventually certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in 2017.[7] The album also included the singles “Make Her Say” and “Pursuit of Happiness“, both of which achieved significant chart success. In 2010, Cudi released his second album, Man on the Moon II: The Legend of Mr. Rager, which also attained platinum status and features the singles “Erase Me” and “Mr. Rager“. Later that year he formed WZRD, a rock band, with his long-time collaborator Dot da Genius. Their eponymous debut album (2012) debuted at number one on the Billboard Top Rock Albums chart.[8][9]
Cudi went on to release to the self-produced solo album Indicud in 2013, featuring the platinum-selling single “Just What I Am“. He would continue to produce the bulk of his own records, including the avant-garde music albums Satellite Flight: The Journey to Mother Moon (2014) and Speedin’ Bullet 2 Heaven (2015), the latter of which was led by the grunge-inspired single “Confused!“. In 2016, the release of his sixth solo album Passion, Pain & Demon Slayin’, was supported by the lead single “Surfin’“. Cudi’s joint album with Kanye West, under the eponymous name Kids See Ghosts (2018), was met with widespread critical acclaim and was named among the best albums of 2018. In April 2020, Cudi earned his first number-one song on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart with “The Scotts“, a collaboration with Houston rapper Travis Scott. Issued in December 2020, Man on the Moon III: The Chosen, was highly acclaimed and a commercial success, with the RIAA certifying it gold status later that year.
Cudi has sold over 22 million certified records in the United States and has won two Grammy Awards from five nominations. He has worked with numerous prominent artists spanning several different genres in the music industry, namely Jay-Z, Eminem, Kendrick Lamar, David Guetta, Steve Aoki, MGMT, Mary J. Blige, Shakira, Ariana Grande and Michael Bolton, among others.[10][11][12][13] After signing to GOOD Music, Cudi has since gone on to launch his own vanity labels, the now-dissolved Dream On and current label imprint Wicked Awesome Records.[14][15] Cudi also ventured into acting when he was cast in the HBO series How to Make It in America. He has since appeared in several feature films, including Goodbye World (2013), Need for Speed (2014), Entourage (2015), Bill & Ted Face the Music (2020), and Don’t Look Up (2021). In addition, he has made appearances on television shows such as One Tree Hill, The Cleveland Show, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, and Westworld. In 2015, he was the bandleader on the IFC series Comedy Bang! Bang! and in 2020 was added as a cast member for the HBO mini-series We Are Who We Are.
