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Kid Cudi’s Man on the Moon II was released in a year where rap album sequels were common, but unlike most of the competition, this sequel has a very strong link to its predecessor. It’s actually the outcome of the alt-rap star’s breakthrough debut as it deals with fame, and Cudi’s admittedly unwise way of handling it, liquid cocaine. As a result, you have to care quite a bit about this Mr. Solo Dolo character for Man on the Moon II to fully work its magic. Cudi’s opening line “You are now in the world that I’m ruining” is a spot-on warning as the album slowly spirals down into sourness and regret, but just like on his debut, the soundscape is spacy and far-reaching, making this interstellar therapy session a much more interesting transmission. At its best, it’s fascinating, like when rapper Cage and indie singer St. Vincent whirl in a paranoid black hole dubbed “Maniac,” while Cudi issues more warnings with “I love the darkness, yea, I’d like to marry it”. “Don’t Play This Song,” with Mary J. Blige, puts it even more bluntly with “Wanna know what it sounds like when I’m not on drugs?/Please, please don’t play this song” while the great “Wild’n Cuz I’m Young” tells snooping blogs they shouldn’t bother, he’ll tell his own story. Elsewhere, he seems admirably open to the idea of disgrace, but those who grow tired of the star’s indulgences will have to wait around for the out of place yet welcome numbers, like the Kanye West and rock guitar feature “Erase Me” or the dream pop influenced “Marijuana” which runs 4:20 for a reason. In the end, the lonely stoner of his debut seemed to have a wider appeal, but the contradictory, troubled artist presented here will give the Cudi faithful much more to ponder. Everything else is equal, so skeptically ease yourself in or take the full dive accordingly.
© David Jeffries /TiVo
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Scott Mescudi, ComposerLyricist - Emile Haynie, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Andrew Wright, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Cee-Lo, FeaturedArtist - MANNY MARROQUIN, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Christian Plata, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Erik Madrid, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Vlado Meller, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mark Santangelo, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kid Cudi, MainArtist - E. Haynie, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2010 Universal Motown Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Mike Dean, Organ, AssociatedPerformer - Scott Mescudi, ComposerLyricist - Larry Gold, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - P. Reynolds, ComposerLyricist - MANNY MARROQUIN, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Christian Plata, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Erik Madrid, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Vlado Meller, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mark Santangelo, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kid Cudi, MainArtist - Emile, Synthesizer Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Anthony Kilhoffer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Plain Pat, Producer - Christian Mochizuki, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2010 Universal Motown Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Scott Mescudi, ComposerLyricist - Emile Haynie, Producer - MANNY MARROQUIN, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Christian Plata, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Erik Madrid, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Vlado Meller, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mark Santangelo, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kid Cudi, MainArtist - Mary J. Blige, FeaturedArtist - Ryan West, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - E. Haynie, ComposerLyricist - Brent Kolatalo, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kevin Porter, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2010 Universal Motown Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Scott Mescudi, ComposerLyricist - Emile Haynie, Producer - MANNY MARROQUIN, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Christian Plata, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Erik Madrid, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Vlado Meller, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mark Santangelo, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kid Cudi, MainArtist - Ryan West, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - E. Haynie, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2010 Universal Motown Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Scott Mescudi, ComposerLyricist - Vlado Meller, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mark Santangelo, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kid Cudi, Producer, MainArtist - Anthony Kilhoffer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ryan West, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Ghazi Hourani, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Oladipo Omishore, ComposerLyricist - Dot Da Genius, Producer, Mixer, Co-Producer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2010 Universal Motown Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Scott Mescudi, ComposerLyricist - Emile Haynie, Producer - MANNY MARROQUIN, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Christian Plata, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Erik Madrid, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Vlado Meller, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mark Santangelo, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kid Cudi, MainArtist - Anthony Kilhoffer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - E. Haynie, ComposerLyricist - Jannis N. Makrigiannis, ComposerLyricist - Anders Rhedin, ComposerLyricist - Fridolin Tai Nordsø Schjoldan, ComposerLyricist - Christian Mochizuki, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2010 Universal Motown Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Scott Mescudi, ComposerLyricist - MANNY MARROQUIN, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Christian Plata, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Erik Madrid, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Vlado Meller, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mark Santangelo, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kid Cudi, MainArtist - Ghazi Hourani, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Chuck Inglish, Producer - E Ingersoll, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2010 Universal Motown Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Scott Mescudi, ComposerLyricist - K. West, ComposerLyricist - Frank Romano, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Jim Jonsin, Producer, Programmer - James Wisner, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kanye West, FeaturedArtist - Robert Marks, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - MANNY MARROQUIN, Additional Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Christian Plata, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Vlado Meller, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mark Santangelo, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kid Cudi, MainArtist - Matt Huber, Assistant Mixer, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - James Scheffer, ComposerLyricist - Anthony Kilhoffer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - F. Romano, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2010 Universal Motown Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Scott Mescudi, ComposerLyricist - P. Reynolds, ComposerLyricist - MANNY MARROQUIN, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Christian Plata, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Erik Madrid, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Vlado Meller, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mark Santangelo, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kid Cudi, MainArtist - Anthony Kilhoffer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Plain Pat, Producer - Christian Mochizuki, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2010 Universal Motown Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Scott Mescudi, ComposerLyricist - Emile Haynie, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - MANNY MARROQUIN, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Christian Plata, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Erik Madrid, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Vlado Meller, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mark Santangelo, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kid Cudi, MainArtist - E. Haynie, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2010 Universal Motown Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Scott Mescudi, ComposerLyricist - Emile Haynie, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Vlado Meller, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mark Santangelo, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kid Cudi, MainArtist - Anthony Kilhoffer, Producer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - St. Vincent, FeaturedArtist - C. Palko, ComposerLyricist - Cage, FeaturedArtist - Anne E. Clark, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2010 Universal Motown Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Scott Mescudi, ComposerLyricist - MANNY MARROQUIN, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Christian Plata, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Erik Madrid, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Vlado Meller, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mark Santangelo, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kid Cudi, MainArtist - Emile, Producer - E. Haynie, ComposerLyricist - Anthony Kronfle, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Christian Mochizuki, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2010 Universal Motown Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Scott Mescudi, ComposerLyricist - Emile Haynie, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - MANNY MARROQUIN, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Christian Plata, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Erik Madrid, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Vlado Meller, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mark Santangelo, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kid Cudi, MainArtist - Mary J. Blige, FeaturedArtist - E. Haynie, ComposerLyricist - Kevin Porter, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2010 Universal Motown Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
R. Perry, ComposerLyricist - J. KELLER, ComposerLyricist - Scott Mescudi, ComposerLyricist - L. Harris, ComposerLyricist - Leonard Harris, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Nicole Wray, FeaturedArtist - Vlado Meller, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mark Santangelo, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kid Cudi, MainArtist - Anthony Kilhoffer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - N. Wray, ComposerLyricist - GLC, FeaturedArtist - Chip Tha Ripper, Recording Engineer, FeaturedArtist, StudioPersonnel - Rich Perry, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - C. Worth, ComposerLyricist - Blended Babies, Producer - Skip Mahoney, ComposerLyricist - James Purdie, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2010 Universal Motown Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Scott Mescudi, ComposerLyricist - Emile Haynie, Producer - Andrew Wright, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - MANNY MARROQUIN, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Christian Plata, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Erik Madrid, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Vlado Meller, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mark Santangelo, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kid Cudi, MainArtist - E. Haynie, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2010 Universal Motown Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Teddy Randazzo, ComposerLyricist - Victoria Pike, ComposerLyricist - Scott Mescudi, ComposerLyricist - Emile Haynie, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - MANNY MARROQUIN, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Christian Plata, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Erik Madrid, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Vlado Meller, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mark Santangelo, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kid Cudi, MainArtist - Ryan West, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - E. Haynie, ComposerLyricist - Rusty Evans, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2010 Universal Motown Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Scott Mescudi, ComposerLyricist - Emile Haynie, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Vlado Meller, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mark Santangelo, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kid Cudi, Producer, Co-Producer, MainArtist - Ryan West, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Oladipo Omishore, ComposerLyricist - Dot Da Genius, Producer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2010 Universal Motown Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Album review
Kid Cudi’s Man on the Moon II was released in a year where rap album sequels were common, but unlike most of the competition, this sequel has a very strong link to its predecessor. It’s actually the outcome of the alt-rap star’s breakthrough debut as it deals with fame, and Cudi’s admittedly unwise way of handling it, liquid cocaine. As a result, you have to care quite a bit about this Mr. Solo Dolo character for Man on the Moon II to fully work its magic. Cudi’s opening line “You are now in the world that I’m ruining” is a spot-on warning as the album slowly spirals down into sourness and regret, but just like on his debut, the soundscape is spacy and far-reaching, making this interstellar therapy session a much more interesting transmission. At its best, it’s fascinating, like when rapper Cage and indie singer St. Vincent whirl in a paranoid black hole dubbed “Maniac,” while Cudi issues more warnings with “I love the darkness, yea, I’d like to marry it”. “Don’t Play This Song,” with Mary J. Blige, puts it even more bluntly with “Wanna know what it sounds like when I’m not on drugs?/Please, please don’t play this song” while the great “Wild’n Cuz I’m Young” tells snooping blogs they shouldn’t bother, he’ll tell his own story. Elsewhere, he seems admirably open to the idea of disgrace, but those who grow tired of the star’s indulgences will have to wait around for the out of place yet welcome numbers, like the Kanye West and rock guitar feature “Erase Me” or the dream pop influenced “Marijuana” which runs 4:20 for a reason. In the end, the lonely stoner of his debut seemed to have a wider appeal, but the contradictory, troubled artist presented here will give the Cudi faithful much more to ponder. Everything else is equal, so skeptically ease yourself in or take the full dive accordingly.
© David Jeffries /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 17 track(s)
- Total length: 01:01:57
- Main artists: Kid Cudi
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Kid Cudi - Universal Records
- Genre: Hip-Hop/Rap
© 2010 Universal Motown Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc. ℗ 2010 Universal Motown Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
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