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With Man On The Moon III: The Chosen One, Kid Cudi finally delivers the long overdue finale of his cosmic album series which started way back in 2009. For this release, Kid Cudi reunites with the old crew, including: Dot Da Genius, Mike Dean, Plain Pat, Evan Mat, and features new collaborators like, Phoebe Bridgers on "Lovin' Me" and Pop Smoke and Skepta on "Show Out," providing fans with a more transformative experience. The album is split into four sections, each attempting to capture Cudi's journey of self-discovery and battle against inner demons. Cudi is known to be raw and unfiltered about his struggles with depression and loneliness; his personal yet vague lyrics are able to resonate with so many fans. Tying these visions back to the album's cover art, the distinct division between the left and right sides of his face speaks to a state of mind of his internal dilemmas. While a "good rap" involves several qualities—lyrics, wordplay, cadence, and flow—that serve to create an intimate resonance between fans, Kid Cudi holds his own speciality in mushed humming (there are countless memes and videos dedicated to it) and melodic talking over solid beats produced by his crew. The humming is also forefront on the single "Tequila Shot." Instead of his usual "self development" lyrical backstory, "Tequila Shot" portrays the accumulated inner turbulence that he's failed to fight off. Kid Cudi revealed that this was one of the first tracks created for this album; it's a perfect transition into the trilogy's final chapter. © Abbie Wang/Qobuz
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Scott Mescudi, ComposerLyricist - Emile Haynie, Producer, ComposerLyricist - MANNY MARROQUIN, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Joe LaPorta, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kid Cudi, Producer, Executive Producer, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Plain Pat, Producer - Oladipo Omishore, ComposerLyricist - Patrick Reynolds, ComposerLyricist - Ken "Duro" Ifill, A&R - Dot Da Genius, Producer, Executive Producer - William J. Sullivan, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - FINNEAS, Producer - Finneas O'Connell, ComposerLyricist - Dennis Cummings, Producer, Executive Producer
℗ 2020 Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Scott Mescudi, ComposerLyricist - MANNY MARROQUIN, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Joe LaPorta, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kid Cudi, Producer, Executive Producer, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Oladipo Omishore, ComposerLyricist - Ken "Duro" Ifill, A&R - Dot Da Genius, Producer, Executive Producer - Denzel Baptiste, ComposerLyricist - David Biral, ComposerLyricist - Take A Daytrip, Producer - William J. Sullivan, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dennis Cummings, Producer, Executive Producer
℗ 2020 Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Scott Mescudi, ComposerLyricist - MANNY MARROQUIN, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Joe LaPorta, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kid Cudi, Producer, Executive Producer, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Oladipo Omishore, ComposerLyricist - Nosaj Thing, Producer - Jason Chung, ComposerLyricist - Ken "Duro" Ifill, A&R - Dot Da Genius, Producer, Executive Producer - Denzel Baptiste, ComposerLyricist - David Biral, ComposerLyricist - Take A Daytrip, Producer - William J. Sullivan, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dennis Cummings, Producer, Executive Producer
℗ 2020 Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Scott Mescudi, ComposerLyricist - MANNY MARROQUIN, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Joe LaPorta, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kid Cudi, Producer, Executive Producer, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Oladipo Omishore, ComposerLyricist - Julian Gramma, ComposerLyricist - Michael Mule, ComposerLyricist - Isaac De Boni, ComposerLyricist - Ken "Duro" Ifill, A&R - FNZ, Producer - Dot Da Genius, Producer, Executive Producer - J Gramm, Producer - William J. Sullivan, Engineer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Dennis Cummings, Producer, Executive Producer
℗ 2020 Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Scott Mescudi, ComposerLyricist - MANNY MARROQUIN, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Joe LaPorta, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kid Cudi, Producer, Executive Producer, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Anthony Kilhoffer, Producer, ComposerLyricist - KEVIN PARKER, ComposerLyricist - Ken "Duro" Ifill, A&R - Dot Da Genius, Producer, Executive Producer - William J. Sullivan, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Teddy Walton, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Aaron Bow, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Dennis Cummings, Producer, Executive Producer
℗ 2020 Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Mike Dean, Producer, Keyboards, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Scott Mescudi, ComposerLyricist - MANNY MARROQUIN, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Joe LaPorta, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kid Cudi, Producer, Executive Producer, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Oladipo Omishore, ComposerLyricist - Ken "Duro" Ifill, A&R - Dot Da Genius, Producer, Executive Producer - Denzel Baptiste, ComposerLyricist - David Biral, ComposerLyricist - Take A Daytrip, Producer - William J. Sullivan, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dennis Cummings, Producer, Executive Producer
℗ 2020 Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Scott Mescudi, ComposerLyricist - MANNY MARROQUIN, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Joe LaPorta, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kid Cudi, Producer, Executive Producer, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Anthony Kilhoffer, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Ken "Duro" Ifill, A&R - Dot Da Genius, Producer, Executive Producer - William J. Sullivan, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - DST The Danger, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Dennis Cummings, Producer, Executive Producer
℗ 2020 Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Scott Mescudi, ComposerLyricist - Skepta, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - MANNY MARROQUIN, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Joe LaPorta, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kid Cudi, Producer, Executive Producer, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Plain Pat, Producer - Oladipo Omishore, ComposerLyricist - Patrick Reynolds, ComposerLyricist - Gravez, Producer - Joseph Adenuga, ComposerLyricist - Ken "Duro" Ifill, A&R - Dot Da Genius, Producer, Executive Producer - Paul "Parker" Irizarry, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Heavy Mellow, Producer, Co-Producer - William J. Sullivan, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Everett Romano, ComposerLyricist - Joshua Faulkner, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Christopher Justice, ComposerLyricist - Pop Smoke, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Bashar Jackson, ComposerLyricist - Max McAllister, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dennis Cummings, Producer, Executive Producer
℗ 2020 Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Scott Mescudi, ComposerLyricist - MANNY MARROQUIN, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Joe LaPorta, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kid Cudi, Producer, Executive Producer, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Galland, Additional Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Plain Pat, Producer - Oladipo Omishore, ComposerLyricist - Patrick Reynolds, ComposerLyricist - Chris Kahn, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ken "Duro" Ifill, A&R - Dot Da Genius, Producer - Nicholas Britell, ComposerLyricist - William J. Sullivan, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jeremie Inhaber, Additional Mixer, StudioPersonnel, Immersive Mix Engineer - Rafeal Brown, ComposerLyricist - Zach Pereyra, Additional Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Dennis Cummings, Producer, Executive Producer
℗ 2020 Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Scott Mescudi, ComposerLyricist - MANNY MARROQUIN, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Joe LaPorta, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kid Cudi, Producer, Executive Producer, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Oladipo Omishore, ComposerLyricist - Ken "Duro" Ifill, A&R - Dot Da Genius, Producer, Executive Producer - Denzel Baptiste, ComposerLyricist - David Biral, ComposerLyricist - Take A Daytrip, Producer - William J. Sullivan, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dennis Cummings, Producer, Executive Producer
℗ 2020 Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Scott Mescudi, ComposerLyricist - Alan Price, ComposerLyricist - MANNY MARROQUIN, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Joe LaPorta, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kid Cudi, Producer, Executive Producer, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Oladipo Omishore, ComposerLyricist - Evan Mast, ComposerLyricist - Ken "Duro" Ifill, A&R - Dot Da Genius, Producer, Additional Producer, Executive Producer - Iain Findlay, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Heavy Mellow, Producer, Additional Producer - William J. Sullivan, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Everett Romano, ComposerLyricist - E. Vax, Producer - Dennis Cummings, Producer, Executive Producer
℗ 2020 Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Scott Mescudi, ComposerLyricist - Emile Haynie, Producer, ComposerLyricist - MANNY MARROQUIN, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Joe LaPorta, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kid Cudi, Producer, Executive Producer, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Plain Pat, Producer - Oladipo Omishore, ComposerLyricist - Patrick Reynolds, ComposerLyricist - Ken "Duro" Ifill, A&R - Dot Da Genius, Producer, Executive Producer - William J. Sullivan, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - FINNEAS, Producer, Additional Producer - Finneas O'Connell, ComposerLyricist - Dennis Cummings, Producer, Executive Producer
℗ 2020 Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Mike Dean, Producer, Keyboards, Co-Producer, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Scott Mescudi, ComposerLyricist - MANNY MARROQUIN, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Joe LaPorta, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kid Cudi, Producer, Executive Producer, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ken "Duro" Ifill, A&R - Dot Da Genius, Producer, Executive Producer - Iain Findlay, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - William J. Sullivan, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dennis Cummings, Producer, Executive Producer
℗ 2020 Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Scott Mescudi, ComposerLyricist - MANNY MARROQUIN, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Joe LaPorta, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kid Cudi, Producer, Executive Producer, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Galland, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Oladipo Omishore, ComposerLyricist - Rami Eadeh, ComposerLyricist - Ken "Duro" Ifill, A&R - Dot Da Genius, Producer, Executive Producer - Phoebe Bridgers, Vocalist, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Ryan Vojtesak, ComposerLyricist - Charlie Handsome, Producer - William J. Sullivan, Producer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Ramii, Producer - Jeremie Inhaber, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Zach Pereyra, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Dennis Cummings, Producer, Executive Producer
℗ 2020 Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Scott Mescudi, ComposerLyricist - MANNY MARROQUIN, Mixer, StudioPersonnel, Immersive Mix Engineer - Joe LaPorta, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kid Cudi, Producer, Executive Producer, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Galland, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Oladipo Omishore, ComposerLyricist - Evan Mast, ComposerLyricist - Rami Eadeh, ComposerLyricist - Ken "Duro" Ifill, A&R - Dot Da Genius, Producer, Engineer, Executive Producer, StudioPersonnel - William J. Sullivan, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - E. Vax, Producer - Ramii, Producer - Jeremie Inhaber, Additional Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Zach Pereyra, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Dennis Cummings, Producer, Executive Producer
℗ 2020 Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Mike Dean, Producer, Keyboards, Co-Producer, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Scott Mescudi, ComposerLyricist - MANNY MARROQUIN, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Joe LaPorta, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kid Cudi, Producer, Executive Producer, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Oladipo Omishore, ComposerLyricist - Wondagurl, Producer - Ken "Duro" Ifill, A&R - Dot Da Genius, Producer, Engineer, Executive Producer, StudioPersonnel - Denzel Baptiste, ComposerLyricist - David Biral, ComposerLyricist - Ebony Oshunrinde, ComposerLyricist - Take A Daytrip, Producer - William J. Sullivan, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Trippie Redd, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Michael White II, ComposerLyricist - Igor Mamet, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Julius Alexander-Brown, ComposerLyricist - Dennis Cummings, Producer, Executive Producer
℗ 2020 Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Mike Dean, Producer, Keyboards, Co-Producer, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Scott Mescudi, ComposerLyricist - MANNY MARROQUIN, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Joe LaPorta, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kid Cudi, Producer, Executive Producer, Rap Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Oladipo Omishore, ComposerLyricist - Wondagurl, Producer - Ken "Duro" Ifill, A&R - Dot Da Genius, Producer, Executive Producer - Denzel Baptiste, ComposerLyricist - David Biral, ComposerLyricist - Ebony Oshunrinde, ComposerLyricist - Take A Daytrip, Producer - Vincent Goodyer, ComposerLyricist - William J. Sullivan, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - 18yoman, Producer, Additional Producer - Len20, Producer, Additional Producer - Dennis Cummings, Producer, Executive Producer
℗ 2020 Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Mike Dean, Producer, Keyboards, Co-Producer, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Scott Mescudi, ComposerLyricist - MANNY MARROQUIN, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Joe LaPorta, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kid Cudi, Producer, Executive Producer, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Oladipo Omishore, ComposerLyricist - Ken "Duro" Ifill, A&R - Dot Da Genius, Producer, Executive Producer - Denzel Baptiste, ComposerLyricist - David Biral, ComposerLyricist - Take A Daytrip, Producer - Vincent Goodyer, ComposerLyricist - William J. Sullivan, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - 18yoman, Producer - Len20, Producer, Additional Producer - Dennis Cummings, Producer, Executive Producer
℗ 2020 Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Album review
With Man On The Moon III: The Chosen One, Kid Cudi finally delivers the long overdue finale of his cosmic album series which started way back in 2009. For this release, Kid Cudi reunites with the old crew, including: Dot Da Genius, Mike Dean, Plain Pat, Evan Mat, and features new collaborators like, Phoebe Bridgers on "Lovin' Me" and Pop Smoke and Skepta on "Show Out," providing fans with a more transformative experience. The album is split into four sections, each attempting to capture Cudi's journey of self-discovery and battle against inner demons. Cudi is known to be raw and unfiltered about his struggles with depression and loneliness; his personal yet vague lyrics are able to resonate with so many fans. Tying these visions back to the album's cover art, the distinct division between the left and right sides of his face speaks to a state of mind of his internal dilemmas. While a "good rap" involves several qualities—lyrics, wordplay, cadence, and flow—that serve to create an intimate resonance between fans, Kid Cudi holds his own speciality in mushed humming (there are countless memes and videos dedicated to it) and melodic talking over solid beats produced by his crew. The humming is also forefront on the single "Tequila Shot." Instead of his usual "self development" lyrical backstory, "Tequila Shot" portrays the accumulated inner turbulence that he's failed to fight off. Kid Cudi revealed that this was one of the first tracks created for this album; it's a perfect transition into the trilogy's final chapter. © Abbie Wang/Qobuz
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 18 track(s)
- Total length: 00:58:17
- Main artists: Kid Cudi
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Republic Records
- Genre: Hip-Hop/Rap
© 2020 Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc. ℗ 2020 Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
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