He was expelled from the school for threatening to punch his principal and would later earn his GED. Cudi attended Shaker Heights High School for two years before transferring to Solon High School. When he was eleven years old, Cudi's father died of cancer his passing had a significant effect on Cudi's personality and subsequently his music. His father was of African-American and Mexican-American descent, while his mother is African-American. His father, Lindberg Styles Mescudi, was a house painter, substitute teacher and World War IIAir Force veteran. His mother, Elsie Harriet (Banks), is a middle-school choir teacher at Roxboro Middle School in Cleveland Heights, Ohio. He is the youngest of four children, with two brothers, Domingo and Dean, and a sister, Maisha. Scott Ramon Seguro Mescudi was born on January 30, 1984, in Cleveland, Ohio, and grew up in Shaker Heights and Solon. After signing to GOOD Music, Cudi has since gone on to launch his own record label imprints, the now-dissolved Dream On and current independent label Wicked Awesome Records. Blige, David Guetta, MGMT, Shakira, Snoop Dogg, Kendrick Lamar and Michael Bolton among others. In 2015, he was the bandleader on the IFC series, Comedy Bang! Bang!.Īs of 2019, Cudi has released six studio albums as a solo artist and has sold a combined 16 million records and has worked with numerous prominent artists in the music industry, including Jay Z, Mary J. In addition, he has made appearances on television shows such as One Tree Hill, The Cleveland Show and Brooklyn Nine-Nine. Cudi has since appeared in several feature films, including Goodbye World (2013), Need for Speed (2014), and Entourage (2015).
In 2010, Cudi ventured into acting when he began starring in the HBO series How to Make It in America. Cudi later released a joint album with West under the eponymous name Kids See Ghosts. In 2016 he returned to hip-hop with his sixth album Passion, Pain & Demon Slayin' to generally positive reviews. In 2015 Cudi released his rock album Speedin' Bullet 2 Heaven to negative reception. In February 2014, Cudi unexpectedly released his fourth album, Satellite Flight: The Journey to Mother Moon, exclusively to digital retailers with no promotion. In April 2013, Cudi released Indicud, which became his highest-charting album on multiple charts. The album debuted at number one on the Top Rock Albums chart.
Later that year Cudi formed a rock band, now known as WZRD, with his long-time collaborator Dot da Genius, releasing one eponymous debut album in early 2012. Rager, which was preceded by 'Erase Me' and 'Mr. In 2010, he released Man on the Moon II: The Legend of Mr. Cudi's debut album Man on the Moon: The End of Day (2009) was later certified two-times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). In 2008 his debut single 'Day 'n' Nite' led him to prominence, reaching the top five of the Billboard charts. The mixtape caught the attention of American rapper-producer Kanye West, who subsequently signed Cudi to his GOOD Music label imprint in late 2008. Cudi first gained major recognition following the release of his first official full-length project, a mixtape titled A Kid Named Cudi (2008). With his originality and creativity, as well as the emotion he conveys in his music, Cudi has amassed a large cult-like following. Scott Ramon Seguro Mescudi (born January 30, 1984), better known by his stage name Kid Cudi ( / ˈ k ʌ d i/ often stylized as KiD CuDi), is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer and actor from Cleveland, Ohio.
Father John Misty)Ġ7 – Solo Dolo Part II (Feat. Cudi is not a very good singer or guitarist, and his artlessly blunt lyrics are even.Ġ4 – Young Lady (Feat. Unfiltered and unpolished even compared to his 2012 side-project WZRD. Throughout the years he has also incorporated elements of psychedelia, R&B, electronica, synthpop and grunge, in his music. On 2011's WZRD and 2015's Speedin' Bullet 2 Heaven, Cudi incorporated the use of screamed vocals, and can be heard yodeling on his 2016 album Passion, Pain & Demon Slayin'.