Track Listing

1. In My Dreams (Cudder Anthem)
2. Soundtrack 2 My Life
3. Simple As...
4. Solo Dolo (nightmare)
5. Heart Of A Lion (KiD CuDi Theme Music)
6. My World Feat. Billy Cravens
7. Day N Nite (nightmare)
8. Sky Might Fall
9. Enter Galactic (Love Connection Part 1)
10. Alive (nightmare) Feat. RATATAT
11. CuDi Zone
12. Make Her Say Feat. Kanye West & Common
13. Pursuit of Happiness (nightmare)Feat. MGMT & RATATAT
14. Hyyerr Feat. Chip Tha Rhipper
15. Up Up & Away (The Wake & Bake Song)

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #28994 in Music
• Released on: 2009-09-15
• Number of discs: 2
• Format: Deluxe Edition
• Dimensions: .22 pounds

Album Description
Deluxe version includes 3 bonus tracks and a 65 minute DVD!

About the Artist
"Kid Cudi is at the vanguard of a game-changing new generation of artists," said Universal Motown President Sylvia Rhone. "He crosses musical boundaries with an appeal that goes beyond genre, format, race, language, and culture. Cudi lives easily in the hip-hop, indie rock, pop, and R&B worlds - a diversity that shows in his innovative music and his all-embracing persona. He is a born storyteller who brings a positive, life-affirming message to his brilliant lyrical flow and compelling music. There are no clichés in what Cudi does. He is a breath of fresh air - a dynamic and important new voice, not only in the next phase of hip-hop, but as a groundbreaking trendsetter who represents the future. I am thrilled to welcome Kid Cudi into the Universal Motown family." KID CUDI released his first mixtape, A Kid Named Cudi, in July, 2008 as a free download sponsored by New York streetwear company 10 Deep, leading to an introduction and signing to Kanye West's G.O.O.D. Music imprint, and in turn, to Cudi's co-writing of four tracks on the platinum Kanye West album 808s & Heartbreak, including the Top 5 single, "Heartless" and stepping out in a featured vocal on "Welcome to Heartbreak." He followed this up with his first Official single; "DAY N NITE" "day 'n' nite" dominated with #1 rankings at multiple radio formats.

Customer Reviews

One Giant Leap For Weirdkind
Kid Cudi has truly arrived with his debut album Man on The Moon: The End Of Day. Kid Cudi was the subject of much hype this year after his contributions to Kanye West's 808's & Heartbreaks and when DAY N NITE became so successful. Much weight was being put on his shoulders to not only become the next hip hop star but also to push the genre forward into boundaries it had never been.

Well I'm here to tell you that Kid Cudi has definitely delivered. This album is everything a fan of hip hop and music in general could want. This album is different sonically as well. The sparse production, never overproduced, the use of silence and space. The tracks are sequenced into 5 Acts to give the listener a feeling of a story being told but succeeds in creating a certain atmosphere that is unmatched. That feeling is dark, moody, deep, futuristic and unique. It's hard to exactly say why this album is so good but it really literally is GENIUS. Kid Cudi also has great lyrics. Some people may not feel his lyrics because they only pay attention to technique but he drops lyrics for the mind about life, feelings, emotions etc that grown people can relate to. The album is very mature and wise beyond his years. Kid Cudi combines a unique flow and delivery with a semi-singing/talking approach that works extremely well for him.

Man on The Moon: End Of Day is a crowning achievement and one of the best debuts in recent memory. Sonically the album is amazing (reminds me of ATLiens), Cudi has perfected his style. The album creates an atmosphere from the unique album cover and presentation of the album to the movie-esque back cover. He takes us on a journey with his music and is one of the rare times when an album is more enjoyable as an album rather than a collection of songs. What I mean by that is that the individual songs are great indeed but the sum is greater than it's parts. This album should be enjoyed and listened to straight through (like a movie...) to fully appreciate its creativity and purpose.

I HIGHLY recommend Kid Cudi's debut album as it is undoubtedly and easily one of the great albums of the year. Standing Ovation. Instant Classic.

*also included is a poster,DVD, and lyrics inside the book. The DVD is decent...nothing really noteworthy or prolific about it...just a bonus DVD. Also I bought mine from BB and there aren't any bonus tracks on the cd as it suggests on the cover...a big FAIL for the deception and whichever goofball messed up is fired or should be*

Out of this world!
Kanye West's protege KiD CuDi finally releases his debut album proper (after releasing some mix tapes) and it is a sprawling ambitious project featuring CuDi's laid back sing song rapping style set to a bleak futuristic soundscape.

A concept album of sorts, interspersed with narrations by Common and broken into five "acts", the album opens with the trippy sounding ballad "In my dreams" ("Welcome, you're in my dream now" says Cudi), followed by the woozy rap "Soundtrack 2 my life". "Solo dolo (Nightmare)" is a stripped affair that sounds bleak and beautiful, while "Heart of a lion" is a genty pulsing number, while "My world" is a dreamy melancholic sounding song laced with tender piano.

The bleep-filled spooky sounding "Day N night (Nightmare)", the lead-off single has already hit the US and UK top 10 (and is also available in the excellent upbeat British-sounding Crookers Remix), while picking up the pace somewhat is the superb Kanye West produced "Sky may fall" (which reminds me of Kanye's "Welcome to heartbreak"). "Enter Galactic (Love Connection Part I)" is a galloping Disco-tinged song and is one of my favourites.

"Alive (Nightmare)" features electronic music duo Ratatat and has a synth/Rock feel, while "CuDi zone" has techno-style strings set to a slowed down beat. "Make her say" is the current single and features Kanye and Common, as well as a sample from Lady Gaga's "Poker face". It sounds like a nursery rhyme set to "Golddigger"-style beats and it works. "Pursuit of happiness (Nightmare)" is another swirling synth/Rock number, this time featuring MGMT. "Hyyerr" featuring Chip tha Ripper is a string-swathed ballad that sounds like some seventies soul classic, and closing is the pulsing guitar-driven "Up Up & Away (The Wake & Bake Song)".

The deluxe edition, when you can get it, has a DVD of live footage, and 4 bonus tracks ("Day N night (Crookers remix)", "Man on the moon", "Is there any love" featuring Wale, and "T.G.I.F" featuring Chip The Ripper), the last 3 available on CuDi's 2008 mixtape "A kid named CuDi".

Experimental, and accessible at the same time, I would say CuDi has more than lived up to all the hype. This album should shoot his star well into the stratosphere.

Kid Cudi on the move...and he's in SPACE!!!
I not the type to go record by record...oh what the hell? right?

2. Soundtrack 2 My Life - good lyrically. get to know the artist by him pouring his emotions out in the record

3. Simple As... - fun. could be single? not that fun. But it enjoyable.

4. Solo Dolo - Again, he pours more emotions and feeling of loneliness in the record.

5. Heart of a Lion - Sounded like how "Final Countdown" sounds, at least the beat. He put a little of his ego into this record

6. My World - more of his ego. but I love it because it seem more painful to prove haters...that you belong. deep?

7. Day N Nite - really? if you don't have your on opinion on this record, I juss have to tell you that it helps to get a record deal...next...

8. Sky Might Fall - I love this one alot because this record shows that he is facing his emotions.

9. Enter Galactic - another fun record...hmm about love and SPACE. that sound fun, huh?

10. Alive - almost how Day N Nite is...umm...

11. CuDi Zone - like My World, but rolled up with Soundtrack 2 My Life

12. Make Her Say - This record is out of place, but its fun. I put it as a fun record but wonder if it could of made it for the sophomore record

13. Pursuit of Happiness - I heard this record before getting the album; this is a positive song for a rapper and it juss shows that sometimes you should do you juss to do you...how you suppose to leave a footprint in your industry if you are like everybody in it. I feel (he feel) that he will not be a carbon copy.

14. Hyyerr - fun record. but...like Day N Nite...juss, let go

15. Up Up and Away - fun record again, but even if its a another Day N Nite - type of record... its positive

in the deluxe album you get three addition sounds that all together I feel juss...sort of add to the album and a DVD that give you more on Kid Cudi world. And let me say, I am ready to return back to it next year or whenever he release the 2nd album.

Does the songs sound the same? Yes, so I wish the next album will be less "introducing Scotty" and more "welcome to Scotty War."