Scott Ramon Seguro Mescudi (born: January 30, 1984), better known professionally as Kid Cudi, is an American rapper and singer known for his music.
Life[]
Mescudi was born on January 30, 1984, in Cleveland, Ohio. When Cudi was 11 years old, his father died of cancer, which had a significant effect on Mescudi's personality and music. He was expelled from Solon High School for threatening to punch the principal, and would later earn his GED. He studied film at the University of Toledo, but later dropped out after a year.
Career[]
Mescudi first began rapping in 2003. He was inspired by alternative hip hop groups such as the Pharcyde and A Tribe Called Quest. He later moved to New York City to pursue a music career. After leaving Cleveland in 2005 with $500 and a demo tape, he moved in with his uncle, Kalil Madi, in the South Bronx. He worked at a couple of clothing stores before eventually sharing an apartment with friend and collaborator Dot da Genius in Brooklyn.
In 2006, Mescudi ran into his future mentor, Kanye West. He has stated, "I was looking at CDs, saw the gleam of a Jesus piece in the right side of my eye, looked up, and it was Kanye West." He introduced himself and offered West some of his music. Cudi would later run into West again while working at the BAPE store in New York, and recalled: "I remember Kanye coming in one time and I was helping him get a couple things. I forgot to take a sensor off of one of the jackets he bought and I had to run out the store to catch him before he left. Pretty funny me chasing after him in SoHo."
In 2007, Mescudi's song "Day 'n' Nite", began being featured on several music blogs after having initially uploaded the song to his MySpace page. This early work would go on to catch the attention of West via his then-manager Plain Pat, subsequently leading West to sign Mescudi to his GOOD Music imprint later that year. In 2008, Mescudi released his first mixtape, A Kid Named Cudi.
Kanye West first called upon Cudi to reference hooks for Jay-Z, and while in the studio, Mescudi and West went from working on The Blueprint 3 to West's album 808s & Heartbreak. Mescudi's assistance on the latter includes co-writing credits and/or vocals on "Heartless," "Welcome to Heartbreak," "Paranoid" and "RoboCop."
Mescudi's debut album, Man on the Moon: The End of Day, was released on September 15, 2009 and charted at #4. The album's lead single, "Day 'n' Nite", Mescudi's greatest commercial success thus far, charted well in both the U.S. and in Europe.
Around 2013, Mescudi left West's GOOD Music label, then eventually igniting a short feud between the rappers. In 2016, West forgave Cudi, but in 2022, Mescudi claimed that their relationship is "not too good for me".
Channel[]
Mescudi created his channel on August 17, 2011, but he uploaded his first video on October 9, 2009. He uploads music videos, audio, and lyric videos on his channel.
