Man On the Moon - The End of Day (Expanded Version) - Kid Cudi
Product Description
Genre: Hip Hop/Rap Price: $11.99 Release Date: September 15, 2009
Kid Cudi is a rapper but Man On the Moon can’t be classified as a rap album. His full-length debut is a vast, ambitious concept album divided into five acts, each exploring a different aspect of Cudi’s psyche. Sonically, the album takes its cues from new wave and New Romantic bands, techno, and ambient music. The contributions of Ratatat and MGMT further dissolve the boundaries between electronica, modern rock and hip-hop. Despite its astrological grandeur, the album adopts a somber tone throughout. Restlessness and desolation are the subject of “Solo Dolo,” “My World” and “Sky Might Fall,” but it's the brooding, minor-key chants of “Soundtrack 2 My Life,” “Day ‘n’ Nite,” and “Pursuit of Happiness” that really set the tone for the album. Cudi repeatedly expresses his yearning to escape to outer space, and despite its upbeat finale (“Up Up & Away”), Man On the Moon ends up feeling like a hip-hop rejoinder to the astral laments and slow-motion theatrics of Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon.
Tracks:
ExplicitIn My Dreams (Cudder Anthem) / ExplicitSoundtrack 2 My Life / ExplicitSimple As... / ExplicitSolo Dolo (Nightmare) / ExplicitHeart of a Lion (Kid Cudi Theme Music) / ExplicitMy World (feat. Billy Craven) / Day 'n' Nite (Nightmare) / ExplicitSky Might Fall / ExplicitEnter Galactic (Love Connection, Pt. I) / ExplicitAlive (Nightmare) [feat. Ratatat] / ExplicitCudi Zone / ExplicitMake Her Say (feat. Kanye West & Common) / ExplicitPursuit of Happiness (Nightmare) [feat. MGMT & Ratatat] / ExplicitHyyerr (feat. Chip Tha Ripper) / ExplicitUp Up & Away / ExplicitMan On the Moon (Bonus Track) / ExplicitT.G.I.F. (feat. Chip Tha Ripper) [Bonus Track] / ExplicitIs There Any Love (feat. Wale) [Bonus Track] / CleanVideoEnd of Day / CleanVideoRagin' In Aussie Town / ExplicitVideoGolf With the Broskis (Without Commentary) / ExplicitVideoGolf With the Broskis (Commentary) / CleanVideoMake Her Say / CleanVideoMake Her Say (Behind the Scenes) / BookletDigital Booklet - Man On The Moon: The End Of Day
