MUSIC MONDAY: Kid Cudi: When Keeping It Real Goes Right
- Author: Rae Alexandra
- Posted on: Monday April 19, 2010 at 9:00 AM
- Filed under: music, kid cudi, lady gaga, soundtrack 2 my life, motown, man on the moon: end of day, raw content
We ain't historians, but we'd argue that much of late 90s/early 2000s hip hop was all about the front: cars, women, cash, money, attitude. And while we loved some of that livin' large stuff, it's a breath of fresh air when a rapper comes along who isn't afraid to find the rhymns within the real life: his flaws, his unhappiness, his sensitivity (all while not sounding self-consumed). The track below by the Cleveland kid Kid Cudi, "Soundtrack 2 My Life" is a song that's so honest and raw, it will make you bite your metaphorical tongue, soap your metaphysical mouth and call your mom. (PS It is a million miles away from the song KC's better known for, the Lady Gaga-sampling "Make Her Say".)
Be warned. Some of these lyrics aren't for the faint-hearted (or those phobic of profanities):
"Soundtrack 2 My Life" is taken from Kid's debut album Man On The Moon: The End Of Day (out now through Motown). And if, after you pick that up, you're still in more need of Cudi, check out his website - which is basically a very entertaining personal blog.
PS There are rumors that Man On The Moon will be part of an album trilogy. Needless to say, we're crossing our fingers really, really hard right now...
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