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Kid Cudi (born Scott Ramon Seguro Mescudi) is a Grammy Award winning American recording artist from Shaker Heights, Ohio.[1][2] After the release of his breakout mixtape A Kid Named Cudi in July 2008, he soon became the protégé of fellow rapper and music producer Kanye West.[1] He released two studio albums on the Dream On, GOOD Music and Universal Motown record labels: Man on the Moon: The End of Day (2009) and Man on the Moon II: The Legend of Mr. Rager (2010).[2][3][4] In February 2011, Cudi announced the dissolvement of Dream On, and would subsequently launch a new imprint, Wicked Awesome Records.[3]
Kid Cudi earned his first three Grammy Award nominations in 2010, two for his single "Day 'n' Nite" and one for the collaboration "Make Her Say." In 2012, he won two Grammy Awards for "All of the Lights," a collaboration with Kanye West, Rihanna and Fergie. The release of Cudi's debut album and its lead single "Day 'n' Nite, led to several more honors, including an MTV Video Music Award (VMA). During 2010, Cudi won a Beatport Music Award, as well as an Urban Music Award. In 2011, he was nominated for an additional four VMAs, which he shared with West and Rihanna, and has been nominated for a total of twenty accolades.
In 2021, Cudi appeared in the film Don't Look Up, directed and written by Adam McKay, playing the character DJ Chello. For his role in the film, as well as for his contributions to the film's song, "Just Look Up", written and performed by Cudi and Ariana Grande, he has received numerous nominations, including a Critics Choice Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award.
- ^ a b Hoard, Christian (September 17, 2009), "Kid Cudi: Hip-Hop's Sensitive Soul", Rolling Stone, no. 1087, p. 40
- ^ a b "Kid Cudi's Man on the Moon II: The Legend of Mr. Rager Debuts to Critical Acclaim". Business Wire. November 11, 2010.
- ^ a b Staff (February 28, 2011). "Kid Cudi Splits With Label and Managers, Starts New Label". Billboard. Retrieved June 18, 2011.
- ^ Man on the Moon: The End of Day liner notes page 8 (2009).