It soon caught the attention of Plain Pat the following year, the then-manager of high-profile rapper Kanye West-whom Cudi originally met two years prior. In November 2007, he released the song ' Day 'n' Nite', which garnered minor recognition on sites such as MySpace and various underground music blogs. Cudi began his musical career sometime during 2003, and left his hometown of Cleveland to fully embark on a musical career in New York City.
It was Dot da Genius’ idea to have him as a moon.Ĭudi was born and raised in Ohio, and his lyrics frequently explore his introspection inspired by perceived hardships of growing up as a somewhat alienated struggling artist. In 2009, on the Man on the Moon: The End of Day cover, it shows Cudi’s face as a moon, calling himself “moon man”. The discography of American rapper Kid Cudi consists of nine studio albums, one compilation album, one box set, three extended plays (EPs), one mixtape, 32 singles (including 15 as a featured artist), eight promotional singles and 32 music videos, the details of which are included in his videography.