Both his “Man on the Moon” albums, in particular, spoke to me word for word, line for line, and song for song like no other music albums had before (which still holds true oddly enough).

It was a more unique and refreshing take on Hip-Hop stylings, but still utterly simple to mentally digest while having enough lyrical creativity to keep each songs message intriguing. One of the highlights of my life was seeing him at Rock The Bells in So Cal.

Despite suffering from a painful knee injury that forced me to attend the event in a big ol’ boot, Cudi still had me, the crowd, and even my buddy who doubted Kid Cudi’s ability performing live, jumping up and down euphorically with precision rhythm.

Had I known that would be the beginning to the end of my Kid Cudi infatuation, I would have soaked in that moment just a bit more as it would be my peak moment being a Kid Cudi fan. Nothing was ever that good again and no matter how hard I stubbornly tried to force each one of his new albums into my life, my loyalty failed to win over my mind’s natural taste in music.

With each new album he released also brought a dose of sobering reality with it, I fucking hate all of Kid Cudi’s music (of course only the music that came after the “Man on the Moon” albums).

I completely fell-out with Cudi, but recently had an urge in seeing if he’s come out with anything in the past 2 years as I had completely forgotten why I stopped following him.

Christ almighty, how I was abruptly reminded why, when I began playing his newest album. I literally thought he wrote and recorded that entire album in less than a week while over-excessively binging on shrooms non-stop yet drastically lacking in sleep (not to mention a coherent reality).

I’ll forever bump those two Cudi albums (which I constantly play still since the day they each came out), but I will never have faith in even sampling a new Kid Cudi album as long as I live.

I really do hope the best for him and regardless of music I still appreciate the man that is Kid Cudi. I still would love to be able to chop it up with him for a night.