Kid Cudi’s Debut Album Receives Stellar Reviews From NYC Listening Session

Kid Cudi’s “Man On The Moon: The End Of Day” Is Already Receiving Critical Acclaim

Universal Motown & ThinkTank Marketing hosted an exclusive NYC listening session for this year’s most anticipated debut album.  Motown’s President Sylvia Rhone was in attendance to personally introduce Kid Cudi’s “Man On The Moon: The End Of Day”, calling it a “seminal album” and comparing Cudi to the great Jimi Hendrix for his ability to change the sound of music forever.  After listening to the 15 song “cinematic” masterpeice, which is narrarated by Common, the blogosphere immediately started buzzing with excitement. Check out what everyone is saying:

Rap-Up.com
“Cudi’s day may be coming to an end, but his role in transforming hip-hop begins now.”
http://www.rap-up.com/2009/08/28/album-preview-kid-cudi-man-on-the-moon-the-end-of-day/

ShowingOut.com
“To put it bluntly, Kanye wishes that he could have made this album, one that sounds genuine without a single forced element.”
http://www.showingout.com/index.php/2009/08/27/kid-cudi-album-preview/

Roc4Life.com
“It’s a better version of 808s & Heartbreak.”
http://www.roc4life.com/profiles/blogs/kid-cudi-man-on-the-moon

TheUrbanDaily.com/SnarkJacobs
“Epic, obscure, and introspective, Kid Cudi did everything he was supposed to, securing his spot as the new tortured genius.”
http://theurbandaily.com/music/kid-cudi-man-on-the-moon-the-end-of-day-album-preview/
http://snarkjacobs.wordpress.com/2009/08/27/kid-cudi-man-on-the-moon-the-end-of-day-album-preview/

AllThatsFab.com
“Definitely an IPOD must!”
http://allthatsfab.com/2009/08/27/kid-cudis-album-is-a-must-buy/

DrJays.com
“This is a soundtrack for the 30 and under, quarter-life crises generation, and for anyone struggling to find themselves.”
http://live.drjays.com/index.php/2009/08/27/review-kid-cudis-man-on-the-moon-the-end-of-the-day/

DJBooth.net
“Man on the Moon: The End of Day rises and falls with the grace and intention of an epic symphonic work”
http://www.djbooth.net/index/news/entry/djbooth.net-invited-to-preview-kid-cudi-debut-man-on-the-moon-0828091/

Man On The Moon: The End Of Day “Scenelisting”

ACT 1 – THE END OF DAY

1. “In My Dreams (Cudder Anthem)”
Produced by Emile

2. “Soundtrack 2 My Life”
Produced by Emile

3. “Simple As…”
Produced by Plain Pat

ACT 2 – RISE OF THE NIGHT TERRORS

4. “Solo Dolo (nightmare)”
Produced by Emile

5. “Heart of a Lion (KiD CuDi Theme Music)”
Produced by Free School

6. “My World” featuring Billy Cravens
Produced by Plain Pat & Jeff Bhasker (aka Billy Cravens)

ACT 3 – TAKING A TRIP

7. “Day ‘N’ Nite (nightmare)”
Produced by Dot Da Genius

8. “Sky Might Fall”
Produced by Kanye West & Kid Cudi

9. “Enter Galactic (Love Connection Part 1)”
Produced by Matt Friedman of ILLFONICS

ACT 4 – STUCK

10. “Alive (nightmare)” featuring RATATAT
Produced by RATATAT

11. “CuDi Zone”
Produced by Emile

12. “Make Her Say” featuring Kanye West & Common
Produced by Kanye West

13. “Pursuit of Happiness (nightmare)” featuring MGMT & RATATAT
Produced by RATATAT

ACT 5 – A NEW BEGINNING

14. “Hyyerr” featuring Chip the Ripper
Produced by Crada for Motion Music

15. “Up Up & Away (The Wake & Bake Song)”
Produced by Free School

Kid Cudi
Man On The Moon: The End Of Day - In Stores Sept 15
Dream On/G.O.O.D. Music/Universal Motown
www.KidCudi.com
www.myspace.com/KidCudi