His persona, that of a depressed and lonely man self-medicating with potent marijuana and other intoxicants, appealed to the listeners who shared his anxiety.īesides his bond with his audience, Mr. Beginning with his 2009 debut album, “Man on the Moon: The End of Day,” Kid Cudi has portrayed himself as an artist of rare vulnerability. The strength of that bond owes a lot to his willingness to make his emotional travails the focal point of his work. Because while he’s been embraced by the broader listening public, there’s an unusual intensity to the connection he has with his most devoted fans. Aka Kid Cudi, has more than enough music-industry accomplishments to call him a major star-Grammy Awards, platinum albums-and yet it’s also fair to describe him as a cult artist.
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