Destination: Mother Moon does not sound like any Kid Cudi song you've heard before. Like this album, about half the album was decent to good. But basing music that's experimental and nothing like it doesn't necessarily make it good. Experimental hip hop is good, it can be a genre all on its own. The beauty of the song lies in Cudi’s rising aggression as the verses go on which climaxes at the bridge with Cudi rapping, “Running the game with no cheat codes.Not that experimental hip hop is bad, look at Death Grips, Milo, Captain Murphy, Childish Gambino, Old Cudi, and even SOME tracks on this Not that experimental hip hop is bad, look at Death Grips, Milo, Captain Murphy, Childish Gambino, Old Cudi, and even SOME tracks on this album. On the track, Kid Cudi brings out his bars to call out everyone who is in his way and doesn't believe in him. Like he sings in the bridge, Cudi wants you to know that he’s “out here” and on “Does It,” Cudi doesn’t hold back. With the producer’s signature sound all over the track, the song really shines when it breaks down into the second part. With its graphic lyrics like “Findin’ love in the shadows, ready to pounce / They yearnin’ for my return,” “Distant Fantasies” is one of the most passionate songs on the album.īroken into two parts, “Flight At First Sight/Advanced” is the other song on the album with production handled exclusively by Pharrell.
The second song in the album’s third act, “Niveaux de l'Amour” (Levels of Love), “Distant Fantasies,” is Cudi’s ballad to a lover who will never find another one like him. If “Releaser’s” beat can be labeled as haunting, “Distant Fantasies” has production reminiscent of a horror movie. Harmonizing with Cudi on “Rose Golden,” Smith’s voice compliments Cudi’s as they sing the hooks and verses. “Passion, Pain & Demon Slayin’” doesn’t feature many guest appearances but besides Andre 3000’s, Willow Smith has the best one. Pharrell Williams is pictured at the Cannes Lion Festival in Cannes, France, on June 23, 2015. The album version also adds nearly an extra three minutes to the song. With it’s marching drum beat, fat bass line and guitar strums scattered throughout, “Surfin’” is a celebration of Cudi’s ahead of its time style in hip-hop, which has often been imitated by others. The album’s other lead single “Surfin’” is produced by Pharrell and is the perfect way for Cudi to close out the album.
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While “The Guide” may feature an excellent verse from 3000, “By Design’s” beat - produced by Plain Pait and Pharrell - plus it’s hook done by Andre 3000 make it stand out. One of two collaborations with Andre 3000 on the album, “By Design” is the one that wins out. Produced by Mike Dean and Plain Pat, the song finds Cudi pleading with a higher power or someone else, singing, “No longer can you deny me / It’s blinding, your glory / Your glory is blinding.” But where the song really shines is during the pre-hook when a female voice sings, “I think I’m on the verge of breaking down.” The song is a roller coaster of emotions that will definitely get a feeling out of any listener. It’s uncertain when “Releaser” was recorded but knowing the mental issues that Cudi dealt with in 2016 makes the song even more haunting. Check out the seven best songs from the album: But while the production is some of the best in hip-hop this year, Cudi’s vocals and infamous humming can quickly turns listeners off.Ĭudi’s singing on songs such as “Swim In The Light” and “Wounds” isn’t easy on the ears but get Cudi rapping on songs like “Does It” or the Andre 3000-assisted track “By Design” or throw him over dance beats like “Dance 4 Eternity,” and you’re not going to want to turn the album off. Many of the songs on “Passion, Pain & Demon Slayin’” feature dreamy-like production, which suits Cudi’s style.
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