Gimmicky as it may have seemed at the time, even “Make Her Say (I Poke Her Face)” has weathered the ravages of time remarkably well. Whether or not he’s ever reached those heady heights again may be up for debate, but MOTM retains its luster a decade after it first descended like a meteor from the outer reaches. Upon its arrival in 2009, Kid Cudi’s major label debut Man On The Moon: The End Of Day felt less like a conventional album and more like the birth of a new superstar. I heard Bar was friends with Esti Ginzburg I’m in the car with Leo and the Benz swerve Although Cudi’s declaration that other “other n****s copy, I’m the image” feels like a broader epithet for his whole career, Kanye’s advances towards a fleet of supermodels and remarks about cruising with Dicaprio epitomizes the hedonistic life that the track’s title refers to. But no-one was outshining Kanye during a name-dropping spree that rivals The Game at his most boastful. Whilst it was an immensely exciting time in hip-hop overall, one of the undeniable peaks came in the form of “Christian Dior Flow.”Īwash in the sort of sweeping grandeur that was a calling card of Ye at the time, this star-laden track has no shortage of highlights - including a typically stellar verse from Lloyd Banks. Like clockwork, a new song would emerge every week- with the exception of the hare-brained artistic alchemy of “Runaway Love” with Justin Bieber and Raekwon arriving on a Monday- and set the internet alight. More than capable of acting as the perfect aural accompaniment for one another’s material, the anniversary of Kanye’s Wyoming spree of records seems like a fitting time to examine who’s got the bragging rights over their collected catalog.įor any long-serving Kanye devotee, there’s no way to replicate the thrill of the unknown created by the G.O.O.D Friday series. Lauded for its therapeutic honesty and sonic experimentation, the album still feels as fresh today as it did upon its release on June 8th last year. Don't ever mention my name in a bad manner, none of y'all."Ī mere 6 days later, Kanye extended the olive branch to Cudi, declaring him to be “the most influential artist of the past 10 years.” An accolade that could arguably be assigned to either men, it would take a further two years until the two would lay every last remnant of ill feeling to rest on their collaborative project Kids See Ghosts. Kid Cudi, we are two black men in a racist world. The next day, Kanye hovered above the crowd at a Saint Pablo tour stop and unloaded his retort in his protégé’s direction: Sparked after what seemed to be an amicable split from his “big brother” Kanye’s G.O.O.D Music stable, a series of crossed wires and subtle prods would soon escalate to the point where Cudder verbally eviscerated Kanye on Twitter over what he saw as disloyal behavior in September of 2016. In the case of Kid Cudi & Kanye West, there was a muddied period where errors in communication and onstage barbs made it seem as though they’d become another one of those formerly fruitful teams.
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