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Soundtrack 2 My Life by Kid Cudi
Kid Cudi
Artist Biography For Kid Cudi
Scott Ramon Seguro Mescudi Born January 30 1984 In Shaker Heights Ohio United States Better Known By His Stage Name KiD CuDi Is A Grammy Award Nominated Rapper Singer And Actor Who First Gained Attention After The Release Of His Debut Mixtape A Kid Named Cudi Which He Released In 2008 In Collaboration With New York Street Wear Brand 10.Deep. The Mixtape Caught The Attention Of Kanye West And Led To Cudi's Signing To The G.O.O.D. Music Label. His Debut Album Man On The Moon The End Of Day Was Released September 15 2009. The Album Has Since Been Certified Gold By The RIAA For Shipments Of Over 500 000 Copies In The US. His Second Studio Album Man On The Moon II The Legend Of Mr Rager Was Released On November 9th 2010. His Third Studio Album Indicud Was Released On April 16 2013. In Addition To His Solo Career Kid Cudi Is Also A Member Of The Alternative Rock Duo WZRD. In February 2014 Cudi Unexpectedly Released His Fourth Album Satellite Flight The Journey To Mother Moon Exclusively To Digital Retailers With Little-To-No Promotion. Kid Cudi Was Born In Cleveland Ohio And Lived In The Diverse Upper Class Suburb Of Shaker Heights. Just Prior To Receiving His GED He Attended Shaker Heights High School In Shaker Heights Ohio And Also Solon High School In Solon Ohio. Cudi First Began Rapping Towards The End Of High School Inspired By Alternative Hip Hop Groups Such As The Pharcyde And A Tribe Called Quest. He Moved To Brooklyn New York To Pursue A Music Career. In July 2008 Kid Cudi Released His First Mixtape A Kid Named Cudi In Collaboration With New York Street Wear Brand 10. Deep As A Free Download In 2008. The Mixtape Has Had So Much Continued Success That On May 18 2009 10.Deep Announced They Were Going To Be Doing A Re-Release Of The "Up There" T-Shirt And Hard Copies A Kid Named Cudi Mixtape In Their Webstore On May 20 2009 At 12 00 PM EST. Shortly After The Shirt Went Up For Sale The Server Crashed Due To Heavy Traffic Of Fans Wanting To Buy The T-Shirt And The Mixtape. Kid Cudi Has A Guest Feature On Kanye West's 2008 Album 808s & Heartbreak Singing With Him On The Track Welcome To Heartbreak Providing Additional Vocals On Paranoid With Mr Hudson And Helped With Songwriting On The Second Single Heartless. A Music Video Has Been Made And Released For Welcome To Heartbreak With Him In It. He Also Featured On The Song Welcome 2 The World With Kevin Rudolf From His Album In The City And On 88-Keys Debut Album The Death Of Adam On The Track Ho' Is Short For Honey. He Has Been Featured In Many Medias Such As XXL And BBC News's Sound Of 2009 Poll Of Up-And-Coming Acts. He Has Also Been Featured In Vibe Complex The Source Rolling Stone URB And Interview Magazine. Kid Cudi First Appeared On Shows In 2008 When He Performed At The 2008 VMA's Alongside Travis Barker And DJ AM. On February 17 2009 Kid Cudi Made His TV Debut On Snoop Dogg's New MTV Talk Show Dogg After Dark Performing Day 'n' Nite At The End Of The Show. Two Days Later On February 19 2009 Cudi Appeared On BET's 106 & Park With Kanye West To Debut The Video Of Day 'n' Nite . On March 16 2009 Kid Cudi Performed On MtvU's 2009 Spring Break Special. On March 17 2009 Cudi Appeared On Last Call With Carson Daly Where He Performed Three Songs. Kid Cudi Has Also Made Cameo Appearances In Solange's Video For Her Song T.O.N.Y. And In The Black Eyed Peas Video For I Gotta Feeling. Kid Cudi Along With Emile Produced An Exclusive Single Called "Switchin Lanes" For The Video Game Midnight Club Los Angeles Part Of Its "South Central Premium Upgrade" Downloadable Content DLC Which Came Out March 19 2009 For The PlayStation 3 And March 27 2009 For The Xbox 360. He Contributed To The Soundtrack For Capcom's Super Street Fighter IV Arcade Edition. The Game Was Released On June 24 2010.
Frogtoon Music - Song Info: Soundtrack 2 My Life
Kid-Cudi - Man On The Moon: The End Of Day
"Soundtrack 2 My Life" Is The Second Track Form Kid Cudi’s Groundbreaking Debut Album “Man On The Moon The End Of Day”. The Song Is A Fan Favorite That Quickly Became An Anthem For The Kids Who Felt Seen By Cudi’s Music. At The Time Of This Song’s Release Very Few Rappers Dove Into Deep Personal Matters In Their Music Or Discussed Issues Like Depression And Anxiety In Their Music And This Song Marks Cudi As The Originatior Of Modern Day Emo Rap.
The Song Dwells On Cudi’s Entire Life And Mostly About How Growing Up And Now He Is Constantly Haunted By His Mental Health Struggles The Issues Nobody Can See. There Is A Generation That Was Saved By Cudi’s Music This Album And This Song Specifically Just For Knowing That They Weren’t The Only Ones Struggling. Cudi’s Line About Being A Sacrifice To Show The Kids We Ain’t The Only Ones Up At Night Reigns True In So Many Ways. "This Track Is Called “Soundtrack 2 My Life” … Produced By Emile. And This Is Kinda Like The Opening Scene Of The Story And It’s Kinda Like I’m Waking Up In The Dream Now. And You Know It’s Kinda Giving You A Brief Rundown Like A Prelude To What’s About To Happen In The Story. Kinda Like You Know An Introduction Like When You Open A Book. … And You Know It Sets The Pace. It’s Got Energy And It’s You Know One Of The Real Rapping Joints On The Album You Know What I Mean ‘cause It’s Three Verses It’s Sixteen Bars And I’m Spittin’." – In A Song By Song Interview With Generations "What Has Emile Said About The Song?" "That Record Started With Me Just Kind Of On The Keyboard Just Playing Shit. When He Heard Something He Liked He Would Be Like ‘That’s Dope.’ It Would Just Be Like Some Chords Then We’d Kind Of Build It Around That. It Wasn’t Like I’d Have A Beat Done And Be Like ‘What Do You Think?’ It Would Always Just Start With Nothing And Then Build Into A Beat. That Was Another One Of Those Records We Cut All In One Night Which Is Rare Because Usually We Would Spend A Few Days Or A Few Different Sessions Per Song. That One We Did In One Night Because He Was Just Determined To Get It Done."
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Scott Ramon Seguro Mescudi Born January 30 1984 In Shaker Heights Ohio United States Better Known By His Stage Name KiD CuDi Is A Grammy Award Nominated Rapper Singer And Actor Who First Gained Attention After The Release Of His Debut Mixtape A Kid Named Cudi Which He Released In 2008 In Collaboration With New York Street Wear Brand 10.Deep. The Mixtape Caught The Attention Of Kanye West And Led To Cudi's Signing To The G.O.O.D. Music Label. His Debut Album Man On The Moon The End Of Day Was Released September 15 2009. The Album Has Since Been Certified Gold By The RIAA For Shipments Of Over 500 000 Copies In The US. His Second Studio Album Man On The Moon II The Legend Of Mr Rager Was Released On November 9th 2010. His Third Studio Album Indicud Was Released On April 16 2013. In Addition To His Solo Career Kid Cudi Is Also A Member Of The Alternative Rock Duo WZRD. In February 2014 Cudi Unexpectedly Released His Fourth Album Satellite Flight The Journey To Mother Moon Exclusively To Digital Retailers With Little-To-No Promotion. Kid Cudi Was Born In Cleveland Ohio And Lived In The Diverse Upper Class Suburb Of Shaker Heights. Just Prior To Receiving His GED He Attended Shaker Heights High School In Shaker Heights Ohio And Also Solon High School In Solon Ohio. Cudi First Began Rapping Towards The End Of High School Inspired By Alternative Hip Hop Groups Such As The Pharcyde And A Tribe Called Quest. He Moved To Brooklyn New York To Pursue A Music Career. In July 2008 Kid Cudi Released His First Mixtape A Kid Named Cudi In Collaboration With New York Street Wear Brand 10. Deep As A Free Download In 2008. The Mixtape Has Had So Much Continued Success That On May 18 2009 10.Deep Announced They Were Going To Be Doing A Re-Release Of The "Up There" T-Shirt And Hard Copies A Kid Named Cudi Mixtape In Their Webstore On May 20 2009 At 12 00 PM EST. Shortly After The Shirt Went Up For Sale The Server Crashed Due To Heavy Traffic Of Fans Wanting To Buy The T-Shirt And The Mixtape. Kid Cudi Has A Guest Feature On Kanye West's 2008 Album 808s & Heartbreak Singing With Him On The Track Welcome To Heartbreak Providing Additional Vocals On Paranoid With Mr Hudson And Helped With Songwriting On The Second Single Heartless. A Music Video Has Been Made And Released For Welcome To Heartbreak With Him In It. He Also Featured On The Song Welcome 2 The World With Kevin Rudolf From His Album In The City And On 88-Keys Debut Album The Death Of Adam On The Track Ho' Is Short For Honey. He Has Been Featured In Many Medias Such As XXL And BBC News's Sound Of 2009 Poll Of Up-And-Coming Acts. He Has Also Been Featured In Vibe Complex The Source Rolling Stone URB And Interview Magazine. Kid Cudi First Appeared On Shows In 2008 When He Performed At The 2008 VMA's Alongside Travis Barker And DJ AM. On February 17 2009 Kid Cudi Made His TV Debut On Snoop Dogg's New MTV Talk Show Dogg After Dark Performing Day 'n' Nite At The End Of The Show. Two Days Later On February 19 2009 Cudi Appeared On BET's 106 & Park With Kanye West To Debut The Video Of Day 'n' Nite . On March 16 2009 Kid Cudi Performed On MtvU's 2009 Spring Break Special. On March 17 2009 Cudi Appeared On Last Call With Carson Daly Where He Performed Three Songs. Kid Cudi Has Also Made Cameo Appearances In Solange's Video For Her Song T.O.N.Y. And In The Black Eyed Peas Video For I Gotta Feeling. Kid Cudi Along With Emile Produced An Exclusive Single Called "Switchin Lanes" For The Video Game Midnight Club Los Angeles Part Of Its "South Central Premium Upgrade" Downloadable Content DLC Which Came Out March 19 2009 For The PlayStation 3 And March 27 2009 For The Xbox 360. He Contributed To The Soundtrack For Capcom's Super Street Fighter IV Arcade Edition. The Game Was Released On June 24 2010.
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"Soundtrack 2 My Life" is the second track form Kid Cudi’s groundbreaking debut album “Man on the Moon: The End of Day”. The song is a fan favorite that quickly became an anthem for the kids who felt seen by Cudi’s music.
At the time of this song’s release, very few rappers dove into deep personal matters in their music, or discussed issues like depression and anxiety in their music, and this song marks Cudi as the originatior of modern day emo rap.
The song dwells on Cudi’s entire life, and mostly about how growing up and now, he is constantly haunted by his mental health struggles, the issues nobody can see.
There is a generation that was saved by Cudi’s music, this album and this song specifically, just for knowing that they weren’t the only ones struggling. Cudi’s line about being a sacrifice to show the kids we ain’t the only ones up at night reigns true in so many ways.
"This track is called “Soundtrack 2 My Life”, […] produced by Emile. And, this is kinda like the opening scene of the story and, it’s kinda like I’m waking up in the dream now. And, you know, it’s kinda giving you a brief rundown, like a prelude to what’s about to happen in the story. Kinda like, you know, an introduction, like when you open a book. […] And, you know, it sets the pace. It’s got energy and it’s, you know, one of the real rapping joints on the album, you know what I mean, ‘cause it’s three verses, it’s sixteen bars, and I’m spittin’."
– in a song by song interview with Generations
"What has Emile said about the song?"
"That record started with me just kind of on the keyboard just playing shit. When he heard something he liked, he would be like, ‘That’s dope.’ It would just be like some chords, then we’d kind of build it around that. It wasn’t like, I’d have a beat done and be like, ‘What do you think?’ It would always just start with nothing and then build into a beat.
That was [another] one of those records we cut all in one night, which is rare, because usually we would spend a few days or a few different sessions per song. That one we did in one night because he was just determined to get it done." Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.