It was Cudi's goal to make more uptempo and positive music with the album. He described it as a completely new format compared to his previous albums.

Complex has learned that Cudi designed the album cover to reflect both the album, Indicud, and Cudi himself - a ball of flames in a rose gold frame.

So, I made sure things changed. He ended his tweets by noting that Indicud is platinum, which is an album he self-produced.

Kid Cudi is in the running for the father of the year award - at least, according to his 13-year-old daughter, Vada Mescudi.

Kid Cudi says Kurt Cobain inspired him to wear a floral dress on 'Saturday Night Live'. The 37-year-old rapper turned heads in the strappy gown on the late-night comedy sketch show in April.

Cudi first began rapping in 2003, towards the end of his time in high school, and was inspired by alternative hip hop groups such as the Pharcyde and A Tribe Called Quest.

Besides the practicalities of identifying specific records, album covers serve the purpose of advertising the musical contents on the LP, through the use of graphic design, photography, and/or illustration. An album cover normally has the artist's name, sometimes in logo form; and the album title.

In the cover art, Herbo is seen holding a digitally-altered version of the American flag. The 50 stars of the flag have apparently been replaced with the 50 faces of Herbo's friends who have died. Late rapper.

The artist also received new platinum certifications. Congratulations are in order for Kid Cudi, who earned his first diamond RIAA certification with “Pursuit of Happiness.”

Kid Cudi's career-defining 2008 hit, “Pursuit Of Happiness,” officially has earned a super rare Diamond certification from the Recording Industry Association of America. The RIAA hands out certifications via their Gold & Platinum program based on the number of albums and singles sold.

August 17, 2022: Kid Cudi Says Ye Friendship Is 'Not Good For Me' In his Esquire cover story, Cudi revealed that he has come to peace with cutting ties and moving on from what he describes as a toxic, mostly one-sided relationship. “I've been on every one of that man's albums.

Near the end of 2022, Kid Cudi said that he would be doing only one more album and that he was “not sure…after that.” Now that he's set on launching a new chapter, perhaps he's not ready to throw in the towel just yet. This next project would be his 11th studio album. Album this Fall. First singles this summer.