Kid Cudi is another artist I'm going out of my comfort zone on, I am not a fan of his. I heard a good majority of this record in a couple of my friends cars and I thought I give it another listen examine it further and branch out and review I normally wouldn't of listened to. Man On The Moon II, is an intriguing yet uneven record.Man On The Moon II, is a hard record to categorize. At times it's a straight hip hop record and at others, it's a highly experimental rap/rock/psychedelic record. Kid Cudi is definitely ambitious and I respect that, you won't find this kind of creativity very often in hip-hop currently . The beats on here are excellent and very inventive. Cudi's beats shy away from the current mainstream industry standard of lackluster beats. The beats are memorable, strange and really fucking good. The tone also works well. There is the dark and artsy tone to this record, that's something you don't find in mainstream hip hop very often. Cudi's flow and delivery fit the style well, especially on album standout "GHOST!".
Where Man On The Moon II loses traction is with the lyrics. Kid Cudi's lyrics are incoherent and pointless. I actually can't think of a single track on here with good lyrics. It really brings down the quality of the record substantially. He's got all these sick beats, but he severely lacks quality lyrics. He just kind of rambles on about weed(these are easily the worst tracks on the record, "Ashin Kusher", in particular) and relationships without any form of structure or purpose.
Man On The Moon II is not without its strengths, but in the end it has some serious flaws. If Kid Cudi had good lyrics he would be one of the best rappers alive right now. His beats are fantastic and seriously refreshing in a time where the art of good beats is pretty much DOA in hip-hop. Kid Cudi's got one part of the equation correct, he just needs to figure out the other part and we could be looking at the savior of mainstream hip-hop.
2.5/5 Stars
Standout Tracks
1.GHOST!
2.MANIAC
3.Mr.Rager
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