• Record Label: Motown
  • Release Date: Sep 15, 2009
User Score
8.8

Universal acclaim- based on 454 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Negative: 21 out of 454

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  1. May 2, 2022
    10
    An essential album for anyone new to hip-hop, young or old. Truly an album for anyone.
  2. Jun 23, 2022
    7
    Lots of good songs, especially “Enter Galactic”. This was my favorite on the record. Some of the tracks have either dated sounds that don’t hold up well, or boring flows/chorus that bring the record down a bit. Still quite good however. Also the album cover is beautiful
  3. Jul 19, 2022
    10
    This is by far the most influential rap album ever. Many rappers have given thanks to Kid Cudi's sound (Travis Scott, for example). This album gave birth to a whole new type of rap.
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71

Generally favorable reviews - based on 15 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 15
  2. Negative: 0 out of 15
  1. This first official release is a soul searcher and may require more patience than your everyday debut. Still, the chilly, complicated Man on the Moon perfects the futuristic bleak-beat hip-hop Kanye purposed a year earlier, and rewards the listener with every tripped-out return.
  2. It’s spacey, adventurous, and ridiculously intriguing if only because it’s so different.
  3. Cudi turns out to be that rarest of rap phenomena: a hyped upstart who really does represent a promising new phase in the genre's evolution.