Man On The Moon: The End Of Day
by Kid Cudi
  • Record Label: Motown
  • Release Date: Sep 15, 2009
User Score
8.8

Universal acclaim- based on 454 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 422 out of 454
  2. Mixed: 11 out of 454
  3. Negative: 21 out of 454

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  1. DanA.
    Sep 16, 2009
    9
    This album is an instant classic. The production is above and beyond, lyrics are great, and the presentation overall is just great. If it really remains with ridiculous Metacritic reviews like the terrible Rolling Stone and New York Times reviews holding it at a low metascore, then it will be sad. There is no reason albums like Tha Carter III should have high metascores but Kid This album is an instant classic. The production is above and beyond, lyrics are great, and the presentation overall is just great. If it really remains with ridiculous Metacritic reviews like the terrible Rolling Stone and New York Times reviews holding it at a low metascore, then it will be sad. There is no reason albums like Tha Carter III should have high metascores but Kid Cudi's album doesn't.… Expand
  2. EvanH
    Sep 16, 2009
    10
    The critics are letting me down. This is an incredible album, ambitious and full of quality tunes. The beats are original, the raps are fun, the album sounds fresher than anything I've heard in a while. Yeah, guys, it's not straight (c)rap -- Cudi actually added musical depth and Ratatat to it!
  3. AaronM
    Sep 16, 2009
    9
    Innovative indie-rap that combines somewhat techno beats with compelling lyrics. An enjoyable album to listen to from start to end. I can honestly say that I didn't skip a song while playing it through, which I find to be rare with recent titles.
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Metascore
71

Generally favorable reviews - based on 15 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 15
  3. Negative: 0 out of 15
  1. AllMusic
    80
    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.
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  2. Boston Globe
    80
    It’s spacey, adventurous, and ridiculously intriguing if only because it’s so different.
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  3. Entertainment Weekly
    91
    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.
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