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From its bombastic title to Common's annoying narration, Man on the Moon vies for both a bigger pop platform and indie credibility.
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Man on the Moon, the debut album from this rapper-singer from Cleveland, is a colossal, and mystifying, missed opportunity, misguided if it is in fact guided at all.
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The music is engrossing and Cudi's angst genuine, but his raps get pedestrian.
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Cudi too often assumes some sort of higher ground even though his self-pity is flaunted no differently than any other tacky rapper accessory.
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Cudi deserves credit for such an audacious high-concept debut. It falls a bit flat, but at least it falls forward.
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There's a good, possibly even a great, album in here somewhere, but Kid Cudi doesn't get very close to finding it.
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 422 out of 454
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Mixed: 11 out of 454
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Negative: 21 out of 454
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Apr 28, 2013
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Jan 9, 2018An absolute classic. One of hip-hop's most important and pioneering albums of the modern era. Man on the Moon deserves all the praise in the world.
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Feb 12, 2012