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WZRD (Kid Cudi + Dot Da Genius) – “Teleport 2 Me” (Video)

Pizzo — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 17:05:22 +0000

Perhaps the best track from this year’s slept on WZRD project, finally gets a video.

Kid Cudi Addresses WZRD Naysayers

Pizzo — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 20:55:41 +0000

Kid Cudi speaks on WZRD’s #3 debut on the Billboard charts and how it did much better than they believed it would.

WZRD (Kid Cudi + Dot Da Genius) – “Teleport To Me, Jamie (Live On Conan)” (Video)

Pizzo — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 18:27:44 +0000

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From the recently reviewed WZRD LP, in stores now.

Kid Cudi + Dot Da Genius – “WZRD” – @@@@ (Review)

Pizzo — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 23:31:39 +0000

It’s only a natural progression for someone like Kid Cudi to do a rock-offshoot project. Let’s not forget, even from the days of his first single, “Day N Nite”, he was singing more-so than rapping. We saw him infuse these elements even more-so on 2010′s Man On The Moon II, a hip-hop LP with some underlying rock elements. With WZRD, he and Dot Da Genius go full rockstar, with nay a rap lyric in sight.

Fans of Cudder may be instantly disappointed with WZRD, because it is not a traditional Kid Cudi LP. Those not going in expecting that however are in for a pleasant surprise. WZRD is the type of record you just play in the background – at home, not in traffic – and slowly it creeps up on you as one of the first good LP’s of the new year.

There’s a clear influence here from acts like Pink Floyd and The Pixies, not to mention Nirvana – the latter of which Cudi covers “Where Did You Sleep Last Night”, ground last covered by Cobain and company on their legendary MTV Unplugged performance. Meanwhile, the lead single, “Teleport 2 Me, Jamie” samples Desire’s “Under Your Spell” which you might recognize from the Drive soundtrack. But Cudi’s take on the track is all his own, re-imagining himself as the lonely stoner, waiting by the phone.

So while there are influences abroad, the personality of WZRD is all Cudi. The Moon Man persona is embraced in full, as he sings about being “High Off Life” or begs for his prescription on “Dr. Pill”, while the rager comes out on tracks like “Love Hard” and “Upper Room”. Other times he mellows out on the acoustic guitar driven, pondering-his-own-death track “Efflictim” or the psychadelic “Brake”. The landscape is different, the scenery is the same.

It’s a seemingly more natural fit for Kid Cudi to do a rock album – more so than any rapper before him, including Pharrell and company with N.E.R.D. If you don’t mind Cudi’s earlier material as a singer (“Pursuit of Happiness, comes to mind), WZRD will definitely satisfy, it just needs to be given a chance. Just don’t go in expecting an LP full of beats, rhymes, and metaphors.

WZRD (Kid Cudi + Dot Da Genius) – “Teleport 2 Me, Jamie” (feat. Desire)

Pizzo — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 03:13:59 +0000

WZRD (Kid Cudi + Dot Da Genius) Tracklist

Pizzo — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 22:03:46 +0000

Cudder and Dot Da Genius have teamed to form WZRD for this offshoot project, dropping on February 28th. The Kid just released the tracklist via Tumblr.

1. The Arrival
2. High Off Life
3. The Dream Time Machine
4. Love Hard
5. Live & Learn
6. Brake
7. Teleport 2 Me, Jamie feat. Desire
8. Where Did You Sleep Last Night
9. Efflictim
10. The Upper Room

WZRD (KiD CuDi & Dot Da Genius) – "WZRD" Cover Artwork

Pizzo — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 21:40:26 +0000

Here’s your first look at the official artwork for Cudder’s rock offshoot project, WZRD, with Dot Da Genius, hitting January 30th. That’s so wizard.

WZRD (Kid Cudi + Dot Da Genius) – "Brake"

Pizzo — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 00:33:46 +0000

First offering from Cudder’s new WZRD offshoot project, hitting on January 30th.

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