Last Tuesday two albums I've been eagerly awaiting were released, Kid Cudi's "Man on the Moon Volume II: The Legend of Mr. Rager", and Cee-Lo Green's "The Lady Killer". Sometime I hate when two albums come out on the same day because I tend to focus on one and don't give the other one a proper listening. That seems to be happening again with Kid Cudi mainly playing in my ears. It is a great sophomore album, which we all know is a rarity. It seems like it will really hold up against the first "Man on the Moon". I was a bit worried that this album might not be as good considering the issues that Cudi has been through. He was booted from Lady Gaga's tour for punching a fan in Vancouver. Then he was arrested in NYC with cocaine on him after he ripped a women's apartment door off the hinges. It seemed like he might be setting himself out for a crash and burn. We all saw what addiction did to Eminem's writing skills. Cudi has taken that addictions and fueled it into an amazing project. He also doesn't glorify drugs and alcohol the way it was done in the 90s and somewhat the early 2000s. He let's the world into the dark dark side of his addiction. He makes the would aware of his attempts to numb himself and the suicidal urges he resisted. I hope Scott Mescudi knows how upset his fans would be if he ever did off himself. I hope in a couple years we'll have a "Man on the Moon Volume III" to listen to. For now I have "Revofev" on repeat. I love the way Cudi let's his voice break on the word "revolution" towards the end of the song. It sounds like his "heart of a lion" coming out of him. Listen for yourself.
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