Kid Cudi was born in Cleveland, Ohio and lived in the diverse upper class suburb of Shaker Heights. Just prior to receiving his GED he attended Shaker Heights High School in Shaker Heights, Ohio and also Solon High School in Solon, Ohio. Cudi first began rapping towards the end of high school, inspired by alternative hip hop groups such as The Pharcyde and A Tribe Called Quest. He moved to Brooklyn, New York to pursue a music career. In July 2008, Kid Cudi released his first mixtape, A Kid Named Cudi, in collaboration with New York street wear brand 10. Deep as a free download in 2008. The mixtape has had so much continued success that on May 18, 2009 10.Deep announced they were going to be doing a re-release of the "Up There" t-shirt and hard copies A Kid Named Cudi mixtape in their webstore on May 20, 2009 at 12:00 PM EST. Shortly after the shirt went up for sale the server crashed due to heavy traffic of fans wanting to buy the t-shirt and the mixtape.
Kid Cudi has a guest feature on Kanye West's 2008 album, 808s & Heartbreak, singing with him on the track Welcome to Heartbreak, providing additional vocals on Paranoid with Mr Hudson and helped with songwriting on the second single Heartless. A music video has been made and released for Welcome to Heartbreak with him in it. He also featured on the song Welcome 2 the World with Kevin Rudolf from his album In The City, and on 88-Keys debut album The Death of Adam on the track Ho' is Short for Honey.
He has been featured in many medias such as XXL and BBC News's Sound of 2009 poll of up-and-coming acts. He has also been featured in Vibe, Complex, The Source, Rolling Stone, URB and Interview magazine.
Kid Cudi first appeared on shows in 2008, when he performed at the 2008 VMA's alongside Travis Barker and DJ AM. On February 17, 2009, Kid Cudi made his TV debut on Snoop Dogg's new MTV talk show Dogg After Dark, performing Day 'n' Nite at the end of the show. Two days later on February 19, 2009, Cudi appeared on BET's 106 & Park with Kanye West to debut the video of Day 'n' Nite . On March 16, 2009 Kid Cudi performed on mtvU's 2009 Spring Break special. On March 17, 2009 Cudi appeared on Last Call with Carson Daly where he performed three songs. Kid Cudi has also made cameo appearances in Solange's video for her song T.O.N.Y. and in the Black Eyed Peas video for I Gotta Feeling.
Kid Cudi, along with Emile, produced an exclusive single called "Switchin Lanes" for the video game Midnight Club: Los Angeles, part of its "South Central Premium Upgrade" Downloadable Content (DLC) which came out March 19, 2009 for the PlayStation 3 and March 27, 2009 for the Xbox 360. He contributed to the soundtrack for Capcom's Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition. The game was released on June 24 2010.
Wasting My Minutes
KiD CuDi Lyrics
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I never would've guessed i could miss someone so bad, yeah
I really only met her bout a week ago
But, it doesn't seem to matter to my heart i know
That i love her
I'm hoping that i never recover
'cause she's good
She's so cool shes so hot
But a scholar she's not
Word she pretty pretty but she's dumb as a rock
But honestly see she's all that i got, and what not
She very genuine and very feminine
But when we on the phone i think her brain i s sleepin in
I try and tell her friends but they as dumb as her
Birds of a feather i guess, but see that makes it worst
I hit her up to say whattup she say "the sky"
I say what's good she say "mcdonald's applepie"
I try to justify it but she ain't get the lingo
But then i peep she aint sleep i date a bimbo
Why oh why
Why must she be so damn fly
Then turn around and be so dumb
Where the fuck this broad come from?
See i don't understand
How it happened man
How did this occur the whole realtionship is blur
I even need to quit smokin my weed
Or make surely she got a GED
(only met about a week ago, but a little bit busy on the telephone)
She's so fine, see we talk all the time
But sometimes i think she's missin her mind
(we only met about a week ago, but a little bit busy on the telephone)
She's a dime, and she's faithfully mine
But something wrong with her head cos she ain't the sharpest tool in the shed
(we only met about a week ago, but a little bit busy on the telephone)
She's so fine, see we talk all the time
You know i called her
And i was just like, damn like she sounded so dumb as hell
Like she aint got no fuckin brain, you know what i mean?
And im just like, your wasting my minutes and shit
In Kid Cudi's hit song "Wasting My Minutes," the artist muses about the complexities of his newfound love interest. He starts off by describing her as someone he talks to on the phone "long distance," and confesses that he's never missed someone so much before. Despite only having met her a week ago, he's already head over heels in love with her, and nothing else seems to matter. The chorus is a repeat of this sentiment - he loves her and hopes he never recovers from it, because she's just that good.
However, the second verse takes a slightly more critical view of the relationship. Cudi admits that his love interest is pretty and cool, but definitely not the sharpest tool in the shed. She's not a scholar by any stretch of the imagination, as evidenced by her seeming inability to understand his simple questions and statements. Her friends aren't much better either, which only cements his impression of her as a "bimbo." Despite these reservations, Cudi still feels a strong attachment to her and is loath to give up their relationship.
Overall, "Wasting My Minutes" tells the story of a complicated relationship that's a lot of fun but not necessarily built to last. It's a fun, catchy song that showcases Kid Cudi's unique style and skill as a rapper and songwriter.
Line by Line Meaning
I talk to my baby on a telephone long distance
I talk to my lover on a long-distance phone call
I never would've guessed i could miss someone so bad, yeah
I didn't expect to miss her so much
I really only met her bout a week ago
I just met her a week ago
But, it doesn't seem to matter to my heart i know
But my heart doesn't care about the short time we've known each other
That i love her
I'm in love with her
I'm hoping that i never recover
I hope I never stop loving her
'cause she's good
Because she's amazing
She's so cool shes so hot
She's attractive and impressive
But a scholar she's not
But she isn't very educated
Word she pretty pretty but she's dumb as a rock
She's good-looking but not intelligent
But honestly see she's all that i got, and what not
But she's all I have and more
She very genuine and very feminine
She's very authentic and feminine
But when we on the phone i think her brain i s sleepin in
But when we talk on the phone, she seems to be half asleep
I try and tell her friends but they as dumb as her
I try to explain my frustration to her friends, but they are just as unintelligent
Birds of a feather i guess, but see that makes it worst
I guess this problem stems from the people she surrounds herself with, which only makes it worse
I hit her up to say whattup she say "the sky"
I asked her how she was doing and she responded with 'the sky'
I say what's good she say "mcdonald's applepie"
I asked her what was happening and she said "McDonald's apple pie"
I try to justify it but she ain't get the lingo
I tried to explain her strange answers, but she didn't understand
But then i peep she aint sleep i date a bimbo
But then I realize that she isn't sleeping, and that I am dating someone unintelligent
Why oh why
Why must she be so damn fly
Why does she have to be so attractive?
Then turn around and be so dumb
Where the fuck this broad come from?
But she is so unintelligent. I wonder where she comes from
See i don't understand
How it happened man
How did this occur the whole realtionship is blur
I don't understand how I got into this relationship. The whole thing is a blur
I even need to quit smokin my weed
Or make surely she got a GED
I need to stop smoking weed or make sure she gets a GED
(only met about a week ago, but a little bit busy on the telephone)
(We've only known each other for a week, but we talk on the phone a lot)
She's so fine, see we talk all the time
But sometimes i think she's missin her mind
She's so attractive, and we talk all the time, but sometimes I think she's missing her brain
(we only met about a week ago, but a little bit busy on the telephone)
(We've only known each other for a week, but we talk on the phone a lot)
She's a dime, and she's faithfully mine
But something wrong with her head cos she ain't the sharpest tool in the shed
She's good looking, and she is faithful, but there is something wrong with her mind because she isn't very intelligent
(we only met about a week ago, but a little bit busy on the telephone)
(We've only known each other for a week, but we talk on the phone a lot)
She's so fine, see we talk all the time
She's so attractive, and we talk a lot
You know i called her
And i was just like, damn like she sounded so dumb as hell
Like she aint got no fuckin brain, you know what i mean?
And im just like, your wasting my minutes and shit
I called her one time, and she sounded so unintelligent. I felt like she didn't even have a brain. And I just felt like she was wasting my time and my money.
Contributed by Sebastian O. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Wesley Pipes
I’ll always listen to Cudi, I’ll show his music to my children and they’ll understand the type of vibes I was on
Robert Adrian
Dope comment
Ethan Durant
@Dairy Free Milky Way your life must be full of relentless suffering
illmaticisrael
lmfao. this song thoo
Michaelogical
Just as smart as listening to it with my cat and it's children aswell.
slowdownx
Damn the memories from this song is insane
D.J. Ovechkin
I freaked out when I first heard it, I’ll never forget it.
Epic Gentleman
still nothing like it. cudi hit a few seriously unique highs@D.J. Ovechkin
griffith
Thought I was a die hard cudi fan but I just heard this song for the first time in 2022. Insane.
David Rios
Damn I wish I could be you 😂 congrats man!