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.
Enter Galactic )
Kid Cudi Lyrics
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And all but I want you to try this with me,
Let's go, don't worry
Get ready, pop it, let's go
Enter galactic you and me
Enter galactic you and me
Enter galactic you and me
Enter galactic you and me
I once dreamt of peace until I found you,
Once upon a time baby,
I once had a dream so sweet until I had a taste of you,
Once upon a time baby,
Reaching out to outer space dancing to awesome sounds,
This all new to you?
Reaching out to hold your close so I don't slip away,
Explore a new approach,
A whole new free I say
Get ready, pop it, let's go
Enter galactic you and me
Enter galactic you and me
Get ready, pop it, let's go
Enter galactic you and me
Enter galactic you and me
Get ready, pop it, let's go
Enter galactic you and me
Enter galactic you and me
Get ready, pop it, let's go
Enter galactic you and me
Enter galactic you and me
I know it's easy to imagine,
But it's easier to just do,
See, if you can't do what you imagine,
Then what is imagination to you?
Just a waste of space in your brain,
To take the place of hate,
Or things all the same,
Tell me your secrets
The things that make you tick,
I like it when you talk
Because your voice is angel'esk (aye),
I want to kiss you on your space below your naval-et,
The taste that you keep neat, so moist like a towelette,
This will mark the day our minds and souls will connect,
Let's not forget the sex,
My heart you can't collect (now now)
Yeah my heart you can't collect (now now)
My heart you can't collect (yeah yeah)
Have just one more gap (babe babe babe)
Have just one more stem babe.
Get ready, pop it, let's go
Enter galactic you and me
Enter galactic you and me
Get ready, pop it, let's go
Enter galactic you and me
Enter galactic you and me
Pop it, ready, go, let it, take take take take over,
Get ready, pop it, let's go, get ready, le-le-let take it over,
Get ready, pop it, let's go, take it, just let it, take take you over,
Get ready, let's go, let's go, hey
Get ready, pop it, let's go
Enter galactic you and me
Enter galactic you and me
Get ready, pop it, let's go
Enter galactic you and me
Enter galactic you and me
Get ready, pop it, let's go
Enter galactic you and me
Enter galactic you and me
Get ready, pop it, let's go
Enter galactic you and me
Enter galactic you and me
Soon after falling into a deep but psychedelic state
To escape the prison of our reality
A hero becomes trapped in his own peaceful place
Which immediately becomes his sanctuary,
A place filled with his wildest dreams,
This is his new home.
The first verse of Kid Cudi's song "Enter Galactic" invites the listener to join in a new experience with the singer. The singer assures the listener not to worry, assuring them that they will both enjoy the journey. The chorus is repeated several times throughout the song, urging the listener to enter the galactic realm together. The second verse depicts the singer's relationship with their lover. They had a dream of peace before meeting their lover, but once they met, everything changed. They describe the feeling of being surrounded by the newness of their experiences with their partner, and how they're on board to explore this new facet of themselves.
The last verse encourages the listener to not just imagine possibilities in their mind, but to act on them. The singer recognizes that it's easy to have a vision of what we want, but it takes effort to make it happen. They then describe their attraction to their partner, noting their attraction to their voice, scent, and touch. The listener is urged to let go and surrender to the unknown possibilities of the universe, to let it "take over."
Line by Line Meaning
Okay, so you've never done this before and that's cool
It's alright if you don't have experience with what we're about to do
And all but I want you to try this with me,
But I do want you to experience it with me
Let's go, don't worry
Let's do this without any anxiety
Get ready, pop it, let's go
Prepare yourself and let's start
Enter galactic you and me
Discover what lies beyond and share the experience with me
I once dreamt of peace until I found you,
I used to be content until I met you
Once upon a time baby,
Back in the day
I once had a dream so sweet until I had a taste of you,
I had a pleasant dream until I met you and experienced something even better
Reaching out to outer space dancing to awesome sounds,
Trying to connect with the universe through music
This all new to you?
Is this something you haven't experienced before?
Reaching out to hold your close so I don't slip away,
Trying to maintain a close connection with you
Explore a new approach,
Try doing things differently
A whole new free I say
A complete sense of freedom
I know it's easy to imagine,
It's simple to visualize something
But it's easier to just do,
But it's even easier to just take action
See, if you can't do what you imagine,
If you can't accomplish what you envisioned
Then what is imagination to you?
What's the point of having an imagination?
Just a waste of space in your brain,
Just taking up room in your mind
To take the place of hate,
To replace negative thoughts
Or things all the same,
Or mundane thoughts
Tell me your secrets
Share your personal information with me
The things that make you tick,
The things that excite or motivate you
I like it when you talk
I enjoy hearing you speak
Because your voice is angel'esk (aye),
Your voice is heavenly-like
I want to kiss you on your space below your naval-et,
I want to kiss your lower abdomen
The taste that you keep neat, so moist like a towelette,
Your taste is clean and succulent like a moist towelette
This will mark the day our minds and souls will connect,
This moment will define the connection between our spirits and thoughts
Let's not forget the sex,
Let's not ignore the physical aspect of our connection
My heart you can't collect (now now)
You can't possess my heart
Have just one more gap (babe babe babe)
Let's have one more separation before becoming one
Soon after falling into a deep but psychedelic state
After losing ourselves in a trippy world
To escape the prison of our reality
To flee from the constraints of our real world
A hero becomes trapped in his own peaceful place
Someone becomes confined in their own utopian realm
Which immediately becomes his sanctuary,
Which becomes their place of refuge
A place filled with his wildest dreams,
A place that fulfills all their desires
This is his new home.
This is their new residence.
Lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: MATTHEW FRIEDMAN, SCOTT MESCUDI
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