Man on the Moon - 3/5

Kid Cudi's first studio album came out today and I just finished listening to it. This is not normally the kind of hip-hop I listen to, but I did enjoy it. The best parts of the album involved other people, however.

The tracks with Ratatat are great, and MGMT and Common made worthy contributions as well. I also think Cudi and Kanye used the Lady Gaga samples really well in "Make Her Say."

Honestly, the lyrics were kind of simplistic and the rhymes were a bit weak. I guess I just prefer what I see as true language artistry from rappers like Eminem or Notorious B.I.G.

I think that Rolling Stone describes the album best, I agree with the entirety of their summary.