Man On The Moon: The End Of Day (Explicit Version)

Kid Cudi | Format: MP3 Music

Product Details

• Original Release Date: September 15, 2009
• Release Date: September 15, 2009
• Label: G.O.O.D./Dream On/Universal Records
• Copyright: (C) 2009 Universal Motown Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
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• Total Length: 58:33
• Genres:
  • Rap & Hip-Hop
• Format: Explicit Lyrics
• ASIN: B002NXPTDK
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (133 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,158 Paid in MP3 Albums (See Top 100 Paid in MP3 Albums)
  • #85 in MP3 Downloads > MP3 Albums > Rap & Hip-Hop

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

19 of 22 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Futuristic Work - This KiD is The Real Martian September 26, 2009

By Patjam

Format:Audio CD

KiD CuDi brilliantly combined hip-hop, classical, trance n electronica and he delivers lyrics full of determination and sympathy with a lazy but very exciting flow. This record is very creative, unique and futuristic... like a hybrid of Pink Floyd, Beethoven and Kanye West.
"The sky might fall" but this boy has this heart of a lion that it can't stop him from flying hyeeer and landing on the moon on a pursuit of happiness.

My top 5 (very hard to make a choice):
1. The Sky Might Fall
2. Enter Galactic - If you can't do what you imagine then what is imagination to you?
3. The Soundtrack to my life
4. As Simple as... (leaves you expecting another verse in vain)
5. My World / In my Dreams

I think he really thought outside the box and I applaud him because few artists can craft such a risky concept especially for a debut album. Hope he keeps innovating his music once he's done exploring the moon and comes back to planet earth... For now PRESS Enter Galactic and fly Hyeeer

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing Album, Amazing Price from Amazon September 16, 2009

By TheBlueGod

Format:MP3 Music

I love this album. Words cannot explain how different, how well-made, and how thought-provoking Kid Cudi's album is.
Even if you are not a fan of hip-hop, you will like this album. Seriously, there are only 2 songs that are strictly rapping, the rest are way different from any hip-hop/rap song you have ever heard.
Go get this album. Now.

On a side note, I bought this album from iTunes (because I had a gift card) and I wanted to point out that the price of the version with the bonus tracks was $11.99. Granted, it included 5 interesting videos, but Amazon's price is jaw-dropping.
$5.99 for the whole album! Some serious money-saving right there. Way to go Amazon, you have officially become my favorite online music store.

26 of 34 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Spacey-sounding beats fit with the album title, catchy and eclectic September 15, 2009

By Raymond J. Mendoza

Format:MP3 Music|Amazon Verified Purchase

I picked this album up on a whim because of its $3.99 first day release price, and I was pleasantly surprised. I'm not a fan of main stream hip hop, more the alternative stuff (the Roots, Talib Kweli, Common, etc.) but the production and overall story concept of this album was pretty interesting. The beats are sparse with a lot of spacey sounds but a lot of them are really catchy (hear "Alive"), and the interludes with Common are interesting because they narrate the story of a stoner, and all the songs fit into different acts within the album. This is the first hip hop album in a long time that is more enjoyable when you listen to the whole album in entirety, it's a steal at $3.99.

19 of 25 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars An Instant Classic! September 15, 2009

By J. Legend

Format:MP3 Music

This album is so innovative that it almost seems before its time. Every track is perfect, and not only that, but the album is also expertly put together from start to finish (with Common's narrating). This genius album will no doubt get nominated for and win multiple Grammys, top most best of the year lists, and earn a spot on most best of the 2000's lists. If I could sum up the album in one word, it would be: FUTURISTIC!

9 of 11 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars What hip-hop is missing February 22, 2010

By Michael Moore

Format:Audio CD

The fact that this dude speaks what he feels, against beats that arent mainstream, speaks volumes. I like Biggie, 2Pac, Face, and early Jay-Z as well, but that's where it ends. There is no more Biggie and Pac, a new Face album is rare nowadays, and Jigga is on his way out the door. NOT TO MENTION the fact the alot of rappers who try to emulate these cats wind up one hit wonders, or even worse, they go commercial and perpetually release weak albums. I am a fan of 'real' hip-hop, and what I mean by that, to clear up the confusion, is when someone speaks about their own experiences. If you never sold dope, then don't rap about it, etc. Few successful hip-hop aritists can follow this motto, probably out of fear or whatever but it doesn't get followed by the vast majority IMHO.

I don't know if you heard A kid name Cudi, Kid Named Cudi, but that to me was tight too. Maybe being from the MidWest (DETROIT) I can relate more, but I definitely felt that one too, especially 'Cleveland Is The Reason'. I front to back both these albums faithfully.

Personally, HIP-HOP NEEDS A DRASTIC CHANGE. Period. It was stated in another review [...], Hip-Hop has always done 3 things, and the 1st point was that it painted a picture of urban/street youth. That's true, but I have a question for you, at what point did urban/street youth start riding Bentley's and wearing 20 carat's of jewlery and a new pair of shoes everyday? Exactly, maybe 1% of them, yo D-boys and kids D-men, but that's it. So, why is all the HIP-HOP you hear nowadays about that? The majority of the hood can't afford that crap, and the music isn't uplifting them, it makes them feel insecure b/c they don't have this stuff, and makes them wanna rob and steal to get it.... My moral compass tells me that's not right, and to be honest I get sick of listening to most of it. If they were really servicing the urban/street youth, instead of servicing their wallets, they would talk about their weaknesses, the struggles they overcame, and not about their wealth and fame. This IS something that Big and Pac did, and Face does, and something Jigga used to do, but even for him it's rare nowadays('You want my old stuff, buy my old album.' ?!?! Can you say crossed-over?)

Don't get me wrong, I listen to Jeezy and some other gangsta rap, and am a fan of Jigga still, and like it, but at a point the music becomes counterproductive to what hip-hop was supposed to be.

To sum it up, I give this album 5 stars and encourage him, Lupe, and any up-and-coming artists to make music about what they feel and what happened in their life, not about what's 'the norm', cuz we all know there is no such thing as the norm. Read more ›

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant; Something NEW and Fresh for 2009 October 2, 2009

By Michael Brent Faulkner, Jr. VINE™ VOICE

Format:Audio CD

On his much anticipated debut album, Kid Cudi truly 'brings the heat'. A conceptual album by nature, it takes a couple of listens for the true genius and beauty of this album to open up to the listener. While in the same vein as Kanye West's 808s & Heartbreak, it easily trumps that album in construction and excitability of material. Odd and maybe sometimes too odd, there is an unrequited genius about Man on the Moon, even for the listener who may think Kid Cudi is simply mad. 'Mad' genius proves to be more accurate.

The album opens up with the 'sleepy-sounding' "In My Dreams", which proves to be nothing less than curious. Instantly, "In My Dreams" makes the listener think and question where Kid Cudi is going with the entirety of the album. The production is mystical and pleasing and something soothes the listener about this odd track. Great, confusing, minimalist, "In My Dreams" opens the album strangely, yet very captivating. A narration by rapper Common leads into "Soundtrack 2 My Life", a slightly more accessible track than "In My Dreams" (for the more 'straight-forward' listener). Kid Cudi's flow is great here and his sung vocals on the hook are equally enjoyable. "Soundtrack 2 My Life" proves to be one of many standouts on this filler-free album. Autobiographical, Man on the Moon could be the hip-hop interpretation of Pink Floyd's Dark Side Of The Moon.

"Simple As" repeatedly loops 'A,B,C,' and '1,2,3' at the forefront, obviously affirming the title 'Simple As', ingeniously. Odd, spacey, stupid and/or brilliant, "Simple As" manages to captivate one's attention from start to finish.... "Solo Dolo (Nightmare)" is definitely a valedictory performance from Man on the Moon. Exceptionally performed by Cudi as well as exceptionally produced, "Solo Dolo" is different, 'stream of conscious', and plain different. By all means, it is nothing less than brilliantly conceived. Mostly sung, though spoken in pitched vocals at specific times, there is something that connects with the listener within this mysterious fourth track.

"Heart of a Lion" finds a slightly more hardcore Kid Cudi, obviously representative of the title 'Heart of a Lion'. The song lays as a tone poem lays within the orchestra trying to convey a portrait musically. Cudi excels with flying colors. "My World" featuring Billy Cravens again confuses, shocks, and impresses the listener with more autobiographical information about Kid Cudi. "Day N Nite", the left-field smash hit that helped propel Man on the Moon to a #4 bow on the Billboard Charts remains timeless here. It could be argued its the album's best track, but with so many interesting, cutting edge cuts, it proves to be just one of the best of Man on the Moon.

"Sky Might Fall" is equally as captivating as anything else. "Enter Galactic (Love Connection Part 1)" proves to be as strange as the oddest tracks ("In My Dreams", "Solo Dolo", etc.), but is also as solid as everything on this fine album. "Alive (Nightmare)" featuring Ratatat, is catchy and accessible - well as accessible as this conceptual album goes. "CuDi Zone" is another production showcase and also another solid performance from Kid Cudi, though it is showstopping proceeding tracks "Make Her Say" and "Pursuit of Happiness" that are stronger. "Make Her Say", which lifts an obvious Lady GaGa sample ("Poker Face" from The Fame, features an all star cast (Kanye West and Common). Ingenious, it has the distinction of being one of the best from Man on the Moon. Similarly, the MGMT featuring "Pursuit of Happiness" is haunting, strange, and beautiful. Along with "Make Her Say", "Day N Night", and "Solo Dolo", it is among the best of Man on the Moon.

The rest of the album ends strongly. "Hyyerr" has a smooth, soulful quality to it while "Up Up & Away" closes the strange yet interesting narrative that Cudi has so intricately developed on Man on the Moon.

Overall, Man on the Moon: The End of the Day is a brilliant album, deserving many accolades. It is one of few hip-hop albums of today that stretches the boundaries of the genre past lyrics about clubs, women, and drugs. Conversely, it can be argued this album transcends hip-hop and isn't truly a 'rap/hip-hip album'. All trivializations aside, this is one brilliant album that I personally will be playing for years and years to come. Read more ›