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Kid Cudi’s Genre-Bending ‘Man on the Moon’ Is a Modern-Day Classic

Jinx and Shea discuss Cudi’s unique vocal abilities and trippy lyricism before awarding Best Guest Verse and squaring off in Deena’s Court

By Brandon Jenkins and Shea Serrano
Kid Cudi In Concert - San Francisco, CA Photo by Tim Mosenfelder/Getty Images


On this week’s episode, Jinx and Shea go deep into the genre-bending, modern-day classic that is Kid Cudi’s Man on the Moon: The End of Day. They look back at the first installment of the trilogy and talk about Cudi’s unique vocal abilities and trippy, drug-infused lyricism with songs like “Day ‘N’ Nite,” “Soundtrack 2 My Life,” and “Sky Might Fall.” Later, Jinx and Shea debate who had the best guest verse: Kanye West, Chip tha Ripper, or pop-rock band MGMT. Find out how dreams, Cleveland, movie trailers, humming, and SunnyD are connected to this sonically obscure hip-hop album before things come to a close and Kerm gets his revenge as the judge during Deena’s Court. Stick around to hear this week’s featured song decided by the winner.

Hosts: Brandon “Jinx” Jenkins and Shea Serrano
Producer: Deena Morrison
Production Assistant: Jonathan Kermah
Additional Production Support: Tunde St. Matthew-Daniel

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