Kid Cudi is back with his eighth studio album entergalactic as promised. The disc, originally announced in June and bearing its first single, “Do What I Want”, was released on Friday, September 30.
The album comes after a relatively turbulent summer for Cudi. His To The Moon World Tour included headlining at New York’s Governor’s Ball Music Festival and his own one-day Moon Man’s Landing Festival held in Cleveland, Ohio.
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The release of Cudi’s album coincides with the release of entergalactic TV special on Netflix, thanks to the Grammy-winning artist’s collaboration with the streaming giant.
“Wait until you hear and see entergalactic. You have no idea. I really want to thank Kenya Barris, Mike Moon, Elizabeth Porter and the whole team for believing in my vision and helping to bring it to life,” Cudi wrote on Twitter on Sunday. “Everything about this show is next level. I will see”
Cudi’s special offers audiences a fully animated musical romance, and its soundtrack includes songs like “By Design” and “Do What I Want.” In the series, he voices a New York artist, Jabari. The role pairs him with co-star and longtime fan, Timothee Chalamet in addition to Jessica Williams and Vanessa Hudgens.
The special is really meant to compliment entergalactic as a visual element, according to Cudi, who told Squire in an interview in August, he recorded the songs for the album before hosting the show. He called the project emotional for him, rooted in the release that comes with romance.
“This project will move you, it will take places in your heart and make you fall in love all over again,” Cudi wrote on his Instagram. “I’m so proud of everyone involved who helped bring my vision to life.”
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