It’s been four years since Scott Mescudi was summoned to Hawaii by Kanye West to help put together 808s & Heartbreak. Scott, better known as Kid Cudi, made major contributions to multiple songs on the album and the association with 'Ye helped launch his music career.
Back then, Cudi was an unpolished rookie on the music circuit, and it was West who saw greatness in the young Cleveland artist early on. In Cudi’s first Complex cover story (he has now had five), ‘Ye propped Cudi as an originator of the melody-driven, sing-songy raps that populate the current hip-hop landscape. "Me and Cudi are the originators of the style, kinda like what Alexander McQueen is to fashion, everything else is just Zara and H&M," West said in 2009.
Things are different now. Kid Cudi has received multiple Grammy nominations, put out two arguably classic albums (Man On The Moon: The End of Day and Man on the Moon II: The Legend of Mr. Rager), and most recently released genre-bending rock album, WZRD.
As his black SUV pulled up to G.O.O.D. Music's Complex cover shoot, it became clear that he’s more comfortable than ever. Dressed in his standard uniform of a vintage tee and a leather jacket and waxed jeans, both by Balmain, Cudi immediately daps up the crew, and cracks jokes with Pusha T and 2 Chainz. He prides himself on not fucking with other crews, and not only is Cudi loyal, but the once-heralded "Kanye protégé" is his own man.
During different photo shoot looks, we pulled Cud aside to talk just what being a member of G.O.O.D. means to him and what's next for his solo career.
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