Idolator — Kid Cudi is readying the release of his sophomore LP, Man On The Moon II: The Legend Of Mr. Rager (out November 22), and today we get a listen of an iTunes bonus track, “Maybe.” The fashionable rapper-turned-wannabe rock star is up to his old bag... more info

Topix — Kid Cudi takes a stab at another hit record with his follow-up to last year's breakthrough, while one-half of Gnarls Barkley, Cee Lo Green, releases a hotly anticipated solo record and one-half of the Raconteurs return with their original band, the G... more info

USA Today Music — This dark, confessional sequel to 'Man on the Moon: The End of Day' finds rapper Kid Cudi confronting the reality and costs of his celebrity. ... more info

Culture Bully — Kid Cudi's Man on the Moon II: The Legend of Mr. Rager is an ambitious 17-track drug-fueled diary serving as a cautionary tale which captures Cudi’s shift away from one stage of his life to the next, ultimately showcasing the exponential growth of ... more info

Perez Hilton — Spread those wings and fly, BB! Following in the footsteps of Kanye West, Kid Cudi has plans to release a short film based off his new single, Maniac, off his new album, Man on the Moon II: The Legend of Mr. Rager. Rapper Cage and St. Vincent also ap... more info

Culture Bully — Coverage of Kid Cudi's performance of "Maniac" on the November 4 edition of Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. more info

Idolator — With less than a week to go before the release of Man On The Moon II: The Legend Of Mr. Rager, Kid Cudi turned out a mesmerizing and, quite frankly, creepy performance on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon last night that had us questioning whether Hallowe... more info

Stereogum — Kid Cudi packed the stage with lots of friends for “Maniac.” St. Vincent did her sample — from Actor’s “The Strangers” live, while Cage sang/rapped and the Roots backed them. The best instrument on stage, besides St. Vincent’s pipes (an... more info

Idolator — There is something disturbing going on with Kid Cudi lately – after being arrested for a mysterious violent attack (and being found with enough cocaine to literally fill a large jar), the rapper bizarrely announced he no longer wanted to be a rappe... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Whether or not you’re a fan of the genre-juggling merits of N.E.R.D., it’s impossible to deny the group's influence on the Knux, Lupe Fiasco, Kid Cudi and dozens of others. During an era when rap reveled in steroids and squat-addled... more info