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Rap Hard
Hip-Hop · 2011 · 13 tracks · 47m

Rap Hard

Kid Cudi

Raw, unpolished boom-bap from a pre-fame Kid Cudi. High-energy flows and dusty samples replace his later signature spacey psychedelia.

November 13, 2011

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A hungry, high-energy display of technical skill and youthful ambition.

Tracklist · 13 Tracks · 47m
01
Intro
0:50
02
Not Average
3:47
03
Skit #1
2:03
04
Rap Hard
3:50
05
Pimpin'
4:14
06
Interlude
1:03
07
That Nigga
2:59
08
Original Cudder
5:16
09
Skit #2
3:27
10
All the Time
4:17
11
High Life
5:13
12
Mr. K.I.D.
5:06
13
Rain
5:50
Moments Worth Listening For
The rapid-fire delivery on the title track where the flow mimics a drum roll.
The raw, unedited laughter and chatter during the skits that breaks the fourth wall.
The soulful, dusty vocal sample loop on Rain that hints at future melancholia.
Where This Album DepartsEach spoke is a trait. The orange shape shows where this album pulls away from — or holds to — the rest of the artist’s catalogue. Tap for more.

How does Rap Hard sound next to the rest of Kid Cudi's catalogue?

Drums+2.3σ

The instrumentation foregrounds drums far more than the catalogue usually does.

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