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Saturday, September 1, 2018

Watch the Producer of Kid Cudi’s ‘Pursuit of Happiness’ Explain How He Made the Track

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After breaking down Kid Cudi’s “Day ‘n’ Nite” in August, Genius’ Deconstructed series has returned to examine another one of the Cleveland rapper’s anthems. This time, they enlist Brooklyn producer E.VAX to explain how he made Cudi’s 2009 hit “Pursuit of Happiness” featuring MGMT and Ratatat.

Speaking with Genius, E.VAX recalls how he connected with Cudi then breaks down the different elements of the track.

“Pursuit of Happiness” was released in 2009 as the third single from Cudi’s debut studio album, Man on the Moon: The End of Day. The track peaked at No. 59 on Billboard’s Hot 100 and has been certified four-times platinum. Steve Aoki‘s remix of it has remained a staple in DJ sets.

E.VAX is best known as one half of the electronic rock duo Ratatat. He has produced tracks for JAY-Z and Nas and has three production credits on Cudi and Kanye West‘s KIDS SEE GHOSTS album (“Feel the Love” featuring Pusha T,” “Fire,” and “Reborn”).

Watch Deconstructed above.

Related: Watch Dot Da Genius Explain How He Produced Kid Cudi’s ‘Day ‘n’ Nite’

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Thursday, August 2, 2018

Watch Dot Da Genius Explain How He Produced Kid Cudi’s ‘Day ‘n’ Nite’

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Grammy-nominated producer Dot Da Genius has explained how he made Kid Cudi’s 2008 anthem “Day ‘n’ Nite” on a new episode of Genius’ Deconstructed. The track peaked at No. 3 on Billboard’s Hot 100 and has been certified triple platinum. It is Cudi’s highest charting single to date.

Dot Da Genius recalls how he and Cudi began working together then breaks down the song in Pro Tools.

A Brooklyn native, Dot Da Genius has worked with Cudi since 2006 and is one half of their joint rock band, WZRD. Dot recently co-produced four tracks for Cudi and Kanye’s collaborative album, KIDS SEE GHOSTS (“Reborn,” “Feel The Love” featuring Pusha T, “Cudi Montage,” and “Freee (Ghost Town, Pt. 2)” featuring Ty Dolla $ign). He has also worked with artists like Travis Scott, Jhené Aiko, and 6LACK.

“Day ‘n’ Nite” first appeared on Kudi’s breakout mixtape, A Kid Named Cudi. The track was released in 2009 as the lead single from his debut album, Man on the Moon: The End of Day.

Watch Deconstructed above.

Related: Watch Tay Keith Explain How He Produced BlocBoy JB’s ‘Look Alive’ Feat. Drake

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Monday, October 31, 2016

Watch the Video for Kid Cudi’s ‘Surfin” Ft. Pharrell

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Kid Cudi has released a psychedelic visual for his Pharrell Williams-produced single, “Surfin’.”

The video, which was self-directed, features cameos from A$AP Rocky, Jaden Smith, Hit-Boy, among others.

It comes just days after the Cleveland rapper reignited his beef with Drake while in rehab for depression.

Watch above and download the track on DJcity.

Related: Watch J Balvin’s ‘Safari’ Video Ft. Pharrell, BIA, and Sky

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