Music Interview: Emile On The Making of Kid Cudi’s Album

All photos included by Mel D. Cole of www.villiageslum.com

Yesterday we presented our interview with Ratatat, who produced “Pursuit of Happiness” and “Alive” on Kid Cudi’s Man On The Moon: The End Of Day album. Today, we turn our focus to Emile, who is not only Cudi’s co-manager but the person who racked up the most production credits on the LP.

The man sometimes referred to as “The Urban Gentleman” has previously worked with Raekwon (”Ice Water”) and Obie Trice (”Wanna Know”), but it’s with Cudi’s project that Emile is truly making a name for himself. After producing the majority of the A Kid Named Cudi mixtape with Plain Pat, Emile shifted his focus to work on Cudi’s studio album. (The trio have since started their own indie label, Dream On.) On Man On The Moon, Emile’s touch is apparent from start to finish—he produced “In My Dreams (Cudder Anthem),” “Soundtrack 2 My Life,” Solo Dolo (Nightmare),” and “CuDi Zone.” In this exclusive interview, Emile breaks down how each track came to fruition, and also talks about the first night he met Cudi…