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

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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…

Wake N' Watch Wake N’ Watch: Kid Cudi’s Unreleased ‘Day N Nite’ Music Video

It seems like Kid Cudi is everywhere these days, especially with his debut album, Man On The Moon: The End Of The Day, dropping in less than a week. But the groupies, Kanye West co-sign, and Complex cover didn’t come overnight. This unreleased music video for his hit, “Day N Nite,” was shot by directing duo BBGUN in April 2008 on a budget of only $250. The clip, which holds up surprisingly well against the other two music videos for this song, not only proves that dreams come true, but that Scott Mescudi had the right vision long before the world knew his name.

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