Kid Cudi Covers Our August/September Style & Design Issue

Read the story and watch a behind the scenes video of the rapper's innovative cover collaboration with artist Augor.

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Back on his first (and only) official mixtape Kid Cudi rapped, "They say I'm Complex like the magazine, I want my closet complex like the magazine." A bit of foreshadowing? Perhaps, because the G.O.O.D. Music MC is now a Complex cover star, appearing on our August/September 2009 issue, the annual Style & Design special, which officially hits stands on August 11.

The self-proclaimed lonely stoner is currently on The Great Hangover Tour with Asher Roth, and has fans eagerly awaiting his debut album The Man On The Moon: End Of Day, which is now set for September 15. His melody-heavy raps bring an innovative sound to the game, which is why we paired him up with graf artist AUGOR for some illustrations that show Cudi battling his demons. We just put the whole story up online, and you'll see that Cudi really invited us inside the mind of Scott Mescudi. You think you know, but you have no idea...

CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL KID CUDI COVER STORY!
CLICK HERE TO BROWSE THE KID CUDI x AUGOR GALLERY!


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