
There's no artist Complex has covered quite like Kid Cudi. Sure, we dedicate coverage to all the biggest stars in music but Cudder is special and the respect is mutual. Back in 2008 Cudi rhymed, "They say I'm Complex just like the magazine/I wear my closet Complex like a magazine." Just a year later he graced our cover for the first time—but certainly not the last. Over the years, we've gotten to know Cudi better than most stars and we've learned a lot of interesting tidbits about him. With his new album Indicud in stores this week (you can buy it right here on iTunes), we went and dug through the Plex archives—and a few other publications—to bring you 25 Things You Didn't Know About Kid Cudi...
Written by Insanul Ahmed (@Incilin)
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His first appearance in Complex wasn't on the cover, but in Street Detail in 2007.

His father was Mexican/Native American.

"Day 'n' Nite" was inspired by Geto Boys' "Mind Playing Tricks On Me."

In 2010, he bought Fred Durst's old house in L.A.

Drake wanted to remix "Day 'n' Nite" in 2007.

When Kanye came to the BAPE store Cudi worked at, he bought a jacket that Cudi forgot to remove a security sensor for.

He owns a Maschine which King Chip got him for Father's Day.

He has a framed hologram of Jimi Hendrix in his house.

He got expelled from high school for threatening to punch his principal.

He planned on majoring in film at the University of Toledo before dropping out.

He claims he was once beaten by a police officer but didn't have the money for a lawyer to press charges.

After dropping out of college, he was determined to join the Navy but was denied due to his juvenile police record.

At the premiere video release party for Kanye's "Stronger," Cudi passed "Day 'n' Nite" to A-Trak and had him play it twice.

He "broke down" when his 18-year-old fan Ben Breedlove passed away.

He claims he went to most of his label meetings high.

Due to his night terrors after his father died, he slept with his mother until he was 12.

Around the time of the original Man on the Moon he lived on a street in Tribeca he dubbed "DeBroski Street."

His uncle Kalil Madi was an accomplished jazz drummer.

He used to eat four to five cheeseburger meals a week.

He claimed he spent all his money from his Vitamin Water endorsement on drugs and landscaping for his mom's house.

He tried to play the trumpet, the clarinet, violin, as a child but "failed miserably."

Cudi once stopped by The Hundreds store and purchased a $2,000 gift card and then let everyone in the store get whatever they wanted.

Man On The Moon II was originally going to end with "All Along."

He loves the movie Walk Hard and uses it to chart his career trajectory.

Andy Kaufman partly inspired the title Man On The Moon.
