I didn't even think Id live to make another record after motm 2. My first 2 albums were meant to be untopped. It will be nothing like any of my previous work just like all my releases. In 2015, following the release of Speedin' Bullet 2 Heaven, which had lukewarm reception much to Cudi’s dismay, Cudi took to Twitter to address the response 'News Flash: motm3 doesn't exist.

In 2014, Cudi released Satellite Flight: The Journey to Mother Moon, which he called a prelude to Man on the Moon III. Rager and chronicling how his initial sudden and unexpected rise to fame drove him to alcohol and drugs. Rager, Cudi took an even darker approach, creating an alter ego by the name of Mr. The next year he released the sequel, the follow-up to his critically acclaimed seminal debut with the subtitle The Legend of Mr. The album, which included the worldwide hit single ' Day 'n' Nite', was divided into five acts and featured narration from Cudi's then- GOOD Music label-mate and fellow American rapper Common. Kid Cudi released the first edition of his Man on the Moon series in 2009 with the subtitle The End of Day, the album detailed the struggles of Cudi's loneliness in his formative years, as well as dealing with the death of his father at an early age. It debuted at number two on the Billboard 200, earning 144,000 album-equivalent units of which 15,000 were pure sales, marking Cudi's fifth top 10 album in the US. Man on the Moon III: The Chosen received mostly positive reviews from music critics, who praised Cudi's songwriting and generally favored the latter two acts, though some found it derivative of Cudi's earlier albums. As with the previous two installments in the trilogy, the album is divided into separate acts. Rager, in hopes to win back his peace and happiness. Thematically, Man on the Moon III is a concept album that finds Cudi in an internal struggle against his evil alter ego, Mr. Guest vocals on the album are contributed by Phoebe Bridgers, Pop Smoke, Skepta and Trippie Redd. The 18-track album was produced mainly by Cudi himself and Dot da Genius, along with Plain Pat, Emile Haynie and Mike Dean, all of whom contributed to the previous two Man on the Moon albums. It is the final installment of Cudi's Man on the Moon trilogy of albums (which includes 2009's Man on the Moon: The End of Day and 2010's Man on the Moon II: The Legend of Mr.

Man on the Moon III: The Chosen is the seventh studio album by American musician Kid Cudi, released on Decemby Wicked Awesome Records and Republic Records.

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