Man on the Moon III: The Chosen
| Kid Cudi
Man on the Moon III: The Chosen
Man on the Moon III: The Chosen is the seventh studio album by American rapper Kid Cudi. It was released on December 11, 2020 by Republic Records. 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. Rager). -Wikipedia
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Rolling Stone
The rapper’s latest feels derivative compared to his influential early work.
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MSN
It is maybe the only genuine new ground he breaks here, and hints at what might be next – by helping to wipe the slate clean, The Chosen feels as much like a new beginning as it is an ending.
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Magnetic Magazine
There is still so much good music that can come out before the end of the year and MOTM 3 is one of them.
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Ratings Game Music
I will say the album is full of bangers, hymns, and next-level hip-hop songs. Since Kid Cudi is a talented muthaf**ka, throughout the album, he has fun throwing all kinds of melodies and rap styles at the wall; thankfully, each and everything he throws at the wall sticks.
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Pitchfork
The latest, underwhelming installment of the rapper’s cosmic album series arrives 11 years after the original and coasts on a legacy built a lifetime ago.
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The Line of Best Fit
While it might take a few listens to make sense of the album's seemingly muddled introduction, one thing is clear: by the end of this hour-long journey, Cudi has reached his destination.
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NME
an art piece of epic highs and honest lows.
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Sputnik Music
Man on the Moon III: The Chosen is completely clear and compelling. If Cudi chases that feeling to its logical endpoint, maybe Man on the Moon IV wouldn't be such a bad idea.
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The Wall Street Journal
The Cleveland-born rapper’s latest album offers his usual self-reflection held aloft by gorgeous melodies.
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The Post
Overall, Cudi delivers another timeless psychedelic experience in MOTM III that covers a variety of different moods. Being a day one Cudi stan isn’t necessary to enjoy the album or its message, and it has a vibe for just about any sort of music fan to enjoy.
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Uproxx
Man On The Moon III is Cudi’s best album in a decade and the stories he has to tell will continue as it says at the end of the album’s closer, “I Know.” Whether he returns to the moon or comes back to Earth to do this, we can rest assured knowing that Cudi has at least returned to form for the foreseeable future.
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Loud and Quiet
Fittingly, his voice is warm, emotive and energetic throughout the project.
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Commedia
“Man on the Moon III: The Chosen” will be remembered as a phenomenal closer to the trilogy, and an incredible record as a whole.
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All Music
Cudi wrestles with the same struggles that have plagued him since he began sharing the complexities of his internal world, but at its best, Man on the Moon, Vol 3: The Chosen shows that years of struggle have yielded substantial growth.
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The Courier Online
The variety in the ups and downs of the tracklist is sort of part of its charm, as is the four-act structure of the album. The first two iterations are certainly more groundbreaking and perhaps more consistent than number three, but it holds its own in one of hip-hop's most legendary album series. A satisfying conclusion to a story ten years in the making.
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Vidette Online
Kid Cudi's latest album wraps up album trilogy with 'perfect comeback story'.
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The Needle Drop
The Chosen is Kid Cudi's best solo project since the second Man on the Moon (and it may even have that one beat).
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Legends Will Never Die
I didn’t think this day would actually come, but I’m sure as Hell glad that it did because it’s a great finisher to the trilogy that got KiD CuDi where he is currently. You can definitely hear the Travis Scott influence but simultaneously, he does a phenomenal job at recapturing the vibes of his first 2 albums from the sounds provided by the original producers of those records to the concepts throughout.
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Slant Magazine
Pursuing genius at the expense of consistency might work out just fine for Cudi: I’m not convinced that he’s a good rapper, but I’m pretty sure he’s an important one.
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Black Boy Bulletin
The Chosen is a worthy finale to an album series with a legacy as iconic and as storied as this one. At times, the record does seem to rest on its laurels a bit, but despite a dud here and there, The Chosen is truly great. The record excels at one thing, the most important thing Cudi has been aiming for: peace.
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The Indiependent
Man on the Moon III is a worthy conclusion to the Man on the Moon trilogy. Whilst it doesn’t reach the heights of cuts like ‘Pursuit of Happiness’ from the original album – well, it’d be hard to considering that’s probably Cudi’s best song – and it’s unlikely that any track from the album has the absolute hit potential of ‘Day ‘N’ Nite,’ Kid Cudi has created a fresh project that renews his original sound with elements of his contemporaries.
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The Young Folks
Kid Cudi’s music reflects his personal experience, and the third installment of the Man on the Moon trilogy serves as a proper reprisal for the fans who feel that his soundtrack swings in rhythm with their life as well.
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Consequence of Sound
Kid Cudi Defies Gravity One Last Time on Man on the Moon III: The Chosen.
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Atwood Magazine
KID CUDI CRAFTS A FITTING FINAL CHAPTER TO HIS TRILOGY WITH ‘MAN ON THE MOON III: THE CHOSEN’.
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Clash Magazine
It’s not clear if this is to be the last instalment of the man on the moon franchise, but what is clear is that Kid Cudi is back on track, and with this release, has made his best solo album to date.
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The Forty-Five
Kid Cudi is definitely ending things on a strong note, constantly delivering masterful flows and vividly confessional storytelling.
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Riff Magazine
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