Kid Cudi is getting ready to release his debut album, Man On The Moon, later this month and to commemorate the release, here’s a soundboard recording of his performance at the Hultsfred Festival in Sweden from earlier this summer.

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The Great Hangover tour is officially underway with Kid Cudi, Asher Roth, B.o.B. and 88 Keys.  On Wednesday night, the tour stumbled its way into New York City to rock for a sold out crowd at the Nokia Theater.  Cudi, who was average at best when I saw him live previously, absolutely stepped his game up and was great.  His unique stage design is intricately scripted with a myriad of lights and video to create an often jaw-dropping and stunning visual backdrop for Mr. Solo Dolo.  The visuals and lighting effects are all carefully synched with the beats and come together in perfect harmony with his style of music.  This is easily reminiscent of Kanye’s infamous Glow In The Dark tour.  Unfortunately, while I just hyped up the incredible visuals, I only have exclusive audio to offer to the masses.  Its still dope, just keep in mind you are missing the full effect of the performance unless you see it for yourself.  Here is “Heart of a Lion” (off his upcoming debut album), “The Sky Might Fall”, “Embrace The Martian” and “Day N Nite” (both the original and remix).

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Wale’s Attention: Defecit tour stopped by NYC tonight at Le Poisson Rouge and he and his band, UCB, tore it down for the sold out crowd.  About halfway through his set, he summoned Kid Cudi to the stage to kick off Day N Nite, backed by the band.  Here is an exclusive audio recording of the performance from the show.

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