Kid Cudi Explains A Lot On His Return Solo Outing 'Leader Of The Delinquents'

Kid Cudi's first solo song in four years is here! It's "Leader of the Delinquents" and this isn't a drill; Cudi's in rare form here, rapping, not making melodies, and digging into the entity of Cudi himself. Who is this guy? How has he been? What's he doing right now?


Enter the book of Cudi that is "Leader of the Delinquents," a bold, boom-bap aesthetics that centers around honesty to the point of bringing you pain. Cudi begins the song off with "this isn't a test" and that's any time the opening set of chills comes flowing down your skin. The rapper understands that he's been away for four years (technically, he dropped "The Rage" in 2018 for the Rampage soundtrack) and right now he's back to update fans with everything that they missed, and also "smack them with some shit before the world ends."


For starters, Cudi talks about right now. He's wearing the same jeans that he's had on in awhile since he's chilling at house now and making new music. He's happy right now, although it hasn't habitually been like that. "I've been trapped in my mind, I have been attempting to escape," he spits. "Fame and loneliness, the recipe for disaster/ I can't nickname this shit, I'm going to get plastered." It should make sense for him to step away and nickname his peace of mind, yet he doesn't desire to stay away also long before he gets what he came for. "I won't stop up until I'm where I'd like to be in line." First place bay-bee.


Soon after explaining why the fans love him so much ("Because they connect with Cudder, real simple"), he hints at darker thoughts that cloud his brain and also the goal that "with age I can cope with my rage." Nevertheless the song wraps up on a positive note that hints at the joy and resilience that will keep him running the race up until he's in first place. "All hail King Wizard in your motherfucking space, you love it," he raps. You're completely right Cudi, we sure do.


"Leader of the Delinquents" is finally out after first being teased in 2012 throughout one of Cudi's on-stage performances. He then previewed the song on Instagram Live a few days prior on April 10 before finally sharing the track today.


Cudi's last solo album was 2016's Passion, Pain & Demon Slayin'. He then collaborated with Kanye West for their 2018 joint EP Kids Visualize Ghosts. Now that solo Cudi is back out, the door for hype has opened to the release of his next studio album, Entergalactic, that the rapper reported last July.


and also the announcement of the album, he revealed that it would serve because the soundtrack to a new animated Netflix series of the same name for adults. Cudi is set to executive produce the show and also Kenya Barris, the man behind Black-ish and its two spin-offs, Grown-ish and Mixed-ish. Cudi will moreover star in and write for the show.


Listen to Cudi's return track, "Leader of the Delinquents," up above.