Key Takeaways

• Kid Cudi is shifting his focus to artistic ventures like directing, appearing, portray, and style.
• The rapper is now absolutely impartial after releasing Free as his ultimate main label album.
• Free marks a turning level in his profession, debuting at No. 192 on the Billboard 200.

After dropping Free, his ultimate album on Republic Records, final month, Kid Cudi is saying goodbye to music — not less than for now. Tuesday (Sept. 2) evening, the “Day ‘n’ Nite” artist introduced that he’ll now put his efforts towards directing, appearing, style, and different artistic ventures.

“I just wanna say thank you to all my fans for supporting Free, spreading the word, and sending love! I’m so grateful I have y’all in my corner,” Cudi tweeted. “Free was my last album on a major label (which is part of the reason I called the album Free), and now I’m lookin’ forward to a new chapter and being independent.”

“I got a new short film I directed myself for ‘Mr. Miracle’ droppin’ in a matter of weeks that [you all are] gonna f**kin’ love,” he continued. When a fan requested how lengthy it’d be till the following solo mission, the Cleveland rapper admitted it’ll be “a while” earlier than he returns with one other LP.

“I think I’ma officially take a step back for a while from droppin’ albums and focus on directing, more acting, painting, and fashion for sure,” he stated. “It’s gonna be a while ‘til y’all hear another album from me, but I promise when I do come again, it won’t be boring.”

Cudi spent over a decade underneath Republic Records, and within the time since, he’s given followers lots of nice music. Just final 12 months, he dropped two separate albums — INSANO and INSANO (NITRO MEGA) — collectively totaling round 40 songs.

Free, which arrived in August with songs like “Neverland” and “Grave,” noticed the artist stepping into a extra pop-driven path. The 13-song effort opened at No. 192 on the Billboard 200, marking the lowest-charting solo album of his profession.

That stated, Cudi has discovered success outdoors of music. In July, he appeared in Adam Sandler’s Happy Gilmore 2.