Cudi: The Memoir
Scott "Kid Cudi" Mescudi
Aug 2025 · Simon and Schuster · Narrated by Scott "Kid Cudi" Mescudi
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Featuring original music by Kid Cudi.
A raw, fearless memoir from the Grammy Award–winning artist, actor, and designer Kid Cudi about a kid from Cleveland who found purpose in the darkness and became a guiding light for a generation.
Cudi: The Memoir is Scott Mescudi’s most personal work yet. Across a trailblazing career, he’s turned pain into poetry with anthems like “Day ’N’ Nite,” “Pursuit of Happiness,” and “Mr. Rager.” His music gave voice to the unheard and hope to the unseen. But while he was ascending to cultural dominance, he was quietly unraveling.
Written during a time of deep self-discovery, Cudi is a story of survival—through depression, addiction, isolation, and doubt. In his own words, Scott charts the journey back to himself, offering hard-earned lessons on vulnerability, reinvention, and the courage to keep going.
A raw, fearless memoir from the Grammy Award–winning artist, actor, and designer Kid Cudi about a kid from Cleveland who found purpose in the darkness and became a guiding light for a generation.
Cudi: The Memoir is Scott Mescudi’s most personal work yet. Across a trailblazing career, he’s turned pain into poetry with anthems like “Day ’N’ Nite,” “Pursuit of Happiness,” and “Mr. Rager.” His music gave voice to the unheard and hope to the unseen. But while he was ascending to cultural dominance, he was quietly unraveling.
Written during a time of deep self-discovery, Cudi is a story of survival—through depression, addiction, isolation, and doubt. In his own words, Scott charts the journey back to himself, offering hard-earned lessons on vulnerability, reinvention, and the courage to keep going.
Featuring original music by Kid Cudi.
A raw, fearless memoir from the Grammy Award–winning artist, actor, and designer Kid Cudi about a kid from Cleveland who found purpose in the darkness and became a guiding light for a generation.
Cudi: The Memoir is Scott Mescudi’s most personal work yet. A...
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Kariem Marbury
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August 16, 2025
By far, this book is one of the most riveting books I have ever listened to. After listening to Robert Greene's Mastery, I've had been this buring desire , as an artist, to want to here one example of the rigorous process of how the successful artist had risen from coal to the cut diamon that the world see them as today. I'm usually hearing about the "magazine" or tip of the iceberg version of how someone became successful and I become bummed out. I feel like that version doesn't connect to my experience and what I am going through now. The TRUE GRIT is rarely shared. I need all the details. It's very hard to believe that one day, some dude found a nickel on the ground and ALL OF A SUDDEN, 20 years later they became a millionaire. Unlike the magical version, Scott gives it all in as much detail as possible. From the pampers to the present. I appreciate that blueprint Scott. This would be something I study for many years to come. You beat darkness. Cudi, may you live long and healthy.
Alfred Ontiveros
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April 14, 2026
Such an incredible experience. Scott Mescudi will be forever immortalized.
Sergio Verde
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August 22, 2025
Amazing, great book
About the author
Scott Mescudi (a.k.a. Kid Cudi) is a Grammy Award–winning artist, actor, designer, and cultural trailblazer who transformed the sound—and soul—of modern music. His debut album, Man on the Moon: The End of Day, redefined hip-hop and paved the way for a new era of emotional vulnerability and sonic innovation. In 2022, he released Entergalactic, a visionary album accompanied by an Emmy-winning animated film on Netflix, further establishing his reputation as a boundary-breaking storyteller. On-screen, he’s earned acclaim for his roles in How to Make It in America, Westworld, Don’t Look Up, X, Knuckles, Happy Gilmore 2, and more. In 2023, he debuted his fashion label, Members of the Rage (MOTR), at Paris Fashion Week, expanding his creative influence into the world of high fashion. More than a multihyphenate, Scott is a generational voice whose influence spans music, film, fashion, and mental health advocacy—cementing his legacy as one of the most impactful and enduring artists of our time.
Scott Mescudi (a.k.a. Kid Cudi) is a Grammy Award–winning artist, actor, designer, and cultural trailblazer who transformed the sound—and soul—of modern music. His debut album, Man on the Moon: The End of Day, redefined hip-hop and paved the way for a new era of emotional vulnerability and sonic ...
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