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Kid Cudi is gearing up for the release of his third studio album titled Indicud in March of this year. Complex has given him the cover of their upcoming February/March issue, which goes on sale February 4.

The 28-year old G.O.O.D. Music artist sits down with Complex's director of content strategy Joe La Puma for the issue's cover story. Check out an excerpt from it below.

When you were working on “Efflictim” for the WZRD EP, you said you would wake up in a terrible mood. Are you having fewer of those days now?
Hell yeah. Every day is an adventure. [Laughs.] My last relationship took a lot out of me. I needed to reboot and rebuild my life. I’m in a positive place now, a happier place. I’m enlightened. It’s better when you get older because you start to see things from a different perspective. Whether it’s love, or just trying to figure out what you’re going to do in life.

 

Are you enjoying being single?
I enjoy living my life for me and not by someone else’s rules. It gets lonely but the loneliness doesn’t bother me. I have time to think, time to write, time to myself. I’m winging it every day. I hope love finds me. I always hope for that. But now I’m super happy. I got my party shoes on every night.

 

Last time we spoke was in March. What’s been going on since then?
It’s been crazy for me. I took a trip on antidepressant lane for a little bit. After the WZRD song “Dr. Pill” everyone thought I was talking about molly or ecstasy. But I’m talking about prescription meds. I had just gotten a shrink. I was having an emotional breakdown with this breakup. I kept trying different pills for five months. It f*cked me up.

 

You addressed that on “Just What I Am.”
They weren’t working. It was every side effect on the bottle. I couldn’t f*ck. My body didn’t work. It was not good. I said, “Something’s wrong with me. What the f*ck? Why do I feel like I want to punch an elephant?” [Laughs.] “Why am I so irritable?” I finally got off the pills and then I started feeling normal. My brain went back to where it needed to be. I was able to analyze things and get my sh*t together.

 

What about therapy? Was that helping you?
A year ago I wouldn’t even go to a therapist or psychiatrist. But I gave it a shot. It’s working for me but it’s not for everyone. I’ve got some f*cking problems. [Laughs.] It’s good for me to talk to someone who helps me see things. I had no other choice.

 

I was like, “Damn, I have to take a pill in order to be OK?” It bothered me. That was a real good moment after I got off the pills. I started to feel like myself again. I was happy and sh*t. I don’t need anything to make me feel good. I just need to get my mind in check and stop trippin’ on bullsh*t. I need to stop letting motherf*ckers break me down, and make me feel like sh*t. I got to be a little stronger for myself and for my family and my fans. I can’t be out here like some simp, letting something beat me down and make me feel like a peon. It was about reclaiming who I am. It’s like “All right, let’s go. It’s time. F*ck everyone.” [Laughs.]

 

Who’s everyone?
Anyone that’s ever said anything negative, anyone that’s ever doubted me. I was a nice guy early in my career, and people in the business still found a way to call me a dick. Now I’m just like, whatever man. Fuck it. I’m trying to be nice to you cocksuckers and you don’t even deserve all that. It’s war. People don’t know what cool is.

 

So, what’s cool?
It’s not hard to grasp. Cool is just being fucking authentic. Being yourself, being straight up. Legit—and have some type of f*cking taste.

 

You called yourself the “Bane of Hip-Hop” and “Hip-Hop’s Villain: Leader of the Delinquents.” What makes these roles so enjoyable for you?
There are so many dynamics to a villain. Who are we to say they’re villains? They’re just people who see things in a different way and go to the extreme to show us how things should be. Hip-hop needs a wake-up call. I don’t think hip-hop is terrible, or it’s dead and all that bullshit. It’s better than it’s been in a long time. It’s just some industry sh*t. It’s super weak. Nobody’s authentic.

 

That’s good for me because when I do my sh*t, it makes me look like the greatest musician alive—and I’m not. I’m just doing what we should all be doing. I’m using the same drums everyone else uses, same synths, sometimes the same samples. I see things in my own way and execute them that way. Nobody really does that. People ask, “What’s going to sell? What’s going to do this or what’s going to do that?” It’s weak. Most people are p*ssies.

To read the rest of the interview head over to Complex.

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Torrie Hart is back with her third spoof of Basketball Wives LA. She even imitates her ex-husband Kevin Hart during one segment of the clip. Check it out below.

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With his debut album LONG.LIVE.A$AP now in stores, A$AP Rocky brought his A$AP Mob to Hot 97's studio yesterday to chop it up with Funkmaster Flex. While there the crew blessed the show with a 25-minute freestyle session.

LONG.LIVE.A$AP now available on iTunes.

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T'yanna Wallace recently honored her late father, The Notorious B.I.G., by getting new ink on her lip. The 19-year old showed off the tat that reads "B.I.G." on Instagram with the caption, "Business instead of games!"

It's the second tattoo T'yanna has gotten honoring her dad. She also has his image with angel wings on her back with the caption, "But B.I.G. did it best."

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Already a world renowned DJ and reality television star, Pauly D is now ready to make his impact on the music scene. The G-Note Records artist teams up with YMCMB singer Jay Sean for the hot new single "Back to Love."

The track is a sure fire hit and is already receiving lots of positive feedback. Pauly tweeted about the early success it is having this morning.

"Back to Love" is available now on iTunes.

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Nicki Minaj was a guest on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno yesterday. The Harajuku Barbie has a lot on her plate these days and during the interview she gives Jay a peek inside her world.

Nicki discusses studying acting at LaGuardia High School in New York, her duties as a judge on American Idol, her 1st paid gig, being upstaged by a porn star, her feud with Mariah Carey, her problem with L.A. drivers, her temper and more

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As promised Juelz Santana delivers his long awaited God Will'n mixtape. The Dipset rapper secured features from Yo Gotti, Lil Wayne, Lloyd Banks, Jadakiss, Lil Reese, Wale, Wiz Khalifa, Future, Meek Mill, Fabolous, Jeremih and more.

Download Here or Here

RECORD LABEL: HIT BOYS ENTERTAINMENT
CONTACT:
HITBOYSENT@GMAIL.COM
SONG:
"LOVAHOLIC"
ARTIST: WALTER MCCARTY FT. ACE HOOD
PRODUCED BY: BLAZE THE CHAMP

WWW.WALTERMCCARTY.COM
@WALTERMCCARTY

FROM THE ALBUM "UNBREAKABLE" NOW AVAILABLE ON ITUNES

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Cassidy stops by to chop it up on the Forbez DVD Live show. While there The Philly Hustla decides to perform the song "God Is So Good to Me" off of his mixtape, Mayhem Music 2.

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Sean Price drops another music video off of his ill Mic Tyson album. The latest song to get the visual treatment is "Genesis of the Omega."

In Sean Price's words, "The Genesis of the Omega sounded better than the start of the ending. I was trying to be slick with the words. The Genesis, you know that's the beginning of The Bible. The Omega, that's the end. On some punk sh*t...I read too many comic books."

EVERYTHING from Evil Empire of Everything - Public Enemy
Get it now: http://j.mp/QNHZSj

Everything 
Featuring: Gerald Albright & Sheila Brody
Produced by: Gary G-Wiz
Written by: Chuck D, Gary G-Wiz, G.Albright, Sheila Brody

Everything (The Video)
Directed by: David Snyder
Produced by: Maura Snyder

Featuring (In Order of Appearance)
Justin Strong
Davon Magwood
Jason Sauer
Julian Hicks
Nina Gibbs
Alicia Natachie
Tim Sites
Marcus J Gilligan
Jake Mulliken
DJ Def Chad
Pilar Freeman
Shelby Smith
Ashtyn Neibar
Marie Pelliccione
Zoe Louis
Kahmeela Adams
Dorothy Davis

Special Thanks to
Malik Farrakhan and Family


EVERYTHING
( C.Ridenhour, G.Rinaldo, G.Albright, Sheila Brody )

I GOT NO FANCY CAR
NEVER WAS NO SUPERSTAR
I GOT NO GRAMMY TROPHY
GOT NO PROBLEM IF YOU APPROACH ME
NEVER HAD NO ROLLING STONE COVER
NEVER HAD NO TOP 10 HITS BROTHER
GOT NO TV SHOW
GOT NO MAYBACH BENZ OR ROLLS
GOT NO MOVIE ROLES
GOT NO PLATINUM OR GOLD
I GOT NO DIAMOND RINGS
WATCHES AND ALL THEM THINGS
GOT NO WAITING PLANE
WHAT I MEAN IS
I GOT NO PRIVATE JETS
BUT I ALSO GOT NO REGRETS
GOT NO SWAG
BUT GOT NO LOVE
FOR SOMETHING I AINT NEVER HAD

(second verse)
GOT NO MANSIONS
RESTAURANTS
I GOT NO YACHT
BUT I GOT NO CHOICE
BUT TO SHOW
WHAT SOME OF US FORGOT'''
NEVER WAS HOT
NEVER WAS POP
BUT I NEVER EVER STOPPIN
THAT REAL HIP HOP
GOT NO MILLION FOLLOWER FRIENDS
ON TWITTER
ON AND FACEBOOK
LOOK MY FRIENDS
GOT NO THING FOR VIDEO GAMES
GOT NO SHAME
SAYIN I AINT NEVER PLAYIN

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Juelz Santana and Lloyd Banks have demostrated they have great chemistry when they collaborate as shown on the 2010 smash hit single "Beamer, Benz or Bentley," off of Banks' third solo album, H.F.M. 2. (Hunger For More 2).

The two have gotten back in the lab recently to record songs for Juelz's new God Will'n mixtape and an upcoming Banks project. In a new interview with MTV, Juelz hinted that the two could possibly link up for a joint mixtape.

"Me and Banks are definitely cool enough to do that," Juelz said. "Me and Banks are cool not even on the music tip, like Banks comes to my house to light up a brown cigarette and things of that nature."

Would you be interested in hearing a collaborative mixtape from G-Unit's PLK and Santana?

 


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Juelz Santana teams up with Glory Boyz Entertainment artist Lil Reese to release an official music video for their collaboration "Bodies." The song is off of Juelz's new mixtape titled God Will'n.

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