Wzrd

WZRD Is An American Alternative Hip-Hop/rock Duo Formed In New York City In 2010. It Consists Of American Recording Artist Kid Cudi And American Record Producer Dot Da Genius. Originally Named Wizard Cudi Renamed The Band On Two Occasions The First Being In April 2011 To 2 Be Continuum Explaining "I Needed Something More Original Something Different But It’s Still Wizardry At Its Finest". The Second Time Being On November 18th 2011 To The Current Incarnation WZRD. On December 6th 2011 Kid Cudi Revealed "The Wizard" As Performed By Black Sabbath Inspired Him To Use The Term "Wizard". Their Self-Titled Debut Studio Album WZRD Was Released On February 28 2012. History - 2006–2010 Early Years And Formation In Addition To Being Very Good Friends Dot Da Genius Has Produced Some Of Kid Cudi's Earliest Work From His Demos To Songs On His Critically Acclaimed Mixtape A Kid Named Cudi 2008 Which Was The First Project To Feature Their Hit Single "Day 'n' Nite". Since Then They Have Worked Together On Cudi's First Album Man On The Moon The End Of Day 2009 As Well As His Sophomore Album Man On The Moon II The Legend Of Mr. Rager 2010 . It Wasn't Until They Were Recording "Trapped In My Mind" For Cudi's Second Album That Ideas Of A Rock Album Surfaced. In An Interview With Complex Magazine Dot Da Genius Recounted The Recording Session "It Was Pretty Much The Same Time That We Built A Studio In Cudi's Crib. We Did "Trapped In My Mind" And We Were Dwelling On It Like "This Is Crazy We Need To Put Some Guitar Riffs On This." So I Had My Homie B-Rent Come Through Cudi's Crib With His Guitar And Cudi Did The Guitar Riff With His Mouth Cause Cudi Couldn't Play The Guitar. So Brent Replayed It. Then Cudi Picked Up Brent's Guitar And Started Fiddling Around With It And I Swear To You Within Like Five Minutes He Had A Legitimate Guitar Riff. He Never Played A Guitar A Day In His Life But Had A Ill Riff That We Could Make A Song With." - 2011-Present Debut Album Kid Cudi First Unveiled The Project In January 2011 After Returning To Twitter Announcing A New Album He Was Hoping To Have Out By The Summer "pushing For A Summer Release Of The Wizard Album… Wizard Is A Rock Album No Raps Just Singing. Brand New Thing… Workin On Some Jay And 'Ye Shit… New Mixtape A Man Named Scott Thats This Summah For All Those Who Fucks With My Raps This Is For U Since Ima Be All Rocked Out With The Wizard Shit. Also Its Free… Oh And New York Catch Me If U Can I Start Filmin “how To Make It” In March." On May 31st 2011 Cudi Released The First Offering From His Rock Project A Song Titled "Perfect Is The Word". It Was The First Song Kid Cudi And Dot Da Genius Worked On For The Album. During A Ustream Broadcast They Revealed A Song Titled "Rocket" And Announced It As The Second Single. Kid Cudi And Dot Da Genius Recorded A Song Planned For The 2011 Film Fright Night. The Song Titled "No One Believes Me" Was First Announced June 7th 2011 Through Kid Cudi's Tumblr When He Announced He Will Be Shooting The Music Video For It On June 11th With Fright Night Director Craig Gillespie. The Video Was Released On August 12th 2011 And The Song Itself Was Officially Released August 23rd 2011. Through His Tumblr Kid Cudi Also Unveiled The Production Credits For "No One Believes Me" And Revealed That He Was On Guitar And Accompanied Dot Da Genius On Drums While Dot Da Genius Also Handled Bass And Piano. On November 10 2011 Kid Cudi Revealed That The Only Guest Appearance On The Album Is Australian Indie-Rock Band Empire Of The Sun. On November 18th 2011 Kid Cudi Renamed The Band Once Again To 'WZRD' And Announced That The Album Will Be Released On His 28th Birthday January 30th 2012. On November 20th Kid Cudi Announced Via Twitter That His Upcoming Album Will Not Contain Any Profanity Including The Use Of The Word Nigga. Kid Cudi Released "Brake" The Second Offering From The WZRD Project On November 21st 2011. On December 5th 2011 Kid Cudi Released A Snippet Of "Teleport 2 Me" The Lead Single Off The Album. On January 4 2012 Cudi Confirmed On Twitter That There Will Be A Tour For The Band In 2012 Beginning In Europe. On January 12th Dot Da Genius Took To Twitter To Announce That He And Cudi Decided To Push WZRD Back To A February 28th Release Date "Hey Guys WZRD Update. Me And Cudi Have Been Working On Our Debut Album And It’s Almost Near Completion. We Are In The Final Stages Of Mastering But We Really Had To Take Time And Pay Attention To The Sonics As This Is New Territory For Us. With That Being Said We Have Decided To Change The Release Date. We Are Looking Roughly At Feb 28th. Y’all Know How Cudi Is’ And I’m The Same Way. Everything Has To Be In Place And Now It Is. I Know It’s Late Notice We Were Trying To Keep The Date But Got Wrapped Up Making This Album Perfect For Y’all. However For Making You Guys Wait A Little Longer We Will Release ‘Brake‘ & ‘Teleport 2 Me‘ On ITunes On The Previously Said Date. AS WELL AS ‘DOSE OF DOPENESS‘. Hopefully That Will Hold You Guys Over Until The Album Drops!" On February 13 2012 WZRD Hosted A Private Listening Session For The Album At An Intimate Venue In Los Angeles For A Select Few. Christopher Mintz-Plasse And Fellow How To Make It In America Co-Stars Bryan Greenberg And Eddie Kaye Thomas Were Also At Attendance To Show Support. Following The Albums Playback Which Ran Close To 50 Minutes In Length Complex Magazine’s Joe La Puma Hosted A Q&A For Media Attending The Event. According To Kid Cudi Bands That Inspired The Album Include Electric Light Orchestra Jimi Hendrix Nirvana Pixies And Pink Floyd. When Asked About A Follow Up To WZRD Cudi Confirmed That They Are Already Recording New Music With The Hopes Of Releasing It In The Coming Months. “I Made A New Record The Other Day That’s Really Phenomenal” Said Cudi As Dot Added “Expect Greatness”. On February 23rd The Entirety Of The Album Was Leaked. It Was Released On February 28 2012. Initial Reception Of The Album Has Been Mixed To Slightly Negative With ITunes Sales Eclipsing Brick And Mortar Sales In The First Week Of Availability. Kid Cudi's Label Has Stated That The Leak Of The Album Did Not Play Significantly Into The Initial Sales Of WZRD. Several Web Sites And Influential Reviewers Have Identified Teleport 2 Me Jamie Featuring Desire As The Album's Stand-Out Track With Some Going As Far As To Say It Should Have Been Released As A Single And That An Entire WZRD Rock Album Was Unnecessary. Universal Shipped 55 000 Physical Copies Of The Album During It's Initial Release Window Which Kid Cudi Has Publicly Criticized. Digital Copies Being What They Are In Terms Of Logistics Are Important To Recognize In Light Of This Data. Band Members - Kid Cudi – Lead Vocals Guitars Drums 2010–present - Dot Da Genius – Drums Bass Guitar Keyboards Piano Percussion 2010–present Studio Album - WZRD 2012 Singles - Teleport 2 Me Jamie
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