2009 Rising Star

Entertainment Weekly named Cudi one of the top 9 Rising Stars:

Where you’ve heard him:

After setting the blogosphere abuzz with his hypnotic summer single ”Day ‘n’ Nite,” the Cleveland-born rapper co-wrote four tracks for Kanye West’s 808s & Heartbreak.

Big in ’09 because:

Having a recommendation from Kanye on his résumé should come in handy when he tries to win a wider audience with his debut album, Man on the Moon: The Guardians.

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