Kid Cudi in August 2009 Issue of GQ

In the August 2009 issue of GQ Cudi is featured in a special grooming spread dealing with different hairstyles that GQ dubbed “Get Your Head on Straight”.  Keep reading for the text from the article and a larger picture of the spread.

The issue is on news stands now, make sure to pick it up. You can subscribe to GQ for only $10 a year if your interested in the magazine.

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Kid Cudi On His Ever Evolving Do
“When I lived in Cleveland, I had a barber who was by appointment only. We’d just kick it in his shop – I’d play him some of my music, and we’d crack jokes and watch movies. In high school, I kept a Caesar for a while, I had a Mohawk, and I used to apply these texturizer kits so I could have the bomb S-curl. I used to think I was [singer] Carl Thomas. Now I’m letting my hair grow out a bit, and I have this guy called Lyte who cuts my hair twice a week. Since I’m letting it go longer, I just get a trim and a lineup. I don’t really get the full cut anymore. I’m embracing my grungy look.”

1. The Look Cudi calls “grungy” below is actually very tidy. his barber usues electric clippers to create clean edges that frame his face.

2. He does let his curls go a bit, however. But who doesn’t right now? Just check out Kanye and Jay-Z.

3. Bigger hair, though, doesn’t mean a bigger beard. (He ain’t Rick Ross.) Cudi keeps it trim, fading seemlessly from his sideburns.