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Kid Cudi wants to give a few fans the chance of a lifetime.
Cudder posted Wednesday about plans to craft a beat from scratch and let potential artists record whatever they deem to be their best work over it, and he would select a handful of the entrants to form a group.
“What if I made a beat, put it on soundcloud, let u guys rap/sing on it and then I choose the illest versions and make a group? Like a boy or girl pop group but hip hop and trippy,” he wrote. “Would yall like this? I’d sign u to my label Mad Solar and f— up the world together. If this gets 100k likes and 20k RT, Ill do it and help somebodies dreams come true. The future is yours.”
What if I made a beat, put it on soundcloud, let u guys rap/sing on it and then I choose the illest versions and make a group? Like a boy or girl pop group but hip hop and trippy. Would yall like this? I'd sign u to my label Mad Solar and fuck up the world together. If this…
— The Chosen One (@KiDCuDi) August 5, 2026
Cudi ended up amending his staggering requirement for 100,000 likes on the post to 2,000, which it blazed by and locked in the contest. The beat will be posted Friday and fans will have their chance to enter.
“Beat will be live on my soundcloud Friday by 6pm PST, boom get those night sessions set. When I post, I’ll leave a lil direction,” he added. “Ideas for what u should talk about. I dont want anybody talking about some bullshit. Real talk. Real emotion. Real feeling. I believe in you.”
Beat will be live on my soundcloud Friday by 6pm PST, boom 🔥🔥🔥🔥 get those night sessions set. When I post, I'll leave a lil direction. Ideas for what u should talk about. I dont want anybody talking about some bullshit. Real talk. Real emotion. Real feeling. I believe in… https://t.co/or96jPxnnU
— The Chosen One (@KiDCuDi) August 6, 2026
The Ohio rapper detailed the standard of greatness he’s looking for when it comes to fans’ upcoming entires and Cudi admitted he’s going to be picky.
“Ok!!! Excited for Friday yall. I wanna let yall know, ima be very critical,” he continued. “Theres gonna be a lot of submissions, and im looking for someone who is polished and has a sound and feels original and also has a story and something to say. This will not be easy for u. Plus not many people can rap on my beats, theyre unique and different than what u usually hear in hip hop. So come correct yall. Ull have a week to cook. Then, Ill be checkin out what we got. Im working on a way for u to submit so dont even trip. News coming soon!”
Ok!!! Excited for Friday yall. I wanna let yall know, ima be very critical. Theres gonna be a lot of submissions, and im looking for someone who is polished and has a sound and feels original and also has a story and something to say. This will not be easy for u. Plus not…
— The Chosen One (@KiDCuDi) August 6, 2026
Kid Cudi hit the road earlier this year and wrapped up his Rebel Ragers Tour in June. On the music side, his last album came with Free in 2025, which debuted at No. 192 on the Billboard 200.
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