Kid Cudi rose to fame in 2009 with his Top 10 album, Man on the Moon: The End of the Day, and hit single, "Day 'N' Nite."

Born in Cleveland on Jan. 30, 1984, Scott Mescudi began rapping at a young age. After dropping out of college, he moved to Brooklyn and soon released his mixtape, A Kid Named Cudi. The buzz continued to build as he recorded his debut album and appeared on Kanye West's 808s & Heartbreak.

West produced three tracks on Man on the Moon, including the single "Make Her Say."

But it was "Day 'N' Nite," with the chorus lyric, "The lonely stoner seems to free his mind at nite," that was Cudi's breakthrough. (Note in the video the word stoner was changed to loner.)

"I smoke weed to keep me sane," he says. "If I wasn't high 99.9% of time, then I don't know, man. It makes me just numb to all the bullshit."

Cudi prefers indicas. "The head high doesn't do it for me," he adds. "I need the whole situation."

On June 10, Cudi was arrested in New York and charged with criminal mischief and possession of a controlled substance after a late-night altercation with his girlfriend.

Man on the Moon 2: The Legend of Mr. Rager, featuring "Marijauna," dropped on Nov. 9.

Cudi performed at the Cannabis Cup in Amsterdam on Nov. 22.

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