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Insano (Nitro Mega) (2024)

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A deluxe edition planned for Insano became a separate album, released a month later with no tracks shared with it.

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Insano (Nitro Mega): tenth studio album by American musician Kid Cudi
Released February 23, 2024, through Wicked Awesome and Republic Records
Partner album to Insano, which came out the previous month
Initially planned as the deluxe version of Insano; Cudi confirmed it was a separate album with no tracks shared with Insano
Guests: Wiz Khalifa, Chip tha Ripper, Pusha T, Steve Aoki, Lil Yachty, Layzie Bone, Krayzie Bone

Cudi hinted at new music through much of January and February 2024
On February 14 he announced the record on social media
He described it as a continuation of the energy of Insano, not just a deluxe edition
In July 2023 Cudi had announced several deluxe editions with different bonus tracks; he later dropped that plan and put all added tracks on this one record
"Ill What I Bleed" was a promotional single for Insano on September 5, 2023, then a commercial single on October 24, 2023 with a music video
"Ill What I Bleed" was left off Insano and placed here as the fourteenth track
The album includes two older tracks: "Dose of Dopeness" and "Rocket"

Production was mainly handled by producers who had worked on Insano, including Cudi and Lil Yachty themselves
Other producers include Anthony Kilhoffer, Justin Raisen, Jean-Baptiste, Dot da Genius, Sadpony, and Bnyx
"Dose of Dopeness" was recorded in 2008 and first released online in 2012 by its producer Dot da Genius
"Rocket" was originally recorded in 2011 by Dot da Genius and Kid Cudi as WZRD
"All My Life" was produced by BRYVN and Anthony Kilhoffer and first previewed on Instagram Live on September 24, 2021, under the tentative title "Killswitch"

Scott Ramon Seguro Mescudi, known as Kid Cudi, was born January 30, 1984 in Cleveland, Ohio.
He began rapping in 2003 and moved to New York City in 2005 to pursue a music career.
His song "Day 'n' Nite" gained online attention in 2007, leading Kanye West to sign him to GOOD Music in 2008.
His debut mixtape A Kid Named Cudi was released in July 2008.

Debut album Man on the Moon: The End of Day (2009) reached commercial and critical success and received quadruple platinum certification.
Second album Man on the Moon II: The Legend of Mr. Rager (2010) received platinum certification.
Formed the rock band WZRD, whose 2012 debut topped the Billboard Top Rock Albums chart.
Album Indicud (2013) peaked at number two on the Billboard 200.
Formed the duo Kids See Ghosts with Kanye West in 2018.
Single "The Scotts" with Travis Scott (2020) became his first number one on the Billboard Hot 100.
Released Man on the Moon III: The Chosen (2020) and Entergalactic (2022).
Acted in HBO's How to Make It in America, Need for Speed, and Bill & Ted Face the Music, among other works.
Won two Grammy Awards and has sold over 22 million units domestically.

HotNewHipHop's Zachary Horvath wrote that the album shows Cudi going back to his experimental roots
Horvath noted it is still full of bangers but far less heavy on trap and psychedelic sounds, citing "ElectroWaveBaby 2.0" as an example
Ratings Game Music felt the record mostly consisted of tracks that did not make the cut for Insano
That reviewer did not feel compelled to analyze the album extensively, but still said it emphasizes Cudi's unwavering authenticity across his career
Medium's Mark Chinapen called it a step up from Insano, but still with lackluster songwriting and a bloated tracklist full of filler
Chinapen rated the production as much better than Insano, with highlights "All My Life", "Win or Lose", "Everybody Like", and "Moon Man Shit"
Chinapen judged the songwriting lazy, the lyrics left much to be desired, and the album padded with filler that could have been left out

The album was meant to ship at midnight, but on February 22 Cudi said on Twitter that his label Republic Records was having issues, so it was not released on time
"Dose of Dopeness" and "Rocket" were included as an act of fan service, letting the songs appear on streaming platforms for the first time
"Dose of Dopeness" contains a sample of "Just Once" performed by Quincy Jones
"Ill What I Bleed" is included here because it was left off Insano
A world tour promoting this album and Insano was cancelled after Cudi jumped off stage at Coachella and broke his calcaneus
Cudi said 80% of his next album is finished and is set for release in 2026