Kids See Ghosts
| Kids See Ghosts (Kayne West & Kid Cudi)
Kids See Ghosts
Kids See Ghosts (stylized in all caps) is the eponymous debut studio album by American hip hop duo Kids See Ghosts, composed of Kanye West and Kid Cudi. It was released on June 8, 2018, by GOOD Music and Def Jam Recordings.Prior to the album, West and Cudi enjoyed a strong relationship as close friends and musical allies since meeting in 2008, and expressed a desire to record a collaborative album. However, the album never materialized and the duo instead experienced brief falling outs in 2013 and 2016. They reunited a year later, where the album's first studio sessions began. - WIKIPEDIA
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Pitchfork
This is an album about brokenness—thoughts fragmented, relationships ended, societal ties cut.
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HipHopDX
"Kids See Ghosts" Is Kid Cudi's Redemption & Much Better Than "ye".
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NME
This new collaboration sees Kanye West and Kid Cudi catch up with the fragmented, fragile brand of hip-hop that they helped to shape.
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SPIN
Is a fantastic record, often when it’s not trying to say anything at all.
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CoS
23-minute exploration of instability.
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RollingStone
It’s cool, catchy, contemporary.
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DJBooth
To call this album anything but beautiful would be disingenuous.
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The Guardian
A psychedelic return to godlike power.
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High Snobiety
Cudi Is Reborn & Kanye Is Redeemed.
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popMatters
Will Be Remembered As the Climax and Most Enduring Record of Ye Season.
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EW
Kids See Ghosts offers hope, healing, and haunting music in the face of darkness.
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The Line of Best Fit
A glorious collaboration with Kid Cudi.
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ALLMUSIC
With Cudi as the yang to West's yin, the pair inch closer to finding peace and a light in the darkness.
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exclaim
The project is every bit as good as it should be.
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Drowned in Sound
Immeasurably powerful theme from two musicians both known for bringing vulnerable accounts of severe anxiety and depression to hip hop.
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The 405
There’s a lot to love about each track and a laundry list of potential inspirations.
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XXL Mag
The beautiful madness they seek--come from the moments when Kanye plays the background and Cudi seizes the forefront.
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The AV Club
Cudi is, without qualification, the spiritual and artistic backbone.
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musicOHM
Overall is a good album.
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VULTURE
Kids See Ghosts Is the Win Kanye and Kid Cudi Badly Needed.
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The Ringer
Is best experienced as group therapy.
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The Red Brick
An instantly gratifying album is a gift from both artists.
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STEREOGUM
The album works as a step in the right direction, a welcome sign that West, whatever his demons and bad decisions, is still in control of his gifts.
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SALUTE
Better written, focused, and constructed than Kanye’s most recent solo album.
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Spectrum Culture
No one may be more responsible for introducing a dark mood to mainstream hip-hop than Kanye West and Kid Cudi.
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Daily Lobo
Kids See Ghosts pushes hip-hop to new heights.
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Under the Influence of Music
Kids See Ghosts tastefully merges hip-hop, industrial, and grunge sounds into a melodic, sullen, and inventive album.
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BEAT
One can only hope that we’ll get a sequel to this album.
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The Musical Hype
Enthralling, experimental listening experience.
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Earbuddy
Spooky good collaborative album.
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Arena
Moments of musical brilliance and sheer positivity shine through.
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Flood Magazine
The new collaborative album between Kanye and Cudi, is itself something of a minor miracle.
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Atwood Magazine
With Kid Cudi’s help, it’s on ‘Kids See Ghosts’ that Kanye West makes a firm attempt to change things through a vessel other than himself.
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HipHop n More
Focused. Chemistry. Interesting Production. Lyrics.
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The Young Folks
This is an album about freedom and in a way, it feels like the album that both artists have been wanting to make for years.
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Medium
Kanye and Kid Cudi take fans on a journey of kidlike proportions.
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ksdbfm 91.9
Overall speaking, this album is not bad, but it’s definitely his worst relative to his past work.
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Immortal Reviews
FACE LIFE INTROSPECTIVELY.
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ODDYSSEY
Listen and Feel the Love.
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XFDR
Kid Cudi, Prodigal Son Returns Home.
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Ryhme Junkie
This record has the feel of something very experimental but it has still retained a level of quality.
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GIGsoup
Kanye West and Kid Cudi make amends, creating an album that not only seeks forgiveness, but to shape a secure future for their artistic collaborations.
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culture kings
The writing is also worth commending.
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Dozen of Donuts
A record that's mildly enjoyable if one's able to look past the lack of a meaningful message.
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Otago Daily Times
This 7-track, 23-minute affair takes in hip-hop, rock, R&B and psychedelia, thrillingly playing to the strengths of its protagonists.
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The Edge
Potential to be something biblical.
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Richersounds
Equally as raw, and at times is possibly just as stripped back.
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Fortitude
A psychedelic plunge into the depths of the abyss from which both artist have risen.
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BensBeat
All-time greatest works in a discography that has plenty of contenders.
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Genius
Easily my favorite from the collection of albums recently produced by Kanye.
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411MANIA
A work of perfect symmetry.
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SOUNDIGEST
Bring Out The Best in Each Other .
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Big Nokh
Clear frontrunner for best hip hop album of the year.
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MusiCommentator
It makes you dig deeper.
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THE FRESH COMMITTEE
Took hold of my attention and refused to let go.
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In Review| Online
The two find ways to encompass a wide range of expressions.
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inaudibleraucous
These two together is magical.
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Myriad Muzik
Interesting album and a much needed collaboration.
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Zeal Entertainment
It speaks to the soul and struggles we face as humans.
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Lowkey
This album is an in-depth discovery from the pair as they face their issues head-on in a psychedelic trance.
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Tech2
The carnival of the kitchen sink suggests that there is little to fear.
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