 In January 2012, Cudi appeared on two songs from Chip tha Ripper's mixtape "Tell Ya Friends", "Ride 4 You" which also featured Far East Movement and "GloryUs", which credited the duo as they are collectively known, The Almighty GloryUs.This led to speculation that a long-awaited project from the two was underway.On January 31, Cudi announced through his Twitter feed that he had completed "WZRD" and that his next album was the collaborative effort with Chip tha Ripper.