Kid Cudi  Man on the Moon 2: The Legend of Mr Rager  by Dave
Heaton  8 November 2010  This sequel at times plays less like
continuation than repetition, mainly about carrying on the mood
of the first album, keeping listeners in the same state of mind.
cover art  Kid Cudi  Man on the Moon 2: The Legend of Mr Rager
US: 9 Nov 2010 UK: 8 Nov 2010  In Roger Ebert’s “Glossary of
Movie Terms”, he defines a sequel as “a filmed deal”. Music
isn’t film, but the definition still applies. With music,
though, the deal is most often between the artist and the
audience or the artist and the artist himself. Hip-hop musicians
in particular tend to frame albums as sequels to capture some of
the cache or success of the original work. That’s why GZA is
making Liquid Swords 2 and not Beneath the Surface 2. In Kid
Cudi’s case, following up his debut album Man on the Moon: The
End of Day with Man on the Moon 2: The Legend of Mr. Rager seems
mainly about carrying on the mood of the first album, keeping
listeners in the same state o