“Entergalactic” by Hip-Hop’s coveted rapper, record producer, songwriter and creative director Kid Cudi, real name Scott Ramon Seguro Mescudi, has just got nominated at the 75th Emmy Awards presented by the Television Academy.
The iconic animation motion picture, which was originally slated to be a TV series, features Cudi alongside Timothée Chalamet, Teyana Taylor, Ty Dolla $ign, Vanessa Hudgens and more. Released on 30th September 2022, the motion picture’s soundtrack was produced and put together by Cudi himself as well.
The series is produced by Mad Solar, Khalabo Ink Society and Edelgang.
“Entergalactic” now competes with cult animated pictures or TV series including “Rick & Morty”, “Primal”, “The Simpsons” and “Bob’s Burgers”. Except for Cudi’s Entergalactic, all the nominees have won the Emmy award in the past.
Kid Cudi thanked everyone that “made his dream come to life”.
“Kenya Barris, Elizabeth Porter, Mike Moon, Mike Penketh, Fletch Moules, Maurice Williams, Ian Edelman, Karina Manashil, Dennis Cummings. This is the Entergalactic team behind the scenes that made my dream come to life and I am so thankful for each and everyone of these amazing people,” Cudi tweeted.
Further, Entergalactic’s co-creator and executive producer Kenya Barris expressed added that she was “mind blown” after hearing that the Cudi starrer animated film is a nominee at the 75th Emmy.
“There are so many things I’m feeling after hearing that Entergalactic is nominated from an Emmy Award. I know you’re supposed to play it cool with things like this but fuck that. There are so many incredibly talented artists from every medium – animation, music, writing, art, fashion – that came together to make this project happen and it is so gratifying to see the hard work of the entire Entergalactic team recognized in this way,” Barris said.
“Beyond grateful to every single one of them for their endless dedication to creating this crazy, beautiful story – and to Netflix for believing and riding with us every step of the way. On behalf of all of us, a huge thanks to the Television Academy for including us alongside an incredible group of nominees,” she added.
Watch the “Entergalactic” trailer by Kid Cudi here.
Besides the Emmy nomination, Cudi is gearing up for his new album “Insano”. While Cudi has premiered the lead single “Porsche Topless”, he is yet to reveal further details about his new project.
As the anticipation for Cudi’s new album rises, fans speculate that the “Man on The Moon” might finally drop “Solo Dolo Pt. 4”. Featuring a guest verse by Playboi Carti, who announced his sophomore headlining tour “Antagonist” just a few hours ago, the record was first previewed by Cudi during his Paris concert last year.
“Since 2020, I have been recording a new album. When I dropped Man on the Moon III, I hit the studio and was just f—– around with some vibes, gettin’ into the groove and I don’t know when I’m gonna release my next album, I really don’t.”
“But I do know what’s gonna happen and before then, I wanna kind of just give you guys some shit. Release some songs, get the vibes out there you know. and this is one song I have been sitting on for a while. It features my brother Playboi Carti,” Cudi said amidst his live set.
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Listen to Kid Cudi’s debut album ‘Man On The Moon: The End of Day’ here.
