Scott Ramon Seguro Mescudi, also known by his stage name Kid Cudi, is an American hip hop performer. He first gained major attention after the release of his debut mixtape A Kid Named Cudi.Kid Cudi was born in Cleveland, Ohio of West African descent.His career took off after he moved to Brooklyn. He released his first mixtape, A Kid Named Cudi, in collaboration with New York street wear brand 10.Deep as a free download. The mixtape caught the attention of Kanye West, which spawned his signing to GOOD Music. n early September 2008, he performed at the 2008 VMA's alongside Travis Barker and DJ AM. Kid Cudi is featured on Kanye West's 2008 album, 808s & Heartbreak, singing with him on the track "Welcome to Heartbreak", providing additional vocals on "Paranoid" and helping with songwriting on "Heartless". "Welcome to Heartbreak" peaked at #87 on the Pop 100, and a music video for the song has been released. "Day 'n' Nite" is the debut single by Hip hop artist Kid Cudi. It was produced by Dot Da Genius and released February 2008 on the A Kid Named Cudi mixtape but was leaked in December 2007 and was featured by many blogs in mid November 2008. It is.