Kid Cudi, “Mojo So Dope” | Rap BNGRZ 🔥

On the 5^th edition of Rap BNGRZ 🔥 (2022), we break down the banger status of “Mojo So Dope” performed by Kid Cudi.

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ring on the braggadocio, drip, sex, and kick-a$$ery – is that even a real word?  Regardless of whether it is or isn’t, you’ve entered Rap BNGRZ 🔥 territory! On Rap BNGRZ 🔥 (bangers, spelled properly), the premise is simple and like other columns gracing The Musical Hype (Outlandish Rock 🎸🤘 is its rock brotha from a different motha). BNGRZ provides background info and commentary on cocky, confident, ferocious hip-hop/rap songs. The bangers featured on BNGRZ can be brand-spanking-new or certified classics. On the 5^th edition of Rap BNGRZ 🔥 (2022), we break down the banger status of 🎵 “Mojo So Dope” performed by 🎙 Kid Cudi.

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Theme & Lyrics ✍

Let me make it clear that trap bangers aren’t the only type of rap bangers.  Back in 2010, 🎙 Kid Cudi, an innovative, left-field rapper, dropped a truly underrated banger in 🎵 “Mojo So Dope.” Having nothing to do with the trap, Cudi spits agilely, while also staying true to the concept of his sophomore album, 💿 Man on the Moon II: The Legend of Mr. Rager.  While Cudi’s concepts are interesting, on this song, I found myself more taken with his flow and honestly, the production and vibe.

🎛 Emile Haynie does a fantastic job with the production, period.  Worth noting, however, “Mojo So Dope” samples a marvelous alternative track, 🎵 “Claustrophobia” by Danish collective 🎙 Choir of Young Believers. From the onset, the sample helps to give “Mojo So Dope” its identity: “God I thought I loved you so / God I thought I loved you so.” Sing that 🎙 Fridolin Nordsø.  Nordsø’s light, airy backing vocals, coupled with the floating sound of “Claustrophobia” set up the Kid for surefire success.  And don’t get it twisted – Kid Cudi rides the beat like a champ!

“They done let in the skinny jean-wearing

Fro-for-days in a old AA

Ball’ so low, most fools couldn’t price me

Silently stunt with a blunt full of P.E.”

Woo! The crowning achievement, however, is the chorus, which works brilliantly with the Choir of Young Believers sample.  Let’s just say, it’s the “oh, oh-oh, oh” by Fridolin Nordsø works well with Kid Cudi’s confident rhymes.

“Oh, oh-oh, oh

Hey, my mojo so dope, bitch

My mojo so dope

Yep, we live it, live it

Yep, we on it, on it

Oh, oh-oh, oh

Give a fuck about your lifestyle

Give a fuck about a motherfucker lifestyle, ‘cause, nigga

We, we live this shit

Oh, oh-oh, oh

Give a fuck about your lifestyle

Give a fuck about a motherfucker lifestyle, ‘cause, nigga, hey.” 

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Final Thoughts 💭 

Trap bangers bang but so can an alternative, left-field gem like “Mojo So Dope.” Why didn’t we give Kid Cudi more love for this marvelous record? More than a decade later, “Mojo So Dope” is dope AF!

 

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🎙 Kid Cudi • 💿 Man on the Moon II: The Legend of Mr. Rager • 🏷 UMG Recordings, Inc. • 🗓 2010 
Kid Cudi, “Mojo So Dope”: Rap BNGRZ 🔥 No. 5 (2022) [📷: Brent Faulkner, cottonbro, The Musical Hype, Pexels, RODNAE Productions, UMG Recordings, Inc., WoodysMedia]

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