Kidcudi

Winter 2025

THE INTERVIEW

BY JAYSON BUFORD

PHOTOGRAPHS BY MASON POOLE

STYLING BY JASON REMBERT

Kid Cudi poses in front of three cameras in a Culver City studio. As he stands against a wall as wide and bright as an IMAX screen, his shadow hovers around him, protecting him almost, a shield for an artist who is one of the more feverishly intense rappers alternative hip-hop has ever known. Photo shoots can feel a...

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