Entergalactic

The Netflix rom-com is a charming joyride, and a sharp attitude adjustment for such a traditionally dreary artist.

But Cudi has always openly preferred inner peace to punk rock; he’s always [struggling](https://www.billboard.com/music/features/kid-cudi-reveals-struggle-with-drugs-and-depression-working-with-kanye-west-new-music-7341594/) to break free of the druggy, angsty reputation of Mr. Talking to Complex three years ago about the project, Cudi [explained](https://www.complex.com/music/2019/09/kid-cudi-talks-new-album-entergalactic) his creative outlook on romance. Entergalactic is a rom-com, starring Cudi as the voice actor in the role of Jabari, a young and restless comic book artist with a new job at a major publisher, Cosmic Comics, and a new lease on a beautiful loft in Manhattan. He’s enamored of every woman he encounters, but he’s also loyal to a fault; the love triangle involving Jabari, Meadow, and Carmen is portrayed as just a big misunderstanding. [relating to young adults about depression](https://www.theringer.com/2020/12/10/22166862/kid-cudi-man-on-the-moon-series-retrospective) and anxiety. He briefly—and regretfully—rekindles a romance with his ex-girlfriend, Carmen (Laura Harrier), before developing a crush on his new next-door neighbor, Meadow (Jessica Williams), which launches the whirlwind romance at the heart of Entergalactic. Over the years he’s been cast in minor roles in a variety of movies (Bill & Ted Face the Music, Don’t Look Up) and series (How to Make It in America, We Are Who We Are). Long story short, Cudi [fumed,](https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/kid-cudi-walks-offstage-pelted-water-bottles-rolling-loud-festival-rcna39786) and Kanye [laughed.](https://variety.com/2022/music/news/kanye-west-mocks-kid-cudi-water-bottles-1235335764/) This was the lowest blow in their long and dysfunctional partnership, which dates back to 2008 when Cudi signed to Kanye’s G.O.O.D. He smokes weed and lounges in Washington Square Park with his friends Jimmy (Timothée Chalamet) and Ky (Ty Dolla $ign). He wasn’t the best rapper or even the best singer; rather he was the heroic underachiever with a notebook full of blunt poetry, the petulance in his songwriting smoothed out by his hypnotic, incomparable hum. He’s feuded on and off with Kanye for several years now and he’s only recently warmed to Drake. The crowd anticipating Kanye turned on Cudi for a number of reasons, some understandable, some ridiculous, including some defensiveness about Cudi’s

Kid Cudi's new album Entergalactic is more than just a musical accompaniment to his new animated Netflix special of the same name: it's a world in and of ...

“It was something that I recorded years ago — sort of as a simple love song — but it was nice to expand upon its ideas and take it to other places, adding in characters and other storylines to see where it could go.” The accompanying album follows Jabari’s journey throughout the film of self-discovery and acceptance of love in his life. Cudi’s latest creative endeavor comes over a decade after the idea was first birthed on his 2009 debut album Man on the Moon: The End of Day.

A rare gem of an animated work for adults, Kid Cudi's Entergalactic guides us on a sublime journey that explores the bond between two people.

At the end of the day, in the massive cosmos of existence that we don't fully understand, we all just want someone to get a vegan burger with. It is all about getting a brief glimpse of two different yet connected people making their way in a world where connection can be hard to come by. [this is a growing trend in animation](https://collider.com/why-celebrity-voice-actors-are-bad/), and Entergalactic is by no means the worst offender of this, so it is hard to hold it against the overall animated work too much. He is a man with his head in the clouds that he also partakes in smoking. There are still a few things to quibble about in the final work. Split into chapters and also serving as an accompaniment for Cudi's newest album of the same name, which is also exceptional in its own right, Entergalactic centers on two neighbors who begin to grow closer after a chance encounter.

LOS ANGELES — When Scott “Kid Cudi” Mescudi recorded the bulk of his new album, the melodic rapper wanted to visually highlight the project's songs without ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — When Scott “Kid Cudi” Mescudi recorded the bulk of his new album, the melodic rapper wanted to visually highlight the project's songs ...

“I think we’re going to be telling New York City love stories forever, like it’s just going to happen forever because it’s a great place to to fall in love,” she said. “It was super, super important to have his presence in there because those are his animations,” he said of Abloh, who died at 41 from cancer last year. “We want you to feel the trains going across screen,” he said. “We really had to sit and fine tune what we wanted as far as tone,” he said. “When you bring music and animation together, those things sometimes last forever,” said Barris, who said he was immediately “blown away” after hearing one song from Cudi that focused on love. The musician took heed and has brought his songs into colorful light in the Netflix adult-animated romantic comedy “Entergalactic” — inspired by his eighth studio album of the same name.

Mescudi had a vision of releasing his eighth studio album with a visual component that would be inspired by the songs, and he used the 15 tracks as inspiration ...

“It’s a really hard time to be young and in a relationship, to just be in this world in general. I like to feel like it’s my personality and it’s not my e-profile, I want to see that you responded to my personality. It’s something that I’m just really proud of and that it was an honor to be a part of,” Williams says. With the help of casting director Carmen Cuba and his connections and relationships within Hollywood, they also put together a stellar cast that adds a magic touch to this project. Movie fans have also been clamoring for the return of rom-coms that have been on a decline for about a decade. Throughout the years of knowing him and seeing him in the studio and in front of his laptop just designing shit for hours and not moving, to him doing this shit for This creative endeavor was all born from Mescudi but he partnered with people in his circle and others he had collaborated with in the past to bring it to life. He worked on the music first to inform the script that he wrote alongside Maurice Williams and Ian Edelman, whom he had previously worked with in 2010 on the cult favorite HBO series The rapper added: “That inspired me because I get stressed and people can see me and read it on my face. Jabari’s career and life are taking off, and after a short-lived rebound with his ex Carmen (Laura Harrier), he swears he is not in the space to be in a serious relationship. Entergalactic is a modern take on a romantic comedy that attempts to portray what the dating world is like in New York City in the age of technology. With its bold colors, stunning animation, and charming performances from the cast, the story unfolds into a fun, fresh look at what it is like to connect with and fall in love with someone when you least expect it.

Tim Miller (Deadpool) and David Fincher's animated anthology series really pushes the envelope on adult animation with an array of filmmakers showcasing their ...

[Jeen-Yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy](https://readysteadycut.com/2022/02/12/review-jeen-yuhs-a-kanye-trilogy-netflix-documentary-series/) (2022) [Undone](https://readysteadycut.com/2019/09/11/review-undone-season-1-amazon-prime-series/) uses rotoscoping to create its distinctive look. [Black-ish](https://blackish.fandom.com/wiki/Black-ish), is also the executive producer of Entergalactic. This series only really scratches the surface of that complex character and his insane life story. [The Defiant Ones](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6958022/) explores the history of Dr. [Love, Death & Robots](https://readysteadycut.com/2021/05/14/review-love-death-and-robots-season-2-netflix-series/) is a dark, twisted Netflix original that combines sci-fi, horror and animation to astound audiences. [Hulu](https://readysteadycut.com/category/streaming-service/hulu/) original may have only lasted one season, but it has its supporters, with most praising [Zoe Kravitz](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zo%C3%AB_Kravitz) for her standout performance. Both explore the excitement of young love and cultural creativity in an eclectic city. Lena Dunham’s HBO series tells the story of four young women living in New York City. [Deadpool](https://readysteadycut.com/2017/04/05/deadpool-film-review/)) and David Fincher’s animated anthology series really pushes the envelope on adult animation with an array of filmmakers showcasing their talents via these delightful collections of short films. Dre and record producer Jimmy Iovine and their subsequent partnership as co-founders of Beats Electronics. Each episode centers on a different era or aspect of the genre, providing an entertaining education on one of the most profitable areas of music.

Scott “Kid Cudi” Mescudi & Jessica Williams tell us about making Entergalactic for Netflix and how the animated project combines music, fashion & art.

I like that man a lot. But there was something about seeing it finished when we watched the screening a couple months ago and just seeing it completed and then at the end just crying. So I really like that. This is something where we have this interesting dynamic where I was just following your vision and I didn't know in the end how anything was going to look because it wasn't animated. And this is just cool the way it mixes music and fashion and art, and it's just this really cool melting pot. MESCUDI: For me, because I over time was seeing bits and pieces and stuff like that. So it was just dropping in and out of this long-term project. And then I finally saw it a couple months ago. And yeah, it was a really ambitious thing and I didn't even know if it could happen when I first came up with the idea. No, I mean honestly, first of all, this is maybe the coolest thing I've ever done. Because I was at this place as an artist where I was getting bored with the same old thing, recording an album, dropping two music videos, and then that'd be it. So I like throwing a curve ball at the beginning when I do interviews.