"Mr. Rager" is a song written and recorded by American

United States

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 alternative hip hop

Alternative hip hop

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 recording artist Kid Cudi

Kid Cudi

Scott Ramon Seguro Mescudi , better known by his stage name Kid Cudi , sometimes stylized KiD CuDi, is an American rapper, singer and actor. He first gained major attention after the release of his debut mixtape A Kid Named Cudi. In 2009, his single "Day 'n' Nite" reached the top five of the...

 from his second studio album Man on the Moon II: The Legend of Mr. Rager

Man on the Moon II: The Legend of Mr. Rager

Man on the Moon II: The Legend of Mr. Rager is the second studio album by American recording artist Kid Cudi. The album was formerly known as Cudder: The Revolution of Evolution, before being renamed. The album was released November 9, 2010 by GOOD Music and Universal Motown.Man on the Moon II: The...

. Produced by Emile

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, No I.D.

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 and Jeff Bhasker, the song was officially released through iTunes

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 and Amazon

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 on October 25th, 2010.

Background

In an interview with Complex Magazine Cudi shed light on the song's meaning: "This song is about someone who is fed up with reality, who looks for thrills and excitement by any means. It's just kind of how I was feeling at that point. I was just so angry. Doing coke

Cocaine

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 revived me, and knowing I was so close to death every time intrigued me. I liked the thought of it."

On October 20th, 2010 Complex released a video where he continued to explain the concept of "Mr. Rager": "The whole 'Mr. Rager' thing is not really like a split personality

Alter ego

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, it is me. However, it's just kinda talking about a certain mind state

Mood (psychology)

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 I was in, a very destructive mind state, where I wasn't thinking clearly.

Music video

Kid Cudi first first spoke of the music video on March 5th, 2011 through his Twitter

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 feed, when he announced "[the] maniac horror short will be released on halloween, rager short this summer, marijuana video this spring. i got you guys, no worries." On September 8, 2011, Cudi released the official music video for "Mr. Rager". It was directed by Jérémie Rozan from Surface to Air. The video features a cameo from rapper Kanye West

Kanye West

Kanye Omari West is an American rapper, singer, and record producer. West first rose to fame as a producer for Roc-A-Fella Records, where he eventually achieved recognition for his work on Jay-Z's album The Blueprint, as well as hit singles for musical artists including Alicia Keys, Ludacris, and...

. The plot and concerns of the video have been subject to much debate.

Charts

Charts	Peak position
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External links

• Mr. Rager by Kid Cudi Songfacts
• Mr. Rager Music Video Youtube
• Mr. Rager Lyrics RapGenius