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Kid Cudi has Noticeably been a Fan of rock music and the sound and feelings that it produces, with various different styles of rock Kid Cudi has created tracks with smooth rock melodies and also created tracks with strong power chords with a sense of urgency to the sound to create unique fusions of rock and rap styles (Genius, 2020).

I think that Rock's influence on KidCudi has been very noticeable in a lot of his music, he tends to reflect his love for the sound of rock music through the use of the Guitar there's too many songs to name with an example of rock being incorporated but if I could pick an album where it shows a lot I would say "Man on the moon" has a few different rock-influenced sounds within the album.

Genius (2020). How Kid Cudi Created His Signature Sound | Genius News. Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Is30l8kDf3s

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Kid Cudi Was More interested in Alternative, "Underground Rap" as opposed to the mainstream Media of 2003, These guys tended to listeners that think outside the box and rap clear and direct lyrics about trivial, controversial, and Helpful topics Like His influence A Tribe Called Quest.
I think Kid Cudi Reflects his influence on them in his music in the way he raps about mental health, opening the minds of those that dare listen and understand, helping people grow into better versions of themselves through rap.
I think the flow that Cudi uses and his selection of words might be a bit slow for some people but I think it's a clear deliverance of the right words at the right time, allowing the listener to see the story being told from a unique and euphoric light.

Scriptures, H.-H. (2023). Kid Cudi. [online] Hip Hop Scriptures. Available at: https://www.hiphopscriptures.com/kid-cudi.

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Kid Cudi has said that he was influenced by Jim Carrey's description of filming the 1999 movie "Man on the moon" acting as Andy Kaufman, he described it to be "an out-of-body experience". This inspired Kid Cudi to write the entire "Man on the Moon" series between 2009 and 2020 (AGUILAR, 2022).
I honestly never knew this before today so this blows my mind, I think Cudi's influence from this has been truly reflected in his work ethic, determination, and also through his versatility.

AGUILAR, A. (2022). Jim Carrey’s Surprising Music Moments, From 2Pac to Kid Cudi. [online] Complex. Available at: https://www.complex.com/pigeons-and-planes/jim-carrey-music-the-weeknd-2pac-kid-cudi [Accessed 25 Feb. 2023].

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Roger Troutman was also said to be cited as one of T-pain's Influences at some point in his life, and in my opinion, it really shows one hundred times over. (Parys, 2020) Roger Troutman is Known all around the world for building his entire sound around the Talkbox Mostly connecting it to a keyboard allowing him to manipulate the sound with his mouth giving him an extremely robot-like effect, I think it's greatly reflected in T-pains vocal presence and dynamics within his music.

Parys, B. (2020). A Sonic History of Auto-Tune According to T-Pain | Berklee. [online] www.berklee.edu. Available at: https://www.berklee.edu/news/berklee-now/sonic-history-auto-tune-according-t-pain.

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T-pain has always been a lover of rap but he says he was more influenced by artists that were bringing more of an R&B influence into the hip-hop industry, Artists such as Bone Thugz-N-Harmony, Outcast, and songs produced by Teddy Riley who is one of the originators of the New Jack Swing Sub-genre of Hip-Hop.
I can see glimpses of T-pain's influence by Bone Thugz-N-Harmony in a lot of his music, The flow and rhythm that he sometimes uses reminds me of listening to Bone Thugz when I was younger and takes me back to that euphoric feeling that the sound was giving me.

Parys, B. (2020a). A Sonic History of Auto-Tune According to T-Pain. [online] www.berklee.edu. Available at: https://www.berklee.edu/news/berklee-now/sonic-history-auto-tune-according-t-pain#:~:text=In%20the%20meantime%2C%20he%20was

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T-pain is well known for his vocals containing a heavy generous dose of automatic pitch correction using a program called "Autotune by Antares" But not many people know the origin of this idea.
T-pain has said before that after Hearing a R&B song titled "If You Want My Love" by Jennifer Lopez which contained a subtle but noticeable use of Autotune. He searched for the vocal tool for about 2 years before he finally Found it and created his highly unique style influencing the way that some of the top artists today create music.

Parys, B. (2020b). The ‘T-Pain Effect’ Is About Way More Than Auto-Tune | Berklee. [online] Berklee.edu. Available at: https://www.berklee.edu/news/berklee-now/t-pain-effect-about-much-more-auto-tune.

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During a recent interview with "MTV's Buzzworthy" Tech N9ne spoke of some of his influences from his childhood days, saying he wanted to be like Ice-Cube from the rap group N.W.A, Tech N9ne says that he thinks that his music is a reflection of his family's diverse taste in music.
He says that the Public Enemy and N.W.A era is what made him want to write his music and learn more.
I think fragments of Tech's musical influences such as "rock 'n roll", "Lynard Skynard", and Gospel Music are all found within his music but I can mostly see that his influenced love for rap has Dominated his musical creativity.

Horowitz, S. (2012). Tech N9ne Reflects On Early Musical Influences, Tours Strange Music Headquarters. [online] HipHopDX. Available at: https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.18527/title.tech-n9ne-reflects-on-early-musical-influences-tours-strange-music-headquarters#:~:text=Tech%20N9ne%20recently%20spoke%20with [Accessed 24 Feb. 2023].

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Tech N9ne speaks of his first musical inspiration when he was younger being a song called Planet Rock by Afrika Bambaataa & The Soulsonic Force (1982). He cant exactly explain why it inspired him, he just says that he was at a skating rink and as soon as it started playing he stopped dead in his tracks and was mesmerized by the sound, he says, in a way it just moved him and inspired him to want to make music (The Boom Box, 2014).

The Boom Box [Username]. (2014). Tech N9ne Talks the Art of Freestyling - 16 Bars Interview. [Video] Youtube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUi3iI6lJ1A

Baker, A. & Robie, J. (1982). Planet Rock [Recorded by performer A. Bambaata & The Soulsonic Force]. Tommy Boy.

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Thanks to Tech N9nes family, he has quite a diverse taste for music, describing the music that he listens to as "Beautiful Music" (Hot New Hip Hop, 2018) he has spoken on being inspired by The Doors. Born on the same day as the lead singer Jim Morrison's death he says that he was inspired by Jim Morrison's "strange spirit that possessed him" and his ability to evolve by working with other artists (HNHH, 2018). Tech N9ne says that if it wasn't for the song People are strange Tech N9ne wouldn't have started the record label "Strange Music." (Krizztian, 2011).

Hot New Hip Hop. (2018). Tech N9ne on Punk/Metal Influence in Rap, TDE, ‘Planet’ & Much More [Video]. Youtube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X3p27Vmix2I

Krizztian. [Username]. (2011, August 11). Tech N9ne at Jim Morrison's grave [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1fNdeS724BE

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Tech N9ne has been in my opinion, the biggest influence in the underground hip-hop industry and has helped shape it into what it is today, his devastating, speedy flow matched with unique dark complex beats has had people bopping their heads for years, in less than 20 years Tech N9ne has earned 3 gold records & sold over 2 million albums. Tech N9ne has been the biggest influence on my lyric writing style.  I think my work ethic and some skills come from techs ideology and skill, a lot of the boys I used to rap with when I was younger used to love freestyle and would diss people who wrote their lyrics but knowing that tech n9ne basically never freestyles has kept me strong in knowing that someday I could write influential music as he does.
I pulled some writing techniques from his style in the past including rehearsing and listening back until I get it sounding how I want it to and using words with syllables that fill space, mathematically arranged into a unique flow with the rhythm. (SWAYS UNIVERSE, 2012)

SWAYS UNIVERSE, (2012). Tech N9ne breaks down his writing technique on #SwayInTheMorning | Sway’s Universe. Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TlRPeCxiU38

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"Mr Nappy Boy" aka "Rapper turnt singer turnt Streamer" but most commonly known as T-Pain has been one of my biggest influences in music, he's been a huge inspiration in terms of beat making and vocal processing.
many people know of his unique vocal sound in which he uses an automatic pitch correction software called Autotune.
Tpain and I both started making music at a young age and experimenting with different sounds, beats & styles.(Ranganathan, 2017)
I'm inspired by the way that he sings about women and the way that he expresses his desires through his music.
watching T-pain create music has inspired me to become as efficient as I possibly can in my workflow.

Ranganathan, P. (2017). T-Pain – Tuning the Thought Behind Music. [online] sites.psu.edu. Available at: https://sites.psu.edu/prangpassion/2017/03/31/t-pain/ [Accessed 25 Feb. 2023].

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Kid Cudi has been one of my favorite artists since 2009 when he released one of my all-time favorites "Day N Nite" after signing to the GOOD music label, his style of music is one that I've tried to mimic in the past because there's some reason I just resonate with and feel very connected to his lyrics, his vocals & the beats that he sings and raps to.
Kid Cudi and I have been through some very similar struggles, and have a similar look on life.
I think I'm currently going through a similar experience to what happened before he hit success, and I'm influenced by the way he speaks about going through fear and embracing it (Tedx Talks, 2015), struggles are an everyday thing and it really depends on how you look at it, if you just put yourself through what you know is going to help you, every little bit counts and will eventually make a difference.

Tedx Talks. (2015). Hi, I’m Scott | Scott Mescudi | TEDxSHHS. [online] www.youtube.com. Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SEaFHPvuE6Y&t=189s [Accessed 25 Feb. 2023].