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"Day 'N' Nite" (CD single)
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Rapper sings about smoking pot to chase away the blues.
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What parents need to know
Parents need to know that this song revolves around using drugs as a means of escaping difficult emotions like depression, anxiety, and loneliness. Though Kid Cudi refrains from using graphic language, the bleak, drug-related lyrics send a grim message.
What's the story?
DAY 'N' NITE is the breakout rap/hip-hop single from Scott Mescudi, a.k.a. Kid Cudi -- a young Kanye West protégé who hails from Cleveland, OH. Though Cudi originally released the song on his summer 2008 mix-tape, the single gained real traction after Cudi began to appear alongside the likes of West, Snoop Dogg, and other big-name rappers. The track's dark story arch is a guy who attempts to keep his feelings of depression and isolation at bay by smoking pot and pacing the streets alone at night.
Is it any good?
A hypnotic beat threads through this single, giving it a musical appeal beyond its dreary lyrics. While those lyrics tell a depressing tale about a guy who can't escape his emotional problems, there's a refreshingly real and honest air about them: "I look for peace, but see, I don't attain / Madness to magnet keeps attracting me / I try to run, but I'm not that fast." It's a departure from the tedious bravado that characterizes so many rap and hip-hop songs. But at the end of the day, finding salvation in pot doesn't send a positive message about how to deal with problems.
What families can talk about
Families can talk about better ways to deal with challenging emotions than drug use. Can you name five positive actions you can try to regain your peace-of-mind in the face of sadness or depression? What are the five things that make you feel happiest?
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Great rap song
this is a great clean rap song i think its great. besides talking about drugs i think he's more putting drugs down then uplifting them in this song. its great for any kids who are into rap and a song parents don't have to worry about them listening to.
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people
Jesus, there's nothing wrong with this song. COMMON SENSE is right, use it, and you won't need this ridiculous over-the-top website. Kids who don't understand the bad stuff will just listen to the music, or maybe they should understand it, so they ease into this world, rather than try and make an entrance. You CAN'T stop people from hearing things, you CAN'T change the crappy environment that we are now surrounded in, so we have to adapt to it. Stop trying to avoid it, that won't help. You know what the kids should be around, and they should to!
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Cudi is Great
i love this song so much but for young people it could be takin wrong do to constant talk of a stoner freeing his mind by taking drugs.
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Kid, 12 years old
October 25, 2009
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Cuddi!!!
GOODDDDDDDD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Love this song
The song rocks. They had to edit these parts from the radio "The lonely stoner missed his solo doe low." and "He smokes a clip and then he’s on the way" Stoner and Clip were edited.
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Alright Song
No swearing, lots of talk about drugs
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Enormous.
This is an outstanding track, like spending some time in the space and forgetting everything. I don't approve the usage of drug as something to free yourself or whatever, but it's forgettable as the song shows mostly loneliness as its main theme.
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Really Good Rap, Although About Marijuana
Semi-Inappropriate, but it's a very good rap. Kid Cudi is a good rapper and the clean version is just fine for everyone. The dirty version is fine for teens.
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A Great Song, But Only For Older Teens!
THIS SONG IS THE BOMB! This song revolves around drugs and how the singer uses them to chase away the blues. Parents be warned!
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| Artist: | Kid Cudi |
| Release date: | March 20, 2009 |
| Label: | Universal Motown |
| Genre: | Rap |
| Parental advisory: | Yes |
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