Wale vs. Kid Cudi

versus

mon 4/6/2009

name	Olubowale Victor Akintimehin.	Scott Ramon Seguro Mescudi.
pronounced	Wah-lay.	Cuh-dee.
birthdate	September 21, 1984.	January 30, 1984.
reppin'	Washington, D.C.	Cleveland, Ohio.
also known as	The Great Rap Hope.	Man On The Moon.
style	Hip Hop.	Hip Hop.
mentor	Mark Ronson.	Kanye West.
affiliated with	Rhymefest and The Roots.	Chip Tha Ripper and Emile.
signed to	Mark Ronson's Allido Records.	Kanye West's GOOD Music.
recent mixtape	A Mixtape About Nothing.	A Kid Named Cudi.
underground hit	Nike Boots.	Day And Night (Crookers Remix).
forthcoming album	Attention Defecit.	Man on the Moon: The Guardians.
killer collabs	Chillin' with Lady Gaga.	Welcome to Heartbeak with Kanye West.
controversy	Accused of falsely reppin' Washington D.C. when he's really from a small town in Maryland. He says he reps D.C.-Virginia-Maryland.	Claimed he was going to retire after his debut album cause of comments made by Wale and 9th Wonder. Then backtracked.
the critics	URB Magazine: “Few unsigned rappers have been able to generate the buzz and connections young Wale has garnered. Of course, Wale is signed to a production deal with Ronson's Allido Records… because Wale is a slick fucking rapper."	The BBC: “Like his mentor [Kanye West], the 23-year-old from Cleveland, Ohio - known as Scott Mescudi to his mum - is at the adventurous end of rap and his single, 'Day 'N' Nite,' bridges the gap between dance and urban."
down with	Streetwear brand 10.Deep.	Streetwear brand 10.Deep.
in his own words	"I can tell you it’s scary being a recording artist right now because there doesn’t seem to be much rhyme or reason to who sells and who doesn’t. I’m just hoping my album can connect all the dots I’ve been putting out over the past few years and I can start my career off on the right foot." - Wale.	"I feel like I’m so distant from what’s going on around me all the time. I’m completely oblivious to the whole Kid Cudi hype. It’s still unbelievable to me how far I’ve come and how big “Day 'n' Nite” has gotten. Sometimes I feel like I came from another world." - Kid Cudi.
webprops	73,119 friends on Official MySpace.	57,682 friends on Official MySpace.
best video moment	Morphing with live animation on Waledance.	Morphing with live animation on Day And Night.