On March 1, 2017, Kid Cudi performed the song "Kitchen", with a string orchestra, live on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. On December 1, 2016, the album was made available for pre-order on the iTunes Store, with " Baptized in Fire" featuring Travis Scott, as the "instant gratification track".
Hours before the album's release, Cudi revealed the album had been postponed "due to some minor sample clearance issues still being finalized" and announced he would be officially releasing two singles, "Frequency" and " Surfin' " featuring Pharrell Williams, due to the delay. Later that day, Cudi announced the album's release date and unveiled the cover art. On September 26, 2016, Cudi revealed the album's track-listing via his Twitter account.
In September 2016, Cudi revealed the album would be a double disc album and that he had plans to release the album that month. In August 2016, while performing at the Trillectro Music Festival, Cudi debuted a new song produced by Pharrell Williams. On August 15, 2016, Cudi announced he had completed working on the album and would soon be unveiling the release date. The song, produced by Cudi and Dot da Genius (collectively known as WZRD), samples dialogue by Tupac Shakur from the 1992 film Juice, as well as vocals by English rock band Pink Floyd from their 1979 song " Goodbye Cruel World". On June 24, 2016, Kid Cudi released a song, titled "Goodbye". In May, a few hours following the announcement of the album's title, Cudi released a snippet of a song from the album, produced by himself and Mike Dean, which he shared via Instagram. On April 22, 2016, Kid Cudi announced he would be releasing a new studio album, set for a summer release. On April 15, 2016, Cudi released a song titled "All In", produced by Atlanta-based multi-platinum producer, Mike Will Made It. The song, which was produced by Cudi's longtime collaborators Mike Dean and Plain Pat, was called a "return to form" for Kid Cudi. New collabs, new energy, new frequency." Release and promotion Īfter releasing an alternative rock solo album, where he sang and played instruments throughout the album, Kid Cudi returned to rapping on March 25, 2016, with the song " The Frequency". On June 29, Cudi teased a Pharrell Williams collaboration, when he tweeted: "Got some magic from Pharrell lastnite.
On June 9, Cudi released a video of child actress and singer Willow Smith, singing in a recording booth, with the caption "Passion, Pain & Demon Slayin' ".
It was also confirmed on June 3, that Cudi's longtime producer Dot da Genius, would also be involved with the album, after Cudi posted a video of them in the studio on Snapchat. On June 1, 2016, Cudi revealed on Twitter that Houston-based rapper Travis Scott, was the only featured artist on the album at the moment Cudi also previewed a video of them in the studio with a new song in the background, via Snapchat. On May 1, 2016, American drummer Travis Barker of Blink-182 fame, revealed he's had recording sessions with Cudi and Atlanta-based rapper André 3000. In October 2016, in the weeks leading up to the album's release, Cudi revealed on his Facebook page that he had checked himself into rehabilitation for depression and suicidal urges. On September 26, Cudi unveiled the album's track-listing, which revealed that similar to his Man on the Moon album series, the Passion, Pain & Demon Slayin ' track-list is split into acts. In September 2016, Cudi revealed Passion, Pain & Demon Slayin ' would be a double disc album. On June 1, 2016, Cudi announced that he would release two albums in 2016, one for the summer and one set for fall. On May 11, 2016, amidst rumors that he was planning to release Man on the Moon III, Cudi revealed the title of his sixth solo album would be Passion, Pain & Demon Slayin ', through Instagram.
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