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Kid Cudi reflects on the impact his debut album 'Man on the Moon: The End of Day' had on Hip Hop and learning to ignore bad reviews.

Pitchfork making changes to some of its album ratings on Tuesday (October 5), the Cleveland rapper responded to a fan who insisted his first LP should have a higher rating than the 4.1 out of 10 score it received upon release in 2009. Pitchfork has never givin me good ratings, and here we are, years later and im still here, Kid Cudi wrote on Twitter. Its ok man. They dont need to change it. The entire world knows, even my haters, that this album was the one that changed Hip Hop forever. He continued, I think when I was younger I thought it would hurt my career. Like the fans would listen to the reviews and not give the music a chance. Then, I realized over the years after I survived each era and made album after album, that nothing anyone could ever say would stop my light. Pitchfork has never givin me good ratings, and here we are, years later and im still here. Its ok man. They dont need to change it. The entire world knows, even my haters, that this album was the one that changed hip hop forever. Read more