Kid Cudi and Denzel Curry have dropped “Black Ops,” from the forthcoming soundtrack to his new Moon Man comic series as the first issue hit stands.
The song and soundtrack serve as an accompaniment to the comic series, which Cudi first announced back in October. In a recent panel discussion shared to Reddit, Cudi revealed that each Moon Man issue will be accompanied by a new song that fans can listen to while they peruse the story.
Once all issues have been released, the accompanying tracks will be combined into a full soundtrack.
“Black Ops” — the song that accompanies the first issue of the Moon Man series, which incidentally, has four variant covers) — officially dropped on Saturday (February 3). Originally supposed to drop on Friday (February 2), the “Day N’Nite” rapper revealed in a post on X (formerly Twitter) that the song was experiencing a slight delay due to a mixing issue.
“Hey fam! BLACK OPS feat DENZEL CURRY wont be out at midnight but tomorrow mid day. Had to fix something in the mix, had to get it right. I got u!! Sorry for the pump fake haha,” he wrote.
Take a listen to the music, and check out Kid Cudi’s X post, below.
Hey fam! BLACK OPS feat DENZEL CURRY wont be out at midnight but tomorrow mid day. Had to fix something in the mix, had to get it right. I got u!! Sorry for the pump fake haha
— The Chosen One (@KiDCuDi) February 2, 2024
Earlier this week, Pusha T took to Instagram to wish Kid Cudi a happy birthday, thanking him for his “friendship and unmatched loyalty” over the years.
The sweet birthday post came after the Cleveland rapper celebrated his 40th birthday at the Beverly Wilshire on Tuesday (January 30), where Busta Rhymes and the Clipse performed.
Ty Dolla $ign, Jaden and Willow Smith, comedian Bill Bellamy, producer BNYX, and actor Timothée Chalamet also attended the star-studded birthday bash.
In his Instagram post, King Push shared photos from Cudi’s party and wrote: “Great night surrounded by friends and family celebrating the one and only ‘Rager.’ Happy Birthday Cudi, your friendship and unmatched loyalty doesn’t go unnoticed. Always love…”
Cudi responded to the Virginia Beach rap legend in the comments section with lots of love: “MY BROTHER!!! LOVE U FOR LIFE AND BEYOND G!!! Was truly one of the best days of my life thanx to u guys. Always riding for u no matter what!!! Fam FOREVER my n-gga!!! Malice I missed u brother!!”
Pusha T and Kid Cudi have a long history of working together. Most recently, the pair collaborated on “Rock N Roll” from Pusha’s GRAMMY-nominated album It’s Almost Dry, which came out in April 2022.
The Kids See Ghost duo buried the hatchet this past December when they were seen sharing a hug at a listening party for Ye’s upcoming Vultures album with Ty Dolla $ign.
Cudi is one of several artists expected to appear on the collaborative project (out February 9) alongside Future, Lil Baby, Young Thug, and others.
