Rapper Scott Mescudi has spent recent years drifting away from music. Coming to prominence in 2009 with the psychedelic hip-hop of Day’n’Nite, since 2022 he has starred in and produced films and TV shows including the Mia Goth slasher X and animation Entergalactic. He has even stated that past 40, he may stop performing as Kid Cudi.
Now 39, Mescudi delivers his ninth album, Insano, a 21-track odyssey featuring everyone from Pharrell to Lil Wayne. Among the starry features, A$AP Rocky delivers an entertaining turn on the mid-tempo bass groove of Wow, while Young Thug drawls artfully over the downbeat melodies of Rager Boyz. Solo, there are highlights on the up-tempo bounce of Electrowavebaby and the horn-laden fanfares of Porsche Topless.
