In 2021, Cudi revealed plans to upload the mixtape on to streaming services in the US. Before Drake broke through with 2009’s So Far Gone, rapping and singing over Swedish indie poppers Lykke Li and Peter Bjorn and John, Cudi tweaked with multi-genre covers and seamless transitions between singing and rapping." He melded indie rock, electronica and dubstep seamlessly with hip-hop without pandering or reaching. In a 2013 article for The BoomBox, the author wrote: "On, Cudi raps and croons over samples and interpolations of Gnarls Barkley, Paul Simon, Band of Horses, J Dilla, Nosaj Thing, N.E.R.D.Everyone out there who thinks rap is stupid, just listen to some of Kid Cudi’s music and hopefully you will change your mind." of Teen Ink wrote "His work has changed my persona on rap music greatly. Heavy-hitting tracks 'T.G.I.F.' and 'Cleveland Is the Reason' finish the mixtape strong with clear influences from Mr.
From a Mims-esque ' This Is Why I'm Hot' beat in the single 'Day ‘N’ Night', to the slowed down tracks 'Man on the Moon' and '50 Ways to Make a Record' that will remind you of something by Gym Class Heroes.
Fortunately, Kid Cudi isn't short in that respect, and will no doubt only improve upon his stellar debut given proper management and artistic liberation." Rapreviews wrote: "We've already learned from Lil Wayne and Kanye West that the public is willing to embrace the martian-if accordingly entertaining.