Kid Cudi Launches Contest to Find the Next Group of Music Stars: Here’s How to Enter

8/6/2026 Cudi wants to give a few fans a chance at stardom. Kid Cudi attends Netflix's "Happy Gilmore 2" New York Premiere at Jazz at Lincoln Center on July 21, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images) Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images Kid Cudi wants to give a few fans the chance of a lifetime. Cudder posted Wednesday about plans to craft a beat from scratch and let potential artists record whatever they deem to be their best work over it, and he would select a handful of the entrants to form a group. “What if I made a beat, put it on soundcloud, let u guys rap/sing on it and then I choose the illest versions and make a group? Like a boy or girl pop group but hip hop and trippy,” he wrote. “Would yall like this? I’d sign u to my label Mad Solar and f— up the world together.