The Adventures of Moon Man & Slim Shady

"The Adventures of Moon Man & Slim Shady" is a song by Kid Cudi and Eminem, released as a stand-alone single on July 10, 2020. The collaboration would also make it the first time this duo worked together, which was announced by Cudi's daughter, Vada.Legaspi, Althea (July 10, 2020). "Hear Kid Cudi, Eminem's New Song 'The Adventures of Moon Man and Slim Shady'". Rolling Stone. The accompanying lyric video depicts the two as comic superheroes, Moon Man and Slim Shady.
== Background ==
On May 7, 2020, Cudi tweeted to Eminem "Help!", which was believed to be a hint for their upcoming collaboration, but was actually a genuine plea. He explained to Zane Lowe on Apple Music that he never really spoke to Eminem before that moment, and continued, "And we're really close with Paul Rosenberg and he was able to connect us and we were able to get it done. He was in Detroit, I was in LA. It's a nail biter. Because I'm like waiting, I'm waiting. And I'm like, 'Oh shit. They're asking me questions. They don't say he's going to do it just yet. They're just asking me questions. And I'm like, so this means he's going to do it. Right? Because they're asking me questions. And literally it was like every day I was like, 'Is today going to be the day? Is today going to be the day?' And like, I got it. And I was like, 'Holy shit.' I was like, it was something for me to get the validation from Eminem by doing that record. Him doing that record let me know, like he was telling me like, 'Yo, I fuck with you as an artist fully, even your bars are dope.'"Rossignol, Derrick (December 10, 2020). "Kid Cudi's Call for Help to Eminem On Twitter Was a Genuine Attempt to Contact Eminem". Uproxx.
== Critical reception ==
Atwood Magazine wrote in their review, "The new single blissfully recreates the sort of trippy landscape Cudi became known for crafting in his early days, starting with 2009's Man on the Moon— the debut album that generated the nickname which, judging by the name of this recent release, he still relishes in 2020. [...] Slightly before the midway point of the track, Cudi steps aside and allows Eminem to enter the scene with one of his finest and most enjoyable verses in recent memory. It's nimble but not overwhelmingly fast."Weiner, Josh (July 23, 2020). "Today's Song: Kid Cudi and Eminem Shine on First-Ever Duet, "The Adventures of Moon Man & Slim Shady"". Atwood Magazine.
== Personnel ==
* Brian Gardner mastering engineer
* Joe Strange engineer
* Julian Gramma writer
* Ken "Duro" Ifill A&R
* Luis Resto writer, keyboards
* Marshall "Eminem" Mathers lead artist, writer, co. producer
* Mike Strange engineer, mixer
* Oladipo "Dot da Genius" Omishore writer, producer, engineer
* Scott "Kid Cudi" Mescudi lead artist, writer
* Tony Campana engineer
* William J. Sullivan additional mixing, engineer
== Lyrics ==
== References ==
Category:2020 songs
Category:Collaboration songs
Category:Explicit songs
Category:Kid Cudi songs
Category:Non-album songs
Category:Singles
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Category:Songs with lyric videos