Passion, Pain & Demon Slayin'
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| Studio album by Kid Cudi | ||||
| Released | December 16, 2016 | |||
| Recorded | March – August 2016 | |||
| Length | 86:52 | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AnyDecentMusic? | 6.6/10 |
| Metacritic | 69/100 |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   |
| Consequence of Sound | C+ |
| Drowned in Sound | 7/10 |
| Exclaim! | 8/10 |
| HipHopDX | 3.8/5 |
| The Observer | |
| PopMatters | 6/10 |
| Pitchfork | 6.7/10 |
| USA Today |  |
| XXL | 3/5 (L) |
Passion, Pain & Demon Slayin' is the sixth studio album by American recording artist Kid Cudi. The album was released on December 16, 2016, by Wicked Awesome Records and Republic Records. It succeeds Cudi's alternative rock album Speedin' Bullet 2 Heaven (2015). The album features production from Cudi himself, alongside Dot da Genius, Mike Dean, Mike Will Made It, Anthony Kilhoffer and Plain Pat, along with guest appearances from André 3000, Travis Scott, Pharrell Williams and Willow Smith.
The album was preceded by two singles, "Frequency" and "Surfin'", the latter of which features production from Pharrell Williams. Passion, Pain & Demon Slayin' received generally positive reviews from critics, debuting at number 11 on the Billboard 200, selling 49,000 album-equivalent units and 24,000 copies in the first week.
Following the release of his 2015 alternative rock-inspired album, Speedin' Bullet 2 Heaven, Kid Cudi embarked on The Especial Tour and subsequently began recording new music. On May 11, 2016, amidst rumors that he was planning to release Man on the Moon III, Cudi revealed the title of his sixth solo album would be Passion, Pain & Demon Slayin', through Instagram. On June 1, 2016, Cudi announced that he would release two albums in 2016, one for the summer and one set for fall. In September 2016, Cudi revealed Passion, Pain & Demon Slayin' would be a double disc album. On September 26, Cudi unveiled the album's track-listing, which revealed that similar to his Man on the Moon album series, the Passion, Pain & Demon Slayin' track-list is split into acts. In October 2016, in the weeks leading up to the albums release, Cudi revealed on his Facebook page that he had checked himself into rehabilitation for depression and suicidal urges.
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