GRAMMY winners Kid Cudi and Kanye West have teamed up under the moniker Kids See Ghosts for a new self-titled album due out Friday. Adding to the frenzy of anticipation leading up to the project's release, the duo have revealed the album artwork and loose details on a listening party in Los Angeles.
The album cover was designed by Japanese artist Takashi Murakami, a name many hip-hop fans will recognize as the artist who created the album artwork for West's 2007 modern classic, Graduation. West teased this latest collaboration with Murakami back in April, tweeting a sketch with the caption, "Murakami vibes." The colorful artwork for Kids See Ghosts was revealed in a tweet from Cudi on June 6.
Cudi's manager, Dennis Cummings, also took to Twitter to announce a listening party for Kids See Ghosts. While full details are still forthcoming, the tweet did say the event will happen in L.A.
West released his eighth studio album, Ye, on June 1, which was also preceded by a highly publicized listening party. The GRAMMY winner reportedly flew hundreds of members of the media to Jackson Hole, Wyo., to preview his new project on the day before it was released.
No stranger to high-profile collaborations, Cudi's most recent album is 2016's Passion, Pain & Demon Slayin', featured guest appearances from André 3000, Pharrell Williams, and Travis Scott. Cudi is also featured on "Ghost Town" on West's Ye.
The seven-song LP, Kids See Ghosts, drops June 8.
