That's funny, i thought most if not all the artists Big Boi mentioned were great too. Especially A Tribe Called Quest, 8Ball and MJG and MC Ren. Definitely.

Travis Scott had a lot of influence on this album. He told Cudi that he likes his raps, and should lean back to more of that. You can hear Travis Scott's "Yeah..!" all over the album. So, NO, Kid Cudi is not pretend wannabe Travis Scott rappin. He actually helped with the album. This is the Kid Cudi i remember like Cleveland is the Reason days.