Last year Cudi announced he was taking time from the rap game to pursue a career in another genre. He has teamed up with Dot Da Genius to create an album titled, “WZRD.” In a recent interview with Redbull Cudi explains that he is making this music for himself and not for the consumer, “I just went ahead and just wanted to make some shit that was for me,” Says Cudi. “I think about the kids very little and think about what I want to make, more than anything. We were working and creating something; we think too much about the consumer and lose our way. And then we become machines and that’s not how it’s supposed to be, at least for me.”

Cudi also stated that what he and Dot are doing musically is different from what any other artist is doing at the moment, “I think every artist wants a Grammy, no matter what they say. When they say Grammy, I think of Michael Jackson,” he said. “We are really doing something that nobody else is doing, and I can honestly sit here confident and say that, without being cocky or over-the-top.”

“WZRD” is due to release February 28th.