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References
- ↑ "Kid Cudi - Baptized In Fire Feat. Travis Scott - Stream [New Song]". HNHH. December 2016.
- ↑ "Kid Cudi and Travi$ Scott Were Both "Baptized In Fire"". 1 December 2016.
- ↑ "Baptized In Fire [feat. Travis Scott][Explicit]". Amazon. 2 December 2016.
- ↑ "Kid Cudi's Best Tracks on 'Passion, Pain, & Demon Slayin'". Inverse . December 16, 2016. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
- ↑ "Listen to Kid Cudi's New Song with Travis Scott, "Baptized in Fire"". Noisey . December 1, 2016. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
- ↑ "Kid Cudi Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved December 29, 2016.
- ↑ "Kid Cudi Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved December 29, 2016.
Kid Cudi songs | |
|---|---|
| A Kid Named Cudi | |
| Man on the Moon: The End of Day | |
| Man on the Moon II: The Legend of Mr. Rager | |
| WZRD | |
| Indicud | |
| Speedin' Bullet 2 Heaven | |
| Passion, Pain & Demon Slayin' | |
| Kids See Ghosts | |
| Man on the Moon III: The Chosen | |
| The Boy Who Flew to the Moon, Vol. 1 |
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| Entergalactic | |
| Insano | |
| Other singles | |
| Featured singles | |
| Promotional singles | |
| Other songs | |
| Unreleased songs | |
