TheKid Cudi/Star TrekBoldly Becollaboration is nearly here. It will launch at next week’s New York Comic Con and will include a new single, a clothing line, and a new mission into the popular video gameFortnite.Announced last month for Star Trek Day, new details have emerged from the multihyphenate rapper’s collaboration with the venerable science fiction franchise. The full collaboration will debut on October 12, with the release of Kid Cudi’s new single “Heavens Galaxy”, which was produced by longtime collaboratorDot Da Geniusand inspired by Cudi’s love ofStar Trek.
Cudi will also appear in a newStar Trek-themed mission for the video gameFortnite— he will play Captain Skyles inStar Trek X Kid Cudi: Mirror Mayhem. Players can team up with Skyles to investigate the source of a mysterious musical anomaly that threatens the idyllic planet Vada. The mission will also feature “Heavens Galaxy” and more new songs from Cudi’s upcoming albumINSANO.Boldly Bewill also incorporate a capsule line of streetwear, including tees, crewnecks, hoodies, a custom button-up t-shirt, and a colorful leather varsity jacket with robust chenille and embroidery details. The line will be showcased at theBoldly Bebooth atNYCC, with an exclusive preorder window for attendees; a global release onKid Cudi’s online shopwill follow on October 16.
Who is Kid Cudi?
BornScott Mescudiin Cleveland, Ohio, Kid Cudi broke out with the hit single “Day ‘n’ Nite” in 2008. He has gone on to have a successful music career, with eight best-selling albums; his ninth,INSANO, will be released early next year. Cudi has also had a prolific acting career; he starred in the TV seriesHow to Make It in AmericaandWe Are Who We Are, and was featured in the filmsNeed for Speed,X, andCrater. He produced and starred in the well-received animated Netflix specialEntergalactic, which coincided with the release of his album of the same name. He can next be seen in a variety of projects, including theJohn Wooaction filmSilent Night,Brittany Snow’s directorial debutParachute, and the animated DreamWorks featureTrolls Band Together. He will make his own directorial debut on Netflix withTeddy, which he will also star in.
Boldly Beis specifically inspired by the Vulcan philosophical concept of Infinite Diversity in Infinite Combinations, or IDIC. Introduced in theStar Trek: The Original Seriesepisode “Is There in Truth No Beauty?”, it and its distinctive triangular emblem have continued to recur in variousStar Trekproductions - even on the uniforms of a Vulcan baseball team in theDeep Space Nineepisode “Take Me Out to the Holosuite”.
Boldly Bewill launch at New York Comic Con on October 12. Keep all channels open to Collider for future updates, and check out new images from the collaboration down below.
