G.O.O.D. Music signee Kid Cudi recently posted to his blog the news of his casting to up-and-coming writer Ian Edelman’s show How To Make It In America – currently in pre-production.

The pilot also starring Luis Guzman, Shannyn Sossamon and Bryan Greenberg is looking to come to HBO soon.

Via Kid Cudi’s blog, he writes:

“THE PILOT THAT I WAS CASTED IN A COUPLE MONTHS AGO JUS GOT PICKED UP BY HBO

I WILL BE CO STARRING ALONG SIDE MY FAM BRYAN GREENBERG, VICTOR RASUK, EDDIE KAYE THOMAS AND SHANNYN SOSSAMON IN HBO’S NEW COMEDY SERIES “HOW TO MAKE IT IN AMERICA.”

HERES HOW IT ALL HAPPENED, NO JOKE

ONE NITE I ATTENDED A PARTY MY HOMEGURL VASHTIE WAS THROWIN AND I ENDED UP MEETING A GUY NAMED IAN EDELMAN (COOLEST DUDE EVER)…HE APPROACHED ME ASKIN IF I HAD EVER THOUGHT ABOUT ACTING (hell fuckin yea lol) AND HOW HE WANTED ME TO READ FOR A PART ON A SHOW HE WROTE AND WAS PREPARING TO SHOOT A PILOT FOR….I WAS A LIL STANDOFFISH, FOR I COULD TELL MY MAN IAN HAD A COUPLE DRINKS LOL BUT I SAID WUT DA HELL, AND GAVE HIM MY EMAIL SO HE COULD HAVE SOMEONE CONTACT ME ABOUT THE AUDITION….”

To continue reading on how this happened, be sure to check out Kid Cudi’s site by clicking here.