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Kid Cudi is one of the most beloved entertainers in Hip-Hop and beyond but he endured some unfair treatment on Friday (July 22) at the hands of rowdy fans. After some show attendees began flinging items at Cudi’s direction during his Rolling Loud Miami, he walked off amid a chorus of boos and the news spread quickly on Twitter.
Kid Cudi was a late addition to the Rolling Loud Miami lineup after past collaborator Ye aka Kanye West dropped out of his headlining set. Despite Cudder’s strong fanbase and the like, the Cleveland star was met with disdain by the crowd and video evidence of the harrowing incident displayed that the moment was a jarring one for him.
Cudi gets hit and walks off stage at #RollingLoudMiami pic.twitter.com/2sg8tmBGiS
— cole (@_coIe) July 23, 2022
Adding to this terrible moment for Kid Cudi, Ye actually showed up to Rolling Loud Miami after Lil Durk brought out his fellow Chicagoan during his set in a surprise turn of events. Some fans on Twitter noted that Ye, despite their issues, performed a song that featured Cudi on the chorus.
To Kid Cudi’s credit, he tried to calm down the crowd and issued a stern warning that if he was hit with another bottle that he’d leave. One more bottle was flung and that was the final straw. The individual who threw the last of the bottles apparently took to Twitter and copped to lining the object. If the Twitter user’s statement is true, it appears that fans were upset that Ye was replaced as a headliner with Cudi.
We wanted @kanyewest anyway…. @KiDCuDi you soft pic.twitter.com/DMaNwwnwdO
— El Jefe (@guapgetterjeff) July 23, 2022
On Twitter, many are noting that Kid Cudi has struggled mightily with mental health issues and tends to be very gracious with fans online. As a result, most are saying that Cudi didn’t deserve what happened to him.
We’ve got a number of reactions from Twitter below.
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Throwing things at Kid Cudi during his Rolling Loud set causing him to leave is so fucked up. I hope he’s okay.
— Dedee
(@thoughtfulbae) July 23, 2022
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Sending prayers high for Kid Cudi. You never know what someone’s tipping point is.
— Sylvan (@SylvanLacue) July 23, 2022
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rolling loud knew what they were doing when they had kid cudi replace kanye as a headliner. feel so bad for the guy what did he even do to yall
— SK
(@raptalksk) July 23, 2022
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Them Rolling Loud fans were there for Kanye, that was a recipe for disaster they set Kid Cudi up as soon as he got on the stage.
— Ahmed
(@big_business_) July 23, 2022
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It’s crazy to me how Drake and now Cudi got booed off stages, meanwhile French Montana has never had a set interrupted
— kira
(@kirawontmiss) July 23, 2022
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I’m a HUGE Kanye West fan but that is so disrespectful…
I feel terrible for Kid Cudi man. RL setting him up for failure and having Kanye at a different stage. They knew what they were doing
— We Love Rap (@rapisfunn) July 23, 2022
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for ye to only perform that song — which durk is not on, but cudi is — after cudi just had shit thrown at him by ye’s fans (because he was ye’s replacement after he dropped out last minute) when ye and durk *just* released a record with cardi that he could’ve performed instead…
— Da’Shaun | they/them (@DaShaunLH) July 23, 2022
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Kid Cudi vs Kanye West at Rolling Loud Miami pic.twitter.com/Urra79AB4a
— NUK3 SQUAD AD SZN³
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(@AD_SZN3) July 23, 2022
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So you’re telling me that Kanye “pulled out” of rolling loud 4 days before. Got replaced by Kid Cudi, Kid Cudi got booed off stage and then Kanye showed up anyways to Durk’s set anyways and immediately performed one of the biggest song he has with Cudi’s chorus. Jesus Christ. https://t.co/2NTAG5R3um
— . (@_VYGRR) July 23, 2022
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niggas treated kid cudi like a substitute teacher
— DOC (@backendoc) July 23, 2022
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Kanye West throwing that water bottle at Kid Cudi before showing up as a surprise guest for Lil Durk pic.twitter.com/KjS84wvJTb
— muliani (@MulianiEnt) July 23, 2022
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Kanye after dropping out from rolling loud and then still performs anyways after Cudi got booed off stage pic.twitter.com/n9rlJE5ssm
— kira
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WHO out here throwing shit at Kid Cudi pic.twitter.com/XTxW5aUwVz
— Kofie (@Kofie) July 23, 2022
