'It's gonna take a motherfucking miracle for me and that man to be friends again,' Cudi said in Esquire's September cover story.
Kid Cudi Speaks Out About His Relationship With Kanye WestAmmal HassanIf you're familiar with recent hip-hop history, you'll know that Kanye West and Kid Cudi have shared an on-again, off-again friendship since Cudi first joined West's record label, G.O.O.D. Music, in 2008.
The two artists first met when Cudi was in the early stages of his career, just beginning to make a name for himself. Then, he signed with G.O.O.D. and jumped on West's 2008 album,in 2009. Cudi left G.O.O.D., amicably, in 2013. But rifts in their relationship first began to appear, at least publicly, that same year when Cudi called out West for using his vocals onwithout his knowledge. Cudi found out about the feature from fans congratulating him online. A few years later, in 2016, Cudi posted a string of now-deleted tweets criticizing West, Drake, and others for allegedly keeping him close to them when they actually viewed him to be a threat.
Hey! So I know some of you heard about the song I got w Pusha. I did this song a year ago when I was still cool w Kanye. I am not cool w that man. He's not my friend and I only cleared the song for Pusha cuz thats my guy. This is the last song u will hear me on w Kanye -ScottThen came Davidson, the comedian whom West is not a fan of, if you haven't heard. As a result of Cudi and Davidson's friendship, West announced in February that he took Cudi off of his newest album,.