Child Cudi storms offstage, Kanye West plays
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Child Cudi stormed off the level all over his set on the Rolling Loud pageant in Miami Friday after the rapper used to be pelted with water bottles by way of concertgoers.
The Grammy-winning rapper used to be tapped to headline the hip-hop pageant after Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, pulled out of his headliner slot. In videos posted on social media, Cudi can be seen performing onstage as fans throw what appear to be water bottles and other objects at him. In one of the videos, Cudi is hit in the face with one of the objects.
“Yo, I will walk off this stage if y’all throw one more (expletive) thing up here. I will leave, I will leave right now,” Cudi said. “I’m not (expletive) playing, you will ruin it for everybody. I will (expletive) leave if I get hit with one more (expletive) thing, if I see one more (expletive) thing on this (expletive) stage.”
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When another water bottle was thrown at Cudi, the “Do What I Want” emcee walked off the stage, abruptly ending his performance.
USA TODAY has reached out to Kid Cudi’s representative for comment.
Rolling Loud addressed the incident in a statement posted to Twitter on Saturday.
“Rolling Loud is a circle of relatives. Our fanatics, the artists, and everybody concerned wish to glance out for each and every different,” the tweet learn. “Percentage the affection and be respectful to everybody. We like you, Cudi.”
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Ye makes marvel look with Lil Durk at Rolling Loud
In spite of up to now dropping by the wayside of the pageant, Ye nonetheless confirmed up and made a marvel look Friday, becoming a member of Lil Durk onstage. The 2 just lately collaborated at the Cardi B observe “Sizzling S—.”
Wearing a black hoodie, ski sun shades and black face paint, Ye carried out “Father Stretch My Palms, Pt. 1” that includes Cudi, taken off his 2016 album “The Lifetime of Pablo.”
“simply 2 Chicagoats,” wrote Lil Durk in an Instagram publish following their efficiency, referencing their shared place of birth of Chicago.
Ye used to be initially scheduled to headline Miamis’s Rolling Loud along rappers Long term and Kendrick Lamar however on July 17, the pageant introduced that “due to circumstances outside of our control,” the “Donda” emcee would not be acting.
“We had been having a look ahead to Ye headlining Rolling Loud Miami 2022. We spent months running with him and his staff at the efficiency,” Rolling Loud co-founders Tariq Cherif and Matt Zingler instructed Cut-off date and Selection on the time. “That is the primary time a headliner has ever pulled off our display and although we don’t take it frivolously, we want him the most productive.”
Travis Scott joins Long term in first pageant look since Astroworld
Travis Scott joined Rolling Loud headliner Long term on Saturday, marking his first main pageant look because the Astroworld tragedy in 2021.
Scott and Long term carried out their entice unmarried “Cling That Warmth,” launched in April. In movies posted to social media, Scott will also be observed leaping round onstage as pyrotechnics flare at the back of him and fanatics sing alongside.
In November 2021, a crowd surge at Scott’s Astroworld tune pageant in Houston resulted in a mass casualty incident, by which 10 other folks had been killed and masses injured. In spite of ongoing proceedings and persisted controversy, Scott has persisted to get again onstage, acting on the Billboard Track Awards in Would possibly and reserving a slot on the Barcelona-based tune pageant Primavera Sound for November.
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In March, Scott introduced a $5 million initiative dubbed “Undertaking HEAL” that he mentioned will likely be a “catalyst for actual alternate” to heal within the aftermath of Astroworld.
“Over the last few months I’ve been taking the time and house to grieve, replicate and do my section to heal my group,” wrote Scott in an Instagram publish on the time. “Most significantly, I wish to use my assets and platform transferring ahead in opposition to actionable alternate. This will likely be a lifelong adventure for me and my circle of relatives.”
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Contributing: Hannah Yasharoff, Elise Brisco
