Kid Cudi has explained why he buried the hatchet with Kanye West. The close friends and collaborators became embroiled in a public feud in 2022 when West cut Kid Cudi from his Donda 2 album due to his friendship with Pete Davidson, who was dating West’s ex-wife, Kim Kardashian, at the time. Kid Cudi declared he was “done” with West and it would take a “miracle” for them to ever be friends again.
During a new interview with Apple Music, the “Day ‘n’ Nite” rapper explained he patched things up with his Kids See Ghosts collaborator after receiving an apology.
“The reason why we became cool again is because he apologized to me and it was sincere,” he said. “I was just like, ‘Wow.’ Kanye does not apologize to anybody and say sorry to anyone. And that’s my brother, man. I know he loves me and there’s just nothing like Kanye and Cudi. We like the duo that everybody loves to see.”
Kid Cudi, real name Scott Mescudi, explained that he eventually remembered everything West did for him at the start of his career, such as paying for the “Day ‘n’ Nite” music video.
“When it was going down, I wanted to walk away,” he added. “I wanted to give up, but in thinking about it the past couple years, it’s like this is someone who is my brother ultimately who came into my life and championed me and did things for me that nobody else did for me early on in my career.”
Kid Cudi decided he couldn’t “give up” on West, insisting he’s “a good man” despite his antisemitism controversy in late 2022.
“He knows he made some mistakes,” Cudi continued. “It’s like he knows he’s been on one hell of a ride and he knows he’s said some things that he might not be able to come back from in a lot of realms, in a lot of spaces from certain people. But we grow and I think I pray for him, and that’s my brother.”