Kid Cudi cuts Rolling Loud show early after fans throw objects
Kid Cudi stormed off the stage during his set at the Rolling Loud festival in Miami Friday after the rapper was pelted with water bottles by concertgoers.
The Grammy-winning rapper was tapped to headline the hip-hop festival 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.” When another water bottle was thrown at Cudi, the “Do What I Want” emcee walked off the stage, abruptly ending his performance.
Rolling Loud addressed the incident in a statement posted to Twitter on Saturday. “Rolling Loud is a family. Our fans, the artists, and everyone involved need to look out for each other,” the tweet read. “Share the love and be respectful to everyone. We love you, Cudi.”