{"id":428039,"date":"2026-05-06T10:16:13","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T10:16:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/428039\/"},"modified":"2026-05-06T10:16:13","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T10:16:13","slug":"kid-cudi-fires-m-i-a-as-opening-act-for-offensive-rants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/428039\/","title":{"rendered":"Kid Cudi Fires M.I.A As Opening Act For ‘Offensive’ Rants"},"content":{"rendered":"

Rapper Kid Cudi has publicly confirmed that he fired fellow artist and support act<\/a> M.I.A for her \u201coffensive\u201d rants, which copped overwhelming boo\u2019s during her set.\n<\/p>\n

Taking to Instagram on Tuesday (Aus time), the \u201cMaui Wowie\u201d rapper<\/a> confirmed that M.I.A<\/a> will no longer accompany him during his Rebel Ragers Tour. <\/p>\n

\u201cM.I.A is no longer on this tour,\u201d his statement began. <\/p>\n

The scathing Instagram post comes after the \u201cPaper Planes\u201d songstress was booed during a mid-set speech where she touched on being \u201ccancelled for being a brown Republican voter\u201d, according to a report from Variety<\/a>. <\/p>\n

\u201cI told my management to send a notice to her team before we started that I didn\u2019t want anything offensive at my shows, cuz [sic] I already knew what time it was, and I was assured things were understood,\u201d Cudi continued in his IG statement. <\/p>\n

\u201cAfter the last couple [of] shows, I\u2019ve been flooded with messages from fans that were upset by her rants. This, to me, is very disappointing, and I won\u2019t have someone on my tour making offensive remarks that upset my fanbase. Thank you for understanding.\u201d <\/p>\n

\"\"Kid Cudi announces that M.I.A has been dropped from his tour. (Image source: Instagram \/ @kidcudi)<\/p>\n

M.I.A was rostered on as an opener for Kid Cudi<\/a> alongside other acts including A-Trak, Me N \u00dc\u00a0and Dot Da Genius. <\/p>\n

Since being fired from the gig, TikToks of M.I.A\u2019s previous rants on the tour where she was booed by the audience went gangbusters online. <\/p>\n

In one video, shared on May 6 by Diana (@dianarloz<\/a>), M.I.A took a moment on stage to talk about her track \u201cILLYGAL\u201d. <\/p>\n

\u201cAlright, I\u2019m illegal. Half of my team are not here because they didn\u2019t get the visa, OK? I want you to know that. So don\u2019t listen to what the bots say on the internet,\u201d the singer can be heard saying. <\/p>\n

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In another video shared on X on May 4, M.I.A can be heard telling the crowd, \u201cI can\u2019t do \u2018ILLYGAL\u2019, but some of you could be in the audience\u201d. <\/p>\n

M.I.A responds to being fired from Kid Cudi\u2019s tour <\/p>\n

After Cudi shared his statement, M.I.A took to X to respond to the news as well as the viral TikTok where she spoke about that specific track. <\/p>\n

\u201cI wrote illygal on the Maya LP a song from 2010. I started this intro to the song with the statement saying I\u2019m illygal, and I said my team hasn\u2019t gotten visas yet. Then played a song that had lyrics saying \u2018Fu&% the law\u2019, which I still believe, if the law is unjust f@%& it,\u201d M.I.A wrote in all caps. <\/p>\n

\u201cDo not gaslight my words. That is the work of Satan.\u201d <\/p>\n

I WROTE ILLYGAL ON THE MAYA LP A SONG FROM 2010.
I STARTED THIS INTRO TO THE SONG WITH THE STATEMENT SAYING I\u2019M ILLYGAL, AND I SAID MY TEAM HASN\u2019T GOTTEN VISAS YET. THEN PLAYED A SONG THAT HAD LYRICS SAYING \u201cFU&% THE LAW\u201d, WHICH I STILL BELIEVE, IF THE LAW IS UNJUST F@%& IT. <\/p>\n

DO\u2026 https:\/\/t.co\/3xZk2OTBMb<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 M.I.A. \u2295 II II II (@MIAuniverse) May 4, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

Kid Cudi has not responded to M.I.A\u2019s post. However, videos of M.I.A\u2019s on-stage monologues have gone viral across social media, with many comments expressing their disappointment in the artist.<\/p>\n

At the height of Covid-19, M.I.A was embroiled in controversy for linking the 5G data network to the pandemic and her anti-vax views. <\/p>\n

In 2022, she spoke up against cancel culture, telling The Guardian<\/a>, \u201cI think everyone should be having open conversations \u2013 we don\u2019t all have to, like, build effigies of people and burn them in the street for saying something, going after them like Guy Fawkes, because of fear of being seen as the other.\u201d<\/p>\n

Image source: Getty Images. <\/p>\n