Lupe Fiasco and Kid Cudi are two of the biggest names in the rap scene, with careers dating back as far as the late 2000s. However, despite rising to fame almost concurrently, the two have never been chummy. Fiasco and Cudi have been embroiled in a vicious feud for decades, taking every opportunity to make their animosity toward each other known.
Over the years, Fiasco and Cudi have publicly disparaged each other, with Fiasco even making multiple diss tracks aimed at Cudi, including the song N.E.R.D from his 2011 album, Lasers. Here’s why, despite raging for over a decade, Kid Cudi and Lupe Fiasco’s vicious feud is nowhere near its end.
8 When Did Kid Cudi And Lupe Fiasco’s Beef Start?
Lupe Fiasco and Kid Cudi’s feud is thought to have started in the late 2000s when Fiasco and Cudi were both rising stars in the rap scene. However, the two didn’t have their first public exchange until 2014, when Fiasco tweeted his going rate for personalized verses.
“I will personalize a 1 verse song for you. $500. You pick the instrumental, mood & subject,” the rapper wrote. “1 physical copy which you must come pick up. COD.”
7 Lupe Fiasco’s $500 Fee For Personalized Verses Didn’t Sit Well With Kid Cudi
Fueled by personal animosity against the fellow rapper, Kid Cudi fired back with a tweet inquiring whether Lupe Fiasco would be donating the proceeds from selling personalized verses to charity.
“What are you doing with the money your making from this @LupeFiasco,” he wrote. “Are u givin some of this money ur about to make to a charity orrrr??”
6 Kendrick Lamar And Azaelia Banks Got Roped Into Lupe Fiasco And Kid Cudi’s Beef At One Point
Lupe Fiasco and Kid Cudi’s feud escalated further following Kendrick Lamar’s 2015 Billboard Magazine interview, where the rapper made some rather controversial comments about Michael Brown’s murder.
“What happened to [Michael Brown] should’ve never happened,” Lamar said in the interview. “Never. But when we don’t have respect for ourselves, how do we expect them to respect us? It starts from within.” Lupe Fiasco later tweeted his support for Lamar, a move that would trigger a Twitter battle with Azaelia Banks and Kid Cudi.
5 Kid Cudi Chimed In On Lupe Fiasco’s Twitter Exchange With Azaelia Banks
Azaelia Banks, who’d previously voiced her discontent with Kendrick Lamar’s statements, was not particularly impressed when Lupe Fiasco tweeted his support for Lamar. The Chasing Time rapper fired back at Fiasco with the tweet, “@LupeFiasco, you still haven’t made a decent song since I was 17."
The two had a rather vicious back and forth before Kid Cudi chimed in by tweeting, "Dear Black artist, don’t talk down on the Black community like you are Gods gift to n****z everywhere. If you wanna help, inspire, uplift, don’t point the blame and talk down."
4 Lupe Fiasco Didn't Take Too Kindly To Kid Cudi Chiming In On His Twitter Exchange With Azaelia Banks
Lupe Fiasco didn’t take too kindly to Kid Cudi butting into his Twitter feud with Azaelia Banks. The Battle Scars rapper fired back at Cudi with some sarcastic advice of his own.
"How about you stop sh**ing on the people who really cared about your wellbeing when this biz was ripping you apart. Fake a** @KidCudi."
3 Lupe Fiasco Disparaged Kid Cudi’s Mental Health In 2016
Lupe Fiasco and Kid Cudi’s feud took an ugly turn in 2016, when Fiasco disparaged Cudi’s mental health struggles.
"He a disrespectful clown tho Leticia… he can't help himself but still," Fiasco wrote, amid reports that Cudi had checked into a rehabilitation facility to deal with depression and suicidal urges. "Man f**k that n***a… what part of 'rehab' is calling people p***ies and asking for fades?! Rehab is checking your own problems not this sh*t."
2 Lupe Fiasco Couldn’t Help But Disparage Kid Cudi Amid The Oscar Slap Debacle
Lupe Fiasco even found room to disparage Kid Cudi amid Will Smith and Chris Rock’s Oscar slap debacle. While the rapper hoped the two actors would eventually reconcile, he reiterated that his animosity toward Kid Cudi was as present as ever.
"I hope they can find some time to come to terms with what happened, reconcile, and move on," he wrote on Twitter. "But it's still F**k Cudi 4 Life."
1 Lupe Fiasco Is Not Open To Hashing Things Out With Kid Cudi
Although Kid Cudi has not publicly disparaged Lupe Fiasco for years, Fiasco isn’t yet ready to let bygones be bygones.
When asked by a Twitter user if he’d be willing to lay the feud to rest earlier this month, Fiasco responded, “Never. F**k him 4 life. Outside of his musical genius, fame and success, Cudi is a really sneaky punk b**ch a** b**ch...it’s not even that controversial or spicy of a take. His personal resume outside the spotlight is trash."
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