Kid Cudi has drawn a hard line, declaring he is done with Ye forever after the rapper’s shocking comments about their late friend Virgil Abloh. In a raw and emotional interview on CBS Mornings on August 13, 2025, the long-simmering Kid Cudi Ye feud reached its breaking point. Cudi, whose real name is Scott Mescudi, opened up about the irreparable fracture in his once-close friendship with Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, a conflict that echoes the tragic outcomes of other hip-hop feuds like the one between Mo3 and Yella Beezy.
The breaking point for Cudi was Ye’s remarks about Abloh, the beloved fashion icon and Louis Vuitton menswear director who passed away in 2021. Cudi called the comments “evil,” “vile,” and “disturbing.”
The bond between Kanye West and Kid Cudi goes back to the late 2000s, when they collaborated on Ye’s groundbreaking album 808s & Heartbreak. Their creative chemistry peaked with projects like the 2018 album Kids See Ghosts, where Cudi felt they were “on the same frequency.” But that harmony is gone. Cudi revealed that Ye’s repeated betrayals, especially his digs at Abloh, have shattered their connection.
“Every time he took a dig at Virgil, it just made me super angry,”
Cudi said.
Virgil Abloh, who died of cancer at 41, was a visionary designer and a dear friend to Cudi. “Virgil was an angel to everyone,” Cudi said, his voice heavy with grief, a sentiment felt across the community recently, as covered in the tragic death of O Block’s Munna Duke at 31. The two collaborated on projects like a Kurt Cobain-inspired dress for Cudi’s 2021 Saturday Night Live performance, an exclusive t-shirt for his track “Leader of the Delinquents,” and designs for his Netflix special, Entergalactic. Cudi also walked in Abloh’s first Louis Vuitton show and performed at the designer’s final Spring/Summer 2022 presentation.
Ye’s comments about Abloh, made even after his death, crossed a line Cudi cannot forgive.
“There’s no coming back from that, man. I’m done with you,”
Cudi stated firmly during the CBS Mornings interview.
This fallout in the Kid Cudi Ye feud is not new, as Cudi admitted their friendship has been rocky with multiple falling-outs over the years. Though they reconciled briefly in the past, the pattern of conflict persisted.
“I loved Kanye,”
Cudi shared.
“He was part of my life changing. But the man he has become, I don’t know that guy anymore.”
This public split serves as major hip hop news as Cudi promotes his memoir Cudi and his upcoming album Free, set to drop on August 22, 2025. He is also navigating personal milestones, including his recent marriage to fashion designer Lola Abecassis Sartore and his role as a father to his 15-year-old daughter, Vada.
Despite the pain of losing a friend, Cudi remains resilient.
“I’ve had a lot of things break my heart, and I’ve been able to survive,”
he said. Ye’s remarks about Abloh fit into a broader pattern of controversy, and Cudi’s decision to speak out highlights his commitment to loyalty and respect, values he holds dear in both his personal life and his art.
