I went so long without it and I’ve accomplished so much, I feel good, I don’t need it. I have a bunch of powers but unfortunately I cannot write raps unless I’m ultimately fueled to write a rap, and it happens every so often. Also, I aim for timeless. While Cudi’s been busy doing junkets for his role in the upcoming action blockbuster Need For Speed, which opens on March 14, he’s been tight-lipped about new music. Aside from a few Tweets, Cudi has remained mostly silent on the matter, until speaking with Complex last evening. Speaking from his home in L.A., he covered everything—the music, the movies, the life.
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After the medical event, Cudi’s manager and childhood friend Dennis Cummings encouraged him to take a break from music. “For us, we don’t compromise anything. You have to be prepped, you’ve got to be — you know, everything about it is sacred,” Shyamalan added. “So, you know, the same thing goes for, you’re my daughter. I just met you for the first time, whatever it is, you’re a superstar actor. It’s all the same.”
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[Laughs.] There’s no song. He asked to take a photo before he left. A picture for Instagram, and I was like, “Sure.” But it was definitely like he just kinda popped up, wanted to hear some jams, talked to him for a little bit kid cudi sober and that was it. Sorry guys, there’s no Justin Bieber song and I don’t think there ever will be. No offense to his art or anything like that, but I like to only work with artists around my age. That makes more sense to me.
- Last year, entertainment peers in his documentary, “A Man Named Scott,” described him as a champion for emotional wellness that inspires other people to be vulnerable through his work.
- People don’t like to admit it.
- Jada reveals her struggles with depression and suicidal thoughts.
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It was basically just a background vocal… I don’t know how to feel but I would’ve much rather been off that song. I don’t care to be on people’s songs like that. Unless it came from a legitimate session where we’re all vibing and have an idea. I’m not saying that everybody needs to be making Kid Cudi shit, because my shit is a very particular steez—true Scott Mescudi. I just feel like a lot of guys are saying a whole lot of nothing in fancy ways.
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- The rapper has been very vocal about his longtime battle with anxiety and depression over the years, in both his music and interviews as well as on social media.
- So to see that it was able to work for someone like me… who still considers himself an underground, indie artist, is dope.
- Still, that sacrifice comes with a price.
- According to the Anxiety and Depression Association of America, 3 to 5 percent of people suffer from depression at any given time, and the lifetime risk is 17 percent.
- I was like, “Man, I’m tired of promoting and marketing an album.
- “It was this year, around my birthday [in late January]. I’m the best I’ve ever been in my life. I realized I was genuinely happy, and there’s nothing really going on in particular.”