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Kid Cudi Removes M.I.A. From Tour Citing "Offensive Remarks" to Fans

Kid Cudi announced he removed M.I.A. as his tour opener, stating he was

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Kid Cudi Removes M.I.A. From Tour Citing "Offensive Remarks" to Fans

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Kid Cudi Drops M.I.A. From Tour After ‘Offensive Remarks’ as Opening Act

"I’ve been flooded with messages from fans that were upset by her rants. This, to me, is very disappointing," Cudi says

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May 4, 2026

Kid Cudi has dropped M.I.A. from his Rebel Ragers Tour after she made “offensive remarks” while serving as opener at a recent gig.

At a May 2 tour stop at Dallas’ Dos Equis Pavilion, M.I.A. told the crowd, “I’ve been canceled for many reasons. I never thought I would be canceled for being a brown Republican voter,” Variety reports . The rapper added that she wouldn’t perform her song “Illegal” because “there’s probably one in the crowd.”

M.I.A.’s rants drew criticism from fans who came to see Kid Cudi’s tour, leading the rapper to announce Monday that M.I.A. had been dropped from her support slot for the remainder of the trek.

“TOUR UPDATE: M.I.A is no longer on this tour,” Kid Cudi wrote on social media. “I told my management to send a notice to her team before we started tour that I didn’t want anything offensive at my shows, cuz I already knew what time it was, and I was assured things were understood.”

Kid Cudi continued, “After the last couple shows, I’ve been flooded with messages from fans that were upset by her rants. This, to me, is very disappointing and I wont have someone on my tour making offensive remarks that upsets my fanbase. Thank you for understanding. Rager.”