Kid Cudi Shocked To Discover New Kanye West Collab Is Out
Kanye West and Kid Cudi followers have been handled to one more collaboration from the Kids See Ghosts duo earlier this month, however the launch apparently got here as a whole shock to the latter.
While interacting with followers on X (previously Twitter) on Sunday (August 25), Cudi admitted he had no concept that “Gun to My Head,” a bonus monitor from Ye’s Vultures 2 album with Ty Dolla $ign that includes himself, had been launched.
In response to a consumer who praised his vocal efficiency on the track, the Man on the Moon maestro wrote: “Its tasty. Hope Ye drops that one day.”
That prompted one other fan to tell Cudi that the track was already out, catching the Cleveland native off guard.
“Where??? I wanna hear I forgot what it sounds like [crying face emoji] I only heard it once since I recorded it when he played it that one time at the listening event,” Cudi replied.
After another person instructed him that the track is in the stores on Kanye’s web site (however is seemingly “sold out”), Mr. Rager wrote: “What da hell is he doin??? Haha ima talk to him.”
Where??? I wanna hear I forgot what it feels like I solely heard it as soon as since I recorded it when he performed it that one time on the listening occasion https://t.co/rj7cpn5WAM
— The Chosen One (@KiDCuDi) August 25, 2024
What da hell is he doin??? Haha ima discuss to him. https://t.co/sBE3B1W1iQ
— The Chosen One (@KiDCuDi) August 25, 2024
“Gun to My Head” is one in every of a number of bonus songs that Kanye West and Ty Dolla $ign have launched as a part of varied digital deluxe editions of Vultures 2.
Other deluxe tracks embrace “Take Off Your Dress,” “Believer,” “Drunk” that includes Kodak Black, Bad Bunny and Peso Pluma, and the Travis Scott-assisted “Can U Be.”
All of them are at present solely obtainable to buy on Kanye’s Yeezy web site and have but to be launched on streaming providers.
Kanye and Kid Cudi have remained prolific collaborators since first linking up in 2008, teaming up on songs like “Gorgeous,” “Make Her Say,” “Erase Me,” “Guilt Trip,” “Father Stretch My Hands, Pt. 2” and “No Mistakes.”
They additionally launched the joint album Kids See Ghosts in 2018.
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However, their relationship exterior of the studio has been something however easy as they’ve clashed quite a few instances over time.
Their most bitter falling out got here in 2022 when Kanye minimize Cudi from Donda 2 over his friendship with comic/actor Pete Davidson, who on the time was courting Kanye’s ex-wife Kim Kardashian.
After buying and selling pictures with one another, the Lonely Stoner even declared that he would not work with Ye, tweeting: “I am not cool w that man. He’s not my friend.”
The former G.O.O.D. Music labelmates finally buried the hatchet at a Vultures listening get together final 12 months, with Cudi later revealing that Kanye apologized to him for his or her spat.
“The reason we became cool again is he apologized to me. And it was sincere. I was like, ‘Wow, Kanye does not apologize to anyone, he doesn’t say sorry to anyone,’” he instructed Zane Lowe.
“That’s my brother man, I know he loves me. There’s just nothing like Kanye and Cudi. We like the duo everybody loves to see.”
