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Fans were taken for a ride at Rolling Loud.
On Friday, the opening night of the hip-hop music festival began in Miami and was full of surprises from artists, includingKanye West, who shocked guests with a one-song appearance after the festival previously announced he wouldno longer be headliningthe day’s lineup.
West, 45, performed “Father Stretch My Hands Pt. 1” from his albumLife of Pablo, as fans from other stages ran over to catch a glimpse of the rapper in action.
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Attendees couldn’t help but speculate if West’s decision to play hisLife of Pablotune was a diss toKid Cudi, who is featured on the song. Cudi, 38, replaced West as Friday’s headliner and has admitted to beef with the musician.
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Cudi previouslysaid that he and West are “not cool"in April when they appeared together on thePusha Ttrack “Rock n Roll” for his albumIt’s Almost Dry.
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“I did this song a year ago when I was still cool w Kanye. I am not cool w that man,” Cudi wrote on Twitter at the time. “He’s not my friend and I only cleared the song for Pusha cuz thats my guy. This is the last song u will hear me on w Kanye.”
The pair previouslysparked a feudin February when West announced that Cudi would not appear on hisDonda 2album because of his friendship withPete Davidson, who is dating West’s ex-wifeKim Kardashian.
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During Cudi’s set at Rolling Loud, fans threw items including paper and water bottles at him. After being hit in the face with a bottle mid-song, theEntergalacticartist told the crowd before him, “Yo, I will walk off this stage,” as seenin a video posted to Twitterfrom the event.
“If you all throw one more f—ing thing up here, I will leave,” he added.
Cudi kept true to his word after another object flew up onto the stage, taking his microphone and leaving mid-performance.
source: people.com
