During a recent interview with Jake Paul, famed sports agent Rich Paul stated that he doesn't feel like his hometown of Cleveland ever embraced Kid Cudi.
Rich Paul stated, "Do I think the way Cudi treats Cleveland is weird? No, because I don’t think Cleveland ever embraced Cudi, unfortunately. You can’t expect somebody to treat a situation any different than how they were treated."
Jake Paul then added that he thinks Kid Cudi distanced himself from Cleveland, and then he added, "I tried to get him to perform at the Tyron Woodley fight, just before I came out, and he asked for, like, an astronomical fee that was like 'F*** you.' And I get it, I get it. But it’s like, this was some s*** to tap in back with the city, first event back from COVID."
Cudi took to X to address Rich and Jake's claims with a lengthy response, where he stated that he's not one to be "hangin at Cleveland clubs or in the streets or whatever the f*** else u expect me to do." Cudi added, "I'm the most lowkey guy around. You aint suppose to see me brother. Thats number 1.
"Number 2: I will say the city of Cleveland has embraced me over the years. So I disagree. Radio in Cleveland might not play my shit, but I had 20k people at Moon Man's Landing in Cleveland last year. A success. And were doin it again too. Not only does the city embrace me, I make most people in that city and the state of Ohio proud. Everytime I record a record I mention the city. Thats all day. Everybody that listens to my music knows Im proud of where im from."
When it comes to Jake Paul wanting to book him for his boxing match, Cudi wrote, "Im an artist. A real one. I make art for a living. Im not some guy that comes out to perform at boxing matches. I entertained it tho cuz it was u, and tho it went against what I stand for I submitted a fee. My fee is my fee. Especially for some s*** thats not my style." You can read his response in full above.
Source: X
