Kid Cudi broke his leg in April while performing at Coachella, but he's back on his feet. Cudder reunited with frequent collaborator Chip Tha Ripper for his 'love letter' to his second home in New York with “Don't worry.”
The Anthony Kilhoffer-produced track hit streaming services on Wednesday (September 18), and Cudi, born Scott Mescudi, rolled out the red carpet for an accompanying visual he's directing himself just hours later.
“I moved to New York in 2004. Over the years, it's become my second home,” the Ohio native wrote of the Big Apple at the start of the clip. “To the people of New York this is my love letter to you. Thank you for always making me feel like family. I love you endlessly, enjoy. Scott.”
In the visual, Cudi struts around New York like he's back playing Domingo Brown in an HBO episode How to make it in America. He and Chip soak up the Big Apple sunshine as they roll through the city, stopping to interact with some fans along the way.
They even had access to the footage at Kaws' New York studio, and Cudi returned the favor and gave the artist-designer a shout-out when the carefree video arrived. “MAD LOVE TO @kaws FOR LETTING US FILM IN HIS STUDIO,” she wrote in a Post on Instagram with a clip of him surrounded by colorful artwork in the museum-like creative space.
“Don't Worry” accompanies the release of Cudi's Issue #4 The Moon Man comic series The hypnotic track is programmed to appear Kid Cudi presents the Moon Man Soundtrackcoming soon, according to a press release.
The blessings continue to pour in for Cudi, even more than 15 years into his career. Mr. Rager's 2008 anthem “Day 'N' Nite” was certified diamond by the Recording Industry Association of America as Cudder added his first diamond plaque to his mantle last week.
In other Cudi news, the rapper revealed he's reached out to J. Cole to perform at 2024 Insano album, but received “no response”.
The revealing answer came after a curious fan asked about a possible Cole and Cudi collaboration on Wednesday (September 18). “I had a session with Cole Indic he couldn't write at the rate I did. Such a bad thing, and I always wanted to do something, so I reached out INSANE, no answer. So here it is,” he explained in X.
Watch the “Don't Worry” video below.
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