{"id":725540,"date":"2026-05-04T23:50:37","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T20:50:37","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2026-05-04T23:50:37","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T20:50:37","slug":"m-i-a-dropped-from-kid-cudi-tour-after-political-rant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/m-i-a-dropped-from-kid-cudi-tour-after-political-rant\/","title":{"rendered":"M.I.A. dropped from Kid Cudi tour after political rant"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3f6c1489500\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" 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href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/m-i-a-dropped-from-kid-cudi-tour-after-political-rant\/#%E2%80%9CI_wont_have_someone_on_my_tour_making_offensive_remarks%E2%80%9D_Kid_Cudi_said_in_a_statement_on_Instagram\" >\u201cI wont have someone on my tour making offensive remarks,\u201d Kid Cudi said in a statement on Instagram.<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"deck\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CI_wont_have_someone_on_my_tour_making_offensive_remarks%E2%80%9D_Kid_Cudi_said_in_a_statement_on_Instagram\"><\/span>\u201cI wont have someone on my tour making offensive remarks,\u201d Kid Cudi said in a statement on Instagram.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"content_blocks\">\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-280103\" class=\"content_block paragraph image triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" 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1800w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_2400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/GettyImages-939424432_dxdngb\/mia-dropped-kid-cudi-rebel-ragers-tour-political-rant.jpg 2400w,\" sizes=\"60vw\" alt=\"M.I.A. dropped from Kid Cudi tour after political rant\"><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"img_caption\"><\/p>\n<p>  <span class=\"credit\"><\/p>\n<p>      Photo by Mike Coppola\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-280050\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>\n            M.I.A. has been kicked off of Kid Cudi&#8217;s The REBEL RAGERS North American Tour following <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_new\" href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2026\/music\/news\/kid-cudi-fires-m-i-a-tour-republican-rant-1236736864\/\">a political rant<\/a> that elicited boos from concertgoers on May 2. Today, May 4, Kid Cudi posted a statement on his Instagram stories saying that M.I.A \u201cis no longer on this tour.\u201d\n          <\/p>\n<p>\n            \u201cI told my management to send a notice to her team before we started tour that I didn\u2019t want anything offensive at my shows,&#8221; he wrote. &#8220;I already knew what time it was, and I was assured things were understood. After the last couple shows, I\u2019ve been flooded with messages from fans that were upset by her rants. This, to me, is very dis<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ointing and I wont have someone on my tour making offensive remarks that upsets my fanbase.\u201d\n          <\/p>\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-280106\" class=\"content_block paragraph embed triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<blockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@shalsea_mac\/video\/7635544549519068430\" data-video-id=\"7635544549519068430\" style=\"max-width: 605px;min-width: 325px;\">\n<section> <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"@shalsea_mac\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@shalsea_mac?refer=embed\">@shalsea_mac<\/a> @KidCudi you were awesome but THIS??  <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"fyp\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/fyp?refer=embed\">#fyp<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"kidcudi\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/kidcudi?refer=embed\">#kidcudi<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"fy\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/fy?refer=embed\">#fy<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"therebelragerstour\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/therebelragerstour?refer=embed\">#TheRebelRagersTour<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"mia\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/mia?refer=embed\">#MIA<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\u266c original sound - The Famous Grave Co.\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/music\/original-sound-7611612767090428703?refer=embed\">\u266c original sound &#8211; The Famous Grave Co.<\/a> <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script>\n<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-280051\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>\n            <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_new\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/t\/ZTkG7WFmV\/\">Videos<\/a> made the rounds this morning of remarks she made at a Dallas tour stop May 2 at the Dos Equis Pavilion. M.I.A. \u2014 who just released a new album about her deepened Christian faith, <i>M.I.7.<\/i>, this April \u2014 said, &#8220;I\u2019ve been canceled for many reasons. I never thought I would be canceled for being a brown Republican voter.&#8221; In addition, she said, &#8221; can\u2019t do \u2018<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_new\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=zV1NgEWrbIs&amp;list=RDzV1NgEWrbIs&amp;start_radio=1\">ILLYGIRL<\/a>,\u2019 [a song] though some of you could be in the audience,\u201d inspiring groans from the audience. She soon after added, &#8220;All right, I\u2019m illegal. Half of my team are not here because they didn\u2019t get the visa, OK? I want you to know that. All right? So don\u2019t listen to what the bots say on the internet.\u201d\n          <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content_block paragraph triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-280054\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>\n            M.I.A. was quick to react on X following the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a>, writing, &#8220;DO NOT GAS LIGHT MY WORDS. THAT IS THE WORK OF SATAN,&#8221; as part of a statement quote tweeting a video of the viral rant.\n          <\/p>\n<p>\n            &#8220;I WROTE BORDERS AND ILLYGAL AND PAPER PLANES BEFORE YOU THOUGHT IMMIGRANT RIGHTS WERE COOL. I&#8217;VE HAD THSES BATTLES BY MYSELF WITHOUT THE HELP OF MILLIONS OF FANS BACKING ME . I DON&#8217;T NEED THIS VIRTUE SIGNAL ERA TO ALL OF A SUDDEN ERASE AN ENTIRE LIFE I&#8217;VE LED,&#8221; she wrote.\n          <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-280055\" class=\"content_block paragraph embed triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I WROTE ILLYGAL ON THE MAYA LP A SONG FROM 2010.<br \/>I STARTED THIS INTRO TO THE SONG WITH THE STATEMENT SAYING I&#8217;M ILLYGAL, AND I SAID MY TEAM HASN&#8217;T GOTTEN VISAS YET. THEN PLAYED A SONG THAT HAD LYRICS SAYING &#8220;FU&amp;% THE LAW&#8221;, WHICH I STILL BELIEVE, IF THE LAW IS UNJUST F@%&amp; IT. <\/p>\n<p>DO\u2026 <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3xZk2OTBMb\">https:\/\/t.co\/3xZk2OTBMb<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 M.I.A. \u2295 II II II (@MIAuniverse) <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MIAuniverse\/status\/2051348840377110894?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 4, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-280075\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>\n            M.I.A.&#8217;s music has long explored complex themes of politics, persecution, and rebellion, and indeed, she&#8217;s <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_new\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/music\/article\/28846\/1\/m-i-a-criticises-the-west-s-attitude-towards-refugees\">the global state of migration and borders<\/a> in her music. Her biggest hit, &#8220;<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_new\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ewRjZoRtu0Y\">Paper Planes<\/a>&#8221; famously tells the story of passport counterfeit and violence. Later songs like &#8220;<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_new\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=r-Nw7HbaeWY\">Borders<\/a>&#8221; further nodded to the topic, its chorus beginning with her asking &#8220;Borders (What&#8217;s up with that?).&#8221; The aforemtnioned &#8220;<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_new\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=zV1NgEWrbIs\">ILLYGIRL<\/a>&#8221; is less about immigration than questioning the justice of the law, with M.I.A. singing, &#8220;I&#8217;m illegal \/ Above the law.&#8221;\n          <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content_block paragraph triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-280081\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>\n            The artist&#8217;s longstanding poltical outspoken began to markedly shift in recent years, as the artist, a always a critic of <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_new\" href=\"https:\/\/pitchfork.com\/thepitch\/1165-mia-vs-the-system-a-complete-timeline-of-her-controversies\/\">politicians across the political spectrum<\/a>, began to further align with voices on the political right, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_new\" href=\"https:\/\/www.the-independent.com\/arts-entertainment\/music\/news\/mia-candace-owens-b2214302.html\">going on Candace Owens&#8217;s show<\/a> and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_new\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C8plKGKxYBz\/\">Alex Jones&#8217;s Info Wars<\/a>, becoming a vocal supporter of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.&#8217;s political movement &#8220;Make America Healthy Again&#8221; before fully <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_new\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/mia-endorses-trump-to-help-rfk-jr-inherit-america\/\">endorsing<\/a> President Donald Trump ahead of the 2024 election.\n          <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-280094\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>\n            Controversies aside, M.I.A. still maintained a sizable fan base, recieved <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_new\" href=\"https:\/\/pitchfork.com\/reviews\/albums\/mia-mi7\/\">positive reviews<\/a> for her last album, and even made it on Kid Cudi&#8217;s stadium tour alongside Outkast&#8217;s Big Boi. Her recent comments, according to groaning fans and Cudi himself, seem to have been a step too far for her to continue on the tour.\n          <\/p>\n<p>\n            Stay tuned for more information on M.I.A. and Kid Cudi&#8217;s Rebel Ragers tour.\n          <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"author\">\n    <span><br \/>\n      By <span class=\"credit_name\">Tobias Hess<\/span><br \/>\n  <\/span><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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