Kid Cudi Opens Up About Marijuana Addiction and Past Feud With Drake

Kid Cudi has revealed that marijuana once completely controlled his life, detailing his struggles in an interview with People. The rapper admitted that his usage had become extreme: “I just was in this place where I was abusing it. I was really abusing it. I was smoking maybe 15 blunts a day, wake up in the mornings, get high. It truly ruled my life.”

Since going to rehab, Cudi says his relationship with marijuana has changed significantly. “Now I just get after it at night or on the weekends when I have the free time and I’m just relaxing, but I’m not smoking nowhere near as much weed as I was smoking before. A joint lasts me all day, damn near. So my relationship has changed with that in a major way. And I’m just more interested in being sober a lot more and being more present,” he explained.

Cudi’s struggles with substances coincided with public challenges in his career. During one rehab stint, Drake targeted him on the 2016 track “Two Birds, One Stone,” which mocked the “Pursuit of Happiness” rapper’s mental health struggles. Speaking to CBS Mornings, Cudi recalled his reaction: “I was like, oh okay, you wanna kick me when I’m down. Great. But he wanted to play the game with me. He wanted me to put him in my song or whatever and I’m not that type of artist.”

Cudi emphasized that he never intended to respond on record. “I’m not going to the studio angry rapping about some other man and putting him in my art. That’s not what we’re gonna do here. I’m gonna come to your doorstep and I’mma let you know that I’mma see you. I’mma see you and that’s a promise.”

The two artists eventually patched things up in 2021, though their relationship shifted afterward. Cudi noted, “I went on to do a record for him for his album, but granted, I haven’t heard from him ever since. It just let me know that time is over. We’ll never be homies like we were before. I don’t have any beef with him anymore and I’m not mad at him or anything. It’s just time has gone by. [We are in] different places. It’s all good. I know he loves me. I know that. And I know he respects me as an artist. That’s good enough for me.”

Cudi’s reflections highlight both his personal growth and his ability to move past conflicts, showing a renewed focus on sobriety, mental health, and maintaining professional respect in the music industry.