Cudi Drops M.I.A. From Tour After On-Stage Political Rant

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Source: The Guardian
Cudi Drops M.I.A. From Tour After On-Stage Political Rant
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Rapper Kid Cudi cut M.I.A. from his tour after a viral Dallas on-stage rant in which she said she’d been canceled for being a brown Republican voter, prompting fan backlash. Cudi posted that he wouldn’t tolerate offensive remarks at shows. M.I.A. defended her comments online, including a visa-related remark about illegality, and has a history of provocative posts; she also released the album M.I.7 on Ohmni Music and recently performed with Major Lazer at Coachella.

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