Kid Cudi Reveals ‘Rock Bottom Moment’ - Addiction/Recovery eBulletin

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August 14th, 2025 – Kid Cudi is getting candid about hitting “rock bottom.” During an episode of Call Her Daddy, Cudi spoke about his “rock bottom moment” and how he was able to get help by going to rehab. He explained the low point occurred led him to rehab from 2015 to 2016. “I relapsed and started using again,” he said. “It was like the decline getting just darker and darker and darker. And um, suicide was on my mind like all the time. Like I would like daydream about this s—, you know?” he continued.

“When I relapsed and was kind of faced with this reality, like, damn, it’s been six years since I’ve used this s—’ and I thought I was past that — and I’m obviously not,” said Cudi. “That was f—— me up, you know?”

The rapper noted he felt like he was “going in circles” and wanted to be “off this s—” because he was older. “Like, people don’t want to keep seeing you be a f—up. You got to get your life together, bro. You’re not in your 20s no more. You’re not just out here,” he said. “It was kind of like this reality check I needed and I went and got help.”

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