Kid Cudi‘s tour with Big Boi, M.I.A., A-Track and more just started last week but its already lost an act: M.I.A. Cudi shared a statement today on his Instagram stories:
TOUR UPDATE
M.I.A is no longer on this tour. I told my management to send a notice to her team before we started tour that I didnt want anything offensive at my shows, cuz I already knew what time it was, and I was assured things were understood. After the last couple shows, I’ve been flooded with messages from fans that were upset by her rants. This, to me, is very disappointing and I wont have someone on my tour making offensive remarks that upsets my fanbase. Thank you for understanding.
Rager
Many were surprised M.I.A. was even booked on this tour at all, but this change comes after online backlash to things she said during her performances at recent shows:
m.i.a telling dallas she’s a republican and getting booed im crying
— syd gracie (@sydsburnbook) May 3, 2026
@trippinsippuhh everyone booing M.I.A after she went on her political rant #mia #kidcudi #politics #smh she said she had a song called ‘illegal but couldn’t play it bc there might be someone in the crowd’ then proceeded to “make it better” by saying her teams visas got denied and she’s illegal? SMH
M.I.A, meanwhile, has started to repsond to some of it on X/Twitter:
I WROTE ILLYGAL ON THE MAYA LP A SONG FROM 2010.
I STARTED THIS INTRO TO THE SONG WITH THE STATEMENT SAYING I'M ILLYGAL, AND I SAID MY TEAM HASN'T GOTTEN VISAS YET. THEN PLAYED A SONG THAT HAD LYRICS SAYING "FU&% THE LAW", WHICH I STILL BELIEVE, IF THE LAW IS UNJUST F@%& IT.— M.I.A. ⊕ II II II (@MIAuniverse) May 4, 2026
DON'T BE AN AGENT OF DIVISION, I CAN'T VOTE IN THE US, AND 48% OF LATIN COMMUNITY VOTED TRUMP. SO ARE YOU GOING TO HATE THEM ALL?
WE MUST UNITE TO MAKE THIS COUNTRY, THAT EVERYONE WANTS TO LIVE IN A BETTER PLACE. IF YOU ARE EASYLY LED BY RUMOUR THEN YOU DON'T SEE THE LIGHT FOR… https://t.co/Sln3rjk9Sc— M.I.A. ⊕ II II II (@MIAuniverse) May 4, 2026