Kid Cudi Drops M.I.A. from Tour over Offensive Remarks on Immigrants and Republican Vote

Rapper Kid Cudi has removed singer M.I.A. from his tour following what he described as offensive remarks about illegal immigrants and her identity as a Brown Republican voter.

In a Monday Instagram Stories post titled "Tour update," Kid Cudi wrote, "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 didn't want anything offensive at my shows, cuz I already knew what time it was, and I was assured things were understood."

The remarks came during a Saturday tour stop in Dallas at the Dos Equis Pavilion. There, M.I.A. said, "I’ve been canceled for many reasons. I never thought I would be canceled for being a Brown Republican voter."

Variety reported that she also said, "I can’t do ‘Illegal,’ though some of you could be in the audience." Her comments spread on social media and platforms like Reddit.

One Reddit user posted, "Did anyone catch all that wildly racist sh-t M.I.A said at the dos equis show? She did that weird bit about indians and being republican, and then damn near got booed off stage after she said 'illegal (her song) like half the people here' Her entire set left a bad taste in my mouth."

Kid Cudi announced he was pulling M.I.A. from the Rebel Ragers Tour, which began in Phoenix, Arizona, and will visit more than 30 cities across the country.

"After the last couple shows, I've been flooded with messages from fans that were upset by her rants," he said. "This, to me, is very disappointing, and I won't have someone on my tour making offensive remarks that upsets my fanbase. Thank you for understanding."

M.I.A., whose real name is Mathangi "Maya" Arulpragasam, has issued political statements before. In 2024, at the Portola Music Festival in San Francisco, she said, "Before there was Nicki [Minaj], there was M.I.A. Before there was Rihanna, there was M.I.A. Before there was Kamala Harris, there was M.I.A."

She added, "We want freedom from everything, even from politics and religions."

In August 2024, M.I.A. appeared to endorse Trump on X after his endorsement by former presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy. "Trump is going to ride America through the most challenging 4 years coming pulling out weed, and RFK will inherit America when God is ready to replant and rebuild it righteously," she wrote.

Fox News Digital reached out to Kid Cudi and M.I.A. for comment.