What the heck is going on with Drake, Kanye West and Kid Cudi?

Another day, another rap beef.
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Another day, another rap beef.

Kid Cudi spilled a lot of feelings on Twitter the other day in a series of tweets that questioned the loyalty of his peers in the music business—including Drake and Kanye West.

The tweets started when Cudi let folks know that he has a lot of "haters" in the industry. "Everyone thinks they're soooo great," he tweeted. "Talkin top 5 and be having 30 people write songs fro them."


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He praised young rappers like A$AP Rocky and Travis Scott, but things took a turn for the serious when he began name checking.

"My tweets apply to who they apply," he said. "Ye, Drake, whoever. These n*ggas don't give a fuck about me. And they ain't fuckin with me."

"I keep silent because I don't ever wanna come off like some angry hater, but today, not only do I feel fantastic, I'm feelin' like taking over," he explained.

The tweets sparked direct responses from both West and Drake, who performed on Wednesday night in Florida and California respectively.

In the middle of performing "I Don't Like," West told the crowd exactly how he felt about the whole situation and talked about how hurt he was by Cudi's accusations.

"You know how many people wish they could be signed to G.O.O.D. Music, get they life changed? Have that opportunity? Never forget that," he said, addressing his long time collaborator.

"I'm so hurt. I feel so disrespected. Kid Cudi, we're two black men in a racist world. I wore skinny jeans first," he said. "I got called names before you, bruh. Why y'all got to come at me?”

Drake responded to the callout with fewer words. "You getting way to high, you need to Cudi," the rapper said on stage, referencing a popular O.T. Genesis song. "I heard boys were talking down today. Shoutout to my brother Kanye West. We both got sold out shows," he reportedly said according to the fans present.

What actually is going on might all come to light in new music from the three rappers.

Drake and West have mercilessly teased a joint album, and Cudi has said a new album from him will arrive at the end of September—music that he hopes will speak for itself.

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