Kid Cudi slams TikTokers for taking out his lyrics for \u2018Now look at this\u2019 trend Instagram: Kid Cudi\/TikTok: lateryenilkaRapper Kid Cudi has called out TikTokers for \u2018editing out\u2019 the lyrics of one of his songs as part of a TikTok trend. Cudi, real name Scott Mescudi, told his followers that he \u201cdoesn\u2019t f*ck with what they did to my song on TikTok, taking out the lyrics.\u201d Although it is unclear who the \u2018they\u2019 Cudi is referring to in this Tweet, it is most likely aimed at TikTok user \u2018Ukulele Guy\u2019, who is credited as the creator of the now-viral TikTok sound. The sound, which includes the line \u201cnow look at this\u201d from Kid Cudi\u2019s 2008 song \u2018Day N\u2019 Nite, has been used in 282.8k videos on the app to date. While the aforementioned line remains in the TikTok sound, the rest of the lyrics have been removed, leaving just the background beat. \u201cWe live in a strange time. I\u2019m not flattered,\u201d Cudi continued. I dont fuck w what they did to my song on tik tok takin out the lyrics. We live in a strange time. Im not flattered \ud83e\udd37\ud83c\udffe\u2642\ufe0f \u2014 The Chosen One (@KiDCuDi) March 13, 2021 Some fans were sympathetic to Kid\u2019s complaints, with one Twitter user saying: \u201cIt\u2019s his art he created, he has a right to be kinda upset about it. It\u2019s literally about depression and his sadness, and they take his lyrics out and changes the whole tone of it.\u201d However, others were confused by the rapper\u2019s anger, with several fans pointing out that it\u2019s \u201cnot that deep\u201d while one Twitter user quipped: \u201cStop acting like a Kanye.\u201d I dont think im makin it “”deep”” by tweetin how I feel. Now if I was ranting thats another thing. Nothing wrong w me stating I dont approve, plus if u are such a fan, u know my lyrics are most important to me. Im passionate about my shit so idc who has a problem w that https:\/\/t.co\/Ypzx36mS9W \u2014 The Chosen One (@KiDCuDi) March 13, 2021 In response to this criticism, Cudi further clarified his position, saying: \u201cI dont think I\u2019m makin it \u201cdeep\u201d by tweeting how I feel.\u201d Read More: Top 20 most followed TikTok accounts – This isn\u2019t the first time Cudi\u2019s interaction with the TikTok world has confused people. His fans had previously expressed their anger that he thanked TikTok star Addison Rae for her birthday message to him, with one fan claiming that Addison \u201ccouldn\u2019t even name five of his songs.\u201d What is the \u2018Now Look at This\u2019 trend? The \u2018Now Look at This\u2019 challenge is one of the most popular trends on TikTok at the moment, with the tag #nowlookatthis having 949.1 million views altogether. As part of the trend, TikTokers will lip-sync the lyric \u201cnow look at this before the video switches to something funny and\/or bizarre, with the video usually involving animals. For example, one of the most popular videos to come out of this trend, which has blown up with 18.2 million views, is a post by user \u2018sebastian.cx\u2019. The viral video shows a raccoon stealing cat food from a bowl while the stray cats look on.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Kid Cudi slams TikTokers for taking out his lyrics for \u2018Now look at this\u2019 trend Instagram: Kid Cudi\/TikTok: lateryenilkaRapper Kid Cudi has called out TikTokers for \u2018editing out\u2019 the lyrics of one of his songs as part of a TikTok trend. Cudi, real name Scott Mescudi, told his followers that he \u201cdoesn\u2019t f*ck with what […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-52876","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52876","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=52876"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52876\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=52876"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=52876"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=52876"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}