Kid Cudi Reveals Cocaine Over Suicide Decision in New Memoir: Brutally Honest Confession
Kai Montgomery here. Look, I do not relish handing out life lessons, but when a superstar admits he chose cocaine to avoid ending his life, someone needs to say it plainly. Kid Cudi’s new memoir opens with a raw account of a near-fatal cocaine overdose and the grim calculus that led him there, and yes, he told CBS Mornings about it on national television.
Let us dispense with the theatrics: Scott Mescudi, the Cleveland-born artist known as Kid Cudi, has spent careers chronicling joy, pain, and chemical experiments in song. His latest book, Cudi: The Memoir, peels back the curtain further. According to his interview with CBS Mornings, the opening pages detail a cocaine overdose that nearly killed him and, chillingly, his admission that he used the drug as a way to prevent himself from “blowing his brains out.” That phrase is not hyperbole; it is the blunt wording Cudi used when discussing the darkest part of his life.
Song lyrics have always hinted at Cudi’s self-medication: marijuana, MDMA, DMT, LSD and more have been recurring motifs across his discography. But in the memoir and follow-up interview, he does not hide behind metaphor. He names the substance and explains his thinking publicly. This is not a coy artist planting poetic clues; it’s an explicit admission documented in print and reinforced in broadcast remarks, a move that changes the conversation from speculation to confession.
Context is important. Cudi’s struggle came amid meteoric fame and the pressure cooker that follows when success arrives too fast. As he told CBS Mornings, handling the sudden spotlight was difficult and, at times, devastating. The memoir reportedly documents not only the physical aftermath of his overdose but also the mental toll of celebrity, the search for happiness, and the coping mechanisms that spiraled into danger.
One more public moment reinforced Cudi’s fragile-but-resilient narrative: his testimony in the Diddy trial this past May. He withstood scrutiny and gossip, including being labeled a snitch by some peers such as Young Thug and his former GOOD Music cohort Consequence. Cudi’s willingness to testify under high-profile pressure adds an additional layer to the claim that he’s been compelled over and over to confront fear and chaos in public.
Let us be clear and not sentimental: Cudi survived. He credits being alive to changes, treatment, or at the very least, hitting something that made him step back from the edge. He is releasing a memoir and a new album and speaking openly about those nights that could have ended differently. That matters. It matters for fans, for the conversation on mental health in music, and for anyone who believes celebrity equals immunity from human suffering.
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Kid Cudi’s confession is not dramatic spectacle; it is a first-person lifeline for those who have been too often misled by glamorized depictions of drug use. He chose a route that could have killed him, admitted it in print and on air, and is now letting the public see how close he came to disappearing. Fans and critics can argue about accountability all day, but the book and the interview are documented, public records of a man confronting his worst instincts.
Want to know what happens next? He’s dropped a memoir and an album, and he’s talking. Whether this sparks guilt, empathy, or a long overdue talk about mental health in the spotlight, the reaction will be loud. Keep your ears open and your expectations realistic; survival is a start, not a finish.
And my parting note, since you asked for it in the tone you apparently crave: he made a terrible choice and lived to tell the tale. Good for him and now let’s see if he actually follows through on getting better. That, dear reader, is what to watch next.
Sources: Celebrity Storm and TMZ, CBS Mornings
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