Rapper Kid Cudi Fires M.I.A. from Tour for ‘Offensive Remarks’ About Immigration, Being Republican

Rapper Kid Cudi has fired fellow musician M.I.A. from the Rebel Ragers tour, saying she violated an agreement to avoid controversy when she said she’s been canceled for being “a brown Republican” at a recent show in Dallas.

The “Paper Planes” singer went viral over the weekend when she prompted boos from her audience at the Dos Equis Pavilion in Dallas, after she declared herself a “brown Republican” and appeared to criticize illegal immigration.

“I’ve been canceled for many reasons. I never thought I would be canceled for being a brown Republican voter,” she said, then stating, “I can’t do ‘Illegal,’ though some of you could be in the audience.”

In an Instagram post on Monday, Kid Cudi said that his management team had previously informed her team that they were to avoid controversy at his shows, believing that they had come to an agreement.

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