After a shocking announcement of retirement, Kanye West protégé Kid Cudi has retracted his statement, saying he will not leave the rap game.

The announcement came yesterday during Cudi’s set at the South By Southwest music festival.

“You remember when Spiderman didn’t want to be Spiderman no more? Cause his personal life was so f***** up, but he was just, like, killing s*** as Spiderman…?”Cudi asked the crowd.

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“I understand that I need y’all and y’all need me,” he added. “So I can’t stop.”

The statement was met with applause from the crowd.

Earlier this week, DX reported that Cudi announced he would hang up the mic to focus on his acting career [click to read].