Kid Cudi has addressed the rumors he got a giant tattoo of an emoji keyboard on his stomach following a viral photo.
The photo in question started circulating attached to the Cleveland rapper’s name on Sunday (July 16) when someone tweeted a torso-only photo of the ink and captioned it, “Kid cudi just got the worst tattoo in the world im sick” with crying emojis.
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After some hours of chatter, Cudi addressed the photo himself, debunking the rumor with a single tweet.
“This is not me lame,” he wrote in a retweet.
A tattoo Kid Cudi did actually get recently can be found on his back, and it features the KAWS-designed Moon Man cartoon used for the cover of his 2022 Man on the Moon trilogy box set.
Cudi debuted the ink with a miniature figurine of himself he shared in June.
“Working on something special for u guys…” he wrote with the pics. “This is a 1 of 1 test of some figurines im doing. Got a bunch of other poses, different fits. I was so blown away when I first saw this, the detail, is unmatched. Truly mind blowing. More info on these soon. Might see me at ComicCon too [shhh emoji].”
He concluded: “P.S. yes that is my real back tattoo. Ive had it for months now. This is a first lil peek at it.”
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In other news, Kid Cudi’s Netflix special Entergalactic has been nominated for Best Animated Program – marking his first ever Emmy nomination.
“ENTERGALATIC IS EMMY NOMINATED!!!!” he wrote in response to the news. “YES YES YESSSSSSSSS!!! OMG WTF THIS IS INSANE!!!!! THANK U GOD.
“THIS IS HUGE!!! CONGRATS TO THE WHOLE TEAM WHO BUSTED THEIR ASSES FOR 3 YEARS AND BROUGHT THIS BAD BOY TO LIFE!! @netflix #entergalactic. Now, the big question: What to wear??”
He also thanked close friend and collaborator Travis Scott for being one of the first to congratulate him on the nod, before extending his gratitude to the crew that worked on the show.
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“Love to all the homies that hit me and showed love about the emmy nom. Trav hit me first before anyone sayin congrats,” he added. “It feels good to know I got real homies, real family out here that support me always.
“Kenya Barris, Elizabeth Porter, Mike Moon, Mike Penketh, Fletch Moules, Maurice Williams, Ian Edelman, Karina Manashil, Dennis Cummings. This is the Entergalactic team behind the scenes that made my dream come to life and I am so thankful for each and everyone of these amazing people.”
