Kid Cudi is coming clean on his past extreme weed dependency.
On the latest episode of his podcast, Big Bro with Kid Cudi, the rapper-actor reveals to drummer Travis Barker that marijuana was a “constant” necessity. At one point, he estimates that he smoked between 15 and 20 blunts a day.
Around the 33-minute mark, Cudi said he had a Louis Vuitton suitcase filled with “hundreds” of pre-rolls so he could immediately light up after finishing his last one.
“If I was awake, I was smoking no matter what I was doing,” Cudi said. “I don’t want to be high… I want to like not feel this in this moment.”
The “Day ‘n’ Nite” rapper added that he was never approached about his habit because he was still functioning. “I’ve been able to be productive, but there was something for me that, I [was] just like, ‘Man, this feels wrong.’”
Cudi entered rehab during the California wildfires in early 2025, but after 3 months of sobriety, he relapsed during a “chaotic” period in his life. Among the chaos was an incident with a stalker who broke into his home following evacuations.
Cudi admits that he still smokes today, but at the behest of friends, he now approaches his relationship with weed differently.
“So like now like if I’m not doing anything, I’ll start my day with a joint, but like I’m not smoking nowhere near as many joints as I used to smoke,” he said.” I’m smoking like maybe four a day.”
Next up: Cudi is set to write, direct, and star in a film on acclaimed artist Jean-Michel Basquiat. Filming is set to start next year.