Kid Cudi Opens Up About ‘What Did He Put in My Water?’ and His Memoir’s Hardest Confession

He Asked, “What Did He Put in My Water?”

In his revealing new memoir, Cudi: The Memoir, Kid Cudi (Scott Mescudi) recalls confronting the music industry’s power brokers with his signature raw honesty. During a tense makeup artist testimony in the Sean “Diddy” Combs trial, he recalled drunkenly asking, “What did he put in my water when I met him?” — a gut-wrenching moment that captures the confusion and violation he felt. 

A Memoir That Pulls No Punches

Released August 5, 2025, Cudi: The Memoir unpacks his mental health struggles — from suicidal ideation and addiction to his near-fatal relapse that led to rehab and a drug-induced stroke in 2016. Kid Cudi reveals this rock-bottom period was the turning point that compelled him to seek sobriety and reclaim his life. 

Finding Light in the Darkness

Through beautiful, painful honesty, Cudi emerges resilient. The memoir is not just a tale of survival — it’s a testament to the power of confronting your lowest moments and emerging stronger on the other side.