“That’s why my shit worked, because I didn’t switch the code of hip-hop. I kept the core root of it, which was realness.” Read more from @KidCudi in his Playboy Interview inside our Winter 2025–26 issue, on newsstands and at playboy.com.
Interview: Jayson Buford
Editorial Director: Cassie Anderson
Photographer: Mason Poole
Director of Photography: Dax Blinn
Creative Director: Smiley Stevens
Design & Visuals Director: Mallory Roynon
Stylist: Jason Rembert
Groomer: Brielle McKenna
Barber: The Barber Sy
Props: Gil & Roy Props
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