Kid Cudi is on cloud nine after meeting actress Gwyneth Paltrow – who revealed her longtime friendJAY-Z put her on to his music years back.
Taking to Instagram with a photo on Wednesday (September 25), Cudder gushed over how “sweet” the legendary actress was.
“@gwynethpaltrow and I, finally,” he wrote with heart, prayer and teary-eyed emojis. “so wonderful to see you! Gwyneth told me shes been a long time fan since Hov put her on years ago. She is just the sweetest human yall. Big love!!”
You can view the photo below.
Kid Cudi has a longstanding relationship with JAY, which began when he was invited to fly out to Hawaii in 2008 to work on The Blueprint 3, as well as Kanye West’s 808s & Heartbreak. The Cleveland native secured a spot on both albums: “Already Home” and “Welcome to Heartbreak,” respectively.
That led to Cudi featuring on several tracks on Hov and Ye’s 2011 joint album Watch The Throne, including “The Joy,” “Murder to Excellence” and “Gotta Have It.” Last year, they reunited on “Guns Go Bang,” from the soundtrack to the Netflix Western The Harder They Fall, which Hov co-produced.
In other news, Cudi’s Man on the Moon: The End of Day has solidified its status as one of Hip Hop’s most impactful albums after achieving an impressive commercial feat.
Earlier this month, his debut LP became the first rap album from the 2000s to boast two diamond singles.
Its lead single — and Cudi’s breakthrough hit — “Day ‘N’ Nite (Nightmare)” powered the project to the milestone after it was certified diamond by the RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America).
Its other song to surpass the 10 million sales mark is “Pursuit of Happiness (Nightmare),” which is now 12 times platinum and remains Cudi’s highest-selling release to date.
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Celebrating the news on X, Mr. Rager wrote: “WHAT!!!! Ok today is starting off fuckin INSANE. MOTM First 2000’s hip hop album to get multiple Diamond singles!!! I CANT BELIEVE THIS [exploding head emojis].”
He added: “All the albums that came out in the 2000s, all the dope shit I listened to in school and college and my come [up] in NY, MOTM came out swinging and makin history. Man, Im so happy right now I cant really explain. I dont get many ‘first’ accolades.
“One word helps this all make sense to me: Chosen. This was my destiny. I was meant to be here and make change, and we still here doing just that. To my fans I love u so so much beyond what you may think. Forever and ever. Ill always ride for you. Thank You from the bottom of my heart [praying hands emoji] [burning heart emojis].”
