{"id":2000622,"date":"2025-09-05T23:41:15","date_gmt":"2025-09-05T23:41:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2000622"},"modified":"2025-09-05T23:41:15","modified_gmt":"2025-09-05T23:41:15","slug":"consequence-reportedly-references-kid-cudis-car-explosion-on-new-song","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/consequence-reportedly-references-kid-cudis-car-explosion-on-new-song\/","title":{"rendered":"Consequence Reportedly References Kid Cudi&#8217;s Car Explosion on New Song"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.complex.com\/tag\/consequence\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Consequence;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\">Consequence<\/a> has reportedly referenced <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.complex.com\/tag\/kid-cudi\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Kid Cudi;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\">Kid Cudi<\/a> testifying at <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.complex.com\/tag\/diddy\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Diddy;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\">Diddy<\/a>\u2019s trial in a new song that has since been deleted after being posted online.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">According to <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2025\/09\/03\/consequence-disses-kid-cudi\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:TMZ;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><em>TMZ<\/em><\/a>, on Tuesday (September 2), Cons posted a clip of &#8220;Punching at the Air&#8221; featuring Conway the Machine, on which he apparently spits: &#8220;<em>We about to blow like Kid Cudi&#8217;s car.<\/em>&#8220;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A direct nod to Diddy <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.complex.com\/music\/a\/cmplxtara-mahadevan\/diddy-trial-cassie-kid-cudi-car-fire-angry-relationship\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:allegedly bombing Cudi\u2019s Porsche;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\">allegedly bombing Cudi\u2019s Porsche<\/a> in 2012 with a Molotov cocktail in retaliation for Cudi and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.complex.com\/tag\/cassie\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Cassie Ventura;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\">Cassie Ventura<\/a> dating, the song\u2019s accompanying video also reportedly features footage of Cudi leaving Diddy\u2019s trial in May.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Punching at the Air&#8221; is supposedly set to appear on Consequence\u2019s upcoming album, <em>I Work For Me<\/em>, slated for release via his 192 Records label. Cudi is yet to respond to the track.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.complex.com\/shop?utm_source=yahoo&amp;utm_medium=syndication&amp;utm_campaign=shop2025\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:COMPLEX SHOP: Shop the brands you love, anytime and anywhere. Uncover what's next. Buy. Collect. Obsess.;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><b>COMPLEX SHOP:<\/b> Shop the brands you love, anytime and anywhere. Uncover what&#8217;s next. Buy. Collect. Obsess.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">This isn\u2019t the first time Consequence has spoken on Cudder\u2019s testimony. In July, he took to X to write: &#8220;Kid Cudi testified against Puff for NOTHING.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><span>Consequence via X<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In late May, Kid Cudi took the stand during Diddy\u2019s sex trafficking and racketeering trial, where he was asked about the disgraced mogul <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.complex.com\/music\/a\/cmplxtara-mahadevan\/kid-cudi-testifies-diddy-porsche-car-fire-trial-cassie\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:allegedly blowing up Cudi's car;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\">allegedly blowing up Cudi&#8217;s car<\/a>. He told the prosecution he believed the fire was \u201cintentional&#8221; and not accidental.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Both Cassie and Cudi alleged that Diddy went to such lengths after discovering the pair had briefly dated in 2011. Around that time, Cassie called Cudi to tell him that Diddy had discovered their romantic involvement and claimed the 55-year-old gave the order to blow up Cudi&#8217;s Porsche.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.complex.com\/music\/a\/joshua-espinoza\/cassie-alleges-diddy-kid-cudi-car-explosion-lawsuit\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Cassie first made the allegation;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\">Cassie first made the allegation<\/a> in her civil lawsuit in 2023, saying that Diddy became extremely upset about her relationship with Cudi. Rumors of the incident circulated in 2012, but it wasn&#8217;t until November 2023 that a spokesperson for Cudi corroborated Cassie\u2019s account of the alleged car explosion in a statement to <em>The New York Times<\/em>, saying: &#8220;This is all true.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Diddy&#8217;s verdict arrived in July, on the same day Consquence posted about Cudi. On July 2, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.complex.com\/music\/a\/shawn-setaro\/inside-the-courtroom-at-the-diddy-verdict\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Diddy was found guilty;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\">Diddy was found guilty<\/a> of two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution in his federal trial. Since then, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.complex.com\/music\/a\/kris-seavers\/diddy-denied-bail-after-team-files-motion-for-release-with-50-million-bond\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:he's been denied bail twice;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\">he&#8217;s been denied bail twice<\/a>; it appears he will remain incarcerated until <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.complex.com\/music\/a\/shawn-setaro\/diddy-case-both-sides-agree-sentencing-date\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:his sentencing on October 3;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\">his sentencing on October 3<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">As for Cudi, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/articles\/kid-cudis-album-free-buy-194604768.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:he just released his album Free;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\">he just released his album<em> Free<\/em><\/a>, which he told fans on X is his &#8220;last album on a major label,&#8221; and that he\u2019s now &#8220;looking forward to\u2026being independent.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In August, Cudi spoke on Diddy\u2019s trial, telling<em> CBS Mornings<\/em> that testifying against the Bad Boy Records founder <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/articles\/kid-cudi-didnt-want-testify-192108835.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:was &quot;really hard.&quot;;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\">was &#8220;really hard.&#8221;<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I didn&#8217;t want to do it,&#8221; Cudi continued. &#8220;I got subpoenaed. &#8230; I just wanted to be there for [Cassie] and help her out,&#8221; he explained, adding: &#8220;I know I did the right thing, so that&#8217;s all that matters.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In addition to Cudi, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/music\/articles\/consequence-says-hes-better-rapper-172550567.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Consequence has been beefing with Pusha T;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\">Consequence has been beefing with Pusha T<\/a>, recently saying he\u2019s a better MC than Push and dissing lyrics from \u201cAce Trumpets,&#8221; which features on new Clipse album, <em>Let God Sort Em Out<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">At one point in Cons&#8217; life, he had close ties to Cudder and King Push, as all three were signed to Ye&#8217;s <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.complex.com\/tag\/good-music\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:G.O.O.D. Music;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\">G.O.O.D. Music<\/a> label. Cons, Cudi and Push have all had their respective feuds with Ye, with Cons being the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.complex.com\/music\/a\/eric-diep\/consequence-interview-kanye-west-pusha-t-squashing-beef-premiere\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:only one to squash their beef;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\">only one to squash their beef<\/a>. In May, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.complex.com\/music\/a\/jaelaniturnerwilliams\/kanye-west-kid-cudi-praying-for-diddy\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Ye expressed disappointment in Cudi;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\">Ye expressed disappointment in Cudi<\/a> for testifying against Diddy, with Ye posting on X that he&#8217;s &#8220;praying for Puff.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">Related News<\/h3>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"ct:story;elm:img;itc:0;\" class=\"stretched-box\" href=\"https:\/\/www.complex.com\/music\/a\/tracewilliamcowen\/consequence-ynw-melly-overdose\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Cover art for new Consequence song\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/wqAPiM0HhqHtOFX6vujLTA--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/complex_131\/4a647890ac0022b0d40b6072382bb8f5\"\/><\/div>\n<p><\/a><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><span>Consequence Tackles Addiction on New Song &#8220;Overdose&#8221; f\/ YNW Melly<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">,<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"ct:story;elm:img;itc:0;\" class=\"stretched-box\" href=\"https:\/\/www.complex.com\/music\/a\/eric-diep\/kid-cudi-inspired-generation-of-creatives\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Kid Cudi\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"625\" height=\"352\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/Z4GtpneduPIRK1pA4iEwEw--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MTtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/complex_131\/10edf09518aa4aa11dfda584a0cbdc00\"\/><\/div>\n<p><\/a><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><span>They Reminisce: How Kid Cudi Inspired a Generation<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">,<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"ct:story;elm:img;itc:0;\" class=\"stretched-box\" href=\"https:\/\/www.complex.com\/music\/a\/cmplxtara-mahadevan\/diddys-bounce-back-guilty-conviction\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Diddy\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/zlQM.PWSiyHHehBvJnc1pQ--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/complex_131\/d9a47cbc3c651f3669cf0da2697555b8\"\/><\/div>\n<p><\/a><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><span>Diddy Will \u2018Bounce Back\u2019 From Guilty Conviction, Casey Anthony\u2019s Former Lawyer Says<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\"><b>Related News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><b><i><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/music\/articles\/tyrese-tells-fans-hes-really-153234144.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Tyrese Tells Fans He's 'Really Hurt' After Mary J. 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Find the latest entertainment news and the best in music, pop culture, sneakers, style and original shows.;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><b>Making Culture Pop.<\/b> Find the latest entertainment news and the best in music, pop culture, sneakers, style and original shows.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Consequence has reportedly referenced Kid Cudi testifying at Diddy\u2019s trial in a new song that has since been deleted after being posted online. According to TMZ, on Tuesday (September 2), Cons posted a clip of &#8220;Punching at the Air&#8221; featuring Conway the Machine, on which he apparently spits: &#8220;We about to blow like Kid Cudi&#8217;s [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2000623,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25172],"tags":[334554,349252,27239,338340],"class_list":["post-2000622","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","tag-cassie-ventura","tag-consequence","tag-diddy","tag-kid-cudi"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Consequence-Reportedly-References-Kid-Cudis-Car-Explosion-on-New-Song.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2000622","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2000622"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2000622\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2000623"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2000622"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2000622"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2000622"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}