Kid Cudi expresses support for ‘Free Palestine’: “This isn’t politics, these are real lives”

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Kid Cudi has expressed his support for Palestinians caught up in the ongoing Israel-Hamas war.The rapper – real name Scott Mescudi – shared a lengthy post on Instagram calling for “an end to the ongoing genocide” in Gaza.Gaza’s health ministry has said 10,022 Palestinians have been killed following Hamas’ attack on Israel on October 7, which saw over 1,200 Israelis killed, according to Sky News.Kid Cudi wrote: “The things I’ve been seeing in the news have been breaking my heart.

I can’t watch what’s happening in the world and remain silent. I can’t imagine the pain people are feeling. Seeing their entire neighbourhoods bombed, losing generations of family members, parents crying over their children’s lifeless bodies, communities turning into mass graves, people digging through the rubble of their homes in hopes of finding remains of their loved ones – a pain no one should have to go through.”He continued: “It doesn’t feel right to share the music I have coming out and pretend like there isn’t a part of the world burning, thousands of people being murdered.

I know some people are gonna disagree with me, but that’s OK. As a Black man, I stand against all forms of oppression. And as an artist, I feel responsible to give a voice to the unheard, and to celebrate the spirit of all people through my work and my presence.”A post shared by Willis (@kidcudi)He went on to say that it matters to him that “my art represents my deepest beliefs about what I think humanity can look like”.The rapper went on: “I’m hopeful we won’t attack each other on the basis of upholding basic human rights.