Kanye West and Kid Cudi have been friends for years so what went wrong with their decade long friendship? Kid Cudi looked up to Kanye West from the moment he met him. Kanye mentored Cudi and he rose to sudden fame but the pressure of his rising star further pushed his anxiety and led him down a dark path of drug abuse. Cudi had differences with his mentor but it wasn't until Kanye attacked him publicly for his friendship with Pete that Cudi saw how unhealthy remaining close to Kanye would be to