Kid Cudi Checks Into Rehab For Depression: 11 Things To Know About Troubled Rapper

This past Tuesday (Oct. 4), Kid Cudi dropped a bombshell when he revealed that he was in deep bout with depression. The Ohio rapper spoke on his decision to enter rehab because of his suicidal urges, despite his new album looming.

"It's been difficult for me to find the words to what I'm about to share with you because I feel ashamed," the rapper wrote on Facebook .

"Ashamed to be a leader and hero to so many while admitting I've been living a lie. It took me a while to get to this place of commitment, but it is something I have to do for myself, my family, my best friend/daughter and all of you, my fans."

Despite his hindrances, Cudi is an uber-talented musician with a plethora of hits and songwriting credits to his name. While the path to happiness and fulfillment will be an arduous one, we’re more than confident that Cudi’s blessing will appear right before his eyes. In case you’re unfamiliar with the Ohio upstart, get familiar with KC.

1. Kid Cudi has flexed his acting muscles on several occasions. He starred on HBO’s How to Make It in America. He also had roles in several movies like Need for Speed, Entourage, and more.

2. He’s part-Mexican courtesy of his father, who was half-Native American, as well. Sadly, Cudi lost his dad at the age of 11.

3. Because of his father’s passing, Cudi suffered with severe night terrors, forcing him to sleep with his mother until he was 12-years-old.

4. In 2009, Kid Cudi was named a XXL Freshman along with Wale, B.o.B, Curren$y, and more, because of his high potential to become a star.

5. He purchased Fred Durst’s old L.A. home in 2010.

6. He was expelled from high school and later received his G.E.D. Why was he expelled? He threatened to punch his then-high school principal.

7. Lady Gaga kicked him off of her tour in 2010 because he fought a fan. "She's going to kick me off the tour because she didn't want that type of negative energy at her shows? Word? I never did nothing to that girl," he told Complex back in 2010.

8. Cudi has done interviews high in the past. In the same cover story with Complex, he explained how he was accustomed to "doing cocaine to get through interviews... I was definitely high-fiving death a couple times."

9. Like his former mentor Kanye West, Cudi is a college drop-out. He attended the University of Toledo for film before dropping after his freshman year. “I had so many big dreams," he once told The Plain Dealer. "But Ohio wasn't the place for me to execute them." When we first interviewed him and asked about his smoking habits, he compared label meetings to school. "It was so boring, like I was in college again."

10. He was discovered and later signed by Kanye West in 2008. He has writing credits for some of Kanye’s biggest songs from his 808s and Heartbreak album in “Heartless” and “Paranoid.”

11. His most successful album commerically was his debut effort Man on the Moon: The End of Day, where he earned a gold plaque and a top-three record on Billboard, with “Day ‘N’ Nite.”