Kid Cudi made his debut as a “Saturday Night Live” musical guest over the weekend and made a splash with two bold performances.
From paying tribute to the late Chris Farley to rocking a floral dress, Cudi’s sets certainly lit the internet on fire.
For his first number of the night, the artist took to the Studio 8H stage for a performance of “Tequila Shots”, rocking a T-shirt with Farley’s face emblazoned on it, under a green mohair sweater.
Fans took to Twitter after the performance to share their appreciation for Cudi’s celebration of Farley, who died in 1997 at age 33 and is considered one of the most beloved “SNL” cast members of all time.
Many fans also noticed Cudi’s apparent tribute to Kurt Cobain, linking his green sweater to the sweater Cobain famously wore during Nirvana’s MTV Unplugged concert in 1993. Cobain died in 1994 at age 27.
#KidCudi with the #ChrisFarley shirt ❤️ #SNL pic.twitter.com/fn2KKsFVeI
— Aprilis Kat (@katsterevin) April 11, 2021
Kid Cudi tapped nicely into our subconscious tonight, rockin’ a green mohair cardigan like Kurt. The Farley headshot tee was a nice touch, too. #SNL pic.twitter.com/YGdqpt48Ln
— Tyler Conway (@TylerConway) April 11, 2021
Kid Cudi with a wonderful shirt choice on SNL. pic.twitter.com/4nNHrNizlO
— Tim Donovan (@Ledfloyd13) April 11, 2021
Cudi then raised the bar for “SNL” surprises when he took the stage for his second number, performing “Sad People” while rocking a floral dress and looking absolutely fantastic in it.
He paired the dress with a skull and flower necklace, and Twitter’s unanimous decision seemed to be that Cudi’s bold fashion statement was one of the biggest highlights of the night. The singer revealed on Twitter that the dress was another nod to the late Nirvana frontman, who wore a floral-print dress on numerous occasions.
Virgil designed the dress for me. I told him I wanted to show love to Kurt w a floral print sundress and this man made a masterpiece. Thank You @virgilabloh ur a fuckin genius!! Love you man we did it!!!
— The Chosen One (@KidCudi) April 11, 2021
Im doin a collection w Off White and the dress will be included!!
— The Chosen One (@KidCudi) April 11, 2021
Kid Cudi is SERVING in this dress #SNL pic.twitter.com/PevDVFhkzg
— Diamond Song (@diamondsong42) April 11, 2021
okay this musical performance by Kid Cudi is EVERYTHING!!! #SNL pic.twitter.com/FRsBRY3GMO
— Lesley❦ (@lesleyskata) April 11, 2021
Live look at the #SNL audience during this #KidCudi performance pic.twitter.com/n61gltIaof
— Trevor Michaels (@trevmikewrites) April 11, 2021
KID CUDI IS WEARING A FLORAL DRESS ON SNL AND HES ABLE TO PULL OFF A FLORAL DRESS
— aqua (@imsomfsensitive) April 11, 2021
I’m here for this #KidCudi #SNL pic.twitter.com/hx2GYR8hLM
— Kathia Woods (@kathia_woods) April 11, 2021
love kid cudi #snl pic.twitter.com/6a7oZsIXWp
— Marlow Stern (@MarlowNYC) April 11, 2021
The goat @KidCudi killing it on #SNL one of the best ever to do it in a dress pic.twitter.com/wBa3qsT2s2
— Jake Cardenas (@JakeCardenas6) April 11, 2021
Kid Cudi rocking a dress on SNL during his set. And killing it BTW.
Hell yeah! Lots of life tonight. pic.twitter.com/SDXpFQu9ZD
— Sebastian J (@SebJackson90) April 11, 2021
And a little curtsy at the end #SNL #KidCudi pic.twitter.com/J8ahFeLBMr
— C🍪🍪kie Montague (@AroundTheWayMM) April 11, 2021
Check out the video below to see more highlights from this season of the celebrated sketch comedy series.
“Saturday Night Live” airs live, coast-to-coast at 11:30 p.m. ET, 8:30 p.m. PT on Global.
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