Kid Cudi’s ‘Love Letter’ to NYC Comes to Life With Chip Tha Ripper-Assisted ‘Don’t Worry’ Video

Kid Cudi broke his foot back in April while performing at Coachella, but he’s back on his feet. Cudder reunited with frequent collaborator Chip Tha Ripper for his “love letter” to his second home of New York City with “Don’t Worry.”

The Anthony Kilhoffer-produced track hit streaming services on Wednesday (Sept. 18), and Cudi — born Scott Mescudi — rolled out the red carpet for an accompanying self-directed visual hours later.

“I moved to NY in 2004. Over the years, it became my second home,” the Ohio native penned about the Big Apple at the start of the clip. “To the people of NY this is my love letter to you. Thank you for always making me feel like family. I love you endlessly, enjoy. Scott.”

In the visual, Cudi galavants around NYC like he’s back playing Domingo Brown in an episode of HBO’s How to Make It In America. He and Chip soak up the Big Apple sunshine while moving around the city and stopping to interact with some fans along the way.

They even got access to film in Kaws’ NYC studio, and Cudi returned the favor and gave the artist-designer a shout-out when the carefree video arrived. “MAD LOVE TO @kaws FOR LETTIN US FILM IN HIS STUDIO,” he wrote in an Instagram post featuring a clip of him surrounded by colorful artwork in the museum-like creative space.

“Don’t Worry” accompanies the release of issue No. 4 of Cudi’s Moon Man comic-book series. The hypnotic track is slated to appear on Kid Cudi Presents The Soundtrack of Moon Man, which is coming soon, according to a press release.

The blessings continue to pour in for Cudi even more than 15 years into his decorated career. Mr. Rager’s 2008 breakout anthem “Day ‘N’ Nite” was certified diamond by the Recording Industry Association of America as Cudder added his first diamond plaque to his mantle last week.

In other Cudi news, the rapper revealed that he reached out to J. Cole to appear on his 2024 Insano album, but received “no response.”

The revealing reply came after an inquisitive fan asked about a potential Cole and Cudi collab on Wednesday (Sept. 18). “I had a session w Cole for Indicud he couldn’t write to the beat I produced. Such a bummer, and I always wanted to do something, so I reached out for INSANO, no response. So there’s that,” he explained on X.

Watch the “Don’t Worry” video below.