Kid Cudi Dedicates Heart-Felt Blog Entry to Fan Who Passed Away on Christmas

Rapper Kid Cudi put his heart on his sleeve in a recent blog post dedicated to one of his fans. Ben Breedlove was from Austin, Texas and suffered from a heart condition called hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, which is a disease that affects the muscle of the heart. Ben cheated death three times, but his fourth attempt failed on Christmas Day.

Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is the leading cause of sudden cardiac death in young athletes and is caused by a thickening of the muscle in the heart without an obvious cause. Ben was 18 years old and had been battling this condition his whole life. The third time he cheated death he had a strange experience that directly connected him to his favorite rapper, and he shared it with the world in a YouTube video.

Ben tells the story of how he passed out and then went in and out of consciousness as rescue teams tried to save him. His heart stopped for three minutes and during that time he felt like he was in a room with Kid Cudi. Ben felt proud of himself and said that the rapper gave him the strength to go on.

Kid Cudi posted this message to his blog on Monday after hearing about the teen’s death: "I am so sad about Ben Breedlove. I watched the video he left for the world to see, and him seeing me in detail, in his vision really warmed my heart. I broke down, I am to tears because I hate how life is so unfair. This has really touched my heart in a way I can't describe, this is why I do what I do. Why I write my life, and why I love you all so much. Life is really f---ed up sometimes, but I know Ben is at Peace, and I hope he gets a chance to sit and talk with my Dad. We love you Ben. Forever. Thank you for loving me. To Ben's family, you raised a real hero, he's definitely mine. You have my love."

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Sources: Wikipedia, Gather, Kid Cudi

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