Kid Cudi’s ‘SNL’ performances referenced Chris Farley, Kurt Cobain and social media loved it - Fox News

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For his first set, the 37-year-old rapper wore a green sweater, Chris Farley t-shirt and ripped jeans while he performed his song "Tequila Shots.".

The last Farley tribute to hit the Studio 8H stage was in 2019 with Adam Sandler singing an original song about his long lost friend.

Meanwhile, other viewers interpreted Cudi’s green mohair sweater as an homage to the late Kurt Cobain, who wore similar outerwear during Nirvana's 1993 MTV Unplugged performance in New York anddied at the age of 27 nearly five months after the concert was recorded.

"The Chris Farley and Kurt Cobain tribute is amazing," one YouTube commenter wrote under a video of Cudi’s performance.

For Cudi’s second "SNL" set, her wore a floral A-line, spaghetti-strap dress while he performed his song "Sad People." Music fans also attributed his look to Cobain’s iconic button down teadress.

"Kid Cudi pulling the ultimate Kurt Cobain tribute on #SNL on the week of this death," one fan wrote on Twitter.