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Kid Cudi is opening up to PEOPLE about fatherhood — and why his daughter Vada called him the "best dad ever"

The multi-hyphenate, who just released his powerful memoir CUDI , revealed that he "almost cried" after getting a text from his daughter earlier this month

"She's my best friend, my homie, my ride or die. She's all those things," he says

Kid Cudi is the "best dad ever," at least according to his No. 1 supporter — his daughter Vada .

The multi-platinum rapper, 41, revealed to PEOPLE while discussing fatherhood and his new book, Cudi: The Memoir, that a recent text from his 15-year-old "best friend" and "ride or die" left him emotional earlier this month.

"She literally texted me the other day, because I sent her a clip from when I was talking about her in my

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