“Leader of The Delinquents” is Cudi’s first solo music since his April 2018 single “The Rage.” Cudi crowns himself as the track’s titular figure, rapping rebelliously about his experiences with different drugs and people all while getting into heavier topics such as his mental health.

The track is a peek back into much of Cudi’s older music, featuring hardcore hip-hop vocals rather than the more melodic route he took as he career progressed. This is fitting, seeing as he can be seen performing the song in as early as April 2012.

The track was first premiered on Kid Cudi’s Instagram live stream on April 10, 2020. Cudi confirmed the song’s title in a conversation with Jaden in the same stream.