Maybe if I was a jerk to girls

Meaning

Remember: nice guys finish last.

Also, hip-hop has a long and infamous history of misogyny, which women have shockingly accepted, even glorified by idolizing the very rappers who objectified them. Cudi muses that maybe if he uttered these same offensive lines, he might be more popular with both male and female audiences.

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