New Year, Same Ye: The Unfiltered Rant Against adidas and Jerry Lorenzo
It’s a new year, but Kanye West is still the same outspoken artist we know and love. In a recent Instagram post, Ye has once again called out adidas and even brought Fear of God designer Jerry Lorenzo into the mix. And as always, he’s not holding back.
In a lengthy caption, Ye accuses adidas of burying his YEEZY site in Google search results and brings up past grudges, stating, “You’re a 60 billion dollar company that froze my accounts. Now I’m back on my feet (no pun intended) and I’m not going to stand for this (no pun again). I did phenomenal work for you guys and because I stood up for myself, all tried to intimidate and oppress me. Everyone remembers I had major issues with adidas because of design theft and oppression before ‘the tweet.'”
But Ye doesn’t stop there. He also calls out Jerry Lorenzo, who recently signed a partnership deal with adidas through his brand Fear of God. Ye calls Lorenzo “corny and disloyal” for working with adidas after the way they handled things and even accuses him of copying his designs. He adds, “I still showed up to his show that was a copy of my Hollywood bowl show, being the so-called bigger man, but I’m never doing that again for no one.”
Ye makes it clear that “YEEZY over everything,” stating, “Everyone that ever took a picture next to me that had their own clothing lines and agendas, everyone knows they were acting like they were my friends to promote their weak ass fake Yeezy lines. They never wanted to truly work for the king. They wanted to use the king, get paid more than they would get paid anywhere else, be yes men, and be happy for any time I didn’t accomplish what ‘we’ were working towards. Now they’re banished. NO MORE HUGS. Yeezy over everything. I’m not here as a platform for anyone else. I am here to dominate, as I always have.”
Ye also boasts about the success of YEEZY.com, claiming that the website made $100 million USD in its first six months and that he sold millions of pods. He also teases that he has been working on ten other footwear styles in the past two years. And of course, he can’t resist mentioning his “revolutionary” $20 USD YEEZY products, stating, “The Yeezy $20 dollar price is burning the game to the ground, leaving only Yeezy left.”
Love him or hate him, Ye always has something to say. And we can’t wait to see what he has in store for us in the future. Check out his full rant below.
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