

r/Yeezys is for legitimate Yeezy apparel discussion only. 1.Hover over any rule for a detailed explanationġ. Kid Cudi had replaced West on the bill shortly ahead of it taking place, but West nevertheless joined Lil Durk during his set to perform their recent Cardi B collaboration ‘Hot Shit’ along with West’s ‘Father Stretch My Hands Pt. Last month, the rapper appeared onstage at Rolling Loud Miami, despite having cancelled his headline slot there less than a week earlier. The singer added that she was “upset about sounding like a chipmunk”. In other Ye news, Chaka Khan has claimed that West never told her he was going to pitch-shift her voice when he sampled her 1985 song ‘Through The Fire’ on his 2003 debut single, ‘Through The Wire’. Under the terms of West’s contract with Adidas, the rapper retains full ownership of the Yeezy brand, and has complete creative control over the products released through the brand. West partnered with Adidas under the Yeezy banner in late 2013, with their first collection debuting in 2015. Adilettes are also slightly cheaper at $55 (£45), while Yeezy Slides retail for $10 (£8) more.

Both shoes feature a similar lightweight, slip-on design and come in an earthy, beige tone. West was drawing comparisons between the Adilette and his own Yeezy Slide line, which he launched in late 2019. “This is for everyone who wants to express themselves but feel they can’t cause they’ll their contract or be called crazy,” he continued, adding that the shoes represented “the disrespect that people in power have to the talent”. “I’m not standing for this blatant copying no more,” West wrote. In June, in a since-deleted Instagram post, West shared an image of the Adilette 22 slides – which promptly sold out following their release a month earlier – addressing a message to Adidas CEO Kasper Rørsted. God step in.”Īdidas Created Yeezy Day Without His Consent According To Kanye West. “Meanwhile Adidas was copying my slides and making their own version of the Yeezy slide,” he adds.

“When I originally ordered Adidas to make more Yeezy slides the lied to my face and said they didn’t have the capacity,” West writes in the message to Complex. West also touched on an issue he raised earlier this year when he accused Adidas of making “a fake Yeezy” with the release of their Adilette 22 slide sandals.
