Kanye West has actually supplied some information concerning his connection with adidas, disclosing that the business is utilizing his styles without compensating him.
On Monday (February 26), the Chicago indigenous required to social networks to discuss his untidy after effects with the sports apparel titan while urging that his fans do not acquire any one of their Yeezy-inspired items.
“Let me explain really clear to you guys what’s happening with adidas,” he started in an Instagram clip. “Not only are they putting out fake colorways that are not approved, they’re suing me for $250,000,000 and they’re also not paying me for these shoes that they’re putting out that have my name on it.
“They’re using contract clauses and 50 years of business experience to rape an artist — one of ya’ll favorite artist — right in front of ya’ll, in broad daylight.”
Snoop Dogg also jumped in the remarks area of the above blog post to reveal his assistance with: “Speak ya truth [thumbs-up emoji, bicep-flex emoji].”
In a different blog post, he screenshot a 350 V2 footwear listing on the adidas IG web page and captioned it: “Anybody who loves Ye would not buy these fake Yeezys I never made these color ways I’m not getting paid off of them and adidas is suing me.
“All these celebrities and the public will stand against a T shirt or the color of my hat but when yall see me have my children hidden from me or see an actual Fortune 500 company rape one of your heroes in real life don’t nobody say nothing or do nothing.”
He ended: “As far as the system goes What yall gone do now Take my album down again Freeze my accounts again Threaten people to not work with me again All the new non approved 350’s are cooorny.”
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As Opposed To the above insurance claims, Ye claimed last month that the adidas is suing him for greater than he deserves.
In late January, the social networks account of an Atlanta-based tennis shoe business shared a photo of a Yeezy Capsule to explain that the sizing does not match the item’s percentages. The subtitle read: “So this what they mean when Size 3 fits size 10-13 in the Yzy Pod?”
The “Touch The Sky” hitmaker captured wind of this and messaged ATATF on Instagram to provide understanding pertaining to all that he’s presently handling in the style room, disclosing that his disagreement with adidas is much from over.
“I worked for a year on these and put them out myself,” he composed. “[Michael] Jordan wanted to do his own brand and Nike threatened Footlocker to pull all they shoes out the stores. Adidas copied all my shit and treated me like shit.
“adidas is suing me for 4 billion dollars and selling my shoes without paying me and they said I misused the marketing fund when I am the marketing. That’s why they sent me the money in the first place. You have no idea how much work I’ve put in to everything we do.”
