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Kanye West Leaks Adidas Memo Allegedly Conspiring Against Him

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Kanye West is not giving up in his battle with adidas to call out their business practices amid their new rollout of Yeezys. For those unaware, he claimed that this new initiative to sell the remaining sneaker inventory with new colorways emerged without his approval. Not only that, but Ye alleged that the company was still suing him for hundreds of millions of dollars and refusing to pay him. Now, he leaked an alleged adidas memo on Instagram on Thursday (February 29) that supposedly gives employees various “talking points” when it comes to their debacle. Specifically, it advises employees to “please refrain from extended conversations” about the clash and to emphasize the brand’s sole ownership of Yeezy designs, proper licensing and process of upholding contract agreements, and the years-long completed state of these new designs.

“This is the document that they give employees at adidas when asked questions about Yeezy,” Kanye West captioned the post. “There is an overlap to adidas and Kim ignoring my opinion on where my kids go to school or people ignoring my name change or the entire celebrity culture ostracizing me for my political opinion. It all comes down to human rights which you sacrifice when you’re stigmatized with mental issues. All these situations are actually far cr*zier than what I’ve been branded to be.”

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Furthermore, this news actually contrasts interestingly with the success of Ye’s Ty Dolla $ign collab album Vultures. Apparently, their listening events in various U.S. and European cities netted them about $12 million across all shows, which presumably all sold out. Still, that doesn’t change the antisemitic controversies, strained personal relationships, and combative business maneuvers that caused this adidas split. Kanye West is definitely making a valid point here, especially in terms of his mental condition, but it’s muddied by his methods.

Meanwhile, with rumors of his solo album Y3 apparently not being as true as fans thought, who knows what he could do next? Two Vultures installments remain in Ye and Ty’s release plans, and many song previews with no drop attached. As for adidas and Yeezy, it’s very unclear how this situation could evolve in the future. With that in mind, check back in with HNHH for more news and the latest updates on Kanye West.

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Rick Ross Praises Kanye West’s “Revolutionary” Yeezy 2s At Sneaker Event

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Kanye West may be selling his clothing items for cheap now, but his status in the fashion and streetwear game has always been attached to some big bucks. Whether it’s expensive collabs, sought-after restocks and sold-out scalps, or just expensive things in general, he has a lot of pull in the game. But the Chicago artist isn’t just commercially successful in these regards, but also very influential. Rick Ross recently commented on his Nike Air Yeezy 2 sneaker, specifically holding up his legendary Red Octobers at an event. As a sneakerhead himself, he remarked on how this design and style changed the game.

“This s**t right here was revolutionary,” Rick Ross said of Kanye West’s Nike Air Yeezy 2 sneakers. “Yeah, this was… it was revolutionary. But you know, these joints, the grey ones? I wanna say with the mauve, the pink, whatever. Yeah, yeah, you know, they was just… I had them, I wore them every day. On some just, you know, you realize how genius the artwork was after the fact.” Now that there are restocks of old Yeezy products, there’s a lot of conversation around the brand and Ye’s many fashion ventures.

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Furthermore, the two “Devil In A New Dress” collaborators have a strong relationship together, and one that almost became even closer recently. Of course, a big debate right now is how much Kanye West we should be celebrating amid his antisemitic and far right ties. This caused the distribution of his collab album with Ty Dolla $ign, Vultures, to become very difficult to secure. Then, Rick Ross actually reflected on whether the duo could reach out to his Maybach Music Group for distribution, and while it clearly didn’t manifest, it would’ve been interesting to see one rapper support another.

“Imagine if Ye came and allowed MMG to distribute his new project,” he remarked on his Instagram Story back in October. “Imagine that. What’s your favorite Rick Ross, Ye collab? Imagine that. Imagine the artistic drive. And I got some amazing ideas for the Yeezy brand. Amazing ideas for the Yeezy brand! Let’s speak.” For more news and the latest updates on Yeezy, Kanye West, and Rick Ross, keep checking in with HNHH.

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