Kanye West is not making The Life of Pablo album available for purchase, but the rapper is finding other revenue streams. He claimed on Twitter today (March 22) that his New York City pop-up shop sold $1 million worth of clothing.
“they called me crazy and pointed fingers,” West says in a series of posts. “but there is no other brand that could sell 1 million dollars of clothing in 2 days from 1 location!!!”
The pop-up shop ran from Friday to Sunday and police shut down the block while people purchased hats, jackets and T-shirts commemorative of The Life of Pablo album.
View Kanye West’s tweets saying his pop-up shop made $1 million below:
(This article was first published on March 19, 2016 and is as follows.)
Kanye West launched a pop-up shop in New York City yesterday (March 18) to release The Life of Pablo collection inspired by his latest album release.
TMZ reports that the line stretched across the block prompting police to close off the entire area. The shop will be open from yesterday (March 18) through tomorrow (March 20) at 83 Wooster in New York City.
Fans flooded the streets in SoHo in order to get a piece of the collection, which included shirts in memory of Kanye’s mother Donda West as well Kim Kardashian’s father Robert Kardashianm for $45.
The collection includes red and blue hoodies with the words “I Feel Like Pablo” for $95, burgundy bomber jackets for $350 and a $400 denim jacket which features the handwritten track listing for the album.
Other items available at the store are: beanie ($35), hat ($40), kids Ultra Light Beams long sleeve shirt ($40), Ultra Light Beams long sleeve shirt ($65), kids hoodie ($50), coaches jacket ($110), Season 1 and 2 zine ($200).
Most of the items feature the text “The Life of Pablo” in an old English script.
Customers must stick to a two-item limit.
In the past, Kanye West opened pop-up shops in various cities in order to promote his previous album Yeezus.
Across the country in Los Angeles, Life of Pablo contributor Future also opened a pop-up shop.
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damn that ye hive is so serious! all for some ridiculously overpriced ye gear! can’t even knock his hustle for this!
I hope he dies destitute with AIDS.
it ain’t that serious homie…..
I hate this world.
Ok… well best idea for 2016 so far…. lets go tie some denim jackets and bomber jackets together and hang his ass atop the empire state building then just drop his ass for real…
People buying things they don’t need with money they don’t have to impress people they don’t even like.
They should just donate that money to the catholic church.
bitch niggas
Love and Peace
~Pope Francis
You are absolutely right. Some of these people will be looking for their rent money next month. Kanye will be soaking in one of his 10 bathrooms
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i seriously doubt that someone bought this overpriced crap, where are the people wearing it?
if i see you wear this shit imma straight rob you.
You would get your ass whooped or worse trying to rob someone. Grow up
1 down, 54 to go..
Stupid stupid people…mostly hypebeasts
More like sold 3k worth of “clothing” for a million dollars, lol that shit is basically way overpriced rags, DERELICT!
I sold a lot of clothing. Who would’ve thought someone like me who use to give handjobs for bus passes and suck cock on the subway every day for anyone to listen to my demo would make it this far! Thank you all for the spurt…I mean support ; ) #TLOP #TheLoveOfPenis
This is some super fanboy hypebeast shit for real. I won’t knock the hustle tho. 1 mill, 52 more to go Ye’.
too bad people already got fakes that look the same for 90% off