Part two of Kanye West’s explosive Drink Champs interview arrived on Thursday night (November 11) with over another hour of conversation. N.O.R.E. gave Ye his flowers as a modern-day Walt Disney and complimented how the Yeezy sneakers have a stranglehold on the culture.
However, when N.O.R.E. brought up Kanye’s “Yeezy just jumped over Jumpan” line from 2015’s “Facts,” the sneaker mogul revealed Michael Jordan is still mad at him over the song.
“[Michael] Jordan still won’t meet with me,” he proclaimed around the 32-minute mark. “I’m trying to meet with Michael Jordan. I’m like, ‘It’s a song, man.’ Michael Jordan said this thing like, ‘Why y’all acting like Virgil [Abloh] made me hot? These shoes is hot.'”
Kanye worked with Nike to craft the Air Yeezy which first dropped in 2009 and then the follow-up Nike Air Yeezy II model arrived in 2012 in two colorways. But the relationship soured and Kanye officially left Nike for Adidas in late 2013.
“Nike ain’t really have shit since the Yeezy’s but they could get it back,” he said. “There was a period when I couldn’t get no traction. I was Nike and Drake was the Yeezy of rap. Now with Donda, we’re starting to get some traction back.”
Kanye West Says He's Only Wearing Jordans Until Adidas Gives Him A Board Seat
N.O.R.E. then questioned why Kanye has been spotted wearing Nike socks in recent months despite his partnership with Adidas, but the Chicago billionaire explained he’s not a slave to the German sportswear giant.
“I’m wearing them because I’m not no slave to them. This my partner. Tell me this, Adidas could sign Pharrell, Drake or Pusha, but I can’t wear Nike? That’s pretty one-sided.”
Kanye West previously apologized to Michael Jordan for his “Jumpman” line in 2016 and clarified it was instead directed at Nike’s former CEO Mark Parker.
“I’m sorry Michael Jordan I love and respect you,” he tweeted. “My beef was with Mark Parker. I respect you so much!”
Feel like that Ye line really put a fire under MJ. Seems like he took a more active interest in the whole Air Jordan thing after Ye popped off. Definitely a lot of weirdo Gen Z yeezy inspired looks now but also just some nice retros and some nice budget mashups of different Jordans for 25% less than the official editions – lolol I got love for Ye but if I was MJ I’d be staying far way too
all clowns build your own factory that poops out shoes for 20 bucks each but rather “partner” with notzis and slave masters in ch ina i.e massa da oppresor
Jordan admitted to respecting Drake. Kanye has burned bridges with Jordan, Obama. Its no surprise him and Trump get along. Both of them are big business but they just aren’t respected or well received by their peers
What a bitch ass baby. Crying over a line in a shitty song by a shitty artist about your stupid shoes. These are grown men hahahaha.