Kanye West surprised fans while presenting the YZY Season 9 experience in Paris, France this week.
Taking place on Monday evening (October 3) in front of about 50 guests, Kanye got his Steve Jobs on and made a speech prior to the start of the event in which he addressed how fashion has been “classist” and targeted his former manager Scooter Braun for forcing him to continue touring after Kim Kardashian’s 2016 Paris robbery.
“I just wanted to go to Japan — I just needed a break. And he said, ‘No, you need to go make more money. So we need to do a second leg of the tour.’ And that tour lasted four days and I went to the hospital,” Ye recalled.
“We did change the look of fashion over the past 10 years. We are the streets. We are the culture. And we will not be bullied or treated differently than you treat any other fashion show that might start a little bit later just to present the best idea to you.”
Yeezy also identified LVMH CEO Bernard Arnault as his “new Drake,” which can be interpreted as his biggest competition in the fashion industry.
Social media erupted when they got a look at the back of Kanye’s black long-sleeve shirt, which was emblazoned with a “White Lives Matter” logo. The polarizing garment is part of the YZY Season 9 collection and the front of it boasts a graphic of Pope John Paul II.
Being no stranger to controversy, Kanye posed alongside right-wing political commentator Candace Owens, who was rocking the same “White Lives Matter” shirt in white. In the past, Ye has said he “likes the way Candace Owens thinks.”
As far as the rest of the fashion show, Kanye’s latest collection includes an array of dark-colored combat boots, military pants, t-shirts, puffer jackets, face coverings, and the YZY SHDZ. Naomi Campbell was among the models walking the Season 9 show.
The Chicago-bred mogul made sure to incorporate new music into the campaign as he previewed a woozy unreleased collaboration from himself and James Blake, which has been tentatively titled “Always.” Ye previously played tunes featuring Blake during an impromptu DJ set at London’s the Twenty Two club last week.
Kanye West’s YZY Season 9 fashion show comes after he made his runway debut as a Balenciaga model over the weekend.
Ye was tapped by the high-end fashion house’s creative director Demna Gvasalia to represent their Spring/Summer 2023 collection at Paris Fashion Week on Saturday night (October 1).
The rapper opened the show, walking down a mud-covered runway at the Parc des Expositions in an outfit that did not stray too far from his recent look of choice for public appearances.
According to Vogue, the all-black motocross-meets-military separates which West rocked with a pair of normcore boots were a symbol of Balenciaga’s dedication to do away with traditional fashion industry labels.
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Meanwhile, Kanye West has Rihanna fans wondering if he may be involved in her upcoming Super Bowl Halftime performance, thanks to a cryptic post on InstaStories.
In the temporary post shared on Friday (September 30), Ye shared a screenshot of a recent DailyMail article about who Rihanna might invite to join her on stage for her Super Sunday appearance on February 12, 2023.
Ye neither included a caption with the photo, nor did he make any subsequent or preceding posts about Rihanna or the halftime performance; so it’s unclear whether he was confirming his involvement or indicating that he would be open to participating.
Kanye loves attention, Kanye is poison.
He loves attention, he still makes some of the best music in hip hop. I don’t agree with some things he says and does, but he’s still great.
His music isn’t that good, stop cappin, it seems like he can feed ya anything
20 plus Grammies. Millions on millions sold. Produced some of the most legendary tracks in hip hop. You’re favorite rapper would live your shitty life for a year to get a beat from the guy. Just that. But HE sucks. LOL
You’re his market. A dumb cuck who wears trash bags for pants and likes shitty music
Also looks like he has herpes on his lips. What a mess.
they tried to push through BLM as if it was a black thing when it was an obvious white media creation – only white corporations asnd black folks associated with same like NBA athletes and hollywood actors supported it. i will say it had bigger co-signs on social media but most of that ended when it seemed they were more interested in their trans marches and educating us on “white allies” than changing anything. these days BLM are the leading voice online trying to cancel a black man. it’s just facts
Black Lives Matter was created by three black women, not the white media. All three women are currently multi-millionaires.
Communist multi millionaires. Because they aren’t hypocrites at all.
that took all the money n bought mansions in wh iteys neighborhood then hired family members laundering the rest
The organization was. BLM was created by mass oppression of Black folks. No organization or grifters own it.
What do talentless people do? They become gimmicks who will do anything for money. F$&$U
Beyeotch! Just because you are so dumb, do not disrespect the blood our forefathers shed, MF!
who’s we? what forefathers? the ones who left you on welfare? the ones have you begging zaddy for a crumb do whatever tap dance to get it? those forefathers? because that’s who started BLM. you need to get off your high horse and start aiming upward if you are looking for a target. we love to blame each other when it makes no difference what ye does just that you haave him to blame
You are just as stupid as he is. Typical nicca, think everyone is on welfare like you are, meant to press reply but gave you an up arrow instead, please disregard it. You are not making any sense, jumping on the bandwagon of a joke who went to the White House and clowned like an Uncle Tom, asking if Trump the buffoon will be his daddy, as if he doesn’t already have a black daddy. Get it straight, he is an embarrassment to the black race and plays the race card when it suits him, but you sound so dumb you won’t even know when you are being played. Get the f#%k outta here!
Not Ronnie to Ronnie. It should be Ronnie to Rob Manfred.
“niccas” love to hate other “niccas”
i can tell just by reading that comment, you have no clue what you are talking about at all.
Talking about band wagon yet you talk smack about trump, the one president that actually did anything for the community.
Talentless. Over 20 Grammies and a brand he invented worth over 2 Billion and counting. Meanwhile you’re here commenting on him and make what… 25-35K a year? Idiot.
Hahaha, I am laughing all the way to the bank while your bird brain cannot think beyond making $35k a year. Yes Kanye is a talentless hack, he gets ideas from other brands like crocs and spins them as his own. How many brothers in hip hop has he stiffed, or how many other races has he stiffed. When he pays his bill on the regular, then I will believe he belongs to the Billy club, till then he can depend on sycophants like you to believe everything he does and says. He talks about a few people in black lives matters who have misbehaved, but what about the ones in MAGA who have embezzled their followers to the tune of multi millions? As Kanye proudly wears their hats. Please go sit down somewhere and think deep about your Uncle Tom leader, who feels it is okay to trivialize, exploit and bad mouth an important movement on a Paris Runway.
It should be Ronnie to Idiot, not Ronnie to Ronnie
Ronnie you love the deep state huh
How is Kanye talentless? You must have been under a rock or something. Yeah Kanye’s crazy but all geniuses are crazy. Where do you think “mad genius” comes from? Kanye was maybe still is one of the best producers in the game. Kanye pretty much did all the beats for Jay Z back in the day. Crazy yes talentless? No
At this point Kanye knows the fools who buy his hideous shoes and listen to his space music will always dance to the beat and drop a week’s paycheck on his bullshit. How can a man exhibit such disrespect for his audience and still keep them invested. He’s making a point in the worst way! Y’all keep tapping your feet to his beats.
You make very little money in a week. Also, you’re a 49’ers fan. Not exactly a qualified opinion on anything. LOL
Lmao ??
what’s wrong with being a 49ers fan as opposed to any other team in the NFL?
Lol his shoes is trash but he does put out somd music.
I meant to say he does put out some good music
DAMN HE LOOKS LIKE HE ATE THE WRONG BOOTY
Billionaires are at a level where their ear hairs take your opinions and shove it up your ass.
And once again, Kanye has them puppets dancing. Think people. Think.
Kanye’s the puppet master? Or do you mean that Kanye is the puppet being controlled by the puppet master? Anyone in the industry becomes a puppet when they sign their name on that dotted line. They control your creativity in music they control your social media and they control all aspects of your life including relationships and fake drama.
Kanye is desperately looking for attention and has mental health issues. I hope black folk boycott his music, clothes and shows. let him perform for white supremacists
Lol performing for white supremacy ? im dead ?. Kanye wears a white lives matter and he supports white supremacy? You don’t think white people get harassed by cops? You must be living in a fantasy world! How about white people donning “black lives matter” shirts does that mean they stick up for criminals? NO! Not all people of color are criminals just like not all white people are racist. I guess any ignorant person with a keyboard can type anything and hit post comment.
Eternal lives matter
Kanye is outside the Matrix
He’s a fukin demon, don’t believe him
Why the pope though No ones talking about that ???