Kanye West yog ib tus kws tshaj lij tshaj plaws nyob ib puag ncig. Nrog rau qhov hais tias, Tus Neeg Sau Npe rapper tsis muaj neeg txawv txawv rau kev foob thiab kev sib cav rau pej xeem. Qhov tseeb, thaum raug nug txog kev foob rov qab rau xyoo 2013, nws hais tias nws "yuav luag ciam teb zoo li raug foob vim nws tsuas yog lub sijhawm kuv tuaj yeem ua kuv tus kheej. Kuv zaum hauv cov ntawv tso nyiaj thiab nws lom zem."
Tsis ntev los no, West thiab nws lub tuam txhab Yeezy tau tawm tsam miv-thiab-nas lub tsev hais plaub tawm tsam Walmart. West lub teb chaws tus nqi ntau txhiab daus las khau looj plab hlaub foob lub khw muag khoom loj heev rau kev muag khoom Yeezys ob qho tib si hauv online thiab hauv khw muag khoom lub cev. Txhawm rau ua kom tiav, ntawm no yog lub sijhawm ntawm kev nplua thiab rapper lub tsev hais plaub tsis tu ncua.
9 Tus Rapper Sued Walmart Rau Knockoff Yeezys
Lub hli tas los, Kanye West's Yeezy hom tau foob rau Walmart rau kev muag khob khob ua npuas ncauj nrog tus nqi txo qis heev. Raws li New York Post, lub khob tawm tau raug nqi ntawm $ 21.99 thiab $ 33.99 ib khub, piv rau tus nqi qub $ 75 los ntawm Yeezy.
"Walmart tau tshaj tawm kev lag luam tawm ntawm nws thiab Yeezy lub npe nrov los ntawm kev muab muag ib qho qauv ntawm Yeezy Ua Npuas Ncauj Runner," lub tsho nyeem. "Cov neeg siv khoom zoo li yuav tau yuav Yeezy Foam Runner yog nws tsis yog rau cov khau pheej yig dua, khob-tawm imitation khau."
8 Walmart Tshem Tawm Tag Nrho Cov Knockoffs Los Ntawm Nws Cov Khw
Tom qab lub foob tau tshaj tawm rau pej xeem, Walmart tshem tawm tag nrho Yeezy Foam Runner knockoffs, ib daim ntawv tshaj tawm TMZ. Txawm li cas los xij, tseem muaj qee qhov luam tawm tau tshaj tawm ntawm Walmart lub vev xaib los ntawm tus thib peb. Raws li qhov kev foob tau hais, qhov kev puas tsuaj muaj peev xwm ua rau raug nqi Yeezy "ntau pua lab" nyiaj, thiab nws tsis yog qhov zoo.
7 Ua ntej Lub Plaub Hlis, Walmart tau lees tias Lub Tuam Txhab 13-xyoo-laus Logo zoo ib yam li West's Yeezy Brand
Qhov tseeb, Ye thiab Walmart kev sib tsoo tsis tau pib muaj. Rov qab rau lub Tsib Hlis 2021, Walmart tau taw qhia barbs ntawm West lub tuam txhab Yeezy rau nws "tsis meej pem zoo sib xws" tau thov lub logo Yeezy tshiab tom qab raug liam tias tau sib tham nrog lub tuam txhab khau tsib zaug.
"Hnub no, peb tsis tau txais cov ntaub ntawv lees paub los ntawm Yeezy txog kev npaj siv lossis kev koom tes los ntawm Yeezy txhawm rau txhawm rau nrhiav pom hauv ib qho," tsab ntawv hais. Walmart lub logo muaj cov kab tuab uas zoo li lub hnub ci thaum Yeezy tau thov lub logo tshiab, uas lub tuam txhab tau ua nws daim ntawv thov kev lag luam thaum Lub Ib Hlis 2020, yog tsim los ntawm ntau qhov chaw uas zoo ib yam li tib yam.
6 Sab Hnub Poob thuam Lub Tuam Txhab Kev Pom Zoo Tshaj Tawm Logo
Kanye West yog Kanye West. Tsis ntev dhau los tom qab foob Walmart rau Yeezy copycats, nws zoo li thuam Walmart qhov kev tsis pom zoo rau lub logo tshiab. Lub hli tas los, Yeezy tau foob ib lub txee, hais tias lub khw muag khoom loj tseem paub, ib yam li cov neeg siv khoom noj, tias qhov kawg (Yeezy) xav ua yog koom nrog nws tus kheej nrog (Walmart). Aw.
5 Nyuam qhuav pib lub xyoo no, Kanye kuj tau ntsib qhov kev foob hauv chav kawm uas tsim nyog $ 30 lab
Qhov kev foob no tsis yog kev sib ntaus sib tua raws cai West tau ntsib xyoo no. Rov qab rau Lub Ob Hlis, tus rapper tau liam tias ua txhaum txoj cai lij choj ua haujlwm thiab ntsib "$ 30 lab hauv kev puas tsuaj" los ntawm ob qhov kev foob rau Hnub Sunday. Cov foob pob tau liam tias tus rapper ua tsis tau them nyiaj txog li 1,000 tus neeg ua yeeb yam thiab cov neeg ua haujlwm tom qab ntawm nws qhov kev pehawm Vajtswv.
4 Ib zaug hem kom tua Yeezy Deal With Gap
Xyoo tas los, "Kev Hlub Lockdown" lub hnub qub tseem hem tias yuav tua Yeezy qhov kev cog lus nrog Gap, nrog rau lub tuam txhab tom kawg cov khoom lag luam poob qis li 7.4% tom qab nws tshaj tawm qhov kawg. Muab tso rau nws yooj yim, tus rapper xav tau qhov chaw ntawm lub tuam txhab pawg thawj coj ua ib feem ntawm Yeezy x Gap kev koom tes.
"Kev pheej hmoo lossis tsis muaj kev pheej hmoo ntawm kev poob txhua yam ua tau, Kuv tsis nyob hauv pawg thawj coj ntawm Adidas. Kuv tsis nyob hauv pawg thawj coj ntawm Gap," tus rapper tau hais rau hnub Sunday yav tsaus ntuj kev tshwm sim hauv South Carolina xyoo tas los. "Thiab qhov ntawd yuav tsum hloov hnub no, lossis kuv taug kev mus."
3 Nws tus qub neeg ua haujlwm Yeezy Tseem foob Nws dhau cov nyiaj them tsis tau them
Hais txog Yeezy, tus rapper-tig-tus thawj coj tseem raug foob los ntawm ntau tus neeg ua haujlwm yav dhau los Yeezy rau "cov nyiaj them tsis tau them" thiab liam tias ua rau cov neeg ua haujlwm tsis raug. Yeezy tus qub pab tsim qauv, Taliah Leslie, coj lub tsev hais plaub sib ntaus sib tua thiab liam tias lub tuam txhab ua tsis tau raws li cov nyiaj them poob haujlwm thiab cov sijhawm ua haujlwm ntawm cov neeg ua haujlwm.
"Cov neeg raug foob saib xyuas, tswj hwm thiab khiav cov khoom lag luam, thiab cov neeg ua haujlwm txaus siab tau ua haujlwm ntau teev ntawm kev tsim khoom thiab tsis tau them nyiaj raws sijhawm rau lawv txoj haujlwm, lossis them tag nrho," lub tsev hais plaub tau nyeem.
2 Xyoo tas los, Nws kuj raug foob $ 20 lab tom qab liam tias nyiag lub tuam txhab Tech
Tsis tas li xyoo tas los, MyChannel Inc tau foob tus rapper rau £ 15 lab ($ 20 lab) rau nyiag nws cov yees duab lag luam thev naus laus zis, thov rau sab hnub poob tau cog lus tias kev koom tes muaj nqis $ 10 lab ua ntej kev sib tham mus rau sab qab teb. Cov khaub ncaws kuj tau piav qhia tias tus rapper yeej tsis tau them tus nqi cog lus $ 7 lab dhau qhov haujlwm uas lawv tau ua tiav yav dhau los rau nws lub npe Yeezy Apparel.
1 Ua tsaug rau Yeezy, West tus nqi tsim nyog tau dhia mus txog $ 6.6 billion
Tus neeg muaj peev xwm rapper lub txiaj ntsig tau tshaj $ 6.6 nphom, raws li tau qhia hauv Bloomberg tsab ntawv ceeb toom tshiab, ua tsaug rau nws Yeezy faj tim teb chaws thiab ntau lwm yam kev lag luam. Qhov tseeb, tsis ntev dhau los, tus rapper tau qhab nia keeb kwm kom muaj lub ntiaj teb cov khau kim tshaj plaws uas tau muag nrog nws Nike Air Yeezy 1s Grammy-hnav, muag ntawm $ 1.8 lab.