Adidas will continue to sell Yeezies without name and branding.

[tallblacknyc]

I think it's hilarious people think Kanye came up with anything. He may of lent to what he wanted stuff to look like but you really think the technology and everything that went into the shoe was his?

Please.

They just "gave him" a line and they already made other high end kicks that just didn't have his branding but were the same comfort and tech.

If he wanted to be innovative, he just should of produced his own stuff and dropped it, similar I guess like that Big Baller Brand. Not under a major like Adidas, Nike or New Balance, for example.

I think more people are upset about the fake outrage by adidas.. they took his shoe off the market cause of his words and act like anything that represented him would be vanished..only to rerelease the kicks quickfast that everybody knows cause of him.. if you were really outrage they wouldn’t have push the same sneakers that people associate with kanye or at least wait a few yrs

 

[Drayonis]

As they should. Koonye fucked up his own bag. Ya'll trying to respect "Mr.white lives matter"...the dude that said "slavery was a choice"? Hugged up on Trump and said he was like his daddy?

He was selling out already to white people, he should have kept selling out all the way.

 

[Mixd]

I think more people are upset about the fake outrage by adidas.. they took his shoe off the market cause of his words and act like anything that represented him would be vanished..only to rerelease the kicks quickfast that everybody knows cause of him.. if you were really outrage they wouldn’t have push the same sneakers that people associate with kanye or at least wait a few yrs

Of course, the canceling of him is what's messed up.

But to think these companies don't have their i's dotted and T's crossed is telling how many don't know how biz is conducted with these majors. They are not dumb

The dumbest company move ever for example was Beats with deal they had with Dre. They completely messed up and handed him the entire bag.

Lessons learned from that, many corporate attorneys don't play.

 

[sammyjax]

As they should. Koonye fucked up his own bag. Ya'll trying to respect "Mr.white lives matter"...the dude that said "slavery was a choice"? Hugged up on Trump and said he was like his daddy?

He was selling out already to white people, he should have kept selling out all the way.

I do not understand these niggas

 

[Pimpslap Slim]

Fuck that coon ass maga trump lovin nigga and them ugly ass shoes.
That nigga been sold us out to hug up on trump nuts and get tutored by Coondace HOwens every chance he got.
Them same white lives that matter so much to him puttin foots on his ass and I could care less.

 

[Kemo07]

Yeezy made Adidas relevant??

 

[jasonblacc]

That’s fuck up. When I comes to business, them white folk can be the devil

Just business, huh?

 

[moblack]

Why are people surprised they did the same with the Kobes...

They removed his logo and rebrand the the KB8 as the Crazy 8...

Either way they was trash. I'll be buying the non logo Yeezy's. Maybe I can finally get a pair. Folks say they mad comfortable so I'll be waiting for the drop.

 

[Mixd]

Either way they was trash. I'll be buying the non logo Yeezy's. Maybe I can finally get a pair. Folks say they mad comfortable so I'll be waiting for the drop.

Try the UltraBoost. It's literally what I mostly buy. They're typically $180 and up. I've got them from the Adidas outlets or on Slickdeals for anywhere from $50-80. They're the most comfortable kicks I've ever had, besides all my Hoka's.

 

[World B Free]

Yeezy made Adidas relevant??

Say you don't know anything about shoes without saying don't know anything about shoes.....

 

[dHustla]

Adidas must thinks we're stupid and will buy that asshole's shit anyway. They couldn't give me a pair.

I ain't never fucked with nothing associated with that idiot and smh every time I see people wearing it.

But I think this is a move to clear inventory, cheapen his brand (which it seems like they own the design rights to), and recoup some of the lost revenue from the split.

 

[dHustla]

Its been "FUCK KANYE" way before all this shit, every since he started fucking that white devil.

So yea, its still Fuck Kanye

 

[dHustla]

I remember CTG praising Kanye for doing partnerships and shit to make more money, this is the result of not having ownership. He signed these agreements & contracts to not own the designs or design rights, he could have done it another way, but he didn't.
He wanted white validation, well this is the cost.

 

[World B Free]

I remember CTG praising Kanye for doing partnerships and shit to make more money, this is the result of not having ownership. He signed these agreements & contracts to not own the designs or design rights, he could have done it another way, but he didn't.
He wanted white validation, well this is the cost.

Sad but true. Basically, Sway knew The Answers.

 

[DJCandle]

We stay caught up and hell bent over morals and ethics when that white man has always told us he’s only here for the money and will only ever be here for the money.

Are we really THAT surprised when shit goes left?

This where I feel we still playing catch up.

 

[bgbtylvr]

Boycott. Simple.

 

[LennyNero1972]

 

[Pimpslap Slim]

Boycott. Simple.

Over koonye??

 

[PJN]

Well, cac lives matter, right Ye?
Just like I'm not going to waste my emotions on coons who forgive their cac perpetrators, I'm not going to give a single fuck when it comes to this confused individual. Sold us out when he thought he was good, maybe bed wench ostrich looking bitch candice can help out. Notice how quiet she's been?

 

[xxironxx]

Good luck with that

Nigga didn't have any iconic logo. If they cheaper than the pair with his name on it folks will still rock them and not give a fuck

 

[xxironxx]

Is anybody besides whites buying those shoes?

They are. Resell on them shits is crazy. Selling $80 slides for $300.

 

[Kemo07]

Say you don't know anything about shoes without saying don't know anything about shoes.....

Adidas supplies products for the most popular sport in the world. They’ve been doing that since before Kanye

 

[Kemo07]

Why are people surprised they did the same with the Kobes...

They removed his logo and rebrand the the KB8 as the Crazy 8...

They own the design so they can do that

 

[BGLR1212000]

They own the design so they can do that

Yeah that aint the same kind of thing.

 

[jack walsh13]

Why are people surprised they did the same with the Kobes...

They removed his logo and rebrand the the KB8 as the Crazy 8...

I forgot all about this.

 

[World B Free]

Adidas supplies products for the most popular sport in the world. They’ve been doing that since before Kanye

Do you know what it means to be relevant? Huh? We are not talking about supplying products, remember you said:

"Yeezy made Adidas relevant??"


and

I'm saying "yes."

 

[ORIGINAL NATION]

They are. Resell on them shits is crazy. Selling $80 slides for $300.

Shit that is people with money to threw away. You would think with West being black he would have something more of a design like this or something

 

[bgbtylvr]

Over koonye??

It’s the principle not the person. I think Kyrie is a fool but if the league or a company does him dirty, you continue to enrich them because you don’t like the victim???? Simply redirect your money and influence. That’s something the layperson can do en mass.

 

[Kemo07]

Yeah that aint the same kind of thing.

How? They changed the name when they released them again after Kobe signed with Nike

 

[a-towngorilla]

Wait…….So we knew about this before hand and still did business with them……but now that the idol Ye or whatever this clown goes by we bring this up ……. Fuck outta here. Fuck him and them fugly ass shits
We’ve got to do better with our dollar power brothers and sisters.

 

[ghoststrike]

If you're going to cancel a business deal, cancel it without stealing intellectual property (IF that is his design). This move potentially puts heat on Adidas publicly and legally.

=========================EDIT=================================

It appears what was done is legal, but that shit won't sell like it did previously. It's a bargain bin knock off at this point.

 

[yureeka9]

Anyone still believe Kanye is making chess moves out here? Adidas has fucked him thoroughly and kicked him out the door nekkit. Fool painted himself into a corner and all the racists will support this fuckery buying the shoes just to twist the knife.

 

[Pimpslap Slim]

It’s the principle not the person. I think Kyrie is a fool but if the league or a company does him dirty, you continue to enrich them because you don’t like the victim???? Simply redirect your money and influence. That’s something the layperson can do en mass.

Maaaaaan this whole thread is about coon ass Kanye not kyrie.

 

[J.A.]

nobody buying that shit. Yeezy slides without “yeezy” branding is some flea market trash

 

[BGLR1212000]

How? They changed the name when they released them again after Kobe signed with Nike

Athletes are signed to a brand, then they are given a few models to choose from. They may have a little to offer to the design, but its pretty much done ground up for them. So when they athlete drops from the brand, the design still belongs to the company. For instance, when Deion decided not to be with Nike anymore, they kept releasing Deion's, they just renamed the shoe and changed the logo. They did the same with Chris Webber. Same shoes, different name and logo. Kanye brought HIS designs to Adidas, he only needed distribution. Seems to me, he had to sell some of his designs to Adidas to make the deal happen, which is why they can release some of them without his name. Yeezy is his brand. He can take that name with him. Most athletes on a shoe deal don't have a brand. Only Jordan, Bron, and Steph have their own brand within a brand. Maybe its more than I can think of right now.