Kanye West accuses Adidas of ripping off Yeezy sliders with Adilette shoes: ‘I’m not standing for this blatant copying’

Kanye West mentioned he was feeling the ‘Mamba spirit’ after seeing Adidas’ new slides (Image: FilmMagic)

The All Falls Down rapper has been quiet on the social media platform since he was briefly suspended from posting in March following his explosive rants about ex-wife Kim Kardashian and her boyfriend Pete Davidson. 

Nonetheless, he reportedly made a reappearance on Monday to share his gripe with Adidas and their new slides Adilette 22. 

The corporate’s new sneakers bear some similarities to Kanye’s Yeezy slides, launched in 2019, with each made in earth-toned rubber and that includes a slip-on design. 

He wrote: ‘THIS IS YE driving down the identical road Kobe handed on. Perhaps I really feel that Mamba spirit proper now.’ 

The remark maybe hints at Kanye’s plans to go away the model as soon as his contract ends, as late NBA legend Kobe Bryant famously signed a take care of the sportswear model earlier than he was drafted out of highschool in 1996. 

The rapper made a shock return to Instagram to air his grievances (Image: @kanyewest, Instagram)

Kanye launched his Yeezy slides in 2019 (Image: Adidas)

Nonetheless, he purchased himself out of the six-year contract in 2002 earlier than signing a take care of Nike. 

In his rant, Kanye continued, referring to Adidas CEO Kasper Rorsted: ‘To Kasper, I’m not standing for this blatant copying no extra. To all sneaker tradition. To each ball participant rapper, and even in case you work on the retailer; that is for everybody who desires to specific themselves however really feel they will’t trigger they’ll lose their contract or be known as loopy. 

In his submit, Kanye publicly known as out Adidas CEO Kasper Rorsted (Image: Bloomberg through Getty Pictures)

Kanye had been quiet on social media for just a few months (Image: GC Pictures)

‘Bravery just isn't being afraid. Bravery is overcoming your worry to your fact. This Ye with the blue paint on my face. 

‘These sneakers symbolize the disrespect that individuals in energy should the expertise. This shoe is a pretend Yeezy made by adidas themselves I’m not speaking to DC about this both Kasper come discuss to me. Pleased Monday.’ 

Kanye and Adidas have labored collectively since 2015, together with his clothes and shoe line collaboration introduced two years prior. The rapper has gone on to get pleasure from large success beneath the sportswear firm, together with his first sneakers – Yeezy Boosts – promoting out in simply 10 minutes. 

In 2020, it was revealed that the Grammy-winning musician had change into a billionaire, largely because of his take care of Adidas. 

Metro.co.uk has reached out to Kanye West’s reps and Adidas for remark.