Kanye West Defends ‘White Lives Matter’ Hoodie, Critics Rip Rapper to Shreds Over Yeezy Fashion Show

Kanye West Defends ‘White Lives Matter’ Hoodie, Critics Rip Rapper to Shreds Over Yeezy Fashion Show

  • American rapper and billionaire fashion mogul, Kanye West, has tagged his critics as programmed sheep
  • This response comes after the Donda rapper was slammed for wearing a 'White Lives Matter' t-shirt
  • In his recent post, West stated that despite other brands on display at Fashion Week currently taking place, his t-shirt stole the entire show

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Despite the heat he continues to receive following his Yeezy show, American rapper and billionaire fashion entrepreneur, Kanye West is not backing down.

Following the controversy he stirred at his show by wearing a 'White Lives Matter' hoodie, he got slammed by several fans and celebrities alike.

Kanye West's photo.
Kanye West attends the Givenchy Womenswear Spring/Summer 2023 show. Credit: Stephane Cardinale - Corbis
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In response to the heavy criticisms, the father of four remains unfazed, as reflected in his recent post on social media.

Kanye West calls his critics 'programmed sheep'

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In a writeup shared on Instagram, West took his time to point out that even though the highly anticipated Paris Fashion Week had other brands on display, his infamous t-shirt was what everyone was talking about.

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The Yeezy billionaire went on to slam his critics, calling them 'programmed sheep'.

Check out the post below:

More criticisms trail Kanye's post

markicemoore:

"Kanye west does not care about black people."

bola_omotosho:

"Your village people are strong o @kanyewest they are working overtime to ruin you and it’s working."

therealitybitch:

"My immediate thought when I saw that shirt was that you’re doing it to get people talking and to get attention. I was right."

"Almost all Kanye West’s Yeezys are ugly" - Media personality Toolz slams rapper

Nigeria's leading news website Legit.ng reported that Tolu Oniru, popularly known by her radio name, Toolz, recently got a few things off her chest concerning American rapper and businessman, Kanye West. And they were not nice.

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In a recent Instagram Story post, the media personality tagged the billionaire fashion mogul as an idiot.

She did not stop there, she went further to state that almost all fashion pieces from his brand, Yeezy, are ugly.

Undoubtedly, Toolz's scalding remark has something to do with West's decision to wear a 'White Lives Matter' hoodie at his recent Yeezy show which got a lot of people - especially blacks - piqued.

Jaden Smith leaves Kanye West's show after White Lives Matter hoodie drama

Briefly News previously reported that Will Smith's son Jaden Smith left Kanye West's fashion show as soon as the White Lives Matter shirts came out. Snaps of the Can't Tell Me Nothing hitmaker rocking the White Lives Matter hoodie is trending on social media.

Jaden, who was one of the guests, decided to leave the venue after the US rapper debuted the White Lives Matter shirts.

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Jaden Smith took to Twitter to share that he walked away from the show because he was not feeling Kanye West's message.

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Source: Legit.ng

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