It was a packed house inside Madison Square Garden for Kanye West’s YEEZY Season 3 presentation and The Life of Pablo album reveal. For the some 20,000 physically in attendance at the New York Fashion Week, there were millions more who watched in global cinemas, or attempted to catch snippets of the show through the exclusive TIDAL live stream highsnobiety reported.
Featuring a performance by renowned contemporary artist Vanessa Beecroft, the show was at once a platform to show off Kanye West’s new wares and a literal arena to debut new music.
Hundreds of models filled the arena floor, packed together like sardines, dressed mostly in the muted, washed-out colors we’ve come to know over the initial YEEZY seasons, though several more colorful pieces appeared in yellows and reds. Highlights included a sneak peak at the latest evolution of the adidas YEEZY program with an updated YEEZY Boost 350 sneaker and the brand-new YEEZY Boost 1050 boot.
After playing the entirety of The Life of Pablo, Kanye passed the auxiliary cable to members of his squad, including Vic Mensa, Virgil Alboh and others, who continued to roll out music over the course of the evening. This was hallmarked by an all-new track from Young Thug, who also walked in the show.
Of course, throughout the program, West took to the mic many times to voice his thoughts and opinions. When he thanked adidas for paying for the event, jeers and chants slandering Nike erupted from the crowd, at which point he debuted a new version of “Facts.” Though as cheers turned on Jordan, West made sure to note that he had nothing but love for Michael Jordan himself. West also mentioned that the YEEZY clothing prices would be lower next season and that he dreams to one day be the creative director of Hermes. See photos from the event in the gallery above.
Meanwhile there seems to be some trouble brewing between Kanye and Taylor Swift after Taylor accused him of using misogynistic lyrics in a new track of his new album The Life Of Pablo.
In the song “Famous”, Kanye West raps about Taylor in graphic details.
“I feel like me and Taylor might still have sex/
Why? I made that b*tch famous/
God damn /
I made that b*tch famous”
According to TMZ, Kanye personally gave Taylor a phone call last month to tell her about the song and explain that it is a joke as he did not want to upset her. Taylor has in a statement released by her management denied giving her approval for the lyrics.
Its going to be an interesting new week as we see how this Kanye/Taylor beef will turn out.