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TLO 03:02 PM 03-29-2021
Lil Nas X's unofficial 'Satan' Nikes containing human blood sell out in under a minute



Rapper and singer Lil Nas X launched a controversial pair of "Satan Shoes" featuring a bronze pentagram, an inverted cross and a drop of real human blood -- and they sold out almost immediately.

The black and red sneakers, part of a collaboration between Lil Nas X and New York-based art collective MSCHF, were made using Nike Air Max 97s, though the sportswear brand has distanced itself from the design.

In an emailed statement to CNN, Nike said it was not involved in creating the modified sneakers. "We do not have a relationship with Lil Nas or MSCHF," the company said. "Nike did not design or release these shoes and we do not endorse them.

MSCHF confirmed via email March 29 that the limited-edition "drop" of 666 pairs sold out in less than a minute (though Lil Nas X will keep the first pair, MSCHF creative director Kevin Wiesner told CNN).

They were priced at $1,018 a pair, a reference to the Bible passage Luke 10:18 that reads: "I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven." Each shoe's air bubble sole contains 60 cubic centimeters (2.03 fluid ounces) of red ink and "one drop" of human blood, according to MSCHF.
A MSCHF spokesperson said the blood had been provided by members of the art collective, adding: "We love to sacrifice for our art." Later, Wiesner explained on a video call that the creative team collected individual drops over the course of a week using the same type of needle used in at-home glucose tests. The group also confirmed to CNN that Nike was "not involved in this in any capacity."

The shoes sparked outrage online over the weekend, and attracted criticism from a number of high-profile political and religious figures, including South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem and the evangelical pastor Mark Burns. The latter described the sneakers in a tweet as "evil" and "heresy." Some fans of the "Old Town Road" rapper, meanwhile, tweeted their support and desire to own a pair.


In response, Lil Nas X (whose real name is Montero Lamar Hill), posted a video to his official YouTube account titled "Lil Nas X Apologizes for Satan Shoe," which has now been viewed over 1.8 million times. But after a few seconds, the apparent apology cuts to a scene from his new music video, "Montero (Call Me By Your Name)," showing him dancing provocatively with a devil character. The rapper is then pictured snapping the devil's neck, before removing his horned crown and assuming it himself.

The day after Lil Nas X released the music video, he responded to the backlash over its rebellious religious imagery. "I spent my entire teenage years hating myself because of the s**t y'all preached would happen to me because i was gay," he wrote. "So i hope u are mad, stay mad, feel the same anger you teach us to have towards ourselves."

The collective Lil Nas X worked with on the "Satan Shoe," MSCHF, is known for its irreverent "drops," a series of tongue-in-cheek art projects unveiled once every two weeks. In 2019, the collective released limited edition "Jesus Shoes" -- also made from Nike Air Max 97 sneakers -- which featured a steel crucifix and "holy water" sourced from the Jordan River.
Other drops have seen the collective sell a laptop installed with some of the world's most dangerous computer viruses for over $1.3 million. In February, meanwhile, the group ripped apart four Hermès Birkin bags in order to create a collection of sandals priced between $34,000 and $76,000.

"We all knew that some people would take the satan element of this seriously...but I'm not sure we were entirely prepared for how much of a furor it would cause," Wiesner said. "Obviously from our perspective, it's just fun, right? There's a really rich wealth of symbol(ism) to work with, but some people have been very up in arms with it."

He referenced one YouTube reviewer -- Michael J. Mitchell of the account "A Sneaker Life" -- who first did an unboxing video, then posted a follow-up video called "I threw the nike satan shoes away." He did so, Wiesner said, "because his fans had reacted so poorly to the concept, which is extremely funny."

In the 8-minute video, Mitchell announces he's getting rid of the sneakers before tossing them down the trash chute in his apartment building (he shows them in the box before they make their descent). "I'm throwing them away, bro, straight up. I'm not keeping this energy around me whatsoever," he said. "Everybody just relax, bro. I am a man of God."
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Pitt Gorilla 04:27 PM 03-29-2021
Originally Posted by mr. tegu:
Nothing to see here. The only thing I do question is how can they sell Nike shoes without Nikes permission?
I'm about to blow your ****ing mind.

eBay.com
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Pitt Gorilla 04:29 PM 03-29-2021
Originally Posted by Mephistopheles Janx:
I'm just amused by all the people screaming to boycott Nike over this... as if they had anything to do with it.
People are really, really stupid. I mean, like insanely stupid. The amount of free publicity this is getting is unreal. Well done, pearl-clutchers. Well done.
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burt 04:37 PM 03-29-2021
I like my new shoes better!!

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Rasputin 04:41 PM 03-29-2021
Originally Posted by TLO:
I want to know where the drop of blood came from.
My guess China kids that make them under poor working conditions.
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Why Not? 04:49 PM 03-29-2021
Originally Posted by burt:
I like my new shoes better!!

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Those are kick ass! I have the Nike Chiefs shoes that I love but I'd dig the Chuck's even more!
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CoMoChief 05:15 PM 03-29-2021
Shit music...shit artist.

Pretty good looking shoe though.
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displacedinMN 05:33 PM 03-29-2021
Is there a reason why a grown man would want to be known as Lil' ????
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TLO 05:39 PM 03-29-2021
Originally Posted by displacedinMN:
Is there a reason why a grown man would want to be known as Lil' ????
Lil Poopy
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Mephistopheles Janx 06:06 PM 03-29-2021
Originally Posted by displacedinMN:
Is there a reason why a grown man would want to be known as Lil' ????
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-07-...es-big/9873688

Originally Posted by :
The answer to that question provides an insight not just into trends in hip hop, but also how the world's most popular genre plays with language, identity and hierarchy.

"Back in the day it was used by people that were coming up under someone," said Hau Latukefu, host of triple j's Hip Hop Show.

"If they were your OG [original gangster], if they brought you up on the streets, you were like the second version of them."

Case in point: Lil Bow Wow.

Real name Shad Gregory Moss, Bow Wow was given his stage name as a young rapper by Snoop Dogg, that lanky elder statesman of hip hop. That explains the canine connection.

"Just say I took someone up under my wing," Latukefu said. "He would come up as Lil Hau."

The word lil, a shortening of little, first appeared in the 1800s.

"It's in the form of a child's nursery rhyme — lil boy bear, lil gal bear," ABC language researcher (and rap fan) Tiger Webb said.

"Some of those, honestly, you could transpose to hip hop names right now."

But the way it is being used in hip hop — to denote lineage — appears to be novel, Webb says.

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Baby Lee 06:12 PM 03-29-2021
Originally Posted by TLO:
The black and red sneakers, part of a collaboration between Lil Nas X and New York-based art collective MSCHF, were made using Nike Air Max 97s, though the sportswear brand has distanced itself from the design.

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Tribal Warfare 06:34 PM 03-29-2021
Originally Posted by burt:
I like my new shoes better!!

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Sweet kicks
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TLO 06:40 PM 03-29-2021
Originally Posted by Baby Lee:
Hopefully Lil Nas has big pockets!
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Hammock Parties 07:01 PM 03-29-2021
Originally Posted by burt:
I like my new shoes better!!

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you can only pull these off if you are already a complete clown


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Valiant 07:27 PM 03-29-2021
Originally Posted by mr. tegu:
Nothing to see here. The only thing I do question is how can they sell Nike shoes without Nikes permission?
Umm, anyone can sell anything after purchase.

ebay
facebook marketplace
amazon
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Lzen 07:31 PM 03-29-2021
Originally Posted by burt:
I like my new shoes better!!

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Those are nice! Where you get them?
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