"Satan Shoes": Jail time for Lil Nas X? | 16BARS

"When people tell me not to drop the soap after the judge sends me to jail tomorrow": With these words, Lil Nas X reported to his community via Twitter last night. Together with the artist collective MSCHF, the rapper had designed a shoe "Satan Shoes", which contains a bronze pentagram and a drop of human blood. A total of 666 pairs should be available from March 29, in a planned collaboration with Nike.

"The maker of the rapper Lil Nas X's controversial 'Satan shoes' responded to a lawsuit from Nike by claiming the sneakers were works of art. The customized Nike Air Max 97s, which each contain a drop of human blood, have also stoked outrage among conservative politicians. Nike said ‘sophisticated sneakerheads were confused’ by the shoes, and succeeded in its attempt to block MSCHF from shipping to customers any of 666 sold-out pairs”, according to British news and media website The Guardian. Nike didn't want to support the rapper's idea of ​​using human blood in the shoes. In addition, the company is said to have been unaware of “significant changes” and to have taken legal action against MSCHF. MSCHF was "surprised by the actions" taken by Nike. There was also criticism from politicians in advance: Kristi Noem, the governor of South Dakota, complained that such shoes are not only sold to children as okay, but even as exclusive.

He shared a video on the TikTok platform with the caption "when you have court on monday over the satan shoes and might go to jail but your label tells you to keep making tiktoks". The rapper released more videos related to an alleged prison sentence. Fans speculated in the comments that this is not another process, but that the rapper wants to announce his next release.

Lil Nas X told his followers: "Sorry guys, I'm not legally allowed to give the 666th away anymore because of the crying nerds on the internet. I feel like it's fucked up they have so much power they can get shoes cancelled. Freedom of expression gone out the window.”

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