Kanye West‘s footwear collaboration with Adidas Originals has produced some highly coveted sneakers that adorn the feet of celebrities and normal people everywhere. The newest addition – the Yeezy Boost 750s, will be available around the world from the 11th of June and the hype for the release is so ridiculous, you actually have to reserve a pair on the Adidas app because they’re expected to sell out within minutes.
For those who can’t afford the $350USD (around $470AUD) price tag, Rise, a shoe store in Long Island, New York has launched a unique online competition. Instead of the usual like and hashtag, they’ve decided that punters are gonna have to work a little harder to get their hands on a the new Yeezys. The competition is open to anyone around the world, all you have to do is jump on Twitter, write a post with your shoe size, the hashtag #RISEforYEEZY and a video yourself spitting a 30 second acapella freestyle rap.
In case you're confused on how to enter the #RISEforYEEZY Online Twitter Raffle, it's this simple… pic.twitter.com/FqTHi6mNn0
— CRUSOE & SONS (@crusoeandsons) June 7, 2016
The entries have been pouring in and some of them are pretty amazing. This Kanye mega-fan, the aptly named @SlootSmacker uses a light up shoe as a phone and “raps” about having Kanye’s albums tattooed on his arms cause he “dat crazy ye fan”.
https://twitter.com/SlootSmacker/status/740320104253149184
And I don’t know how old this kid is but he’s actually pretty good.
@RISENY
Mens size 12.5 US#RiseForYeezy pic.twitter.com/nRlgzOAvwS— 4bnike Kicks (@4bnikeKicks) June 8, 2016
Although I am not personally a fan of Kanye’s sneakers, I can’t deny he has some truly committed and loving fans.
Image: Rise
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