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catbyte

(34,165 posts)
Mon May 7, 2018, 11:09 AM May 2018

Kanye goes over like a lead balloon in Oz.

No One Showed Up To Kanye West’s 2XU Event In Australia

By: Shirley Ju @shirju

Kanye West has single-handedly become the topic of interest (or hate) among not only the hip-hop community but society as a whole.

With his erratic tweets and controversial stances with President Trump, Ye continues to lose fans at an exponential rate.

Now, early Saturday morning at 9 a.m. sharp, Kanye’s most recent collaboration with Australian sportswear brand 2XU went on sale.

The result? An empty flagship store on Oxford St, Paddington.

Past track records have shown that any type of product launch with Kanye’s highly-coveted Yeezy brand is met with undivided attention and hoards of hypebeast fashion-lovers.

Unfortunately, the YEEZY x 2XU Season 6 capsule was met with the opposite: silence.

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https://allhiphop.com/news/no-one-showed-up-to-kanye-west-s-2xu-event-in-australia-rtevPks0eU2iaqzAyu4PXQ/?full=1
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Kanye goes over like a lead balloon in Oz. (Original Post) catbyte May 2018 OP
I hope this is true, and not a misunderstanding about Croney May 2018 #1
Shithole has that magic effect on people dalton99a May 2018 #2
Awww, too bad, so sad... Wounded Bear May 2018 #3
Shopping there is a choice. n/t manor321 May 2018 #4
I see what you did there. area51 May 2018 #8
Who is surprised by this? Gothmog May 2018 #5
Good TlalocW May 2018 #6
Source article from smh.com.au here: apnu May 2018 #7
Everything he comes in contact with dies oxbow May 2018 #9

TlalocW

(15,358 posts)
6. Good
Mon May 7, 2018, 12:57 PM
May 2018

I don't even pay attention to music news, and I'm tired of this self-aggrandizing phony Trump-lover.

TlalocW

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