Lil Nas X claps back at those offended by his Satan Shoes

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Lil Nas X Satan Shoes

Rapper Lil Nas X is clapping back to those offended by his $1,018 Satan Shoes. There has been a ton of chatter specifically about the limited-edition pair of Nike Air Max 97s that contain a drop of real human blood (along with 60 CCs of red ink) in the soles.

Although the shoes, which were created by Lil Nas X and the company MSCHF are Nikes, Nike themselves told Snopes that they have โ€œnothing to do with the creation or sale ofโ€ the Satan Shoes.

Lil Nas X Satan Shoes

โ€œWe do not have a relationship with Lil Nas or MSCHF,โ€ the company said. โ€œNike did not design or release these shoes and we do not endorse them.โ€

Launching as a limited-edition โ€œdropโ€ of 666 pairs, each shoeโ€™s air bubble sole contains 60 cubic centimeters (2.03 fluid ounces) of red ink and โ€œone dropโ€ of human blood, according to MSCHF. They are priced at $1,018 a pair, a reference to the Bible passage Luke 10:18 that reads: โ€œI saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven.โ€

Lil Nas X Satan Shoes

As expected some people are taking this WAY too seriously. For instance the Governor of North Dakota, Kristi Noem dramatically tweeted, โ€œOur kids are being told that this kind of product is, not only okay, itโ€™s โ€œexclusive.โ€ But do you know whatโ€™s more exclusive? Their God-given eternal soul. We are in a fight for the soul of our nation. We need to fight hard. And we need to fight smart. We have to win.โ€

Basketball player Nick Young wrote, โ€œMy kids will never play Old Town road again.. Iโ€™m still debating about wearing @Nike after this come nike a drop of blood for real.โ€

Young took a step back from his initial tweet with a weird response, โ€œI dnt want know SMOKE! imma say it first I AM SORRY @LilNasX I HOPE yโ€™all believe in that kinda thing forgiveness โ€ฆ these Hackers keep getting me they need to stop.โ€

The horrid Candace Owens felt she had to weigh in, but Lil Nas X clapped back. Owens tweeted:

โ€œWeโ€™ve turned George Floyd, a criminal drug addict, into an icon. We are promoting Satan shoes to wear on our feet. Weโ€™ve got Cardi B named as woman of the year. But weโ€™re convinced itโ€™s white supremacy thatโ€™s keeping black America behind. How stupid can we be?โ€

Lil Nas X responded, not once but twice. โ€œDonโ€™t care and ur a flop,โ€ along with, โ€œcall me by your name outsold.โ€

In response to all the criticism over the video and the shoes, Lil Nas X (whose real name is Montero Lamar Hill), posted a video to his official YouTube account titled โ€œLil Nas X Apologizes for Satan Shoe,โ€ 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, โ€œMontero (Call Me By Your Name),โ€ showing him dancing provocatively with a devil character. The rapper is then pictured snapping the devilโ€™s neck, before removing his horned crown and assuming it himself.

YouTube video

And then he tweeted this true gem of a response to the shoe outcry, โ€œwe have decided to drop these to even the score. damn yโ€™all happy now?โ€

Keep on being you, Lil Nas X.