A rapper unveiled a pair of new sneakers called “Satan Shoes,” which contain human blood and will be limited to only 666 pairs, a number often associated with the devil.
Rapper Lil Nas X teamed up with company MSCHF, which sells various viral products, to create the shoes. It will also feature “666” on the back of the shoe and pentagrams.
It will contain a drop of human blood in the sole, but it’s unclear whose blood will be used, according to TMZ. “Luke 10:18” is also written on the side, which is the Bible verse concerning Satan’s fall from heaven.
MSCHF x Lil Nas X “Satan Shoes” ?
?Nike Air Max ’97
?Contains 60cc ink and 1 drop of human blood
?️666 Pairs, individually numbered
?$1,018
?️March 29th, 2021 pic.twitter.com/XUMA9TKGSX— SAINT (@saint) March 26, 2021
The shoes, which use the body of Nike Air Max ’97 shoes, will start at $1,018 and are slated to hit the market on Monday.
NIKE PULLS SHOE WITH BETSY ROSS AMERICAN FLAG THANKS TO COLIN KAEPERNICK
The announcement comes after Lil Nas X, of “Old Town Road” fame, released a music video for “Montero (Call Me By Your Name),” which shows him giving a lap dance to a man dressed as Satan.
The shoes were condemned on social media, with some recalling that Nike pulled “Betsy Ross Flag” sneakers from shelves in 2019 for being controversial. Nike, however, said it was not involved with creating the “Satan Shoes. “
LMAO- I remember when Nike pulled the shoes featuring the Betsy Ross flag for being “too controversial” and “offensive” and now they are marketing “Satan Shoes” with “human blood”. We really do live in stupid times… https://t.co/UH23F5bFGS
— Carol Roth (@caroljsroth) March 27, 2021
But Betsy Ross, who sewed a flag, was a bridge too far. https://t.co/CtlvXjYEn1
— Ellen Carmichael (@ellencarmichael) March 27, 2021
Whose buying this trash ???
And y’all think Christians be cringe. Massive L for Nike and Lil Nas X for this https://t.co/qM5f7CzH4A
— Ruslan ? (@RuslanKD) March 27, 2021
Is the human blood from a Uighur, Nike? https://t.co/t1wYHEr6lX
— Guy Benson (@guypbenson) March 27, 2021
