Lil Yachty Criticizes His Air Force 1 Collaboration During Fierce Con Rant Event

Lil Yachty fired back at criticism of his Nike Air Force 1 collaboration while speaking on the ComplexCon 2024 Sneaker of the Year panel over the weekend. Bimma Williams, who participated in the event, recently shared a video online in which she insulted Yachti several times. He mentioned Yachty’s recent admission that he had just listened to JAY-Z’s “Reasonable Doubt” and “The Black Album,” while downplaying his status as a sneakerhead.

“Everyone has an opinion on sneakers,” Yachty said, as Complex points out. “So if I want to make an air force and I want it to be white and blue – if you don’t like it, that’s cool, but he’s trying to make it look like ‘This n***a can’t be made Shoes, because he disrespects the culture. What the hell are you talking about? I’ve been obsessed with sneakers for 15 years and I had 5 cents to my name. What are you talking about? Clearly unaware of my history with sneakers or my level of involvement in the matter.

Fans on social media had mixed reactions to Yachti’s comments. “Yachty will break down over someone’s opinion because he knows these things are weird. Who cares if someone doesn’t like them, just like he doesn’t like certain shoes. Try making them better next time so you don’t Will get criticized and cry about it. Another wrote: “I’m a fan of bimma, Yachty and the shoe…but as a man, Yachty is doing too much here. “