{"id":446157,"date":"2015-05-11T17:04:35","date_gmt":"2015-05-11T21:04:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/?p=446157"},"modified":"2015-05-11T17:04:35","modified_gmt":"2015-05-11T21:04:35","slug":"4-million-per-year-wasnt-enough-to-keep-kanye-west-with-nike","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/4-million-per-year-wasnt-enough-to-keep-kanye-west-with-nike\/","title":{"rendered":"$4 Million Per Year Wasn&#8217;t Enough to Keep Kanye West with Nike"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Kanye West<\/strong> continues to discuss his fallout with <strong>Nike<\/strong> and the intimate details of his departure. While widely known that West parted ways with the brand due to creative restrictions and lack of royalties, up until now no one knew exactly what Nike offered West to stay, if anything at all.<\/p>\n<p>In a lecture today at SAIC &#8211; where Kanye received an honorary doctorate degree &#8211; he let the cat out of the bag claiming Nike extended him $4 million per year to remain with the brand. By any measure, this is a big number. In fact, its much more than many Nike endorsed athletes actually pull in. Which is odd considering Nike wouldn&#8217;t share royalties with West because of the fact that he himself was not an athlete. Peep a quote from Kanye below and for the full transcript, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.complex.com\/style\/2015\/05\/kanye-west-saic-lecture-transcript\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;I left Nike because they refused to give me a percentage, they also offered me $4 million a year to stay, which is an unknown thing&#8230;\u201d \u2013 Kanye West<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kanye West continues to discuss his fallout with Nike and the intimate details of his departure. While widely known that&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":137731,"featured_media":446159,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[101,4],"cultivate_rss":[],"class_list":{"2":"type-post"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v24.0 (Yoast SEO v24.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>$4 Million Per Year Wasn&#039;t Enough to Keep Kanye West with Nike | Snkrs Day<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"$4 million couldn&#039;t keep Kanye West with Nike.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/4-million-per-year-wasnt-enough-to-keep-kanye-west-with-nike\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"$4 Million Per Year Wasn&#039;t Enough to Keep Kanye West with Nike\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"$4 million couldn&#039;t keep Kanye West with Nike.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/4-million-per-year-wasnt-enough-to-keep-kanye-west-with-nike\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Snkrs Day\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/NiceKicks\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2015-05-11T21:04:35+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/files\/2015\/05\/kanye-west-1.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"750\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"400\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Darren Griffin\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@snkrsday\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@snkrsday\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Darren Griffin\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":[\"WebPage\",\"ItemPage\"],\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/4-million-per-year-wasnt-enough-to-keep-kanye-west-with-nike\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/4-million-per-year-wasnt-enough-to-keep-kanye-west-with-nike\/\",\"name\":\"$4 Million Per Year Wasn't Enough to Keep Kanye West with Nike | Snkrs Day\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/4-million-per-year-wasnt-enough-to-keep-kanye-west-with-nike\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/4-million-per-year-wasnt-enough-to-keep-kanye-west-with-nike\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/files\/2015\/05\/kanye-west-1.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2015-05-11T21:04:35+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2015-05-11T21:04:35+00:00\",\"description\":\"$4 million couldn't keep Kanye West with Nike.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/4-million-per-year-wasnt-enough-to-keep-kanye-west-with-nike\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/4-million-per-year-wasnt-enough-to-keep-kanye-west-with-nike\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/4-million-per-year-wasnt-enough-to-keep-kanye-west-with-nike\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/files\/2015\/05\/kanye-west-1.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/files\/2015\/05\/kanye-west-1.jpg\",\"width\":750,\"height\":400},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/4-million-per-year-wasnt-enough-to-keep-kanye-west-with-nike\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"News\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"News\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/news\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"$4 Million Per Year Wasn&#8217;t Enough to Keep Kanye West with Nike\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/\",\"name\":\"Snkrs Day\",\"description\":\"Sneakers News. Culture. Community.\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Snkrs Day\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/files\/2020\/10\/nice-box-400-225.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/files\/2020\/10\/nice-box-400-225.png\",\"width\":400,\"height\":225,\"caption\":\"Snkrs Day\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/NiceKicks\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/nicekicks\",\"http:\/\/www.instagram.com\/nicekicks\",\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/asnkrsdaya\",\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@snkrsday\",\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/nicekicks\"]}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"$4 Million Per Year Wasn't Enough to Keep Kanye West with Nike | Snkrs Day","description":"$4 million couldn't keep Kanye West with Nike.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/4-million-per-year-wasnt-enough-to-keep-kanye-west-with-nike\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"$4 Million Per Year Wasn't Enough to Keep Kanye West with Nike","og_description":"$4 million couldn't keep Kanye West with Nike.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/4-million-per-year-wasnt-enough-to-keep-kanye-west-with-nike\/","og_site_name":"Snkrs Day","article_publisher":"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/snkrsday","article_published_time":"2015-05-11T21:04:35+00:00","og_image":[{"width":750,"height":400,"url":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/files\/2015\/05\/kanye-west-1.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Darren Griffin","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@snkrsday","twitter_site":"@snkrsday","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Darren Griffin","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":["WebPage","ItemPage"],"@id":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/4-million-per-year-wasnt-enough-to-keep-kanye-west-with-nike\/","url":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/4-million-per-year-wasnt-enough-to-keep-kanye-west-with-nike\/","name":"$4 Million Per Year Wasn't Enough to Keep Kanye West with Nike | Snkrs Day","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/4-million-per-year-wasnt-enough-to-keep-kanye-west-with-nike\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/4-million-per-year-wasnt-enough-to-keep-kanye-west-with-nike\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/files\/2015\/05\/kanye-west-1.jpg","datePublished":"2015-05-11T21:04:35+00:00","dateModified":"2015-05-11T21:04:35+00:00","description":"$4 million couldn't keep Kanye West with Nike.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/4-million-per-year-wasnt-enough-to-keep-kanye-west-with-nike\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/4-million-per-year-wasnt-enough-to-keep-kanye-west-with-nike\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/4-million-per-year-wasnt-enough-to-keep-kanye-west-with-nike\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/files\/2015\/05\/kanye-west-1.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/files\/2015\/05\/kanye-west-1.jpg","width":750,"height":400},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/4-million-per-year-wasnt-enough-to-keep-kanye-west-with-nike\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"News","item":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"News","item":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/news\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"$4 Million Per Year Wasn&#8217;t Enough to Keep Kanye West with Nike"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/","name":"Snkrs Day","description":"Sneakers News. Culture. Community.","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/#organization","name":"Snkrs Day","url":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/files\/2020\/10\/nice-box-400-225.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/files\/2020\/10\/nice-box-400-225.png","width":400,"height":225,"caption":"Snkrs Day"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/snkrsday","https:\/\/x.com\/snkrsday","http:\/\/www.instagram.com\/snkrsday","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/asnkrsdaya","https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@snkrsday","http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/snkrsday"]}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/446157"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/137731"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=446157"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/446157\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/446159"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=446157"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=446157"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=446157"},{"taxonomy":"cultivate_rss","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cultivate_rss?post=446157"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}