Kanye West, now known as Ye, demanded action and Adidas didn’t hesitate to deliver. On Tuesday, the rapper criticized the iconic sportswear brand in a lengthy Instagram post, accusing Adidas of continuing to profit from his Yeezy designs despite the partnership having ended long ago.

The company cut ties with West in October 2022 after the rapper made antisemitic comments and engaged in bizarre behavior, slashing his net worth and ending his billionaire status.

Adidas responded after Kanye West blasted the sportswear giant in a scathing Instagram rant over his Yeezy brand.

Adidas has pulled all Yeezy merchandise from its website following Kanye West’s latest Instagram rant. The rapper and designer accused the brand of continuing to profit from Yeezy products despite their partnership officially ending.

Kanye West is back on social media, and – as expected – he has plenty to say in 2025. On Tuesday (Jan. 7), the controversial talent shared a lengthy message to adidas, a company who he felt is trying to undermine his business with shady tactics.

Ye shared a screenshot of a Google search where, when searching Yeezy, the Adidas website comes up before his personal YZY site. “Members at adidas Stop doing this Stop doing your moves to hold me back,

Kanye West and Adidas have had a tumultuous relationship for the past couple years now, a relationship that officially dissolved in October 2024 when the two parties reached an out-of-court settlement.

Kanye West is calling out his former business partner Adidas over allegedly shady search engine tactics in a lengthy rant.

Kanye West is not one to stay silent or hold back from expressing what’s on his mind. Once again, he has proven this to us. This time, he called out Adidas after Google search results excluded the Yeezy website,