Beanie Sigel: “Kanye West Don’t Owe Me Nothing” Surrounding Yeezy Name

Fans of Kanye West have been wondering where the name “Yeezy” came from. During the Drink Champs interview, West reveals it was Philly rapper, Beanie Sigel who created the name.

Beanie Sigel says Kanye West does not owe him a thing for coming up with the name “Yeezy”

According to The Source, Kanye stated during the interview that he had been looking for Beanie so he could reward him with some money for coming up with the moniker. Sigel revealed Ye wanted to offer him $50 million and 5% of the Yeezy brand. Beans respectfully declined West’s offer.

In an interview with TMZ, Sigel stated, “It was Kanye who took the name and ran with it.” He added, “As far as his business mind and where he took it, Kanye work hard for his. Kanye don’t owe me nothing.” He continues to say how he’s not looking for any money from Kanye, as he would like to do business with him and would take it as an opportunity to learn how he can create his own brand like Kanye.

“You give somebody a fish today, he gon’ eat for the day. If you teach somebody how to fish, he gon’ eat forever”.

Beanie continues to say, “He gon’ teach his family how to fish. I’m not even thinking about a number. I would love to do some business where I can earn some money. ‘Cause I’m an earner. I never was the type to take this for a hand-out. My mind is sorta like Kanye’s mind… I think outside the box. I’ve got a lot of business ventures that I think if me and Kanye were to sit down and I had that opportunity to present it to him, it’s some money on the table that I can earn.”

While Kanye Wests “Yeezy“ shoes have been popular in the fashion industry, it has helped him amass a reported $6.6 billion fortune.

Stephanie Kinberg

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