The creator of Lil Nas X's controversial 'Satan Sneakers' has spoken out about whose blood is actually inside the shoe.
In case you've been off the internet for the past week, rapper Lil Nas X has found himself in a spot of bother.
After collaborating with Brooklyn art collective MSCHF to create a collection of modified Nike Air Max 97s, the rapper finally released 666 pairs into the world on Monday.
Costing $1,018, the sneakers sold out in under a minute, per BBC News.
And as well as sporting an inverted cross, a pentagram, and the words "Luke 10:18" - a reference to the Bible passage: "So He told them, 'I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven'" - the sneakers also contain a drop of human blood in the soles.
The footwear line was released to coincide with Lil Nax X's latest track, 'Montero (Call Me By Your Name)', which dropped on YouTube on Friday.
However, as you can imagine, the Satanic branding of the sneakers has led to heavy backlash from conservatives, parents, and religious groups.
Governor Kristi Noem tweeted earlier this week: "Our kids are being told that this kind of product is, not only okay, it's "exclusive." But do you know what's more exclusive? Their God-given eternal soul.
"We are in a fight for the soul of our nation. We need to fight hard. And we need to fight smart. We have to win."
Now, per the Independent, the creator of the sneakers, Daniel Greenberg, has revealed whose blood is actually in the sole of the shoe.
Speaking to Complex, Greenberg revealed that the blood came from the designers themselves - and that there is none of Lil Nas X's DNA in the sneaker.
However, Greenberg was fairly tight-lipped on how the blood was actually extracted from the "donors", and instead explained: "Not the best way, to say the least.
"I could tell you; it’s just kind of graphic. But, like, not by any means a good way of doing it."
Well, now I've got even more questions...
Nike has since denied any involvement with the creation or release of the sneakers and has filed a lawsuit against MSCHF for trademark infringement.
