She might well consider the state of her own soul. We have to win,” Noem announced on Twitter, alongside photos of the Satan shoes. “We are in a fight for the soul of our nation. The sequence is overtly sexual, unapologetically queer, and it upset South Dakota’s Republican governor, Kristi Noem. In the video called Montero, Lil Nas X seduces and then kills Satan and takes the unholy crown for himself. Their cultural legacy endures though, and so does the rage they helped provoke.ĭesigned by Lil Nas X in collaboration with Brooklyn company MSCHF, the shoes accompany an equally provocative video from the singer.
Even the price contains a satanic reference: In Luke 10:18, Christ says he saw “Satan fall like lightning from the heavens.” Only 666 pairs of the sneaker ever existed and they have vanished like tears in the rain. For the meager price of $1,018, you could briefly purchase a pair of sneakers infused with human blood and embossed with a bronze pentagram.
