Kanye pop-up shop allegedly causes chaos in Tribeca

But it seems like Yeezy got a pretty sweet lease

Kanye West performing on the Yeezus Tour in 2013 and the Supermarket in Tribeca (photo credit: Peter Hutchins via Wiki Commons)
Kanye West performing on the Yeezus Tour in 2013 and the Supermarket in Tribeca (photo credit: Peter Hutchins via Wiki Commons)

On Friday, mobs of shoppers swarmed a Tribeca pop-up shop, desperate to get their hands on some rare Kanye West merchandise. Many told the New York Post the long lines weren’t worth it, but for West himself, it was a pretty sweet deal.

West opened 21 temporary stores this weekend in various cities, including New York, Toronto, Boston, San Francisco and Sydney. In New York, the rapper opened a shop outside the makeshift supermarket space at 393 Broadway Near Walker Street. Huge lines soon formed with some fans (and resellers) waiting up to 11 hours to get in.

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But according to the Post, Kayne paid just $170,000 for the space for three days. The incredibly expensive merchandise was basically cleaned out on the first day, so we are betting Kayne just made a killing.

It was a similar scene in March, when West opened a pop-up shop in Soho. That time, West generated $2 million basically overnight. [NYP]Christopher Cameron