The Man With the $750,000 Sneaker Collection Gave Away Nine Pairs of Yeezys

$36,000 in Yeezys for FREE?

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Self-professed "sneaker wearer" Mayor was profiled by Forbes today, and although he didn't drop any groundbreaking info, we did learn that he did something surprising with his Nike Air Yeezys.

"The first Yeezy, I couldn’t stand, it was ugly...I had nine pairs, Nike was giving me pairs. That's $4,000 a pair, that's $36,000. I gave them away," Mayor said, never one to hold back his opinions. Let that sink in real quick.

Mayor also touched on topics like the total value of his collection, sneaker conventions, and what he was doing before he got into kicks.

"Sneakers saved my life," he said. Check out the full clip here.