Every Incredible Fashion-Related Quote From Kanye West's Interview With Zane Lowe

He spent the majority of the hour-long interview on fashion.

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Kanye West gave what was quite possibly his most entertaining interview thus far to BBC One's Zane Lowe. The interview lasted for approximately an hour, and while it briefly touched on Yeezus and Ye's upcoming tour with Kendrick Lamar, the majority of the time, much to Lowe's chagrin, was spent discussing the passion that Kanye holds for advancing and contributing to culture via fashion. 

While Lowe attempted to steer the conversation back to music several times, Yeezy adamantly stuck to his favorite subjects of creative design and sartorial artistry. He gave the reasons why his clothing line failed, citing both a lack of capital and a lack of faith in his skills and passion. He also fired shots straight at Hedi Slimane, confirming that both "I Am a God" and "Black Skinhead" were created using the frustration that he held after being rejected from attending Slimane's first Saint Laurent runway show.

The entire interview is probably the most entertaining hour you'll have all week, but we rounded up the best of the best for your reading pleasure. From admitting that he's a "slave" to fashion, to how 80% of his time is spent on fashionn, these are Every Incredible Fashion-Related Quote From Kanye West's Interview With Zane Lowe.

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"I could still do a suit, I just wouldn't have done that exact lapel situation."

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 "I was also thinking about some of the other things we've done, with the BBC. Like Abbey Road sprang to mind, with the strings."

"Taking 1,000 meetings attempting to get backing to do clothing..."

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"I look around and I say, 'Wait a second. There's no one around here that looks like me, and if they are, they're quiet as fuck.'"

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"Do you think there'd be a Givenchy in the hood if it wasn't for that South Park photo?"

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"We brought the leather jogging pants six years ago to Fendi, and they said, 'No.' How many motherfuckers you done seen with a jogging pant?"

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"We culture. Rap is the new rock 'n roll. We the rockstars. It's been like that for a minute, Hedi Slimane!"

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"...what I'm saying is we're making product with chitlins. T-shirts! That's the most we can make."

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"I wanna make uniforms for my high school basketball team through brand Yeezy."

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"All I need is the breakthrough. The joint-venture for my clothing. Same as Stella McCartney has..."

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"I've got a million people telling me why I can't do it. You know, that I'm not a real designer, that I'm not this. I'm not a real rapper, either!"

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"When I was in fourth grade I was drawing Jordans when my mama couldn't afford them."

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"I spent 80% of my time working on this, and 20% of my time working on music. Why do you think the song 'Niggas in Paris' is called 'Niggas in Paris?' 'Cause niggas was in Paris!"

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"Versace! Versace! Versace! Versace! Versace! Versace! We love Versace. Versace is the greatest designer of all time!"

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"I'm talkin' about us, the new slaves, the people who love fashion. I'm talking about us, you know? 'Cause I'm a slave to it. I love it."

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"You tellin' me people don't look at Kanye West like the Glitch."

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"No flip-flops on black dudes. Wear some hot-ass Jordans on the beach."

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"It's illegal to be naked."

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"...I'm not going to be able to make things that I can call Kanye West just by making T-shirts."

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"Okay, for me, first of all, dopeness is what I like the most."

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"Both this song ['Black Skinhead'], 'I Am a God' and this song were made after Hedi Slimane didn't let me into his first Saint Laurent show."

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"I'm gonna sit here on this runway until I'm at the end of it. Because that's that thing that people slave over. That's that thing that people are slaves to. That's that thing that I'm a slave to."

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