20 selected source accounts from G.O.O.D. Fridays and Air Yeezy. This is not a complete chronology or an independently verified release calendar.
Dates retain the precision of the reviewed evidence. Collection order does not establish exact sequence within a month or year. A reported announcement is not proof that a release occurred.
G.O.O.D. Fridays
One campaign announcement and fifteen releases recorded from two reports. The release dates come from a single 2015 retrospective, not the original posts, and are not independently confirmed. These event records do not add songs or recordings to the music catalog.
Source-scoped event
Ye announces G.O.O.D. Fridays: a new song every Friday until Christmas
Month only; day not established
As reported by mxdwn: mxdwn reported on August 23, 2010 that Ye had announced over the weekend, on Twitter, a plan to release a new song from him or his labelmates every Friday until Christmas. Recorded at month precision because the article gives no day for the post.
Reported by mxdwn on August 23, 2010 as announced over the preceding weekend on Twitter; recorded at month precision. mxdwn also counts two earlier Friday releases (See Me Now and a Power remix), so the announcement came after the first drops.
Field-level evidence for this event (1 claim)
Date
Archive summary: mxdwn reported on August 23, 2010 that Ye had announced over the weekend, on Twitter, a plan to release a new song from him or his labelmates every Friday until Christmas. Recorded at month precision because the article gives no day for the post.
Source excerpt:a plan to release a new song from him or his labelmates every Friday from now until Christmas
Claim confidence: documented
Source location: Article body, opening paragraph; dated August 23, 2010
As reported by The A.V. Club: The A.V. Club's catalog heads its entry for Power (Remix) with the date August 20, 2010. The date is as stated by this one retrospective and is not independently confirmed.
Archive summary: The A.V. Club's catalog heads its entry for Power (Remix) with the date August 20, 2010. The date is as stated by this one retrospective and is not independently confirmed.
Archive summary: The A.V. Club's entry for Power (Remix) relates the release to the song on My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy. This links the song only, not the recording.
Source excerpt:The official version of “Power” found on My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
Claim confidence: documented
Source location: Catalog entry body, first sentences
As reported by The A.V. Club: The A.V. Club's catalog heads its entry for Monster with the date August 27, 2010. The date is as stated by this one retrospective and is not independently confirmed.
Archive summary: The A.V. Club's catalog heads its entry for Monster with the date August 27, 2010. The date is as stated by this one retrospective and is not independently confirmed.
Archive summary: The A.V. Club's entry for Monster relates the release to the song on My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy. This links the song only, not the recording.
Source excerpt:One of the few G.O.O.D. Friday tracks to make it onto My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
Claim confidence: documented
Source location: Catalog entry body, first sentences
As reported by The A.V. Club: The A.V. Club's catalog heads its entry for Runaway Love (Remix) with the date August 30, 2010. The date is as stated by this one retrospective and is not independently confirmed.
The stated date, August 30, 2010, is a Monday, outside the Friday cadence; recorded as stated.
Field-level evidence for this event (1 claim)
Date
Archive summary: The A.V. Club's catalog heads its entry for Runaway Love (Remix) with the date August 30, 2010. The date is as stated by this one retrospective and is not independently confirmed.
Source excerpt:“Runaway Love (Remix),” August 30, 2010
As reported by The A.V. Club: The A.V. Club's catalog heads its entry for Devil in a New Dress with the date September 3, 2010. The date is as stated by this one retrospective and is not independently confirmed.
Archive summary: The A.V. Club's catalog heads its entry for Devil in a New Dress with the date September 3, 2010. The date is as stated by this one retrospective and is not independently confirmed.
Source excerpt:“Devil In A New Dress,” September 3, 2010
Archive summary: The A.V. Club's entry for Devil in a New Dress relates the release to the song on My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy. This links the song only, not the recording.
Source excerpt:A premature look at one of the standout tracks on My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
Claim confidence: documented
Source location: Catalog entry body, first sentences
As reported by The A.V. Club: The A.V. Club's catalog heads its entry for Good Friday with the date September 10, 2010. The date is as stated by this one retrospective and is not independently confirmed.
Archive summary: The A.V. Club's catalog heads its entry for Good Friday with the date September 10, 2010. The date is as stated by this one retrospective and is not independently confirmed.
As reported by The A.V. Club: The A.V. Club's catalog heads its entry for Lord Lord Lord with the date September 27, 2010. Only the month is recorded because the stated day is a Monday and out of the article's sequence.
The article states September 27, 2010, a Monday that falls out of its own sequence (it is listed before a September 24 entry); only the month is recorded.
Field-level evidence for this event (1 claim)
Date
Archive summary: The A.V. Club's catalog heads its entry for Lord Lord Lord with the date September 27, 2010. Only the month is recorded because the stated day is a Monday and out of the article's sequence.
Source excerpt:“Lord Lord Lord,” September 27, 2010
As reported by The A.V. Club: The A.V. Club's catalog heads its entry for So Appalled with the date September 24, 2010. The date is as stated by this one retrospective and is not independently confirmed.
Archive summary: The A.V. Club's catalog heads its entry for So Appalled with the date September 24, 2010. The date is as stated by this one retrospective and is not independently confirmed.
Archive summary: The A.V. Club's entry for So Appalled relates the release to the song on My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy. This links the song only, not the recording.
Source excerpt:almost entirely the same as the one that appears on that record minus a few mastering tweaks
Claim confidence: documented
Source location: Catalog entry body, first sentences
G.O.O.D. Friday release: Christian Dior Denim Flow
Day reported by the cited source
As reported by The A.V. Club: The A.V. Club's catalog heads its entry for Christian Dior Denim Flow with the date October 1, 2010. The date is as stated by this one retrospective and is not independently confirmed.
Archive summary: The A.V. Club's catalog heads its entry for Christian Dior Denim Flow with the date October 1, 2010. The date is as stated by this one retrospective and is not independently confirmed.
Source excerpt:“Christian Dior Denim Flow,” October 1, 2010
As reported by The A.V. Club: The A.V. Club's catalog heads its entry for Don't Stop! with the date October 8, 2010. The date is as stated by this one retrospective and is not independently confirmed.
Archive summary: The A.V. Club's catalog heads its entry for Don't Stop! with the date October 8, 2010. The date is as stated by this one retrospective and is not independently confirmed.
As reported by The A.V. Club: The A.V. Club's catalog heads its entry for Take One for the Team with the date October 15, 2010. The date is as stated by this one retrospective and is not independently confirmed.
Archive summary: The A.V. Club's catalog heads its entry for Take One for the Team with the date October 15, 2010. The date is as stated by this one retrospective and is not independently confirmed.
Source excerpt:“Take One For The Team,” October 15, 2010
As reported by The A.V. Club: The A.V. Club's catalog heads its entry for Don't Look Down with the date October 22, 2010. The date is as stated by this one retrospective and is not independently confirmed.
Archive summary: The A.V. Club's catalog heads its entry for Don't Look Down with the date October 22, 2010. The date is as stated by this one retrospective and is not independently confirmed.
Source excerpt:“Don’t Look Down,” October 22, 2010
As reported by The A.V. Club: The A.V. Club's catalog heads its entry for The Joy with the date October 29, 2010. The date is as stated by this one retrospective and is not independently confirmed.
Archive summary: The A.V. Club's catalog heads its entry for The Joy with the date October 29, 2010. The date is as stated by this one retrospective and is not independently confirmed.
As reported by The A.V. Club: The A.V. Club's catalog heads its entry for Looking for Trouble with the date November 5, 2010. The date is as stated by this one retrospective and is not independently confirmed.
Archive summary: The A.V. Club's catalog heads its entry for Looking for Trouble with the date November 5, 2010. The date is as stated by this one retrospective and is not independently confirmed.
Source excerpt:“Looking For Trouble,” November 5, 2010
As reported by The A.V. Club: The A.V. Club's catalog heads its entry for Chain Heavy with the date November 12, 2010. The date is as stated by this one retrospective and is not independently confirmed.
Archive summary: The A.V. Club's catalog heads its entry for Chain Heavy with the date November 12, 2010. The date is as stated by this one retrospective and is not independently confirmed.
As reported by The A.V. Club: The A.V. Club's catalog heads its entry for Christmas in Harlem with the date December 17, 2010. The date is as stated by this one retrospective and is not independently confirmed.
Archive summary: The A.V. Club's catalog heads its entry for Christmas in Harlem with the date December 17, 2010. The date is as stated by this one retrospective and is not independently confirmed.
Source excerpt:“Christmas In Harlem,” December 17, 2010
Four dated accounts from Sotheby's and The FADER, not Nike-published evidence. They do not establish contract terms, royalties, ownership, a complete product history or every announced release's occurrence.
Source-scoped event
Nike Air Yeezy sample revealed during Ye's 2008 Grammy Awards performance
Year only; month and day not established
As reported by Sotheby's: Sotheby's states that Nike and Ye revealed an unidentified pair of sneakers during Ye's 2008 Grammy performance. Recorded at year precision; the article gives no day.
Archive summary: Sotheby's states that Nike and Ye revealed an unidentified pair of sneakers during Ye's 2008 Grammy performance. Recorded at year precision; the article gives no day.
Source excerpt:Nike and Kanye revealed during the rapper's 2008 Grammy's performance a pair of sneakers that even top aficionados could not identify
Claim confidence: documented
Source location: Article body, paragraph beginning 'For more than a year prior to the reveal'
As reported by Sotheby's: Sotheby's states that the sample pairs were produced in December 2008, before the general release in April 2009. Recorded at month precision; the release itself is not independently confirmed here.
Archive summary: Sotheby's states that the sample pairs were produced in December 2008, before the general release in April 2009. Recorded at month precision; the release itself is not independently confirmed here.
Source excerpt:produced in December 2008 in Nike’s Feng Tay factory, prior to their general release in April 2009
Claim confidence: documented
Source location: From the Archive release, Kanye West Nike Air Yeezy Sample item
As reported by The FADER: The FADER reported on May 30, 2012 that the Air Yeezy II would drop globally on June 9th. The article is in the future tense, so the date is the announced release date; the release itself is not independently confirmed here.
Announced date as reported on May 30, 2012; the release itself is not independently confirmed.
Field-level evidence for this event (1 claim)
Date
Archive summary: The FADER reported on May 30, 2012 that the Air Yeezy II would drop globally on June 9th. The article is in the future tense, so the date is the announced release date; the release itself is not independently confirmed here.
Source excerpt:The Air Yeezy II drops globally in black and platinum on June 9th.
Claim confidence: documented
Source location: Article body, final sentence; dated May 30, 2012
Ye publicly severs ties with Nike and confirms an adidas collaboration
Month only; day not established
As reported by The FADER: The FADER reported on November 25, 2013 that Ye publicly severed ties with Nike, citing his desire for royalties on Air Yeezys, while confirming an adidas collaboration on Hot 97. The article does not date the broadcast, so the month of publication is recorded. This is a news report of Ye's statements, not Nike's account.
News report of Ye's Hot 97 statements, recorded at month precision from the article's publication date.
Field-level evidence for this event (1 claim)
Date
Archive summary: The FADER reported on November 25, 2013 that Ye publicly severed ties with Nike, citing his desire for royalties on Air Yeezys, while confirming an adidas collaboration on Hot 97. The article does not date the broadcast, so the month of publication is recorded. This is a news report of Ye's statements, not Nike's account.
Source excerpt:Citing his desire to have royalties on his hysteria-causing Air Yeezys, Kanye publicly severed ties with Nike.
Claim confidence: documented
Source location: Article body, opening paragraph; dated November 25, 2013