Source
Nike and Kanye Set Release Date for Air Yeezy II
The FADER
- Source type
- News article
- Published
- 5/30/2012
- Accessed
- 11/8/2026
- Citation
- Scoped to the quoted statement. Not evidence of contract terms, ownership, royalties, or any release beyond what the text says.
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Nike Air Yeezy II announced release date
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.
Source location: Article body, final sentence; dated May 30, 2012