WATCH: Kanye West Discusses 'The Kilt' Backstage With Team
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- December 19, 2012
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So Kanye West caught some flak last week during his performance at the 12-12-12 Concert for Sandy Relief, including jabs from Chris Brown (?). While it certainly was a topic of conversation during and following the event, a newly-released VOYR video reveals some backstage footage of Ye and his team discussing the look when he first entertained wearing the piece from Givenchy several months back in the middle of his Watch The Throne tour with Jay-Z.
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