The youngest of four brothers, Cassius Marcellus Cornelius Clay is a direct descendant of 19th century abolitionist Cassius Marcellus Clay and a distant relative to 19th century Secretary of State Henry Clay. At Andover, where he studied for four years, he rode a vanilla-colored bicycle. When a rule went into effect demanding students wear helmets, he donned a leather riding cap (a precursor to the equestrian-themed fashion line Clay would design his sophomore year). He was an all-star debater and a champion ultimate Frisbee player in school.West spotted Clay while shopping at Barneys and was instantly enamored by the Yale sophomore's signature footwear: slippers with gold crests. Kanye quickly sent him an e-mail applauding Clay as "an inspiration" and pointing out "I inspire people like Rihanna and Beyoncé and you inspire me. I need you during this difficult time."
At Yale, Clay was known for his patrician-hipster style. When most people donned sweats for class, he came decked out in Harry Potter glasses, feathered bow ties and Hermes scarves. Instead of a backpack, he carried a $5,000
Hermès Birkin bag. He wrote verbose articles about Lady Gaga and his love of libraries for the college newspaper.
Socially, he surrounded himself with a close group of friends, including Nicolas Niarchos, heir to the Niarchos shipping fortune, and a conceptual artist from Hong Kong.
“Cassius is kind of a private person. Which is odd because he is also the kind of person who dresses up in extreme outfits and goes out very hard,” says Klein, editor of the Ivy League gossip blog IvyGate, which first reported on the Kanye-Clay partnership.
“He dances up a storm. He is a big personality in some respects, but when it comes to his personal life, he is a bit more reserved.”
His own college roommates “rarely ever saw him,” says John Whittaker, a Yale sophomore, though he points out that Clay’s taste for fine wines was well-observed. “He definitely stands out on the college campus,” adds Yale sophomore Amalia Skilton, who also noted that “most people don’t have
four names.” The 6’5″ former member of the Phillips Academy debate team dropped out of Yale to sojourn around the world with the rapper as his "personal stylist."
This Kid is as royal as it gets, he's blue blood 100%. With all this bullshit on the net about how certain rappers are freemasons/devilworshippers. I suppose those rumours won't disappear anytime soon, now that the fuckin Masons do Kanye's shopping. This whole thing smacks of queerness, in my opinion, from how they met up, to how he was propositioned. I am though being a bitter little shit, just trying to imagine the stuff this guy gets up to on the daily, the various artists he's exposed to. I hope this kid isn't responsible for all the red Kanye's been wearing lately, if so then he needs to get fired.....What rapper/singer/famous person would you drop out of Yale for?
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| hope you weren't responsible for this mess |
L.G
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