Via Complex

Our man Yeezy is catching it from all sides recently thanks to his latest foray into retro sensibility. Ironic? Maybe. But as much as homie thinks about what people think of him, trust that he’s got a ready explanation for the dead animal he’s rocking on the back of his neck.

And while some people are claiming he bit it from a dude named Tum Tum (seriously? Tum Tum?), and others may point out that tiny R&B sensation Bobby Valflagrino Valentino is rocking one in his latest video, Kanye is really just the latest in a long line of mulleteers, those brave and hardy souls who proudly rocked a shag through good times and bad. (Yes, it’s called a shag, white people, and it’s been around for decades.)

We can’t truthfully say we love the 80(8)s, but at least take a trip back in time before you start calling Kanye a Tum Tum biter. Uh, pause…

LIONEL RITCHIE
Hello? Is it a shape-up you’re looking for?

BILLY OCEAN
Not only could he wear the shit out of a shoulder-padded linen suit, he could rock the neck meat like no one else.

AARON NEVILLE
Homie, just because we’re all distracted by that Kuato on your face doesn’t mean you can do shit like that, 1990 or no 1990.

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