Kanye had more than his share of beefs in 2013, but none so dramatic as his numerous flare-ups with various parties in the apparel industry. In a September interview with Zane Lowe, Kanye went on a long diatribe about the problems he’s encountered trying to move into fashion — a “glass ceiling,” he calls it — from his frustrations with Fendi, who allegedly turned down his proposal to design leather jogging pants for the brand six years ago, to his inability to secure backing for his fashion-based business proposals, to his aspirations to make “uniforms for a city.” A couple weeks later, Kanye went on Jimmy Kimmel and continued on this subject, saying (among other things), “I wanna make the next Ralph Lauren.” In a November interview on Hot 97, he discussed his decision to terminate his deal with Nike — whose Kanye-designed Yeezy sneakers, he claimed, were the most exciting shoes since Air Jordans — and work instead with Adidas. “I am gonna be the Tupac of product,” said Kanye. “I’m gonna be bigger than WalMart.” The next day, during an interview with The Breakfast Club, he further vented his frustrations at not being able to break into fashion at the highest levels, explaining how he was unable to arrange a meeting with Louis Vuitton CEO Bernard Arnault (the 10th richest person in the world, according to Forbes), who didn’t understand why he had to take a meeting with West. Said Kanye:

OK, you don’t understand why you need to take a meeting with Kanye West? I’mma show you why you need to take a meeting with Kanye West: EVERYBODY IN ATLANTA RIGHT NOW AT THE LOUIS VUITTON STORE IF YOU BLACK DON’T GO TO LOUIS VUITTON TODAY. [Silence.] THAT’S WHY YOU NEED TO TAKE A MEETING WITH KANYE WEST, BERNARD ARNAULT.