The title of the album “<33" refers not only to the innocent heart emoticon, but also to the composition of Mata's friends - the name was taken from one of the dishes from a Chinese bar and the number of the school they attended. High amounts to be paid for the album-promoting sweatshirts, not only the fans did not like it. One of the representatives of the national rap community also commented on this topic.
Matt has an explanation
The prices of clothes related to the upcoming album are quite symbolic – a t-shirt with a print can be bought for PLN 222, and sweatshirts – for PLN 555. This is more than the designers of some streetwear brands count, which has not escaped the attention of critics of the idea of selling such expensive merch. However, Mata stood up for him, explaining that the clothes come from a limited collection – only 33 pieces of each of them were made, referring to the title of the album – so they can be perceived as collector’s items. He also announced other projects.
Maty’s merch promoting the new album cbwstore.pl
The prices will be high, because it is not a mass-quality merch, but a limited edition prepared by us personally. I recommend treating it as an investment or saving money for the next one, because then we will put our photos edited by you or your photos edited by us on the items. And we will set the price together, because you will also get a percentage of it.
– advertised the collection on Instagram. The prices of clothes sewn from local producers are actually higher than those ordered en masse abroad, but this explanation did not convince all skeptics. Pei was among them.
The riposte refers to the hit Slums Attack
The issue of Mata’s limited merch attracted the attention of the media, and the question included in the title of one of the articles published on Facebook – “Why such prices?” – decided to answer the veteran of Polish rap. – From the ass – wrote Peja. Although Internet users supported the comment, Matczak also spoke, betting on a riposte related to one of the rapper’s popular texts.
What hurts you?
– he replied. This is a quote from one of the most popular songs by Slums Attack, in which Peja rapped: “Does it hurt you so much / That Rychu Peja has a chance to earn honestly today?”. Mata’s retort is not new. Earlier, he replied with the same quote to rapper Bedoes when he was criticized by him in “Young Blood, Old Rules” released by Zbuku. In the past, Peja also lectured Matczak on the speech at the Empik 2021 Bestsellers gala. Mata then fought for the legalization of marijuana.
The worst thing you can do to marijuana advocates is to call it a drug in the fight for decriminalization.
– said Peja.
Despite the controversy, there were people willing to buy limited t-shirts and sweatshirts. On the official Mata website, you can see that some of the projects have already sold out. The premiere of the album “<33", promoted by the recently released single "Młody Paderewski", was announced for May 26, 2023, but those who preorder it will be sent three days before this date. The price of the album is also quite high - in this form it costs PLN 133.33. It also includes fan gadgets.
Source: Gazeta
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