Did Balenciaga Jack an Old Ruff Ryders Logo? Swizz Beatz Thinks So

Last month, Gucci saw themselves in a minor controversy when people on social media excused the brand of plagiarizing a Dapper Dan look from the '80s.

After the controversy picked up momentum, Gucci released a statement saying that they weren't trying to rip off Dapper Dan. They claimed they were trying to "pay homage."

READ: Gucci Claims They Were Paying Homage to Dapper Dan, Not Plagiarizing

So is this an example of Balenciaga paying homage too?

Yesterday, Swizz Beatz postedthe post you see above: it's a picture of a model wearing a Balenciaga shirt with B labels all over the shirt. Swizz noticed that the B looked strangely familiar to an old Ruff Ryders logo(from the Ruff Ryders Vol. 2 era.)

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After hisinitial post, he posted areceipt: a photo of the shirt Ruff Ryders shirt. Inthe caption, Swizz wrote:

"We must have a talk about this Ruff Ryder shirt ASAP," Swizz Beatz wrote on Instagram, before posting a picture of the original Ruff Ryders shirt, circa 2000, for comparison. "Call me back blessings. I Might just want you to open up a fashion school in the Bronx or Harlem just so you can give back to the culture."

This looks pretty damning to us. Balenciaga should probably start making some phone calls.