KICKS
Drake’s OVO Air Force 1 Is For The Lovers
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: @levibentlee / Instagram Drizzy’s latest album, Certified Lover Boy has still yet to get a confirmed release date or even a first single released, but already we’ve gotten pics of what his upcoming OVO Air Force 1 exclusives will look like and while they seem like some average white-on-white 1’s, the devil’s in the details. Featuring little hearts on the bottom sole instead of the average stars Air Force 1’s tend to boast, the silhouette also replaces the customary “Air” logo on the side heel of the sole with “Love You Forever” in script. Not bad for the hardcore Drake fan who want to show their allegiance to the King of The North. Though rumors have the kicks dropping this Fall, no official word yet on when the sneakers will drop or if they even will. Do...
HHW Gaming: Xbox Teams Up With Nike For ‘Space Jam: A New Legacy’ SNKRS Kit Featuring The Lebron 18 Low
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Nike / Space Jam: A New Legacy x Xbox x Nike SNKRS Kit Another day, another dope collaboration featuring Space Jam: A New legacy, Xbox, and this time Nike. Beep, beep. In June, Xbox gave us our first look at Space Jam: A New Legacy The Game and three new custom controllers drawing inspiration from LeBron James’ remix of the beloved film that first starred Michael Jordan. Thursday (Jul.1), Xbox announced another collab with Nike that will feature another custom pair of James kicks, the LeBron 18 Low, and a controller that you will be able to get your hands on if you move quickly. Source: Nike / Space Jam: A New Legacy x Xbox x Nike SNKRS Kit The kit, which will be available via Nike’s SNKRS app ( we heard your groans) on July 17, features the kicks and con...
Virgil Abloh Finesses Louis Vuitton and Nike Air Force 1 Collab
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: @theimedsoussi / Instagram Love him or hate him, Virgil Abloh stays finessing provocative high-fashion and sneaker collabs. The latest salvo from the creative director of the culture is a Nike Air Force 1 collab with Louis Vuitton. On Thursday (June 24), Louis Vuitton, where Abloh serves as artistic director, held its Spring 2022 Men’s collection runway show in Paris and sneakerheads were quick to notice the heat on the feet. Seen initially were a colorways in a rainbow variety of flavors (Abloh showed off a chocolate and cream pair with a checkerboard pattern) of the familiar Air Force 1 with embossed LV logos and Off-White cues like big “AIR” hits on the sole and laces and a LV x Air tongue tags sewed on the side. Also spotted was trunk that...
Nike SNKRS Explains Exclusive Access Changes, Nike x Off-White Dunk Invites In August
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Nike / NIke The Nike SNKRS app launched in 2015 with the intent of provided access to new releases, but lately it has become as dependable as the lottery when it comes to hitting on a coveted sneaker. With a gang of hyped sneakers set to drop this summer, including Virgil Abloh’s Nike x Off-White Dunks, the Exclusive Access is “evolving” to reward those who actively engage with SNKRS. Besides one of the only places to cop limited edition releases and collabs, SNKRS also provides plenty of content in series like Kickcheck and SNKRS Live so you’re not just in the app looking at pretty pictures of shoes you hope to get the “Got ‘Em” message on come release day. According to Nike, the Exclusive Access release model will reward “Nike Members and engaged partic...
Gucci Debuts Eco-Friendly Sneakers
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Gucci / Gucci Now that global warming and climate change is finally getting the attention it deserves, many brands are doing what they can to help curb their carbon footprint on the planet. Gucci is doing their part to help the cause. Highsnobiety is reporting that the high-end fashion brand will be releasing their first-ever eco-friendly sneaker for the earth-loving big spenders of the game dubbed the “Demetra.” Sounds fancy! Named after the Greek agricultural goddess Demeter, the new “Demetra” Gucci sneaker will be comprised of “upwards to 77 percent plant-based raw materials” and will be a part of Gucci’s foray into more echo-friendly fashion products. Good for Gucci for doing their part in helping the earth cool off a bit going into the future. “...
Teenager Shoots & Kills Friend Over Air Jordan Sneakers
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Gulfport Police Department / Gulfport Police Department The violence over limited-edition Air Jordan releases continues to be problematic in 2021. Things got deadly when a Mississippi teen shot and killed his friend over a pair of the coveted sneakers. NBC12 is reporting that 16-year-old Cassius Vaughn Hanzy was arrested for opening fire and hitting a 17-year-old after the two got into an argument over a pair of Air Jordan sneakers earlier in the day. Police responded to the shooting on 100 block of 29th Street just after 11 p.m. on Saturday night. “During the investigation, police say they learned 16-year-old Hanzy shot a gun multiple times from a vehicle, hitting a 17-year-old. The victim was taken to a local hospital, where he eventually died from...
Bandooloo Beware: Nike Trademarks The Air Jordan 1 Silhouette
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Bernard Smalls / @PhotosByBeanz83 After more than three decades of being arguably the hottest silhouette in the sneaker game, the Air Jordan 1 design has officially been trademarked by Nike. Sneaker Law Firm has confirmed that Nike has federally trademarked the classic silhouette design which was the subject to much bootlegging and biting over the years such as ineverheardofyou’s middle-finger featured design to Fugazi’s six shooter-adorned “One In The Chamber” (they were pretty dope though). Under the new federal protection, anyone looking to bank off bootlegs or remixes of the Air Jordan 1 High, AJ1 Low, and AJ1 Low SE are subject to legal consequences. Wait, what about the Air Jordan 1 Mid? We know people don’t really care for them but damn. Recently N...
Vanessa Bryant Says She Didn’t Approve “Mambacita” Nike Kobe 6 Protro
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Maddie Meyer / Getty Sounds like Nike and Vanessa Bryant are not on the same page. The late Kobe Bryant’s widow has revealed that a “Mambacita” version of the Nike Kobe 6 Protro that she designed was not approved for release. Bryant took to social media to explain that although designed the show in honor of her late daughter, Gianna aka Gigi, considering that she and her husband’s estate decided to not renew its contract with Nike, the sneaker should be a non-starter. She explained the jig in a lengthy Instagram post that included an image of the shoe, a Nike Kobe 6 Protro, in hand, but not her own. “This is a shoe I worked on in honor of my daughter, Gianna,” wrote Bryant. “It was going to be called the MAMBACITA shoe as an exclusive black and white colo...
Stadium Goods & Christie’s To Auction Off A Gang of Rare Air Jordans, Again
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Stadium Goods / Christie’s If you missed out on Stadium Goods and auction house Christie’s last “Original Air” Air Jordan sneaker collection auction, fret not because they’re about to give rich sneakerheads another chance to drop a lifetime’s worth of paper on exclusive footwear. Source: Stadium Goods / Christie’s The sneaker consignment destination, ahem, marketplace and auction house are once again collaborating to set up another sneaker auction dubbed “Original Air Part II” which will be boasting 90 pairs of kicks composed of scarce early samples, the complete Air Jordan 1-14 collection (basically all the kicks Jordan actually played in), game-worn kicks, and Jordan-related pieces from celebrities such as Eminem, Kobe Bryant, Drake and LeBron James. So...
Skepta & Nike Collaborate on New “Bloody Chrome” Colorway for Air Max Tailwind & ‘Phantom Boot’
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Nike / NIke Looks like U.K. rapper Skepta and Nike will continue their relationship as Nike has just revealed their latest collaborative creation, but one silhouette is not exactly for everyone. Source: Nike / NIke On Thursday (May 13), Nike revealed that the latest addition to their Skepta collection will be a new colorway of the classic Air Max Tail Wind V and a football “Phantom boot” for grid iron workers who take to the field on any given Sunday. The “Bloody Chrome” colorways of the upcoming silhouettes will surely standout and catch eyes like Julio Jones catches footballs as it’s detailed pattern was meant to do. “The two silhouettes share a wealth of design details — the red butterfly print applied to the uppers continues Skepta’s exploration of cr...
DJ Clark Kent Talks About Coppin’ Kicks on eBay
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Jesse Grant / Getty For those who don’t know, legendary Hip-Hop DJ/producer, DJ Clark Kent has been collecting sneakers longer than you’ve been entering raffles to resell them joints. Recently the OG Hip-Hop legend linked up with Highsnobiety and Ebay to talk talk about his love of sneakers and give viewers some tips on how to go about your sneaker collecting business. Reminiscing about how his first pair of Pro-Keds were the talk of his disenfranchised neighborhood, Clark’s love of flashy footwear kicked off and since then he’s gone on to accumulate quite the collection. That includes even working with Nike on quite a few exclusives that go for a grip these days including some LeBron 8’s, Air Max 1’s and of course the classic silhouette, Air Force 1’s. N...
HHW Gaming: Basketball & Video Games Collide With ANTA x HyperX’s Gordon Hayward Limited-Edition Bundle
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Bernard Smalls / ANTA x HyperX Athletic wear and gaming have gone hand in hand as of late, so this latest collaboration between ANTA and HyperX makes all the sense in the world. The two companies have one thing in common, they both work with Boston Celtic forward Gordon Hayward, so the decision to work together on this limited-edition box was a no-brainer. It brings together the two things that Hayward love’s to do, and that is playing basketball and gaming. Source: Bernard Smalls / ANTA x HyperX Inside the box is a limited-edition pair of Hayward’s signature basketball sneakers from ANTA, the GH2 “HyperX” and HyperX Cloud Alpha gaming headset. The sneakers feature some unique gaming-inspired details that help them easily stand out from other shoe silhoue...
