Sneakers
Both Sides: adidas Says Partnership With Kanye West Is ‘Under Review’
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Jonathan Leibson / Getty Even the three stripes has had enough of Ye’s antics, for now. On Thursday (Oct. 6), adidas announced that due to the rapper and designer’s recent displays of animus (to put it nicely) to the brand, it’s putting their partnership “under review.” For the last couple of weeks, Ye has been barking on the brand for what he considers disrespect towards him in regards to the direction of his Yeezy sneaker line and collection. After accusing the brand of everything from stealing his ideas, to having a hand in manufacturing bootlegs to creating “Yeezy Day” without his approval, adidas addressed the slander in the statement it shared. Related Stories “adidas has always been about creativity, innovation and supporting athletes and artists t...
Reebok x Panini America Collaborate On New ‘PRIZM’ Allen Iverson ‘Question’ Kicks
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Reebok / Reebok Reebok has been dropping some overlooked heat as of late. The brand continues to remix some of its more popular silhouettes such as Allen Iverson’s “Question” signature kicks. Source: Reebok / Reebok This time around the Reebok “Question” is getting a new “Prizm” look courtesy of Reebok’s collaboration with sports card company Panini America and pays homage to the card collecting hobby that’s experiencing a resurgence in popularity as of late. Collaborating on a new capsule collection set to release on Nov. 4, the retro-inspired attire that’s set to drop will be featuring three brand-new “Prizm” parallel iterations of Allen Iverson’s iconic “Question” silhouette. “This has been a long time coming,” commented Jason Howarth, VP of Marketing ...
Tom Sachs’ NikeCraft General Purpose Shoe Really Dropped At Kohl’s
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Nike / NIke It seems Tom Sachs was serious about getting as many people into pairs of his NikeCraft General Purpose Shoe as he could. On Thursday (Sept. 29), the coveted sneaker in the “Archive” colorway dropped via Kohl’s. Yes, Kohls. The department store retail chain more akin to Walmart than your local Nike outlet. On Thursday evening the announcement of the release was made via Kohl’s’ official Instgagram. Related Stories “The NikeCraft General Purpose Shoe in the Archive Colorway is available in select Kohl’s stores—Today. Visit kohls.com to learn which stores will be carrying the NikeCraft General Purpose Shoe. #NikeCraft,” read the post. From a quick perusal of locations, it seems like the chosen stores were away from big cities, i.e. Lancaster, NY...
Nike Officially Unveils LeBron James’ LeBron XX Signature Sneaker
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Nike / NIke It’s actually not that difficult to believe that LeBron James is now up to his 20th signature sneaker. On Tuesday, Sept. 20, Nike officially unveiled the LeBron XX. The 20 is significant since this also happens to be Bron’s 20th year rocking with the Swoosh. Being touted as his sneaker for “the next generation,” the shoe is King James’ lightest yet and is the first his signature kicks to arrive in a low-cut silhouette first. Related Stories Built to honor the future Hall of Famer’s career, it features all the technical bells and whistles you would expect. There is Zoom Air in the forefoot and the heel, along with a carbon fiber midfoot shank. Despite it being a low profile shoe, there is still an Air Zoom Turbo unit in the forefoot and a large...
Going Once…: Zadeh Kicks’ Confiscated Sneakers Getting Auctioned By The U.S. Government
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Nike / NIke A few weeks ago now infamous sneaker reseller Michael Malekzadeh a.k.a Zadeh Kicks was charged with wire fraud, conspiracy to commit bank fraud, and money laundering after jerking many sneakerheads out of millions of dollars. Now his own personal collection is up for auction courtesy of the U.S. Government. According to Fortune, more than 60,000 pairs of sneakers that Malekzadeh held at a warehouse have hit the auction block in an attempt to recoup some of the $70 million that the reseller had swindled out of countless customers who pre-ordered sneakers that he couldn’t have possibly obtained. Of the tens of thousands of sneakers that the government is reselling (LOL), 1,100 pairs are from Malekzadeh’s own personal collection and have an estim...
2022 Black Footwear Forum Goes Down In Detroit In September
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Black Footwear Forum / BFF The 2022 Black Footwear Forum (BFF), formerly the African American Footwear Forum (AAFF), is going down this September in Detroit. The gathering aims to address issues of diversity in the world of footwear, and the list of attendees features a who’s who of creatives and talent in the business. Source: Black Footwear Forum / BFF The BFF is scheduled for Friday, September 16 through Sunday, September 18, and will be held at the Pensole Lewis College of Business & Design and in partnership with Footwear Distributors and Retailers of America (FDRA). If you don’t know, the Lewis College of Business was acquired by Pensole Academy founder and renowned designer D’Wayne Edwards in 2021. As such, it became what’s touted as not o...
A Ma Maniére To Tackle The Nike Air Ship For Next Collaboration
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: @glencocolaflare / Twitter The Air Jordan x A Ma Maniére collaborations have become some of the hottest drops for the past year and change now we’ve gotten a sneak peak at another collabo that’ll unfortunately have sneaker bots on the prowl. Source: @glencocolaflare / Twitter Just months before the release of the highly-anticipated A Ma Maniére x Air Jordan 4‘s, HypeBeast has given us our first look at the never-before-seen A Ma Maniére x Air Ship’s which was technically the Air Jordan 1 before the Air Jordan 1 was a thing. In 2020 the OG Chicago colorway to the Nike Air Ship’s dropped as a Europe exclusive for whatever reason, but luckily this A Ma Manier version will see a release in the United States. Related Stories The upcoming pairs are found ...
Allen Iverson’s Reebok Question Mid “Blue Toe” Sneaker Returns
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Reebok / Reebok One of Allen Iverson‘s best and more beloved takes on his signature sneaker is coming back. The Reebok Question Mid in the “Blue Toe” colorway is on the schedule. Source: Reebok / Reebok On Thursday (Aug. 4), Reebok announced that the Question Mid “Blue Toe” will release globally on August 19. A.I. rocked the model during his rookie season (’96/’97 and it has been a highly-coveted model ever since. With that in mind, Reebok is pulling out all the stops for its return. Related Stories “It was a dream come true,” said Iverson of lacing up his own signature shoe in ’96. “It was close to the same feeling of when you get drafted. Only a certain amount of people have their own signature shoe; that really means you’re special.” But Bubba Ch...
Sneaker Reseller Zadeh Kicks Facing 30 Years In Prison For Ponzi Scheme
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Jordan Brand / Jordan Brand This past June, infamous sneaker reseller,Michael Malekzadeh a.k.a Zadeh Kicks sent shockwaves through the sneaker community when he dissolved his Zadeh Kicks LLC and made off with millions of dollars of sneaker pre-order money leaving many customers thousands of dollars poorer. Now Bloomberg is reporting on how Malekzadeh was able to swindle countless people out of tens of thousands of dollars in one fell swoop, and in the process earning himself federal charges such as wire fraud, conspiracy to commit bank fraud and money laundering. Referring to him as the “Bernie Madoff of sneakers,” Zadeh would sell highly-sought after Air Jordans, Nikes, and Yeezy’s at below market price months before their scheduled release dates an...
Incoming L Alert: Jackie Robinson Nike Dunk Low Finally Get Release Date
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Nike / Nike That took entirely too long. The highly-anticipated, sure to be heartbreaking, for those without a plug or excessive income, the Jackie Robinson Nike Dunks finally have a release date. Source: Nike / Nike On July 11, Nike finally revealed that the Nike Dunk Low that honors the legacy of the late, great Jackie Robinson will be getting released the day of the MLB All-Star Game in Los Angeles. That would be June 19. The Nike Dunk Low pays homage to the Black man that not only broke the color barrier in major league baseball but was one of its most outstanding players of all time. As for the kicks, the Brooklyn Dodgers great’s quote from 1947 gets printed across the shoe’s blue hits: “I’m not concerned with your liking or disliking me…All I ...
FedEx To Start Taking Pictures Of Their Deliveries
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: SOPA Images / Getty For a while now sneakerheads have been complaining that their sneaker orders have been disappearing whenever FedEx is tasked with delivering their grails. It seems like they’re finally being heard as the delivery service is taking a new step to ensure their customers get their footwear delivered. According to Business Wire, FedEx will begin taking pictures of their delivered packages that don’t require a signature to show and prove that their drivers didn’t pocket the package and show the customers exactly where it was left. Unfortunately that leaves the door open for a neighbor or someone just passing by to up and take the goods once FedEx drivers leave the scene. Still, the higher ups at FedEx feel this is the best way for their cust...
SNIPES Kicks Off New ‘Crack The Code’ Initiative To Promote Digital Equity
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Snipes / Snipes Foot Locker might have the game on smash, but SNIPES is out here making their own moves to help the community as much as they can, and for that we thank them. On Wednesday, June 22, SNIPES announced their brand new initiative, Crack The Code, which is aiming to close the learning gap by promoting digital equity, in an effort to build the next generation of STEM leaders. How will they do this exactly? Well, the goal for SNIPES is to get out there and build state-of-the-art computer labs in key retail markets throughout the United States with the first one already up and running at Brooklyn’s Wyckoff Gardens Housing. Related Stories Consisting of desktops, laptops, iPads, printers and smartboards, the first computer lab is the blueprint...
