Sneakers
SNKRS and Travis Scott Nikes Meant All The L’s
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: SNKRS / NIke Today (May 27) was a bad day for a whole lot of sneaker aficionados. Two versions and two colorways of the latest Travis Scott and Nike collab was available on the SNKRS app, but thanks to limited quantities, way more people caught L’s than got blessed with a “Got ‘Em” notification. The SNKRS swings it pendulum towards more disappointment than elation on any given sneakers release, but even more so for shoes as hyped as Travis Scott’s. The drop featured versions of the classic Air Max 1 and the Air Trainer 1 except retrofitted in CACT.US CORP aesthetics that implement zippers for stowaway pockets, reverse Swooshers and other flourishes. And at $150 and $140, respectively, the retail price is right. However, most people can’t get them at...
Sneaker Reseller Zadeh Kicks Allegedly Scams Victims Out of Millions, FBI Now On His Ass
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: zadehkicks.com / ZadehKicks.com For a while now sneakerheads have been saying that the sneaker game is a “cold game.” One infamous reseller known as Zadeh Kicks has left many of his customers frost bitten as he’s allegedly snaked them out of millions of dollars. Earlier this week the infamous reseller came under fire when he suddenly dissolved his LLC and allegedly ran off with millions of dollars in pre-orders that will now be going unfulfilled. Knowing that he’d have a target on his back, Zadeh had police protect him as he cleared out his warehouse of merchandise that he’ll no doubt sell elsewhere and make a killing off of. Related Stories Nice Kicks reports the outcry from the sneaker community has reached the FBI who’ve decided to investigate the...
Sneaker Jig: Travis Scott’s Nike Raffle Gets Over 1 Million Entries In 30 Minutes
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: SNKRS / NIkesne Scoring a pair of Travis Scott Nikes at retail is like hitting the lotto. The Houston rapper had a raffle for the privilege to cop a pair of his latest collab with the Swoosh brand, and it received over 1 million entries in just 30 minutes. This is according to TMZ, that reports the Travis Scott Air Trainer 1 x CACT.US CORP, in two colorways (“Grey Haze and Dusty Sage” and “Archaeo Brown and Rust Pink”), had his fans, and resellers, going nuts. Keep in mind that it was a “source close to Travis” that provided this intel, meaning it’s just as likely they pulled that number out of thin air rather than actual metrics. Related Stories But Cactus Jack’s Nike collabs are heavily hyped affairs, with his past release still commanding top dollar on...
L’s On Deck: The Union Air Jordan 2’s Will Be Up For Grabs On SNKRS
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Union / Union The online release of the Union Air Jordan 2 a few weeks back was all kinds of struggle. With the CAPCHAT not working to payments not being processed to people getting charged multiple times with no order confirmations to show for it, sneaker heads went through the motions for hours that fateful Friday morning last month. Now sneakerheads will be getting a second chance to get their hands on a pair as the the highly coveted Air Jordan 2’s (when was the last time you heard anyone say that about the 2’s?) will be up for grabs once again later this month. Taking to Instagram to let their follows in on the good news, Union LA announced that their collaboration with Jordan will be coming to SNKRS writing “Just wanted to give everyone an early hea...
Judge Orders MSCHF To Halt Sales Of Tyga’s “Wavy Baby” Sneakers
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Shy McGrath / Getty After surprisingly riding high on the hog the past few years post-Kylie “Sugar Mama” Jenner (everyone thought he’d be irrelevant after she left him), Tyga was just handed a rare “L” by a judge who ruled that MSCHF had to stop selling their Tyga’s “Wavy Baby” sneakers as they resembled the OG Old Skool Vans silhouette way too much. According to HypeBeast, U.S. District Judge William F. Kuntz issued a temporary restraining order to MSCHF ordering them to stop selling and advertising the “Wavy Baby” kicks after Vans sued MSCHF over the sneakers claiming trademark infringement. After hearing both sides arguments, the judge sided with Vans in the matter and issued the order halting the sales of the “Wavy Baby” kicks. Related Stories A few m...
Adidas Dropping New “Hi-Res Red” Colorway For The Yeezy Boost 700
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: @ryivibes / Instagram Even though Kanye’s popularity continues to struggle due to his out of pocket ways and actions, his sneakers still remain a hot commodity and adidas continue to drop new colorways for their various Yeezy models and the Yeezy Boost 700 is next in line to get a vibrant new colorway. According to Nice Kicks the Yeezy Boost 700 will be getting a crazy bright red colorway later on this year dubbed the “Hi-Res Red” that is sure to be a hit amongst bloods from West to East if nothing else. The sneaker features a bright Hi-Res Red mesh upper and tongue with suede overlays seen in black and grey. The full-length BOOST encapsulated midsole is seen in maroon with orange and dark teal hits and maroon is seen again on the laces and forefoot. Last...
Sneaker Reseller Benjamin Kicks Flaunts Dozens Of Pairs of “Union” Air Jordan 2’s, Backdoor Shenanigans?
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Instagram / Instagram Benjamin Kicks strikes again! A year after pulling off the most hated backdoor heist when he walked away with a truck full of “Trophy Room” Air Jordan 1’s, infamous sneaker reseller, Benjamin Kicks has taken to social media to flaunt his latest haul in the form of the limited-edition “Union” Air Jordan 2’s that dropped last week. While many thought BK had a connect at the Union brick-and-mortar store, he took to IG to insinuate that he actually has a backdoor at Nike itself writing “What if my back door isn’t a store but the ….. themselves.” The sneaker game is trash, b. While Marcus Jordan got much heat for backdooring the “Trophy Room” 1’s to Kicks last year (and gets flooded with comments on his IG page to this day about it), we h...
Stephen Curry To Drop ‘Sesame Street’ Themed Curry 9 Collection
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Curry Brand / Under Armour Steph Curry and his Curry Brand are looking to get some buzz going in the sneaker game and to get some heads turning their way they’ll be dropping a few new and cool colorways to the Curry Flow 9 which will be inspired by some classic characters from Sesame Street. Source: Curry Brand / Under Armour Dubbed the “Street Pack,” the Curry 9’s will be coming in five different and vibrant colorways which will be paying homage to five specific Sesame Street puppets: Cookie Monster (“Taking Cookies”), Oscar The Grouch (“Talkin Trash”), Lil The Tiger (“Beyond The Stripe”), Abby Cadabby (“Now You See Me”), and of course, Elmo (“Dribble Me Elmo”). Speaking on Sesame Street, Steph revealed which of all the characters is his personal favorit...
These Are the Biggest Trainer Trends of 2022. Here’s How to Wear Them
As POPSUGAR editors, we independently select and write about stuff we love and think you’ll like too. If you buy a product we have recommended, we may receive affiliate commission, which in turn supports our work. With spring and summer approaching, it’s time to update your sneaker collection — and that can be a pretty big task. A new season means new styles and trends, and it’s often difficult to keep up with the ever-changing landscape of fashionable footwear. That’s where we come in. Whether it’s dopamine dressing, designer collaborations, or dead-stock chic, we have the definitive list of this year’s most stylish trends. One in particular that doesn’t seem to be going anywhere soon is designer collaborations, mostly thanks to ongoing partnershi...
Woman Shanked Outside Foot Locker Over Nike Dunks
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Supreme / Supreme Apparently, traveling with weapons while attempting to cop highly-coveted sneakers is a thing. A woman was stabbed outside a Los Angeles Foot Locker while waiting to cop a pair of Nike Dunks. Some back story, the Nike Dunk was first released in 1985, and the poor man’s Air Jordan 1, no shots, quickly gained popularity thanks to the multitude of colorways they were released in. Throughout the years their demand has gone up and down depending on if skaters were rocking them (see: Nike Dunk SB’s) and if Nike was dropping retros. Over the last couple of years, though, they’ve again risen in popularity, with new colorways routinely selling out within minutes of becoming available. So for a recent release of Nike Dunks, there was a line outsid...
The Answer: Allen Iverson Stars In Reebok “Life Is Not A Spectator Sport” Campaign
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: REEBOK / Reebok Reebok is keeping it classic to start off 2022. The brand has launched a new Life is Not a Spectator Sport campaign starring Allen Iverson. The new Spring/Summer 2022 campaign marks an exciting rebirth for the sports and lifestyle brand. Originally debuting “Because Life is Not a Spectator Sport “ in 1984, Reebok is returning to its roots and once again rallying around the timely premise to reintroduce as the brand platform nearly 40 years later. In this next chapter, Reebok empowers individuals to participate in whatever moves them—whether it be fashion, sport, music, art, or activism. Source: REEBOK / Reebok The campaign kicks off with a visually stunning hero film featuring a range of inspirational, creative, and determined talent...
#BRUHnews Foot Locker Employee Allegedly Ejaculated Into Sneakers At Work
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: aqua / aqua Sneakers are known to inspire passion, but this is ridiculous. A Foot Locker employee was allegedly having sex with and ejaculating into sneakers. But the extra gross part here is that said employee put the sneakers back into their boxes. A video of a man engaging in self-love in a storage room of a Foot Locker went viral this week for all the wrong reasons. Actually, there is no good reason. Related Stories Reportedly there is footage of the ejaculate in the sneakers’ insoles and that’s about as much as we want to think about it, ever. “As you can see, we’re at Foot Locker here, there is nobody else here, only my sh*t, and I am fully, completely, 100 percent sexy and naked,” says the sneaker freak in the clip. It went down in Ontario, Canada ...
