This week in sneaker news had an interesting mix of stories. The most scandalous involving Big Boi from Outkast. Apparently Big Boi while performing at a Sneaker Pimps event was rocking some fake Air Jordan VIII's.
The story really blew up when the MC was featured in an article about sneaker culture in general but also its relation to Hip-Hop. Sneaker site Nice Kicks caught up with Dave Jeff and DJ Clark Kent of Sneaker Pimps, who gave their perspective the matter. Both gave really good insight into the different aspects of the sneaker culture, check out the interview.
This whole affair reminds me of a recent Wall Street Journal that the economic downturn has hit rappers who rock ice so hard that some have resorted to using cubic zirconia in their jewels.
In terms of sneaker previews, sneaker forums and blogs lit up over image confirmation of the summer release of the Air Jordan III "True Blue". Unfortunately for those State side, word has it that the sneakers August release will only be in Asia, Canada and Europe. We will have to wait and see if this is in fact rumor or truth.
The week started with a preview of the Nike SB June 2009 sneaker releases.
Some really nice OG colorways of some retro classics became available for purchase and were previewed including the following:
Nike Air Max 97 | Original Colorway Retro
New Balance 577 | Original Colorway
New Balance M577 CB | Moss Grey / OG Colorway
Nike Air Max 180 “Ultramarine” | Original Colorway
Adidas TRX / OG Colorway Release
Here are some other sneakers that we previewed this past week.
Air Jordan IV (4) Fusion | White / Varsity Red / Black
Asics Runovation 1 / GT Lyte II / Gel Lytespeed / Gel Lyte III
Nike SB Dunk High “Wet Floor” / June Quickstrike
Nike Air Structure Triax 91 | Red / Royal | Fall ‘09
Nike 1World Air Force 1 Low x Busy P x LIVESTRONG
Nike Sportswear Blazer Lite “Nylon” / Tier-Zero Release
The biggest release of the week was the Air Jordan XII "Nubuck" but there were some other interesting stuff to hit sneaker shop shelves this week:
Nike Air Zoom Toki TZ / Lemon Chiffon + Light Charcoal
Nike 1World Air Force 1 x Rio Ferdinand / European Release
Asics GEL-LYTE III | Green / Beige “Season Spot” / Release
Adidas Forest Hill x “Awaydays”
Nike Air Max 1 | Black / White / Red | Summer ‘09
Nike Air Max Light | Black / Gold | Summer ‘09 Release
Asics Gel Lyte Speed | May 2009 Release
In apparel news, the "Just Dada It." T-Shirt from artschoolvets has released and is now available.
Of course for this coming week the biggest story is the third colorway release of the Nike Air Yeezy in Net / Net
