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By Aaron Hope · Published Jun 16th, 2009
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Though some have thoughtlessly dismissed it as an imitation of the similarly strapped Air Jordan VIII (8), the Nike Air Raid is known to astute sneakerheads as a legend in its own right. Reebok had its ‘Blacktop’ collection for outdoor ballin’ in the early ’90s, so Phil Knight commissioned Tinker Hatfield to do up a streetball sneaker for the Swoosh. The Air Raid dropped in 1992, and was retroed last year, including one that took part in the Urban Jungle Pack. That version opted for a white upper, inverting the original (pictured above, top-right). We found a dope little site dedicated to archiving all things Air Raid, so open a new window and point it to Air-Raids.com






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June 16th, 2009 at 9:43 am
i aint kno it had a nike sign on da strap 2 INTERESTING…..
June 16th, 2009 at 11:23 am
they look like a weird ass version of some 8′s
June 16th, 2009 at 1:49 pm
shut the fuck up. those shits came out before you were born.
June 16th, 2009 at 1:57 pm
I had the bottom ones with the peace sign…in 5th grade lol. I am now 26.
June 16th, 2009 at 3:52 pm
WOW, I remember getting a pair of those from JCPenny outlet waaay back when i was in like 4th or 5th grade and they were already outdated so i never even wore them. I gave them away deadstock, no lie.
June 16th, 2009 at 10:34 pm
To my knowledge the Air Raid was conceived as an outdoor version of the Jordan VIII, and was later deemed a separate class of Nike Basketball, as you mention to compete with Reebok’s “Blacktop” and Adidas “Streetball” before the likes of And 1 (which aren’t designed for streetball, are they?)
Just thought I’d chime in. I love Air Raids and happen to be wearing a pair right now. All white, black straps, no white detail for the strap stitching, just solid black. Finally broke them out after a couple years.
July 9th, 2009 at 2:54 am
i’m wearing black and gray with gray straps right now….. the fit so damn good. damn thing look way too slick… crease way to easy though. still a must copp
January 28th, 2010 at 1:41 am
I had every pair that came out for anybody who dosnt like them they’re crazy I’m 26 now and my faviorte pair was the all gray with the wood paneling on the side
February 12th, 2010 at 2:22 pm
I have a pair of the black ones in the top right corner (The Nike Air Raid II Peace Edition 1993). Still look nice after all these years, and I always get compliments when I wear them. If anyone is interested in them, let me know!
September 7th, 2010 at 12:47 am
hell yea i wuld interested in them…wats the size hit me up at Andre32112002@yahoo.com
December 11th, 2010 at 1:48 pm
what size r they mate?
May 5th, 2011 at 3:13 pm
me too!!