To celebrate the release of Dizzee Rascal’s fourth album, Tongue N’ Cheek, the UK rapper has teamed up with Nike to create a very special edition of the Air Max 90. Dizzee and Ben Drury, who has created the artwork for Dizzee’s first three albums, joined creative forces to give the Air Max 90, a longtime London favorite, one of its freshest looks ever. The upper features  cream-colored soft leather and brushed suede with breathable mesh on the toe box and around the ankle. Simple enough so far, but some extra personalized touches really put the fresh factor through the roof on these.

The tongues have been made pink like an actual tongue with the album title “TONGUE” “N’ CHEEK” stitched in red onto the left and right tongues. There is also a reflective Dizzee silhouette logo on the heel tabs and a set of two-toned laces that also sport some reflective touches. As a final addition, the logo for Rascal’s label, Dirtee Stank Records, appears inside the tongue and showing through the bottom of the clear outsole. If you are a fan of Dizzee or this unique new Air Max 90, they will be released in very limited quantities at Nike Sportswear in London on Friday, September 18th. Keep reading after the jump for some more pics and information.

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The Nike Air Trainer 1 came on to the scene demanding that the masses take note of modern athletes’ varied training protocols.  Athletes run, but they also lift weights and practice sports.  This shoe should be great at pretty much anything you can throw at it because the Nike Air Maxim 1 Trainer has the running heritage of the original Air Max 1 from 1987 along with the Air Trainer 1′s forefoot stability strap.  The OG AT1 donates the chlorophyll accents while 2009 is glad to ‘Maxim-ize’ the side panels by adding Flywire.  Pre-order yours today from Hanon.

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Yesterday, we showed you an Air Jordan IV PE made for Carmelo Anthony to wear at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing and now we get a look at yet another perk of the Jordan Brand affiliation. Here is an Air Jordan II PE that was made for Melo last season in a “home” Denver Nuggets colorway. The shoe features a White leather upper with Del Sol accents and just a few subtle hits of University Blue. Like with other Air Jordan II PE’s that we’ve seen, the kicks have been personalized with a stitched “MELO 15″ shout-out on the ankle section of the upper. If these kicks look like the type of thing your collection has been missing, this never-worn pair of size 15′s is available now from tjrick1 on eBay.

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The latest Nike Dunk High Premiums carry an aesthetic that’s obvious upon first glance but certainly a mouthful to describe.  What we have here is two hightop pairs of Dunks, with either black or grey leather underlay.  Over the top is added a gradient overlay that reveals the spectrum of shades you might expect to see in a single moment of iridescence (imagine a snapshot of watching a chameleon painted car roll past).  The black joints to to the red/blue side of things while the grey joints opt for the blue/yellow look.  They’re both scheduled for early next year and we’ll keep you posted.  via FnG

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With the release of the Air Max LeBron VII around the corner, it looks like the last hurrah of last season’s LeBron line will come courtesy of three Zoom Soldier III colorways. Last week, we let you know that these kicks were dropping at select retailers in limited quantities, but not many further release details were known. Now it appears that the St. Vincent St. Mary and Christ the King colorways, as well as the Think Pink edition will be hitting the Harlem House of Hoops location next Tuesday, so don’t get caught napping if you’ve been waiting for these. Via NikeLeBron.

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A hundred and one years in, Converse has at least a thousand and one designs.  Here are two new packs that update the classic Chuck Taylor All Star High and Jack Purcell Low.  First up is a black leather pack of one each.  The Chucks are smooth leather while JP goes with a loose tumbled leather.  The Chucks go a step further and add a black toe cap, a feature we see repeated on the Woolrich for Converse pack of Chucks.  They’re done in either red or blue and black plaid, both with brass eyelets.  Cop all four of these today from Huf.

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Washington D.C.’s Wale is arguably the biggest rapper sneakerhead that we’ve seen to date, he’s been known to wear various Nike sneakers months before their release date, and it certainly helps that he’s a size 9, which for those of you who don’t know, that’s sample size. Lately we’ve seen the D.C. native in a pair of the upcoming Holiday 2009 Nike Air III’s (Kevin Garnett III Retro) Although we’re a little late, Wale was seen rocking these Nike Air 1/2 Cent’s in Metallic Silver and Black a couple weeks ago while performing at the Virgin Mobile FreeFest.

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To coincide with yesterday’s release of the extra footage from Nike SB’s Debacle DVD, San Francisco’s Deluxe shop has dropped a limited quantity stock of special SB Blazers.  Sporting a black/white suede upper, the heel wears a “Debacle” embroidery rather than Nike’s typical branding.  From the glare of the image, it almost seems as if the shoe also rocks some reflective material, but that’s yet to be confirmed.  You can try to cop your pair from DLX SF and keep reading after the jump to see the newly released additional footage from the Nike SB Debacle video.

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Wow, wow, wow!  After reviewing these images, I admitted to a fellow editor that I just didn’t know where to begin with these.  We’ve seen the ingenious work of customizers, like SBTG and Lazy, and even Dave White‘s sneaker-inspired art, but these masterpieces take it to a whole new level.  Artist Gabriel Dishaw, specializing in metal work, has fabricated a pair of Nike Dunks and Terminators.  The “Junk Dunks,” weighing in at 5 pounds, are composed of random everyday parts – sheets of metal, gears, wires and circuit boards.  For his second pair, the artist takes on the concept of Frankenstein, an idea fitting for these 8 pound cannibalized Terminators.  Taking over a month to fully manufacture, Dishaw “decided this time to do it right by making the entire package: from the shoes, to the shoe box, label, diagram and shoe tags.”  Take a look at the images and notice his full attention to detail, as he pays homage to some of his favorite inspirations.  Truly a master of his craft, connoisseurs of unique work can check out Gabriel Dishaw’s work at his site.

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Supreme and Vans have been working together for a while now.  We’ve seen interesting colourways, patterns and additional collaborators but never has one of their joint releases relied so heavily on Off the Wall’s aesthetic.  These Vans Half Cabs go with an all over checkerboard print in black/white with black laces, red sockliner and a white vulcanized rubber sole.  They’ll drop later this fall and we’ll keep you updated.  via SolexLife

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Not a whole lot needs to be said here other than that the Air Jordan VI in the almost-Infrared Black/Varsity Red colorway has just become available early. You already saw them pop up on Marquee Sole a few weeks ago, and now another retailer has them in stock. Even though the shoe swaps nubuck for suede and Infrared for Varsity Red, the changes will not be likely to stop most Jordan-heads from doing whatever they must to get a pair. If you’re willing to pay a little extra to have them early, you can scoop up a pair right now from VMVinc. For those content to wait, they will be officially dropping in January, and you can check out some more pics after the jump while you’re waiting.

Color: Black/Varsity Red
Style: 384664-061

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Nike’s skateboarding devision has continued to go strong throughout the seasons of 2009.  For September, SB hits you with another two bangers ready for the fall season (and for the beginning of school for all you youngin’s).  First we have the Sub-Pop Blazers.  First previewed back in June, these embody the music and movement of the early 90′s led by Sub-Pop Records, which signed some of the biggest names in grunge.  Next we have another colorway for P-Rod’s new signature shoe.  Dubbed “The Fire Red’s”, these P-Rod’s rock a suede upper, sporting a color similar to those found within the Air Jordan collection, hence the name fire red’s.  Like all Quickstrike releases, these will only be available at select Nike SB retailers, like Premier.

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