A History of Sneakers on Old School Hip-Hop Albums
December 6th, 2011 by Aaron Hope | 24 comments
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adidas Originals just manufactured one of the all-time great hip-hop tribute sneakers with their deluxe edition Superstar 80s commemorating the 25th anniversary of Run-DMC’s hit single ‘My adidas’, but everybody knows the connections between the rap game and sneakerhead culture were just getting started back in 1986. Complex.com’s latest listing of significant sneaker happenings takes you back even further than that, when LL Cool J’s debut album Radio depicted Mr. Smith on the back rocking a red Kangol bucket hat along with black tee and jeans to match his bred Air Jordan 1s. And while you’ll find fashions have cycled through more than once during this quarter-century, one thing that remains unchanged is the sheer number of rappers who absolutely love Tinker Hatfield’s impeccable Air Jordan III. Click through to get an idea of what’s in store, then head over to Complex to see the list in its entirety.
damn idk latifah looked nice rea lnice bernie mac voice
awwwww patrick ewing's!what yall know about them. i had those same suede/blue joints in like 4th grade. got an oil stain on them from my bike chain and got rid of them. they were the most comfortable sneakers ever. they need to retro those 4real. classic!
I know there is a part 2 coming out right- there is a lot more albums out there. Now this is some heat fo realz-
damn queen latifah had them joints.
Fuck these rappers. I will def killem in a rap battle!! UGHHHH!!
"kill yourself" - jabar gaffney
*Sigh* I miss the 80's/90's, it was definitely THE best decades of the 20th century! Great music, great sneakers, great clothes, great movies, great videogames... I'm getting old :)
Mac dre with the 95 air max . REST IN PEACE MAC DRE IMA DOIT FOR THE BAY OK .
Nike Air Safari's!!!! I copped a pair of those in Orlando at a Nike outlet about 5 years ago for $40!
did I just see New Edition listed as hiphop????? should have listed J-live 1st album also with the classic AM95 Neon http://analogburners.com/analogblog/wp-content/up...
epmd album EpMD - Unfinished Business solo flights WHAT
Hip hop died about the same time C-Murder and his ilk came into being.
Nah hip hop thrived when murder n no limit came into the game master p was the first rapper to see 400 million let's not overshadow real southern music now OK
Nice Post SNEAKERNEWS. Peace to the Old School. This is good educational sneaker history.
wow c-murder was the shit
really?
i kno play wuz kind of a bad boy. but lmao they fronting like they some dopeboyz.
What are the ones from the Main Source single cover? Good god those are dope.
i know, i had em.
air tech challenge? the agassi signature shoe
White and black cements mmmmmm mmmmmm good
Kid and play was on point back in the day lol
Ahhh back when rappers used to dress like rappers and not rockstars. Can you imagine Eric B and Rakim or EPMD trying to dress and act like Guns N Roses or Motley Crue?
LOL true. Mos def a golden era in hip hop. This is what I grew up seeing. No rapper rocked vans and studded jackets. But at this time hip hop was not seen as a genre that was going to last or even profitable by Corporate America. Then it all changed... Now it's the biggest genre in America. Even commercials are hip hop influenced. Politcs even... It's a different world now. Ok I am done.. not preaching.....jus saying! Nice post Sneakernews/Complex