Brendan Dunne 
Plenty of sneakerheads out in Europe are no doubt relishing their latest chance to cop early, with the Nike LeBron 9 Elite ‘South Beach’ showing up across the pond before any of us stateside folks are able to lace them up. That is unless of course you are a platinum selling rap star with a long standing sneaker fetish and apparently plenty of connections out in Beaverton. Fabolous showed off his early footwork this weekend while rocking the stage, lacing up in this Nike LeBron 9 Elite that the rest of us won’t get a chance at until June. Click through for some extra angles and let us know if you’ll be slapping down the $250 when these hit retail. Photos:NT/Lisa Peezy
