Nike SB Stefan Janoski
Seriously how ill are these SB's? Nike said it best when they released these by saying these kicks are "classy with a loud makeup". Whether you board or not these Nike's are a must have if you want to be a serious "player" in the shoe game. These are Janoski's first signature model he's put out for Nike and he nailed it. These kicks were inspired from a pair of boat shoes and can be worn boarding or casually, most importantly their Zoom Air equipped and got the patented waffle soles. Personally I dig these in suede but you can grab these in Gator skin or leather and as usual in numerous colors. I don't know about you guys but all I can think about when I see the name of these kicks is Stevie Janowski from East Bound and Down and I laugh every time.
Vans Era
In the words of Weezy himself "skinny pants and some vans". We decided on a pair of Vans this week mainly because of Lupe's album release last week. Lupe was if not the first, one of the first to rock skate boarding kicks in the game and because of his influence and a lot of new school emcees, they've completely changed how people in the hip hop world dress today. You can grab these Vans in any color, which makes it easy for you to match your shirt and hat and their dirt cheap so you can buy like three or four pairs at once. Honestly what more can you ask for?
Week of March 7th
Jordan Grown
Jordan Grown
These are the type of kicks most of you will have a love/hate relationship with. Personally I think their rather sick and I have no problem rocking them. I like to keep my Grown's classy and just wear the black and whites, basically because I'm a classy type of guy. However, don't get me wrong I do think a lot of the colored Grown's are dope. If you consider yourself an avid MJ fan and you look closely enough you can see the references made to the Jordan II's. If your not a fan of these, check out in the low top version who knows, they might change your mind.
Week of February 28th
Jordan CMFT Viz 11
This is the type of hybrid shoe that sneaker lovers dream about, a mix between the Jordan XI's and the Air Max I's. I mean what more can you ask for. The Jordan XI's are regarded as one of the most popular J's ever, however this time around their made in low tops and fused with quite possibly the best line of sneakers ever in the Air Max. So it's the XI's all the way down to the patent leather which sits on top of the original Air Max soles, which includes the air-sole unit in the heel. So needless to say these J's are not messing around and like most of the fusioned J's you can grab these in a bunch of different color schemes.
Week of February 21st
Nike Air Max 24/7
And we're back again to the best model sneaker that's ever graced this world, the Air Max. This time we went newer and picked a pair of Air Max 24/7's for our favorite sneaker this week. These kicks are just silly, you want some respect in your life, rock these for a day then tell me how you feel. These Nike's will defiantly cost you some serious money but the end game will prove they were worth it. If we were you, and didn't already call these our own, we'd be searching for them to buy as we speak.
Week of February 14th
Ray Allen's Air Jordan XIII PE
So right off the bat we apologize if you are not a Celts fan. However even if you hate them you have to respect Ray Allen and you defiantly have to respect the J's he was wearing when he broke Reggie's all time 3 point record. These XIII's are so sick and as you all know over the years Ray Ray has worn some unreal J's. We can't quite tell whats written on the side of these but he does have his name stitched on the tongue. These kicks were specially made for Ray and MJ himself said these will never be released in stores. Anyone who watched this game also got a treat pre-game when they showed Ray wearing mis-mathced J's with a Jordan XI PE on his right foot and a Jordan IX Bin 23 on his left foot, check them out below.
Week of Febuary 7th
Reebok Pump
This is the first time we've strayed away from Nike's for our featured sneaker. What a kick to break the trend with though, who doesn't love the Reebok Pumps. The earliest memory we have of this shoe is Dominique Wilkins wearing them in the late 80's early 90's. However the best memory we have of them is Dee Brown rocking them in the 1991 NBA Dunk Contest. These kicks have always been sick but for a while disappeared, although recently they are making their comeback especially in the hip hop game.
Nike 6.0 Oncore 2
Back to some more 6.0's for our first KOTW of the new month. These are just classy as far as I'm concerned, the type of kick you can where anywhere anytime. Last time we went 6.0's we chose the Drifters (Here), this time around we Oncore's, both sick but more importantly got to own them both to be nice.
Week of January 24th
Nike Dunk GS Panda
Love these Dunks, love all Dunks though. If you don't own these, for the sake of arguing I'm gonna assume you got a pair of Dunk's in a different color. And if your not a fan of these, keep checking out our Kicks of the Week cause you'll defiantly see another pair of Dunk's that suit you in the future.
Week of January 17th
Jordan 4
Top 5 J's of all time, no questions asked. When you got the 4's on you know everyone around you is jealous. You also cant just have theses J's in white or black, you must own them both. Although with that said you can get these in so many different colors and styles combo's outside the white and blacks if you grab a pair of retros. These Jordan 4's are just another pair of kicks you must own if you want your shoe game to be as nice as ours here at The Booth.
Week of January 10
Nike Air Max 90
"Infrared"
You can get the Air Max 90's in many colors, but the "Infrared" were easily the most popular. These bad boys were considered the best Nike Runners of all time by many shoe enthusiast. When you get a pair of kicks like these you work hard to keep 'em clean.
Nike Drifter 6.0
Just another pair of 6.0's killing it. Since Nike introduced their 6.0 line they've got every shoe lover hooked. These Drifters can be worn for any occasion and although they may not be our favorite 6.0, their good enough for our first kicks of the week in 2011.
Week of December 27th
Bo Jackson Air Trainer III
The Bo Jackson Air Trainer III's are an absolute must for any serious sneaker collection. They're old school but you can find these in multiple color schemes to suit your needs. It also reminds us how filthy an athlete Bo Jackson was in two sports back in the day that Nike gave him a shoe deal. These kicks will always live on and and be rocked all over the world for a long time.
Week of December 20th
Air Max 87
Need we say more? We went with the Air Max 87's mainly cause they're sick but also because we're both rocking a pair right now. When your wearing a pair of 87's you just feel right and good things seem to happen. People tend to notice Air Max 87's and it could potentially make them like you. If you don't own a pair, step your shoe game up.
Week Of December 13th
Jordan VII
The Jordan VII's. What can you say? The first shoe of the Jordan Series not to contain his often copied and ever famous #23. Jordan rocked the Olympic Edition VII's @ the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. Those should have been the "Dream Team" team shoes. Larry Legend would have been looking nice.
The Original Jordan VII's were released in late 1991 and contained the patented #23, just like every Jordan manufactured before, and every Jordan released thereafter.
Jordan VII
The Jordan VII's. What can you say? The first shoe of the Jordan Series not to contain his often copied and ever famous #23. Jordan rocked the Olympic Edition VII's @ the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. Those should have been the "Dream Team" team shoes. Larry Legend would have been looking nice. The Original Jordan VII's were released in late 1991 and contained the patented #23, just like every Jordan manufactured before, and every Jordan released thereafter.
