A little Sunday Evening entertainment

Happy Sunday folks! I hope you all had a great and relaxing weekend, for those of you who had to work I hope it was a productive day. Anyway, while browsing the sneaker sites and reviews I came across this quick video entitled simply, "Sneaker Streaker". Of course the title intrigued me and once I was able to confirm it wasn't some naked dude, I took a look at it. It's pretty harmless, so you don't have to be nervous about watching it in front of your lady. I think the girl is Italian or something. Check it out below.

Fake, Variant, B Grade. What's the difference?

Today whilst browsing the myriad sneaker sites that I peruse I came across a very interesting article regarding the issue of fakes, variant and B grade kicks. In the article the author provided what I feel is fantastic insight into the difference and their individual definitions. Check out the article on solesupremacy.com or you can just use this trusty link; http://www.solesupremacy.com/2011/08/food-for-thought.html#links.

Now these are just HORRID!!! WTH!! Who would buy this???

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Real Kick Collectors of the month featuring the "Queens Of Sole"

@Queenkicks

@kick_queen

This month's Real Kick Collector feature is very special to me because my two favorite female sneakerheads, @kick_queen and @Queenkicks are in the building. The Queens of Sole!!! Check out their responses and pics below.

I'm going to start with the usual question, when did you start collecting and how many pairs do you own currently?

 @Queenkicks:  I've been collecting since 2002 when I was in middle school. Ive always been into shoes but I consider that year the year I started collecting since my foot hasn't grown since. I have no idea how many pairs I own but I'm gonna guess my shoe count in somewhere in the 70s. 

@kick_queen:  I started collecting and really being interested in the whole sneaker game around 2002-2003 and as for the number of pairs I really and truly don’t know but I would say about 80. I’m not a my 100 pair mark…at least I don’t think so, lol

Is there a particular brand that you prefer? What about that brand makes it special to you?

 @kick_queen: The given is Nike but I would have to say Asics. I love the classic running or training silhouette that stays true with their hi-tops, mids, Sagas, Gel Lytes, Quicks, etc. and the color blocking…just simple and clean. I just love it!

@Queenkicks:  I love all brands Puma, Adidas, Vans, etc but my favorite would have to be Nike. Nike is special to me because Ive always played basketball so I stayed in a pair of Nikes or Jordan   

As a female in the sneaker community, do you think that the companies are taking what the ladies like into consideration with their designs and releases?

 @Queenkicks: For the longest I believed that sneaker companies weren't taking females in the sneaker community serious but recently companies have been catering to the needs and wants of females. For instance Nike and Jordan Brand have been releasing colorways limited to female sizes, providing men kicks in very small sizes, and even working with females (Va$htie)  for dope collaborations for women only. Also various companies are collaborating with top female brands (hellz bellz & married to the mob) for limited releases.

 @kick_queen: I would say yes. If you take a look back you can see that sneakers or just footwear in general was very masculine or athletic because superstar athletes pushed the market but now its all about the consumer. Nike with the “Skinny” dunk, Lebron and Jordan releases in strictly GS or women’s sizes and then you have companies like Vans, Reebok, Adidas and Puma who have always had a sleaker design or wider female product line. So I think the ladies are being well taken care of. That Maya Moore/Jordan brand deal was big too, so I’m just waiting for her to get her own signature shoe.

What would you change in the culture right now if you could?

  @kick_queen: Well I'm not Obama so I'm not campaigning for change LOL !But if there is one thing that I dislike about the game right now, is the lack of knowledge and the unwillingness of some not to share knowledge. Sometimes I meet people that have no idea about what is going on, history of a shoe or who are just clueless on the basics but the killer is people who know the answers hold onto the answers like CIA documents and then try to clown. People have to get it together; the game has changed and information is out there but let’s try and give the newbies a push in the right direction. It can only get better in the long-run.

@Queenkicks: If I could change anything it would have to be the hype. Hype is killing sneaker culture because its causing prices to skyrocket (retail & resell) and its bringing the wrong type of attention. Some people are now copping kicks because of hype not for the love they have for all things dealing with em. 

·         What is the last pair of kicks you copped? What upcoming releases are you looking forward to this year?

@kick_queen: The Blake Griffin Zoom Hyperdunk PE “10.0”, although I was kind of disappointed that the glow-in-the-dark from the sample didn’t make it onto the release, the 3M and “hyper” orange is bananas. As for upcoming releases, I have a couple. If they are in fact dropping this year then I’m hypebeasting (yes, I said Hypebeasting, I admit my faults, lol) on the Yeezy 2s to be honest. Next, will be the Ronnie Fieg “Leather Backs” and if the “112”  or Denim Lebron 8s are dropping, I would really like those. Lastly, since I'm trying to get back on my SB game, I'm ready for the Red box and new SB releases.

@Queenkicks:The last pair of kicks I copped were the cranberry 1/2 cents. Unfortunately I haven't bought any kicks in a couple of months which means that any day I will be overdosing on kick shopping LOL. This year I'm looking forward to the Concords and cement 3's.

Is there anything else that you would like to add?

@Queenkicks: I just want people to remember to cop kicks for the love and not the hype or the attention. Stay true to yourself 

@kick_queen: I would like to give a s/o to my family especially my father Sunni (he requested a
name drop), thanks for letting me and boxes stay in your house…uh of all “chicks rocking kicks”, my COS crew and the future sneaker fiends, buyers and even resellers
haha…until next time shop, cop and rock folks! Thanks D #LakeShow

Bring on the HEAT!!! First up, @kick_queen's kicks:

My fave pic of the bunch. #LakerLove

And now on to @Queenkicks' kicks:

 

Their kick game put mine and I'm sure many other guys to shame. Make sure you follow my girls on twitter. Thank you ladies for making this feature great you are both the bomb!!!

I'm BAAAAACK !!!!!

"It's been a long time, I shouldn't have  left you..." What's happening folks? I know it has truly been a long time since my last post. I went on a well deserved vacation with my better and way more beautiful half, only to be thrust into a week long training class upon my return. With that being said, I hope you all and your families are good. I have some things I am excited to share with you all in the coming days, but, I wanted to start this month (or half month I should say) with a video from two of the most influential rappers of our time, Jay Z and Kayne West. They recently dropped their highly anticipated album and released a video for one of the hottest songs on their album, Otis. The reason I wanted to share this video with you besides the obvious was because of the kicks they are rocking in it. Jay went with the Air Jordan 1 "Banned" and Yeezy went for the classic Air Jordan VI. Check them out in the photos below and video. Peace!!!!

                                                              Air Jordan VI "Infared"

                                                                Air Jordan 1 "Banned"