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Remember the Pump? A lot of people talk about begging their Moms for Jordans, but in a lot of areas, the Reebok Pump held as much cache as any sneaker on the market. Sneakerheads who “really lived it” may contest, but hop in a time machine to 1992 and ask any second grader what sneakers they want, and you’ll get a 50/50 split.
This year marks the 20th anniversary of the sneaker that had everyone pressing the air-filled basketball before sporting events, stunting in the lunch room, or just plain wasting time pretending to talk to girls. The Reebok brand is investing heavily on bringing the sneaker back with a series of new releases, and you know what? It just may work, because the sneaker has history. Hit the jump and take a walk through the Pump’s best moments…
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A couple months ago, we laid out our Top 50 (NON-SB) Nike Dunks of all time, and judging by all the great comments we got, we’re sure you remember the feature quite well. Now we’re back to go through the Top 50 Air Force 1s of all time, but we called on the undisputed AF1 King, DJ Clark Kent to give us his master list. The legendary Producer/DJ/Sneaker Head came up with a list chock-full of holy grails, and special make-ups that only a few people have in the world. Yeah, he’s serious. Check out the countdown to see which styles made Clark’s favorite fifty…
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Last night, the new NBA season jumped off, with players rocking a whole new crop of sneakers. To get some real-life player perspective on the latest performance basketball kicks, we recruited three local players to hit the court in new releases from adidas, Jordan, Nike, Pony and Converse.
Keep reading to see what our team of testers—including RON JACKSON (6’2”, 245, PF/C), DO KIM (5’8”, 135, PG), and JUSTIN MONROE (5’11”, 155, SF) thought of the Nike Air Max LeBron 7, the adidas TS Commander, the Jordan Melo M6, and more. Game on…
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With the NBA season opening tonight, and the current world champion Lakers playing in their first regular season game, adidas has produced these low-run Superstars that will release November 1. The sneakers take on a gold and purple design scheme to homage the rings players will be gifted at tonight’s ring ceremony. If you’re a die-hard Laker fan check Undefeated, NBA.com, the LA Lakers Team shop, NBA Store and adidas originals retailers to purchase the sneakers.
On Saturday, October 31st (Halloween), Ransom drops the first season of its collaborative project with adidas, Ransom by adidas. This series of five silhouettes is a classic collection and is just in time to get you fresh for the chilly months ahead. Hit the jump for images of the entire collection, some background information on the brand, and a video Ransom created to introduce the series…
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While some people have fallen off of the Jordan Brand team (you know who you are) Carmelo Anthony’s place on the roster is more solid than ever. With the NBA season starting next month, Melo and the Denver Nuggets will be looking to build on the playoff success they had last year. And when he takes the court, he’ll lace up his sixth signature sneaker, the Jordan Melo M6.
The sneaker, which Carmelo explains is made for on-court performance as well as off-court stunting, includes design cues like the the Baltimore harbor skyline (Melo’s hometown) on the outsole as well as AU79/08, the atomic number for gold that celebrates Anthony and team U.S.A’s Gold medal win in Beijing last year. While Melo was doing press for the new shoe that will trickle into some stores this week, we spoke to him about his 5 favorite kicks of all time, as part of our new column “My Sneaker Essentials.” Hit the jump to see his fave-5 and to get more info on the new Jordan Melo M6…
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By now we’re sure you’ve read, and voiced your opinion on, our highly controversial (relax broskis, there’s more to life than sneaker debates) Top 100 Sneakers of the 2000’s list. After looking at your very constructive comments pertaining to the styles that didn’t make the cut, we wanted to give our reasoning for not including certain sneakers on the massive countdown. See, we listen to you guys, and value your opinions (thanks for clicking). Read on to learn why shoes like the Cool Grey XI, Jordan VI/XI DMP Pack, and New Balance x SoleBox Purple Devil didn’t get the nod. Feel free to leave your feedback in the comments, just don’t tell us to kill ourselves like commenter “Qof” did.
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Believe it or not, we’re fast approaching the end of the Aughts—a.k.a. the the first decade of the 2000s. It’s been an interesting 10 years to say the least, so Complex decided to put together a series documenting the Best of the 2000s, where we count down our 100 favorite everything. Last week, we kicked things off with the Top 100 Albums (click here if you missed it), and we’ll be releasing a new list every week through November.
Next up in the series is the 100 Best Sneakers of the last 10 years. If you’re like us, you bought a ton of models—some classics, some not-so-classic—in the past 3,000+ days. Included in the list you’ll see all the holy-grail-status SBs, Jordans and other standout models from your favorite brands. Check out which kicks made the top 100, and let us know how you feel in the comments…
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List compiled by Joe LaPuma and Bradley Carbone with help from DJ Clark Kent, Mayor, and Damian Bulluck.
It’s September, which means back to school time is upon us. And what sneaker is more appropriate for school than the Nike Dunk? In 1985, Nike released the original Dunk Hi sneaker to heavy-match with the uniforms of top-tier college basketball teams. Now, 24 years later, we’ve seen everyone from graffiti artists and super brands to cool-guy stores and rock bands put their spin on the iconic silhouette.
The sneaker is Nike’s canvas, and while we’re sure you’ve bought a bunch in your lifetime, we’re hoping you bought some of the right ones. With the spirit of the kids going back to the books, we put together a master list of what we felt are the 50 Best Nike Dunks Of All Time—minus SBs (that list is coming later, so don’t try to do it first!). See which styles made the cut, and have fun strolling down memory lane after the jump. Class is in session.
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Complex has been blessing you with our in-depth sneaker knowledge for years now, but you know what? It isn’t all about what we think. The best part about sneaker collecting is that everyone has their own unique favorites, regardless of what the “experts” say. It’s with this in mind that we present our new column My Sneaker Essentials.
Ever wonder what your favorite celebrity sneakerhead’s top 5 kicks of all-time are? For the inaugural edition of MSE, we got down with DC’s own Wale, who might just be the biggest sneaker fiend from the new generation of rappers. While touring in support of his upcoming debut Attention: Deficit, Mr. Never-Wear-The-Same-Thing took some time out to talk about his classic kicks, why he can’t fuck with Jordan 3s, and why Deion Sanders is the man…
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