As 2009 comes to a close, Complex will be releasing a series of lists recapping the year’s best, from albums to girls. To kick things off, we put together a celebrity panel of sneaker heads to help us determine the best kicks of 2009. We recruited Matt Halfhill (Nicekicks.com), DJ Clark Kent (God’s favorite DJ and sneaker connoisseur), Mayor (AF1 king), Wil Whitney (Founder of Nom de Guerre and Nike 21 Mercer Head Coach), and Chris Vidal (ALIFE manager), along with Complex sneaker experts Bradley Carbone and Joe La Puma. Nothing’s getting by this team.
Before we drop the panel’s official top 10, we’re giving each of our trusted contributors the chance to tell you about their personal favorites. Today we’re taking a look at NYC sneaker kingpin, Mayor’s Top Ten Sneakers of 2009…
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Sure he has an extensive celebrity clientèle like 50 Cent, Eminem and Marisa Miller, but famed California tattooist Mr. Cartoon is now lending his work to limited edition products like a Samsung r450 mobile phone from MetroPCS. The phone, which has a product run of 30,000, features Cartoon’s artwork in his preferred yellow and black scheme, and also features special pre-loaded wallpapers and ringtones. When Cartoon was in town, we got a chance to build with the legend and talk about his latest project. Watch the video below…
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Mr. Cartoon will announce his G-Shock collaboration tonight, part of the new group that includes Redman and skateboarder Todd Jordan. [WWD]
Josh Keyes is showing at Swarm Gallery this weekend, check some of the pieces (cool apocalypto-eco stuff). [Slam x Hype]
The fall Nom de Guerre product is in at Oki-Ni, which means you can also get it at the NYC shop. Why doesn’t this model look more psyched? Stuff is dope! [Oki-Ni]
We’re not the ones who said “back to school”, but our interns are dropping like flies so that must mean something. If that’s where you’re headed, the new ACG backpacks are real nice. [Starcow]
The Nike Sportswear TZ Supreme stuff is faancy. [Hypebeast]
Levi Maestro knows. Interview with Geoff Rowley, and some skateboarding video to check out. [High Snobiety]
Who does it better than us? We gave you 50 shots of America’s finest women! Happy Independence Day. [LINK]
Check out how you can cop the style from Do The Right Thing in 2009. Them Retro Kids ain’t got nothing on us! [LINK]
Take a look back tattoo O.G. and sneaker kingpin Mr. Cartoon’s sneaker collaborations. [LINK]
Way before Drake’s tittylicious video dropped, Michael Jackson had an arsenal of fine leading females. [LINK]
Mr. Hudson talks auto-tune, Drake video, and Kanye’s LV shoes. [LINK]
AND FROM THE COMPLEX NETWORK:
Sneaker News: Nike Alpholution Supreme-Cobra Commander-G.I. Joe Pack. [LINK]
Nice Kicks: Bread & Butter x Asics GT Lyte II “Salmon & Butter” pack. [LINK]
Das Gamer: New online features for Madden NFL 10 explained by EA Sports. [LINK]
Nah Right: Why don’t we just link ourselves? Drake interview and video are on point. [LINK]
SlamXHype: Interesting interview with artist Mark Allen Miller. [LINK]
Karmaloop TV: Get familiar with KLoop TV’s Daily Drop. [LINK]
On Smash: Maino vs. XXL in a push up contest. [LINK]
On July 4th, Los Angeles tattoo artist-turned culture icon Mr. Cartoon re-releases his original Nike collaboration Air Force 1 in a special Livestrong colorway. The new Black/Black-Varsity Maize Mr. Cartoon Air Force 1 will be the first time Mr. Cartoon’s “Spider Web” toebox goes on sale to the public. It was first released as a 2005 Hyperstrike version of the Mr. Cartoon AF1 (50 to Cartoon, 50 to UNDFTD), with additional retail outlets selling the still limted, but different tattoo pattern. This Livestrong-ed up colorway joins the other “Greatest Hits” including the soon to be released Futura FLOM Dunk, Hideout Woven, and Busy P. Air Force 1, created to hype Lance’s involvement in the Tour de France, which starts on Saturday, July 4th.
Mr. Cartoon is a sneaker kingpin, and his signature models of both Nike and Vans helped define the earlier years of the newest generation of sneaker heads. Hit the jump for a history of Mr. Cartoon’s collaborations, including the Livestrong AF1, which comes out on Saturday…
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