Hot Kicks Committee: The Beastie Boys' Greatest Footwear Moments

Twenty-five years of footwear greatness from the illest white boys around.

May 03, 2011
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Today marks the release of Hot Sauce Committee Part Two, the Beastie Boys' eighth studio album. With it comes almost two decades of fresh-kick-rocking, no-laces-wearing awesomeness mixed with a little bit of rock and roll and college frat boy style. SWAG! These guys preceded the all-Jordan-everything era and came up in a time when adidas was sitting on top of the world. They might even had a hand in the aforementioned dominance. Over the years the balance of power changed, but did the "Three Idiots" change up as well? Keep clicking to see the Beastie Boys' greatest footwear moments...

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Who: Ad Rock

What: adidas Superstar

When: February 1987

Where: "Some Kind Of Wonderful" premiere in L.A.

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Who: Mike D

What: adidas Conductor "Ewing"

When: May 1, 1987

Where: Rooftop in NYC

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Who: MCA

What: adidas Conductor

When: March 1, 1987

Where: Rooftop in NYC

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Who: MCA

What: adidas Stan Smith

When: December 18, 1988

Where: Streets of NYC

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Who: Beastie Boys

What: adidas Campus

When: 1990

Where: Photo shoot with Paul Natkin

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Who: Ad Rock

What: Puma Clyde

When: January 16, 1991

Where: "The Grifters" premiere in Century City, CA

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Who: Beastie Boys

What: adidas Campus/Gazelle

When: 1994

Where: Larry Busacca photo shoot in NYC

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Who: Ad Rock

What: Nike Cortez

When: December 11, 1997

Where: "Kundun" premiere in NYC

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Who: Mike D

What: Nike Air Rift

When: November 26, 2000

Where: "Dancer In The Dark" premiere in Hollywood, CA

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Who: Mike D

What: adidas Pro Model Low

When: June 7, 2003

Where: 2003 Field Day Music Festival in East Rutherford, NJ

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Who: Ad Rock

What: adidas Superstar

When: June 7, 2003

Where: 2003 Field Day Music Festival in East Rutherford, NJ

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Who: Mike D

What: adidas Nastase Millenium

When: April 19, 2004

Where: 2004 MTV VMA's in Miami

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Who: Mike D

What: Nike Dunk Low

When: April 26, 2004

Where: On the set of MTV's "Direct Effect" in NYC

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Who: Ad Rock

What: And1 Devastate Mid

When: April 16, 2004

Where: On the set of MTV's "Direct Effect" in NYC

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Who: Mike D

What: Nike Blazer Mid

When: June 15, 2004

Where: On the set of MTV's "Beastie Boys" special in NYC

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Who: Mike D

What: Bape Skullsta

When: October 3, 2004

Where: 2004 VH1 Hip Hop Honors in NYC

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Who: MCA

What: Clarks Wallabees

When: November 18, 2004

Where: 2004 Europe Music Awards in Rome

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Who: Mike D

What: adidas Gazelle

When: March 16, 2006

Where: 20th annual SXSW Music and Film Festival in Austin, TX

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Who: Mike D

What: Vans Slip-On

When: October 7, 2006

Where: 2006 VH1 Hip Hop Honors in NYC

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Who: (from left to right) Ad Rock, Mike D and MCA

What: adidas Superstar, ZX 500 and Stan Smith

Where: Random photo shoot

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Who: Mike D and Ad Rock

What: Converse Chuck Taylor All-Star (on both)

Where: Mark Seliger photo shoot for Rolling Stone

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Who: MCA (center)

What: Sorel Caribou Boot

Where: Random photo shoot

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Who: (from left to right) MCA, Ad Rock and Mike D

What: adidas Conductor, Stan Smith and Conductor

Where: Glen E. Friedman photo shoot

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