Footwork: J. Cole's 10 Favorite Sneakers

J. Cole says he's not a sneakerhead, but he can still pick 'em.

Sep 28, 2011
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Interview by Insanul Ahmed; Photography by Matt Salacuse; Styling by Matthew Henson; Additional Credits.

This feature is a part of Complex's J. Cole week.

We’re halfway through J. Cole week here at Complex, and the next feature we built with Cole for was his Top 10 Sneakers of All-Time. If you’ve noticed, Jermaine has steadily been name-dropping Js, and rocking them during shows. Oh, and after those first week numbers we’re hearing, expect the North Carolinian’s closet to look a lot more like Mike’s. Kick off Cole’s top 10 list that includes Jordans, Griffeys and other classics.

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10. Reebok Question

J. Cole: "That was such a moment. That was some revolutionary shit when those came out. The energy just surrounding Allen Iverson, period, and then to come with a shoe like that, which, at the time, seemed so futuristic, it represented him. It was brand new. I don’t even know if I would feel the same way if they came out today, but the energy behind him in the commercials... I feel the same way about the Grant Hills. If Grant Hill wasn’t so ill, would those shoes have been as relevant? Iverson’s like that to the max. I remember, everybody had them fuckin’ Reeboks on all because of him and those commercials. He crossed the shit out of Jordan, probably wearing those shoes."

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