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HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Nike / Nike Basketball LeBron James’ signature sneakers have become a go-to canvas for artists to bless with their own palette and personal touch. Renowned designer Mimi Plange linked with King James to hook up her own version of the Nike LeBron 18 Low. Source: Nike / Nike Basketball The Ghanaian designer rolled with an African aesthetic of “art, rituals and architecture” to inspire her collab. The first shoe in the line takes cues from the classic letterman’s jacket that’s become a staple in style, from preppies to the hood. Upon closer inspection, the shoe features mustard, burgundy, pink and crimson colors as well as a chenille Swoosh and a lion mascot. “My interests are in people,” says Plange, who moved from Ghana to Southern California when she was ...