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Reebok & Bape To Drop Some New Colorways Of Instapump Fury & Classic Club C 85

HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Reebok / Reebok Collaborating clothing brands are all the craze these days as hypebeasts and fashionado’s go gaga over two hot brands dropping exclusive capsule collections and the latest collaborative drop will be coming courtesy of Reebok and A Bathing Ape. Source: Reebok / Reebok A few weeks ago the two teased the upcoming collaboration but now we got a look at what they have in store and it’s going to be a problem. For their highly anticipated drop, Bape will be giving the colorful camouflage treatment to Reebok’s Instapump Fury while keeping it casually clean with the Classic Club C 85. Giving their signature camo imprint on the Instapump Fury’s, Bape decided to get extra colorful with the silhouette instead of going the traditional green camouf...

Jig Alert: King James “Best Signature Shoe, The Nike LeBron 9 ‘Watch The Throne’ Reportedly Dropping This Week

HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Nike / Nike LeBron 9 “Watch The Throne” One of Los Angeles Lakers’ superstar LeBron James‘ most sought-after kicks will finally be available to the public. Per Highsnobiety, the Nike LeBron 9 “Watch The Throne” retro will be available to the general public for the first time ever on January 6. If you’re eager to get your hands on the sneakers right now, you can enter a draw via END before embarking on a mission to secure a pair via select retailers like AFEW, BSTN. There is no word if the kicks will land on SNKRS, but we won’t be surprised if Nike hits us with a shock drop. Regarded as one of LeBron’s most popular kicks, the LeBron 9 “Watch The Throne” retro takes its cues from the 2011 classic JAY-Z and Kanye West album of the same name. The kicks f...

Jimmy Jazz Gave Away Over 1000 Sneakers To Families In Need Across NYC

HipHopWired Featured Video Source: @slingshotmenace / Jimmy Jazz Last week we reported that Jimmy Jazz would be giving away a gang of sneakers as a way to show appreciation to the community and help families in need this 2021 Holiday season, and all signs point to the giveaway being a huge success! Source: @slingshotmenace / Jimmy Jazz Jimmy Jazz hit up spots in Harlem, Brooklyn, and the Bronx to bless those in need and its residents couldn’t have been more grateful for their free Christmas presents. From the Kips Bay Boys & Girls Club in the BX where Jimmy Jazz gave away 200 pairs of Nikes to John B. Russwurm Elementary School where 300 children were gifted Adidas kicks and toys, the giveaway left a thousand New Yorkers feeling the Christmas spirit at a time when it was sorely needed....

ESPN & NTWRK Team Up To Give Away Sneaker Grails Including Kobes

HipHopWired Featured Video Source: NTWRK / NTWRK NBA players might be having a hard time getting their hands on Nike Kobe sneakers, but ESPN and NTWRK might be able to bless one or two of them just in time for the holidays. Source: NTWRK / NTWRK On Tuesday, December 21, ESPN and NTWRK will be hosting and in-person and digital event where they’ll be giving away a limited amount of holiday themed sneakers including grails such as the Nike Kobe 6 Grinch x2, Kobe 8 Stained Glass, Jordan 4 Fire Red and the Jordan 11 Jubilees. The event will go down at the Crypto.com Arena and feature personnel from ESPN, NTWRK host Kylie Mar, and Hip-Hop artists Money Man and Yung Bleu. Related Stories “Fans can win by searching ESPN, clicking on the episode title and select the product or products they’re inte...

Jimmy Jazz To Give Out Free Sneakers To Families In Need This Weekend

HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Jimmy Jazz / Jimmy Jazz Christmas season is upon us and while there are many Scrooges amongst the people, don’t count the good people of Jimmy Jazz amongst them as they’re in a very giving mood this holiday season. Teaming up with three local community organizations in New York City, Jimmy Jazz will be dishing out free kicks like Bruce Lee in the 70’s. As part of their Community Content Series, Jimmy Jazz has made donations to various charitable organizations and aside from giving away free sneakers, they’ll also be sitting down with the heads of those organizations to learn about their communities and why their help is needed. While hundreds of kids will be excited to get their hands on some free footwear a few lucky students will get their chance to mee...

Sneaker Ops: Former DHL Employee Arrested For Bogarting $60K In Nike Products

HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Jordan Brand / NIke Just when it seemed like Fed Ex was the devil when it came to “shipping and handling” Nike sneakers to waiting customers only to leave them empty handed, it seems like they got competition from another delivery service and it isn’t UPS. Hypebeast is reporting that a former DHL employee has just been busted for housing (90’s ebonics for stealing) approximately $60,000 in Nike products during her stint working for the delivery company. Chamon Davis was arrested and charged earlier this week for the heist that she continuously pulled off while working at DHL’s Fox Meadows warehouse in Memphis, Tennessee. The facility isn’t too far from Nike primary distribution center, Nike North American Logistic Campus, so y’all know she ...

House & Senate Democrats Introduce Legislation To Combat Those Annoying Online Bots

HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Dmitry Ageev / EyeEm / Getty Democrats are attempting to save Christmas and just shopping in general from online grinch bots. Before the pandemic put a strain on the global supply chain causing highly sought-after electronics like PS5 and Xbox Series X consoles to become insanely hard to find, bots were making online shoppers’ lives miserable. Things have only gotten worse, as you can expect to see people complaining to no end about not being able to grab a pair of Jordans, YEEZY’s, or a next-gen gaming system because resellers are gobbling everything up at an alarming rate. Capitol Hill, well, at least Democrats have heard the cries of consumers and are looking to lend a helping hand in the form of new legislation. House and Senate Democrats have reintro...

StockX, ESPN & The V Foundation Team Up For Charity Raffle Contest, Drake Golf Clubs Included

HipHopWired Featured Video Source: StockX / ESPN Drake plays golf?! Can’t say we can see him getting busy on the green like that but apparently Drizzy does have some NOCTA Taylor Made P·790 Irons and they can be yours thanks to a charity campaign courtesy of StockX and ESPN. Source: StockX / ESPN Partnering with the V Foundation, ESPN and StockX have come together to offer fans a chance to own some Drake Friends and Family golf clubs along with other sports memorabilia from some of your favorite sports figures such as Kevin Durant (signed Nike KD14 Floral sneakers), Noami Osaka (signed NikeCourt Air Zoom GP Turbo Naomi Osaka), and Mike “Coach K” Krzyzewski (Mike “Coach K” Krzyzewski signed Nike LeBron XVIII Duke PE). To get in on the raffle fans can donate $10 on the charity website a...

eBay Buys Sneaker Con Authentication Service To Make Sure Your Kicks Ain’t Bandooloo

HipHopWired Featured Video Source: eBay / eBay Sneaker reselling is big business these days and eBay is looking to not only cash in on the movement, but is also spending a pretty penny to ensure that sellers and buyers get their money’s worth whenever making a transaction on the secondary market. According to The Verge, eBay just bout out Sneaker Con’s sneaker authentication service to give buyers some peace of mind whenever they put down big paper to copp hard to come by kicks that SNKRS and other footwear apps wouldn’t bless heads with. Last October eBay announced their new sneaker authentication system for any pair of sneakers purchased for more than $100. Collectors and hypebeasts rejoiced at the news as many a sneaker aficionado had at one point or another been jerked by sellers flipp...

HHW Gaming: Xbox & adidas Latest Sneaker Collaboration Pays Homage To The Iconic Xbox 360 Console

HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Xbox / adidas The Xbox x adidas collaboration is giving gamers more heat for their feet. In celebration of Xbox’s 20th anniversary, Microsoft and adidas unveiled another pair of kicks, the Xbox 360 Forum Mid. Based on the name alone, you already know these particular sneakers draw inspiration from Microsoft’s follow-up to its first console, the Xbox 360, which is considered one of the greatest video consoles ever made. The sneakers look exactly like the console taking its white coloring with grey accents while featuring the chrome disc tray from the 360 consoles. The Xbox button from the 360 controllers and console air vents also lives on the side of each sneaker. Source: Xbox / adidas Related Stories It would be an Xbox-themed sneaker if there weren’t an...

Virgil Abloh Gives The Air Force 1 Mid The Off-White Treatment

HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Jordan Brand / NIke Is it us or does it seem like Virgil Abloh likes a challenge when remixing his Nike collaborations? After taking arguably the least popular Jordan model in the Air Jordan II to give it the Off-White makeover, Virgil is now setting his eyes on another often overlooked Nike silhouette whose popularity he’ll try to resurrect. Highsnobiety just gave sneakerheads a sneak peak Virgil’s latest remix project in the Nike Air Force 1 Mids, and well, how ’bout them Knicks? Hardly recognizable at first glance, the Off-White Air Force 1 Mid’s are covered in fabric that render the sneaker unrecognizable with the criss-cross lacing that’s become his calling card of sorts, and track spikes on the soles that he’s used on previous models. Yeah, we don’t...

Game-Worn Michael Jordan Nike Sneakers Sell For $1.47M In Las Vegas

HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Courtesy Sotheby’s / Sotheby’s If you happen to have any game-worn kicks donned by Michael Jordan himself in your collection, you’re sitting on millions. On Sunday, Oct. 24, a pair of Air Ships rocked by the GOAT in one of his earliest NBA games sold for a cool $1.47M. Source: Courtesy Sotheby’s / Sotheby’s The auction was handled by Sotheby’s—now clearly the purveyor of million-dollar kicks—at the ARIA Resort & Casino in Las Vegas. Bloomberg reports that the buyer was Nick Fiorella, who is described as “a high-end cards collector.” That’s a card holder with plenty of banks. Related Stories Reportedly, the kicks were worn during just the 5th game (Nov. 1, 1984) of Michael Jordan’s career. Sneakerheads will recognize the white and red shoe not as his A...