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"Seems like everyone in NYC is a sneakerhead"
Tue May-12-15 06:22 PM by Starks dunked on Bul

  

          

Everybody in NYC rocks Jordans, Brons, or some other expensive/exclusive sneaker. I noticed people here are generally obsessed with sneakers and it reeks of immaturity. Like niggas still trying to live their high school years. I got caught up in that during my teens and I look back at it and see how silly it was. In NYC, a persons shirt and jeans could be subpar but their sneakers are expensive and always look brand new. And the little kids are carrying on this little tradition too. It's corny to me and I figured dudes would outgrow it by now.

  

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RE: Seems like everyone EVERYWHEREi s a sneakerhead
May 12th 2015
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Maybe New Jersey is different then
May 12th 2015
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HA @ "we're more mature"
May 13th 2015
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f'real
May 13th 2015
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RE: Seems like everyone in NYC is a sneakerhead
May 12th 2015
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Aha, good point
May 13th 2015
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you are in sneakerhead paradise...the fuck you expect?
May 12th 2015
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who cares?
May 12th 2015
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I never cared about people spending $150. But I DJ'd this event Downtown
May 13th 2015
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The Flight Club / SneakerCon culture is just some clown ass shit
May 13th 2015
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I'd fallen off caring about sneakers, until I moved to new york.
May 13th 2015
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This is me, but multi colored.
May 13th 2015
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      this is HILARIOUS...
May 13th 2015
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           everyday walking around the city...its the adidas shoes i mentioned
May 13th 2015
           in other words: adidas are cool for a casual stroll...
May 13th 2015
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           double nm
May 13th 2015
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Whats annoying is that I want a pair of jorns but i be damned if i'm gon
May 13th 2015
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team jordans lmao
May 13th 2015
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had no idea fam smh
May 13th 2015
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Damn your wife clowned the hell out of you
May 13th 2015
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pure comedy...
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haha yeah she had jokes. I couldn't even make eye contact with her
May 13th 2015
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What's jordan as you go? Like a cheap entry level version?
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it's a rent to own model for jordans.
May 13th 2015
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just try to get jordans retail online when they drop
May 13th 2015
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but how do you stunt that day tho?
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      new ones i buy dont get worn for months usually
May 13th 2015
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it's OK to share your shame here.
May 13th 2015
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Nice mad making post. You even threw in the maturity angle
May 13th 2015
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everytime im in NYC dudes wearing fresh sneakers
May 13th 2015
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i know, right?
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      its hilarious watching those sneaker nerds scuff their shoe
May 13th 2015
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      i get sad when i scuff mine but ive accepted
May 13th 2015
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      yup i wore my 2013 hyperfuses the ENTIRE time
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lol that's funny considering
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1. "RE: Seems like everyone EVERYWHEREi s a sneakerhead"
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Where u been the last couple years??
Fuck your fort!

  

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2. "Maybe New Jersey is different then"
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>Where u been the last couple years??
>Fuck your fort!

Every nigga in NYC got spotless sneaks. They even sit down in a way so everyone can see their sneakers. They OD on it in NYC. It's not like that in Jersey, we're just more mature.

  

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9. "HA @ "we're more mature""
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So yall don't "got them J's tho".

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3. "RE: Seems like everyone in NYC is a sneakerhead"
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Cats walk...

Feet are important.. simple

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4. "you are in sneakerhead paradise...the fuck you expect?"
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5. "who cares?"
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Niggas complain about dudes dropping $150 on some jorns but if a dude drops $800 on some dress shoes he's a boss? That dude isn't wasting his money?

Gotta find that midpoint. Can't be outright preening out here but you don't want to be looking bummy either.

Nothing better than a fresh pair of sneakers in the summer, I don't care what age you are.

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6. "I never cared about people spending $150. But I DJ'd this event Downtown"
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for Xotics, the Barber shop or whatever...and that super trendy haircut thing goes hand in hand with Sneaker heads. So they had a competition for best sneakers.....shit was the wildest shit I've seen in a while.

They had like five categories. Like best Jordan's, best Retros, best customs, etc etc. One dude, for example, had some Oregon Duck Nikes. My boy next to me said "yeah, them joints are expensive" so I assume $250-$300. Nah........$2,200!!!!!!!!!!! Someone else had some special Lebrons...the MC is like "y'all really don't recognize what y'all looking at here. These...man, th...wh........*stumbles over words*...man, these things are precious!!! You can't find these at ANY fuckin mall!!! They aren't going for anything under $1,500!!! They only made 20 of them!!!!"

People were really like cheering certain shoes, while seeing others on some "those aren't impressing me" or even "nah, I saw those last week, they ain't hard to find."

So yeah, the sneaker head culture isn't at all about the 150-300 shoes like I thought. That shit is SERIOUS.

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8. "The Flight Club / SneakerCon culture is just some clown ass shit"
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imho

Dudes staring at each other's feet. Bunch of hype beasts trying to beat the scene to the punch "WAIT'LL THEY GET A LOAD OF THESE SON". Bunch of rich white kids hobby-shopping with their CEO dad. Bunch of broke dudes trying to hustle off the thirst. Meanwhile the fucking sneakers are 90% UGLY.

They might have a few nice sneakers that you can't get at a motherfucking Footlocker but the cloud of headache and douchism surrounding them (not to mention the bread) are not even worth it

This is one part of culture I am glad we never had growing up in LA. The simpler, the more prevalent, the more street classic. Dudes are not trying to hit you over the head with their impeccable and futuristic and well-connected sneaker game.

  

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10. "I'd fallen off caring about sneakers, until I moved to new york."
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I had like 10 pair of White Stan Smiths or Classic Pumas in a row from like 2000 to 2012 until I started to see cats were moving alway from the all white leather sneakers for the summer.

I try now harder to cop something cool but I don't go over board.

It might be a sign of chasing youth but I see a lot of white older guys in tech/media/advertising as well who rock fly sneakers with suits and jeans for work. Not just a black people thing.

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15. "This is me, but multi colored. "
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>I had like 10 pair of Adidas Stan Smiths or Superstars...

been wearing those two shoes for everyday purpose since high school...i wear nikes for basketball/working out but im team adidas.

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17. "this is HILARIOUS..."
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>i wear nikes for basketball/working out but im team
>adidas.
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..please explain this.


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"everyday walking around the city...its the adidas shoes i mentioned"


  

          

(if im not in my 9-5 garb)

if im working out or playing basketball, i find that nike athletic shoes fit my feet more comfortably than adidas/new balance/whatever. the current pair i have..im not even sure what they're called. ill find out once i get home lol.

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22. "in other words: adidas are cool for a casual stroll..."
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..but when it comes to serious activity, you're team nike?

LMAO!

i like nike, but i'm not a stan. still, that particular statement is hilarious.


*skatin' the rings of saturn*


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21. "double nm"
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11. "Whats annoying is that I want a pair of jorns but i be damned if i'm gon"
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be on some damn sneaker line on a saturday am or pay some marked up price for maybe legit j's online.

I'm not a sneaker head at all so I remember I wanted some new kicks for vacation and i told my wife i was going to the mall to get some Jordan's. She was like, "oh, yeah"? lol

i was like yeah, why not??? She was like i don't think you can just go get some jordans from the mall but i'm not sure. I said they always got some jordans at the sneaker store.


So i stroll up in Modells and drop $150 on these

http://image.sneakerhead.com/is/image/sneakerhead/air-jordan-as-you-go-467889012-2?$480$

I go home and show wifey and she's like

Wife: Oh, what Jordan's are those?
Me: What you mean, what Jordans? MICHAEL Jordan's
Wife: I mean, what number Jordan's? Like Jordan IV, V etc...
Me: I don't know...*googles Jordan as you go* *reads comments* *puts Jordans back in box and returns to Modells*

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12. "team jordans lmao"
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14. "had no idea fam smh"
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-The Knicks’ coaching search still includes a lone frontrunner, Kurt Rambis, whose qualifications for the position include a strong relationship with Jackson and a willingness to take the job.

  

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16. "Damn your wife clowned the hell out of you "
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she was probably brushing her jordan 3's with your toothbrush while you had the conversation.

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19. "pure comedy..."
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*skatin' the rings of saturn*


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20. "haha yeah she had jokes. I couldn't even make eye contact with her"
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as i was packing my stuff to go back out the house.

edit: I just peeped the 'your' toothbrush part lmao

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24. "What's jordan as you go? Like a cheap entry level version?"
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I'm not a sneaker head either.



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30. "it's a rent to own model for jordans."
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<--- Big Baller World Order

  

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25. "just try to get jordans retail online when they drop"
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sometimes they sell out sometimes they dont

i dont bother with standing in line I have done the raffle thing before though

  

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27. "but how do you stunt that day tho?"
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j/k...my boy told me that too i never tried it. I was turned off by the whole experience lol

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34. "new ones i buy dont get worn for months usually"
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its quite rewarding to be able to pull out brand new sneakers 2 months later


  

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29. "it's OK to share your shame here."
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And you will know MY JACKET IS GOLD when I lay my vengeance upon thee.

  

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18. "Nice mad making post. You even threw in the maturity angle"
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to catch the peeps who would of normally ignored this.

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23. "everytime im in NYC dudes wearing fresh sneakers"
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i dont get it. NYC is sooo dirty i left all my good sneakers at home when i went.

  

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28. "i know, right?"
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i used to see dudes rolling around in foams or XIs with the soles falling off and shit.

the last time i spent any length of time there i had nice kicks but just resigned myself to their impending death. bought one pair a month and just wore them the fuck out. conversely living in suburban l.a. and other places, i have shoes that are literally 18 or 19 years old, like i have had them that long and they are still impeccable.

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31. "its hilarious watching those sneaker nerds scuff their shoe "
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or if someone steps on it accidentally...(conversely, scuffing the wrong persons shoe can get you lumped up lol)


2 weeks ago i saw some dork spill his venti latte all over his *whatever fancy sneaker* and i swear his lip quivered and eyes welled up...i had to stifle my laughter.

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33. "i get sad when i scuff mine but ive accepted"
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that they gonna get a little messed up and im not in the resale game so no worries

  

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32. "yup i wore my 2013 hyperfuses the ENTIRE time"
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those things are all rubbber and practically indestructable


  

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26. "lol that's funny considering "
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most dudes didn't get the money to actually afford Jordans until they "matured" and got a job of their own and could justify the expense.

meanwhile, "adult" me is supposed to not rock Jordans (which I don't) and pick up some brown leather square toed loafers for like $600 to be "grown up"? And walk to work made blocks and avenues every day? Was I supposed to outgrow my intelligence too?

nah bruh, and I aint even from NYC but to each their own.

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