Rap About Nothing: Hip Hop Chat Thread

[RIP sleazyy]

Who did asap Rocky make af1's popular too?

Nelly, all of Roc-a-fella, Fab etc been took that shoe to another level.

white kids and nerds

 

[shotsrangout]

Kanye dresses like **** and his shoes and clothes are ****in hideous.

don’t you wear timbs in wild colors everyday

 

[marikomorose]

 

[prodigiou$]

Forces never fell off to certain people....especially those who were after those vintage forces from the 90’s to early 00’s.

 

[RIP sleazyy]

The crazy part is Rocky is on record saying that he did that mid AF1 **** just because he knew people wasn't ****ing wit em & he wanted to test his influence.... sure enough all it took was a couple of months

when was this? They started bubbling again on the fashion scene in 2015/2016 whichever year they had those 100+ crazy pairs at Complexcon for retail. Then there was a rack of collabs.

I think 35th anni was 2017 and the OW joints came out

them kids in Japan been incorporating AF into their aesthetic a good 6-7 years straight now

 

[trynafeelmink]

when was this? They started bubbling again on the fashion scene in 2015/2016 whichever year they had those 100+ crazy pairs at Complexcon for retail. Then there was a rack of collabs.

I think 35th anni was 2017 and the OW joints came out

them kids in Japan been incorporating AF into their aesthetic a good 6-7 years straight now

 

[Hahahaha]

don’t you wear timbs in wild colors everyday

Don’t look that wild to me

 

[kickvicisous]

Yall just giving him reason to stunt

 

[doxen5703]

“I haven’t wore Air Force 1s since 2013.”

This ***** JUST had these on a couple months ago.
He must be specifically talking about mids.

 

[trynafeelmink]

“I haven’t wore Air Force 1s since 2013.”

This ***** JUST had these on a couple months ago.
He must be specifically talking about mids.

to be fair that video was 3-4 years back & i'm pretty sure that ***** has no real idea the last time he wore Af1 or not

 

[RIP sleazyy]

good looks

it would never cross my mind this ***** got anybody but the American hipster fashion kids on forces lol that’s still the group I think he talkin bout especially with him mentioning those brands

 

[Maximus Meridius]

white kids and nerds

It has to be that white hipster crowd. The black friend dudes because af1's never left. That's like saying somebody brought Jordans back or Timbs back.

 

[marikomorose]

now he wants to take the highroad & post timbs.

 

[trynafeelmink]

good looks

it would never cross my mind this ***** got anybody but the American hipster fashion kids on forces lol that’s still the group I think he talkin bout especially with him mentioning those brands

Another lasting effect of the internet age, the hipster fashion kids, the hood, the skateboarders etc etc all cross. so if something gets bubbling in that scene it eventually bubbles in other parts too. Not to mention that there's a huge portion of the hood who now where all the stuff the hipster kids wear & vice verca.

Hood is infested with Balenciaga, Supreme, Ksubi's, vans etc etc

AF1's definitely had a down time in regards to being "HOT" among the newer generation of sneakerheads, Rocky helped change that.

 

[kickvicisous]

Theirs a Beastie Boys documentary coming out, the first of many hip-hop films I hope with all this inside time

 

[marikomorose]

Another lasting effect of the internet age, the hipster fashion kids, the hood, the skateboarders etc etc all cross. so if something gets bubbling in that scene it eventually bubbles in other parts too. Not to mention that there's a huge portion of the hood who now where all the stuff the hipster kids wear & vice verca.

Hood is infested with Balenciaga, Supreme, Ksubi's, vans etc etc

the hood been late since like 07/08 now when it comes to fashion & they can't dress, so that make whatever they're wearing bad & cheap.

 

[str8drop]

I remember Keef nem wore white on white low 1’s and True’s damn near everyday for like 1-2 years

 

[trynafeelmink]

the hood been late since like 07/08 now when it comes to fashion & they can't dress, so that make whatever they're wearing bad & cheap.

that's a bit dramatic, but ther's some truth in it.

Back in the 90's early 00's the fashion trends in hiphop were mostly dictated by the streets & then the rappers would emulate it & make it popular worldwide.

Nowadays the Rappers are moreso creating their own aesthetics & EVERYONE follows & copies the hood dudes & the hipsters. Those who seem to be in tune with both usually start the most trends.

 

[tomdiginson]

***** high off his own supply. He might have put them American hipster crowd on and some of the Euro hipsters on, but it never left the hood. A white hipster chick I know was rocking a pair and I said "nice uptowns" and she looked at me confused and said "thanks I guess". When someone in the group pointed out it was her sneakers she then said thanks and started asking me why I called them that. I chuckled and walked off.

 

[str8drop]

When was forces ever considered “wack” tho

bro talking like they kswiss or sumn

 

[trynafeelmink]

***** high off his own supply. He might have put them American hipster crowd on and some of the Euro hipsters on, but it never left the hood. A white hipster chick I know was rocking a pair and I said "nice uptowns" and she looked at me confused and said "thanks I guess". When someone in the group pointed out it was her sneakers she then said thanks and started asking me why I called them that. I chuckled and walked off.

As someone who lives in the Bronx, i can't deny anything of what he said. He didn't say he's the reason people ever started wearing AF1 he revitalized it, and made it much more popular amongst the youth & in general culture.

AF1's were becoming a very niche shoe until a few years back, now it's back to seeing a pair every other block.

The same thing is happening with dunks now, of course they were around & people wore them the past few years it's a classic sneaker... but over the past year the hype has started again & they've become more popular again.

 

[marikomorose]

that's a bit dramatic, but ther's some truth in it.

Back in the 90's early 00's the fashion trends in hiphop were mostly dictated by the streets & then the rappers would emulate it & make it popular worldwide.

Nowadays the Rappers are moreso creating their own aesthetics & EVERYONE follows & copies the hood dudes & the hipsters. Those who seem to be in tune with both usually start the most trends.

Clothing wise, it's the been the trendy kids & hipsters that start the trends from, and then they hoods hop on the wave 2-3yrs late. And it's the "weirdo" rappers create their own styles. Most these (t)rappers look like horrible Thugger variations & he already looks horrible as is.

 

[wavycrocket]

when was this? They started bubbling again on the fashion scene in 2015/2016 whichever year they had those 100+ crazy pairs at Complexcon for retail. Then there was a rack of collabs.

I think 35th anni was 2017 and the OW joints came out

them kids in Japan been incorporating AF into their aesthetic a good 6-7 years straight now

Forces was dead from like 05-11 We actually had a 12 page thread in general on this topic a few months ago

Did AF1’s Ever Go Out Of Style In Your Region?

I wasn't implying it was something that was EXCLUSIVE to DC. More of a signature. We just never really rocked with AF1 like that. Not my generation. your generation was rocking square toed shoes stop it.

niketalk.com

Defleee went out of style. And Rocky helped usher them back in. They got cold again...then resurfaced round ‘16/17

 

[D StaXX]

Nah AF1’s fell out of style a bit

Hood ****** been wearing AF1s.
I’d credit Chief Keef & Herb before I did Rocky.

 

[tay1]

Hood ****** been wearing AF1s.
I’d credit Chief Keef & Herb before I did Rocky.

I’m not crediting anybody personally but AF1’s as a shoe to go faded for sure. ******* in HS was wearing Nike Blazers and dunks. Then of course, Jays, and Adidas blew up like crazy. I didn’t start seeing AF1’s out here heavy until like last year.