The Top 10 Hip-Hop Sneakers Of All-Time

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» by February 27, 2012, 15:00pm

BONUS

Air Jordan XI

I wanted to leave this Jordan off the list but the hypebeast inside of my heart kept calling me back.  The patent leather on this Jordan represents Hip-Hop putting on a shiny suit and entering the world of popular music.  There would be no going back to the underground for inspiration.  Hip-Hop would be all about private planes and champagne after this Jordan.  This is why many purists consider the XI the "last great sneaker" and many Hip-Hop fans consider B.I.G. the last real rapper.  Proof that shiny suits ruin everything.

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  • j4y

    what about clarks wallabees ?

  • http://dallaspenn.com/weblog Dallas Penn

    Stay logged on to HipHopWired for that post... Dancehalls Top 10 Shoes. Clarks and TravelFox will lead that list

  • http://beatsandrants.com Trent

    What about Bally sneakers? I thought a lot of rappers were rocking those kicks.
    I know that after MC Lyte started wearing Diadoras, girls around the way were rocking them too, especially the pink ones.

    And let's not forget about the Troop sneakers. Once LL Cool J wore them on the B.A.D. album cover, dudes around the way were rocking them in every color.

  • HipHopDoc

    no Chucks? you must be smokin rocks to leave out Chuck Taylors

    • http://dallaspenn.com Dallas Penn

      Chucks?! Don't believe the hype. Real Hip-Hop heads knew those kicks were for people who *****ed with Sid Vicious and the Sex Pistols. Chucks lack aspiration and they definitely got no AIR

  • epic

    yeah you seriously left out Chucks...

  • http://yallwouldgetsomanymoreviewsifyouchangedthiscringworthylayoutanddidntmakepeopleclickon10differentpagestogetthroughonearticle. Randy

    yall would get so many more views if you changed this cringworthy layout and didnt make people click on 10 different pages to get through one article. this site is just too much work

  • Mare139

    What! Obviously the editors are too young to remebr the original hip hop sneaker Pro Keds, leaving Chucks out is also amiss, Lotto? Addidas kareem Abdul Jabbars!!!

    Failure.

  • Mare139

    What! Obviously the editors are too young to remember the original hip hop sneaker -Pro Keds, leaving Chucks out is also amiss, Lotto? Addidas kareem Abdul Jabbars!!!

    Failure.

    • http://dallaspenn.com Dallas Penn

      I totally had a pair of Pro-Keds and they were for kids who couldn't get the adidas Superstar. Hip-Hop sneakers were at least aspirational even when they were utilitarian. Only hobos put fat laces in Pro-Keds. Real talk.

  • KREAM

    NO EWINGS? LIST NEEDS A "DO OVER"

  • http://Hiphopwired.com Tahlid07065

    I'm not old enough but what about British Walkers,Barkleys,Bo's ext and I'm not old enough for the BW's everything else I was around for!!!

  • http://cheesy Cheesy

    what about top ten adidas, concorde adidas, and forum adidas.

  • Juan Solo

    I think the list is not bad. However it does show a heavy NY bias. The shoes chosen are iconic, and i think i owned all but the gucci and prada joints. But for real chucks are hip hop if your west coast. I am not to sure how important they were anywhere else. Think about it chucks in a NY winter?

  • Smokey

    Son no Vans or Chucks get all the way out of here. NY is the only place i've ever seen anyone rock those ugly timb boots, biased much. Chucks and vans are West coast hip hop. i think you missed out by not putting foams either son.

  • Darren Robinson

    Great Article....   no complaints from me!!

  • Realtalk

    TOP 10 SNEAKERS,TIMBERLAND'S ARE NOT SNEAKERS AND WRITE ARTICLES FOR A LIVING

  • Realtalk

    nyers consider B.I.G. the last great rapper,cause they can't see past ny and the world is bigger than ny

  • mike hunt

     the g-unit shoe was THE shoe besides forces from 2002 until 06 , thats the 4 years fifty was huge, they def made an impact in the burbs lol....my only complaint

  • BrazillianKidFromDaGhetto

    were are the ecko unltd, ecko red and marck ecko's shoes in the list??? And de Reebok G- unit shoes??? The hip hop didn't end up in the 90's!!! ok??

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