High & Mighty: Air Force 1

Dope album cover...

The iTunes is on shuffle, and a track off the High & Mighty’s ‘Air Force 1′ EP just came on. I immediately thought of their ridiculously dope album cover (pictured above) from the 2002 release. Despite being a couple of Jewish dudes from suburban Pennsylvania, the High & Mighty are definitely no joke, and one of my favorite MC/DJ combos of the 90s. And they were rapping about Air Force 1′s long before Nelly was.

Any notable songs/artists/album covers related to sneakers? Leave a comment or shoot us an e-mail (thestreetsneak@gmail.com).

The Hook Up (adidas x def jam)

Big shout to Adidas!

Special delivery!  For those of you haven’t been paying attention, Adidas and Def Jam are in the midst of a major collaboration.  Adidas is celebrating 60 years in the game, and Def Jam is celebrating 25, so as longtime leaders in their respective fields, they decided to officially team up.  They created a special product line  and are putting on a co-sponsored tour for Young Jeezy which started a few weeks ago.  Check out some of the Adidas x Def Jam kicks!

Keep reading to see pics of what’s in each of those boxes…

De La Soul HIGHS

The De La Highs needed some love

Over the past two weeks the low top version of the De La Soul Dunk SBs have been getting some shine, so now it’s time to give it up for the High’s. Besides featuring the De La Soul ’3 Feet High and Rising’ album cover, there really aren’t any similarities between the Low’s and the High’s.

To see for yourself, and for a chance to vote on which of the two you prefer, keep reading.

Just a Friend

Biz Markie is getting a little friendly with these sneakers. Can you name what they are? Leave a comment.

Your Winner: De La Souls

Nike Dunk SB, De La Soul

So, last week we put up a picture from the archives of three different Dunk SBs – De La Souls, Rayguns, Avengers – and a poll question of which you would pick. The De La Souls (lows not highs) were the winner, so here they are by themselves, in all of their victorious glory.

Keep reading to see solo shots of the runners up:

Adidas x Def Jam

The anniversary collabo

Two of the mainstays in the game have teamed up to celebrate their respective anniversaries: 60 years for Adidas, 25 years for Def Jam. Be on the look out for custom product, tours and more.

AllHipHop has the story here

And while we’re talking Adidas and Def Jam, check out the classic Adidas House Party video.

Strong Island!

Guess who got shot in the dome piece?

Jerome's niece, on her way home from Jones Beach

It’s bugged! Nike Sportswear, a newer division of Nike, focused more on sport lifestyle than individual sport, crafted this Air Force 1 tribute to Jones Beach on Long Island. Whether heading to the beach or checking out a concert, most residents of the tri-state area have been there one time or another. The Jones Beach shoe however, is not nearly as accessible as Jones Beach is.

Nasty Nas rocking Jones Beach

Terminal FAIL at Terminal FIVE

This was most definitely NOT a night of (sneaker) pimps up and (s)hoes down, as much as I wanted it to be.

Sneaker Pimps, the self-proclaimed traveling “sneaker lifestyle exhibition” went down this past Friday in NYC and the StreetSneaks were invited to take part, even managing to finagle special press credentials (that’s right: established!). You would think that an event of such renown (sneakers people, sneakers!) would be run as smoothly as possible to ensure that positive press flowed like the wine at a Roman bacchanal (or Cristal at Big Boi’s after party). Yet, as the StreetSneaks quickly learned, things don’t go always as planned…