#Nike

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Video thumbnail — Nelly - Air Force Ones ft. Kyjuan, Ali, Murphy Lee (Official Music Video)
Fashion 1982–present

Nike Air Force 1s

White-on-white, box-fresh, and heaven help whoever stepped on them. A 1982 basketball shoe became THE sneaker of 2000s hip-hop — bought two pairs at a time, wiped down mid-day, and immortalized when Nelly wrote a whole song about needing them.

Video thumbnail — 2000 Vince Carter Nike SHOX Commercial/Jumping Over Gary Payton
Fashion 2000–2007

Nike Shox

The sneakers with the fat shock-absorber columns under the heel—sixteen years of Nike R&D that landed in 2000 and instantly became hallway status. Vince Carter wore them to jump clean over a 7'2" Frenchman at the Sydney Olympics. Boing.