I like Nottripping cuz I'm really tired of sneaker culture being corny and all about limited crap and monetary value of the shoes! I like your videos too bro, I just found em to be honest and I'm kinda white, 1/2 Assyrian, 1/2 Sicilian and to be honest I love sneakers and I'll always wear em, I could give a F$&K who tells me what I can and can't wear!! I'm a wear what I want!! But I have to give my black brothers the respect they deserve for being the originators of hip-hop music which is my style of dress. I've also been into sneakers since I was 9, collecting since 1997. Seen lots of trends come and go. To be honest, ethnicities aside, sneaker culture started going south when all the suburb kids got into them!! It made sneaker culture corny which was always influenced by hip-hop/Punk culture, Urban styles, Skateboarding, Graffiti and street artist etc.
I’m not gonna lie i love Air Ships mainly bc of the 1984 on the box. But after I got my first pair I loved the simple old school look of these, they are like Jordan 1s but not, and lastly that great $140 price tag. Jordan 1s are going up in price and it’s not worth it at all. The Air Ships are built better, the insoles are AMAZING, and I like the colors.
So, if I'm rocking a Jordan 1, should I get the same size in the Air Ship? I've heard mixed things - some people say they run big and others say they run small. What's the real deal?
You just said a lot that needs to be heard by ppl the same color as me. I’m a 45yr old sneaker head been buying shoes since the Jordan 4. The original 4s not retros. Had a shoe store right down the the street from from me. Everybody was there for releases and everybody got the shoe. The culture wasn’t what it is now there was no such thing as reselling because everyone got the shoe. Every type of person color, religion, whatever and all we talked about was balling and the tech in the shoe aka the airbag the netting the weight whatever. It’s the one area where it didn’t matter what you looked like or money background or any of that mainly because rich kids went to the mall, everybody else went to this store which was black owned and didn’t turn away or ignore anybody. I love the fact you said do the research because that’s all we had then no cell phones no computers for that. They didn’t exist unless you were rich or were a hustler. But we ALL respected each other and didn’t get mad if there was a story behind said shoe or clothing. Malcom X hats with the big X we’re in and if you were white like me and you had that hat you had better been respected in the community and understood and overstood what that hat meant or you were going to have a bad day and damn sure lose your hat. It wasn’t racism it was because you were frontin. That simple now frontin is glorified. Especially people my color. My grandfather who played the trumpet in a local jazz group use to always say “ you can’t understand the rhythm if you don’t know the blues” that stuck with my my whole life. When I walked out my front door I saw it there was nowhere to run because I’m that glowing white 😂 but all I’m saying is that your right and that dude just don’t get it. Never will. I don’t think your racist or race baiting. Truth hurts people who have secrets they hide well, so that’s some food for thought. Needless to say I love the fact that black owned companies and designers are doing these collaborations with Nike and Jordan Brand. Hopefully it makes ppl think and learn. It’s hard to see other ppls reality. Especially now, because so much stuff is going on. Sorry for being long winded but I agree 100% with you. Keep doing what your doing and never back down and speak your truth. This needs to be heard!
Glad to finally see another video from you Kari, it's been a while!! Great review, great way to clarify what is going on in class and teaching others. Some people don't listen and just say dumb shit
Kari i couldn't wait to hear your response. I like to get both sides of the story. But you and Quentin was saying the same thing really which is everyone can wear kicks.
@@SneakerPhetish did they send you an email once it shipped or did it just randomly show up haha cause I did get a FedEx shipping number but didn’t say who it was from and not expecting anything else 🤣
Amazing review & great video. I love AMA collaborations, I have a few of them in my collection. I actually copped these this morning, unfortunately I had to pay resale, but I had to have them. iWish it was a better way for the people that actually know the meaning & want to wear the shoes, but I did actually hit on the “food stamp” Mac Attacks thru their raffle. Keep posting the real.
BOY SPIT🔥🔥🔥 I couldn’t even get through 3 min of that not tripping video. The Dogwhistles and false narratives in bad taste turned me off of that boy for good. Appreciate your response, SP
It’s really wild man - I’m all for having fun but there’s a point where you can touch on topics that you really should & it gets sticky. I appreciate you listening to both sides fam 🙏🏽
I was hoping you would respond. I think you both are saying the same thing, just from different lanes. Some of the comments on his video gave me perspective. Seeing white people give testimony on their parents saying they can't wear certain sneakers because they were "made" for black people is something else but I should expect that😂😂...I think trippin means well, his delivery just turns certain people off. His whole style is satirical. I'd like to see you two work it out if possible because beef between content creators in the same space does the sneaker community no good. I enjoy your informative reviews, and I enjoy his rants and criticism. When is another Jacques Slade collab coming?? ✊🏿🙌🏿
Sounds like the both of you need to participate in a discussion video about this. In the end the both of you are saying the same thing. And yes Bots took all of my glory that day! Twice mind you 🥺😆
Yeah Bots ate these up, I was standing in line at A Ma Maniere with like 30 people and every last one of us caught Ls online with in 2 seconds but we got to cop in store so most of us was good lol
I hate that black brands/designers are always harping on black struggle. Some of us blacks used our brains to get out of the struggle. Do REAL BLACK EXCELLENCE! NOT JAY OR BEYONCE. But do a theme on the super soaker a black guy made that!!!! Do a theme on Thomas Day, he made exotic furniture during his time and all people loved it! Don't pick black people just talking about racism either. We have great black people that brought value to society!!!
Hope I'm pronouncing your name right, Bakari, what camera do you use? It captures very good quality footage and as always excellent breakdown of the shoe.
Sneakers are for everyone and their mother sneakers were not made with the intention of being for afro Americans their intended for everyone but specifically for athletes 😅
i hit on the A Ma site but i haven’t received a tracking number yet… i’m concerned 😅 but it’s wild how no one has a problem with basketball shoes being warn off court, even though they represent basketball. only when companies attach Black representation to a sneaker, certain ppl are quick to post a comment about it.
Great discussion. Love the sneaker, love the message. The message is a huge reason why I support AMM and James Whitner over so many other fashion houses and their collabs with Jordan/Nike.
What I don’t understand is this, why is it a problem when black people get a brand that tells our story? Why does it get turned into these shoes are ONLY meant for black people and others can’t wear them? See these people need to realize black history and black stories are a huge part of everything here in America and let’s be honest we didn’t get a lot of good moments, we have a lot of bad ones we had to deal with so when we do get a brand that’s trying to paint a hood pic of us and make us feel proud OTHERS should be happy and support. Like u said no one said these shoes or others are only for black people.
You just got a solid subscriber here. I cannot stand that idiot, “Not Tripping”. Lastly, love the detailed showcasing of the shoes and sharing the story behind it.
Not tripping is a hater. He hated on a girl taking pictures with her sneakers. He was mad because she had some heat. 😂😂😂😂. I saw where he tried to hate on you. It didn’t work to the real folks.
