This Video is POLITITICALLY CORRECT. But being REAL, AF1S were made FAMOUS by young BLACK TEENAGERS THAT WERE DRUG DEALERS. I know NIKE doesn't want to admit it but especially in HARLEM NY, those guys that made the shoes dubbed (UPTOWNS) famous were HUSTLERS. The RAPPERS took the DRUG DEALERS STYLE. FACTS over facades NIKE!!!
@@stopbeingakeyboardkillermo4112 Ah yeah. No Doubt Ma. Love those stories... Love&Miss the 80's as a kid, And the 90's as a teen. Best of times. U know
StopBeingAKeyBoardKiller/ Well yeah... if any of that is true, I’m sure Nike doesn’t want to acknowledge and give credit to drug dealers for popularizing one of their products. That’s definitely not the image and reputation they want.
@@SherinFunmes I do thanks.. haven’t worn athletic shoes in over 30 years and can’t decide “make your own” colors I want. To many options fir this old fart! Lol
Like most of us, nelly song only made these famous to white folks. All the rest of us including Nelly was already rockin these, which is why he even made a song about them in the first place lol
@@michaeljohnson1877 are you sure I most definitely remember copping them for 60 a pair and you most definitely could get 2 for 100 before nelly made that song and we talking late 90s early 2000s
@@tonysparks9453 Im definitely sure.In 1988 these were hustlers kicks.They didn't come in kids sizes or anything back then.You never saw a woman with them.Women and kids got them in the early 90s.But lets not forget, they came out in 1982.
In the Dominican Republic they are known as "crokies", since 2001 there's always a fresh pair of white AF1 on my feet because it's a timeless design and it goes well with everything you combine them.
No there's just no creativity in anything with the youngish. Most of the time they bite off of and try to claim it and call it something else. Dance or fashion
I have a thing for older shoes design, especially the ones made between the 1970 and 1980. This thing made me love old basketball shoes like the Nike Blazer. My favorite all time shoes are Nike Air Force 1 and Nike Blazer. I always said that your shoes change with you, they have a bit of a personality. That’s why I love creases, scuffs, yellowing on the midsole and marks. That means you have done something with them and maybe one of that memory is a good one.
Not many would know the af1s in 2007 or around that time, were more cushioned, size was actually true to size and the leather did not crease as much. Those af1s were built good. 2023 af1s are less cushioned, runs big, creases easy, leather looks more cheap and feel cheap. I still have a pair of 2007 af1s to this day in the box. I can tell you for a fact the cushion inside is double it was thick. Comfy thick. Now its half that cushioned.
Nope SORRY this Video is POLITITICALLY CORRECT. But being REAL, AF1S were made FAMOUS by young BLACK TEENAGERS THAT WERE DRUG DEALERS. I know NIKE doesn't want to admit it but especially in HARLEM NY, those guys that made the shoes dubbed (UPTOWNS) famous were HUSTLERS. The RAPPERS took the DRUG DEALERS STYLE. FACTS over facades NIKE!!!
How can you omit MJ from this discussion, Stern's opposition to his specific shoe, and the fines that the Bulls ended up paying for everyday the shoe was seen on the court?
It is just a beautiful design and very classy, simple, clean and people love that. Plus extremely comfortable. I still prefer the hi top and the mid type over the low top. Plus, I love thé 80s. Was my time!
You have to put what they call “Force Fields” in AF1’s to prevent creasing,they work really well….I put em in all my shoes that would crease without them & it’s def worth it …you can usually get em at the shoe store
Here in Australia the shoe’s rep is pretty much ruined by basic white girls and school kids, they don’t even know how to wear them properly as well. Just trend hopping sheep ruined the shoe.
I remember thinking they were hideous back in high school in the late 90s but then I bought a pair and fell in love with them. Wish today's quality was as good as 20 years ago.
I remember wearing Air Force Ones way before the RAP Community got involved with them we use call them uptowner in Brooklyn,, I would buy a new pair every summer.. then years later Nelly made them famous
Wore force 1’s Air Force 1’s and low Air Force 1’s in the 80’s a nice street sneaker 👟 that was always affordable for a young working man like myself son.
I still have mine. Bought them in 2009. They have minor wear but they are still holding up. I have a bad foot from years in the military, however these are the most comfortable shoes I've ever had. I have the AF1 low tops. Black on Black.
In Milwaukee, these are called DOOKIES. We have called them Dookies all my life and Im in my mid 40s. Also cats was airbrushing Dookies in the hood LONG BEFORE all of the so called "special styles" were being produced. My cousin literally had a business doin this out of my aunts house. Airbrushing, shoes, jackets, overalls etc. Especially back when Looney Tunez was big. Lol.
What are you talking about B-more made the shoe hot 🔥 you had to come to B-more to get knew colors. They was coming down from New York to cop them I know because I was there
I've been rocking these since the 80s. I had no idea they had become this popular until recently. Could not find the all white low cuts no where. When I use to hoop Inwore the high tops, but took the strap off.
I know y’all think Nelly made 1’s popular but I’m here to say, you all are sadly mistaken. Milwaukee Chicago New York was rocking them joints in the 90’s while the rest of America was wearing Chucks..😩🤣💯
Oh these are one of my favs in the Nike line. I'm kinda avoiding buying the plain whites though coz its difficult to keep them clean and turn yellow over time. Hope there will be a pink version.
Looking back in the past I realise just how uncomfortable the trainers were and how much we loved them. Now 15 tears later you couldn't pay me to wear them.
Growing up in this era of sneakers was amazing. AF-1’s white on white Hi-tops or definitive. I loved mines however that those creases were real. AF-1’s we’re special occasion sneakers for me. Lol
air forces & timbs, two shoes that will never go out of style and that’s on everything
Adidas Superstars too
Don't forget Converse Allstars
air jordan 1s
Puma Suedes
Agreed!
AF1’s are timeless but the creasing on them is awful.
Ong 😂unless you got money
😂😂😂Get crease protectors
I like the creasing
It helps to try and go down a size
Less creasing on the toe that way.
@@user-tz6ip5ox8y I've tried em and they didn't work. U know any that work? If so lmk where u get em pls😂
It's because everything fits with af1
yeah nah idiots still wear forces with skinny jeans as if it looks good
No, just wear oversize pants
idk about that one... 70% of white ppl throw em on with absolute goofy fits and think they look good... THEY DO NOT
@@kingkoko8602 people turning everything into a racial thing now... christ
@@wheresmyrooptoff4056 not with skinny Jean's but they look better with any pants that have a tapered bottom. Aka where you can actually see the shoe
That retailer grind and marketing creativity is huge inspiration! And the sneaker head side hustle is a thing of beauty too 👟
ruclips.net/video/Kjel57gmGYo/видео.html
Nothing beautiful about scalping tbh
AF 1 and AIRMAX...my top 2 shoes all time
Fr
Mannnnn you could not tell me anything in highschool! Everybody was rocking this! Im shocked the kids still wearing them these days.
What’s old is new again. That’s fashion for you 💯
They’re still dope as ever & some of the best everyday shoes you can own
There not going anywhere trust me
They fell off for awhile in the late 2000s/early 2010s but they are super trendy again now.
@@sresner7 i would not say fall off
When The Hip Hop Culture gets a hold on anything we Love/Like. We Absolutely take it to the Next level...making companies Mad dollars$$
This Video is POLITITICALLY CORRECT. But being REAL, AF1S were made FAMOUS by young BLACK TEENAGERS THAT WERE DRUG DEALERS. I know NIKE doesn't want to admit it but especially in HARLEM NY, those guys that made the shoes dubbed (UPTOWNS) famous were HUSTLERS. The RAPPERS took the DRUG DEALERS STYLE. FACTS over facades NIKE!!!
@@stopbeingakeyboardkillermo4112 Ah yeah. No Doubt Ma. Love those stories... Love&Miss the 80's as a kid, And the 90's as a teen. Best of times. U know
That's why they dressed or gave rappers their brand free advertising.
I was watching that complex episode with Jim Jones talking about that.
StopBeingAKeyBoardKiller/ Well yeah... if any of that is true, I’m sure Nike doesn’t want to acknowledge and give credit to drug dealers for popularizing one of their products. That’s definitely not the image and reputation they want.
I am 55 years old and dying to get a pair... timeless! Lol
You know you can buy them online ?
@@SherinFunmes I do thanks.. haven’t worn athletic shoes in over 30 years and can’t decide “make your own” colors I want. To many options fir this old fart! Lol
@@sometrashyoutuber3304 thanks!!
The only that doesnt go on sale during black fridays.
Had these way before Nelly hopped on. His song just drove up the price.
Got my first pair in 1988 in Baltimore.i was 14 years old.they were 79.99 plus tax back then.
Like most of us, nelly song only made these famous to white folks. All the rest of us including Nelly was already rockin these, which is why he even made a song about them in the first place lol
@@michaeljohnson1877 are you sure I most definitely remember copping them for 60 a pair and you most definitely could get 2 for 100 before nelly made that song and we talking late 90s early 2000s
@@tonysparks9453 Im definitely sure.In 1988 these were hustlers kicks.They didn't come in kids sizes or anything back then.You never saw a woman with them.Women and kids got them in the early 90s.But lets not forget, they came out in 1982.
I remember when all lows were $65. The mids were bout $75 and the highs were bout $85. Maaannnn I missed the 90's, please take me back 😂😂
Shiiid I remember them being 40 bucks
those were the times bro. if ya able to catch a ride back, be sure to stop at my place on your way ;)
They were $65 in the early 2000's too
Until 1994 there were no af1 mids.The lows didnt even come out until 1986.
how much do they cost in the US now? its 180 for NZD
Nelly deserves royalties from Nike for bringing them back to mainstream back in 2002-'03. 💵💯
He deserves stock
@@oliveoil3917 Factsssss
But nope, white man get richer and richer 📈📈📈
@@melodrama1401 what’s a brother to do?😂
@@Azizi316 🤷🏾♂️🤷🏾♂️ y’all tell me.
In the Dominican Republic they are known as "crokies", since 2001 there's always a fresh pair of white AF1 on my feet because it's a timeless design and it goes well with everything you combine them.
In nyc to they call it that
@Pretty Beauty you realize Dominican republic may be Hispanic but there’s a lot of black people
@@theweekndmusictapes802 He doesn't know there's black Latinos all around the world.
🗣I said giveee meee two purss i need purss
I had no idea that my city played a huge role in this. #Baltimore
i was thinking the same thing lol
Facts 💯
nyc started it
I was there.Baltimore started it.You must not have ever heard of Charlie Rudo's.
No there's just no creativity in anything with the youngish. Most of the time they bite off of and try to claim it and call it something else. Dance or fashion
Air Force 1 of Nike
Chuck Taylor of Converse
Stan Smith of Adidas
Those shoes will never go out of style
Vans old skool
Jordan 1 high
Timbs
Hotel trivago
Agree with everything except Stan Smiths. Those are the least stylish.
DC represents NB, Baltimore represents AF1, NYC represents Timbs…either way, east coast cities stay starting trends!
I have a thing for older shoes design, especially the ones made between the 1970 and 1980.
This thing made me love old basketball shoes like the Nike Blazer. My favorite all time shoes are Nike Air Force 1 and Nike Blazer.
I always said that your shoes change with you, they have a bit of a personality. That’s why I love creases, scuffs, yellowing on the midsole and marks. That means you have done something with them and maybe one of that memory is a good one.
My mate stepped on a puddle of mud one night...good memories😂
The reach was incredible in the early days w/o social media!
I can't be the only one who thought Nelly's song was gonna play and was kinda bummed that it didn't.
Lol
Not many would know the af1s in 2007 or around that time, were more cushioned, size was actually true to size and the leather did not crease as much. Those af1s were built good.
2023 af1s are less cushioned, runs big, creases easy, leather looks more cheap and feel cheap.
I still have a pair of 2007 af1s to this day in the box.
I can tell you for a fact the cushion inside is double it was thick. Comfy thick.
Now its half that cushioned.
they never went out of style...young people bite from the 80s and early 90s and think they started it
For real
Lol word. The NEVER went out of style. Where Im from in Milwaukee we ALWAYS wore DOOKIES and Dopemanz (cortez)
Thank you for saying that because that’s exactly what’s going on today with this generation.
Oh trust me, if you’re a millennial, we KNOW who is responsible for the rise of the AF1 lol! There is no debate! #Nelly
Lol you’re right. we all know who is responsible. thank chief keef and chicago. youre welcome
Nope SORRY this Video is POLITITICALLY CORRECT. But being REAL, AF1S were made FAMOUS by young BLACK TEENAGERS THAT WERE DRUG DEALERS. I know NIKE doesn't want to admit it but especially in HARLEM NY, those guys that made the shoes dubbed (UPTOWNS) famous were HUSTLERS. The RAPPERS took the DRUG DEALERS STYLE. FACTS over facades NIKE!!!
No ASAP brought them back
G herbo n chief keef*
Main reason why everyone calls them G Fazos now
Every generation been rocking them
AF1 ones are my top favorite shoes of all time
Black culture makes everything revelant. Words, phrases, food, movies and shoes. Music and hbcus.
Yep you got it
Airforce once gave birth to sneaker culture
For you old heads, what’s old is new again. That’s fashion. It recycles itself if y’all didn’t know
Preach
Fax no printer
Fr
Thank You B-More for saving my favourite shoe of all time!
You welcome
You're welcome 🎉
I Remember in love & basketball they was rockin the highs with blue bottoms thats what I remember bringing them back before nelly.
You are black , arent you?
How can you omit MJ from this discussion, Stern's opposition to his specific shoe, and the fines that the Bulls ended up paying for everyday the shoe was seen on the court?
It is just a beautiful design and very classy, simple, clean and people love that. Plus extremely comfortable. I still prefer the hi top and the mid type over the low top. Plus, I love thé 80s. Was my time!
I agree with you hi tops are way better than low tops.
You have to put what they call “Force Fields” in AF1’s to prevent creasing,they work really well….I put em in all my shoes that would crease without them & it’s def worth it …you can usually get em at the shoe store
AF1 all White is a Classic
Sorry but nowadays people who dont have any idea what shoe they want just cop a AF1 bc its common.
What do you mean they don’t know what shoe they want?
Here in Australia the shoe’s rep is pretty much ruined by basic white girls and school kids, they don’t even know how to wear them properly as well. Just trend hopping sheep ruined the shoe.
@@GameChanger-xi4iy yeah I’m from Melbourne I know exactly what you talking about
I remember thinking they were hideous back in high school in the late 90s but then I bought a pair and fell in love with them. Wish today's quality was as good as 20 years ago.
Baltimore stand up ✊🏼
I've been wearing them since 07 love them
Because they clean af. (except for the crease )
I just bought my 1st pair of mid tops, waiting patiently for delivery this week lol.
All Black btw
Stomping in ma Air Force Ones!
Nike facts right here - ruclips.net/video/6Zm1JQyNbBo/видео.html
Now I want to buy me a new pair... mine aren’t that clean anymore haha
Clean them and save money.
New York hip hop industry is the reason AF1 sold everywhere.
I was looking for ur comment. We always called them "uptowns" in NYC. I had a pair of them in '87
Negative the whole dam video explains it and it was clearly Baltimore but y’all love to hate 😂😂😂
I remember everyone was rockin the air force 1’s back in my middle school days in 05’-08’
I remember wearing Air Force Ones way before the RAP Community got involved with them we use call them uptowner in Brooklyn,, I would buy a new pair every summer.. then years later Nelly made them famous
More comfy than AJ1's.
That’s a complete lie
Baltimore
NUFF SAID ....!
I remember getting my first pair in 2003😁
I had a pair size 12 my dad gave me back in 1992! I wore size 11! He didn’t play basketball anymore lol.
Thank Foundational Black Americans once again for giving popularity to this shoe.
My son just got his this week.
Wore force 1’s Air Force 1’s and low Air Force 1’s in the 80’s a nice street sneaker 👟 that was always affordable for a young working man like myself son.
I got a Reebok shoe ad while watching this.
Nyc has been rocking uptown’s since before I was born and I’m 36.
Not before B-more. Yall was coming from up top to cop them in B-more.
Love these shoes, I own 3 pairs of AF1s.
We was rocking AF1’s and Constructs way , way before Nelly came out!!!!!!! NYC been up on it since the 80’s
Exactly wtf is this?
Not before B-more. They was coming from up top to cop them. I know, because I was there !!!!
That’s what I’m saying we been wearing them way before Nelly
Nelly had nothing to do AF1s ! It was Baltimore that kept them alive and then NYC. Basically the East Coast & Black culture keep the AF1 alive.
Update on 25-5-2021, air force 1 triple white lows are once again sold out everywhere
Never could afford them, but listened to a the Hip Hop rap songs about em!
These are uptowns and if you're from nyc you know the real story.
My favorite sneakers. I only ever wear triple white.
Air Force 1 Air Jordan 1 Superstar Allstars Suede Authentic...
Best Shoes Of All Time
I still have mine. Bought them in 2009. They have minor wear but they are still holding up. I have a bad foot from years in the military, however these are the most comfortable shoes I've ever had. I have the AF1 low tops. Black on Black.
This shoes ain't never going out of style
I’m so glad they didn’t cancel the iconic af1
Thank B-more
3:19 do they sell airforce 2
Real talk Air force 1's and them Timbs them two are the gods of kicks
If it wasn’t for Baltimore there would be no AF1 anymore
Tell'em again 😂
I wish Nike would bring back the multiple colors they had in the 80's and 90's.
In Milwaukee, these are called DOOKIES. We have called them Dookies all my life and Im in my mid 40s. Also cats was airbrushing Dookies in the hood LONG BEFORE all of the so called "special styles" were being produced. My cousin literally had a business doin this out of my aunts house. Airbrushing, shoes, jackets, overalls etc. Especially back when Looney Tunez was big. Lol.
My guy Lucky from Milwaukee was customizing like that too way before Miskeen and similar clothing lines came out.
What are you talking about B-more made the shoe hot 🔥 you had to come to B-more to get knew colors. They was coming down from New York to cop them I know because I was there
Best shoe ever. I have 10 pairs right now.
Cant wait for mine 💜💛💯
Anniv edition.
I remember K-Swiss was the must have shoe back in the 90s. 😆
Not for the d boys
10:30 "tik takers"
Classic, affordable, easy to get, & just cool.
Sneakers, Tennis Shoes, or Gym Shoes. - All regional slang for the same thing depending where you're from!
Great video.
Best shoes ever
Used to manage a footlocker back in the day. We all wore them. Great for working 60 hour weeks ha ha
Baltimore had the AF1s, DMV had new balances.
I've been rocking these since the 80s. I had no idea they had become this popular until recently. Could not find the all white low cuts no where. When I use to hoop Inwore the high tops, but took the strap off.
That you can customize the AF1 has a lot to do with it I guess. I wish they added the AJ1 high to the list we could customize.
Bru when he walks down the stairs the creases tho
Watching this video while wearing 🤣
How much y’all wanna bet that some of you guys ducked walked once you got your Air Forces ?🤣
My home town is the reason my favorite shoes still exist!
White af1 and 6 inch premium will always be fresh
AF1’s are the Honda Accord’s of shoes; everyone loves the Honda Accord, everyone loves AF1’s
I know y’all think Nelly made 1’s popular but I’m here to say, you all are sadly mistaken. Milwaukee Chicago New York was rocking them joints in the 90’s while the rest of America was wearing Chucks..😩🤣💯
Baltimore
I love Air Force 1
Now its🖌 customized🎨 worldwide 🤯
Oh these are one of my favs in the Nike line. I'm kinda avoiding buying the plain whites though coz its difficult to keep them clean and turn yellow over time. Hope there will be a pink version.
I have the Pink Acronym Forces. Dope af. They creased now tho.
Pink would be amazing! I'd still not care if they got creased, creased is cool
Turn yellow over time is a good thing... What???
Looking back in the past I realise just how uncomfortable the trainers were and how much we loved them. Now 15 tears later you couldn't pay me to wear them.
You mean AF1s or other trainers? AF1 are one of the most comfortable shoes to me.
Af1s dunks 🔥
Hip hop culture and inner-city kids. Black people could see the future but won’t profit from it.
*Can't
@@lwrncjms no he had it right cause they knowledge is there now but they won't
When the narrator started rapping rap lyrics....my face went 😐
I have a white pair with green tick and a tan suide pair both low
Growing up in this era of sneakers was amazing. AF-1’s white on white Hi-tops or definitive. I loved mines however that those creases were real. AF-1’s we’re special occasion sneakers for me. Lol
Dope boys