See these bad boys right here?
These are the 1997 Foamposites.
These are the actual ones from 1997.
Look at the-- look at the-- look at the discoloration.
Know what I'm saying?
Yeah, Foam Gang.
- Come on, man. - Foam Gang.
Don't let-- Remember.
Remember, no Foamposite slander, OK?
Foamposites are still a go.
Test, test, test.
All right.
Test, test.
OK. Sounds good?
We good.
Seems like it sounds good on my end,
so I think we'll get started.
So first question is, somebody needs
you to settle an argument.
Is that a green screen behind you?
First of all, you're calling me a liar.
That's anti-black.
Secondly, if this was a green screen, could I do that, baby?
PAUL: What are those sneaker boxes?
What is it made out of?
What is that-- like, where are you getting
those from and all that?
These sneaker boxes are each custom-made in Italy.
They run about $400 each.
I can't tell you the name of the person.
There's a six-month wait list.
So you poors cannot get these.
I'm kidding.
These are regular, open, flat-front shoe
boxes from The Container Store.
How many pairs of sneakers do you have there?
You know, we only see, you know, that little--
that small window, apparently.
I think in total, last count, it was some--
near 400 pairs.
So that's where you at.
And now you got keep in mind, I gave away a lot of sneakers.
A lot of the sneakers I wore last season,
I actually donated to a Bronx charity,
so I'm not here hoarding.
Sometimes I do give sneakers away.
But right now, I'm almost at a good 400, you know.
Not hoarding, but you know, a nice little 400
is, like, a good number to have, right?
Good number, you know. Not too much.
Not too little, you know.
Not guillotine yet, but you know.
How long does that take for you
to swap all those shoes out?
It can take either two days or it could take two hours.
It depends on the sneakers.
The biggest problem now is putting these back where they
belong, finding the next color scheme,
and then putting them in.
So that's the whole-- it's, like, a three-shift process.
And usually what happens is I start it, I say fuck this.
I go smoke a blunt, get distracted, like, oh shit,
I got to do this.
Now the wall's only half done.
We got to film tomorrow.
So then I got to finish it.
It takes a while.
But the next one, I'm going to--
I might let you guys online decide what the next design is.
So you know, we're going to have fun.
We're going to play with it.
Which pair of shoes is your absolute favorite that you own?
Oh.
One pair of sneakers I love, and this
will always be one of my favorites,
it's my old pair of beaters.
It's the Jordan 1 Cyber Mondays.
It's black up top, white bottom.
You can wear that anywhere.
You could wear that casually.
And then it's one of those good white-boy sneakers,
where the dirtier it gets, you're like yo,
he has a cool internet or art job.
So that's a good sneaker right there.
Also, the Jordan-- the Oreo Jordan 4s.
For some reason, I've always-- those have always
had a soft spot in my heart.
I love those sneakers so much.
They don't take wear and tear as well as they should,
but let me tell you, when they're fresh out the box,
they are great.
What is your dream sneaker, one that you haven't, somehow,
against all odds, haven't been able to get yet?
Uh.
You know what?
The Red Octobers.
I'm going to say it.
The Red October is my dream sneaker.
I had a chance to buy it.
I went to Stadium Goods, just out to Stadium Goods.
I walked over.
I inquired about the price.
And then I left.
But what do you say to the people who don't understand
what they-- what they would call your obsession with sneakers?
People who don't understand it, I completely get it.
I used to be like you.
I used to own-- the only pair of sneakers I used to own
was one pair of Air Force-- white Air Force
One Lows, because I'm from the Bronx, and a pair
of black Chuck Taylors, just for, like,
baby showers and court dates.
But you know, now that I've started collecting sneakers,
I get it.
It is a sensation that comes with the sneakers.
There's a whole process, hunting the sneaker down, trying
to buy them when they drop, using sneaker apps,
you know what I'm saying.
That feeling when you look on the-- when you get a package
from UPS and you can tell it's a sneaker
because you know what the Nike boxes look like, what
the Adidas boxes look like.
You know, you get the shoe box and you look at it.
You don't even know what's inside yet, but just looking
at it, and the anticipation of what
could possibly be in that sneaker--
even though you know it's coming,
you still haven't physically touched the sneaker.
And then certain sneakers have memories attached to it.
So this might be a sneaker that you wanted in high school,
or, like, your favorite basketball player had and you
never had a chance to get.
So it's a lot more than just buying the sneaker.
It's a whole process, being part of a sneaker
community, a culture.
And it's just, like, an adrenaline rush,
just to be able to get the sneaker, put it on, and then--
putting it on with-- you know, killing
an outfit with the sneakers.
There's no better feeling, baby.
You know what I'm saying?
Is it a drug?
Perhaps.
All right?
Is it worse than real drugs?
No.
So you know what?
Ease off.
Let the sneaker collectors in your life live.
Unless, you know, they're spending the money that should
be going to, like, babies.
Like if you're spending baby formula
and Pamper money on sneakers, you have a problem.
Or perhaps that baby needs to get a job.
The baby has to respect the drip.
Sounds like baby got bad vibes,
you know what I'm saying?
If a baby don't want you in sneakers,
the baby has bad vibes.
PAUL: I think we can end on "the baby has bad vibes."
DESUS: There you go.
You can always end on "the baby has bad vibes."