today we're going to be taking a look at the highly anticipated Air Jordan 2 J Balvin and
I made sure that I pulled out my J Balvin ones for you guys for a couple comparisons as well
because there's actually a lot of similarities I know it may not seem like it but there are and if
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the next one to get us there so let's go ahead and get started with this box first as you can
see right here this is a very interesting box but the overall basic function of the box is similar
to the OG Air Jordan 2 box from way back in the day with the wings on the side except for it just
has a different print so it doesn't look like it but that still has that same configuration
and that's a nice little touch that I really like giving homage to the OG Air Jordan 2 in the box
that that came in now on the other aspects when it comes to the coloring and the design patterns that
we see on top of the box you're gonna have this all over pink tone and this is actually going to
be a brain print that you see right here and then you have your green lightning bolts on both sides
right here on the back end of the box right here not too much going on and then on the front end
right here you got your Air Jordan branding and I call this kind of that chicken scratch when it
comes to it just kind of scribbled on right there a nice little touch and then going to the size tag
it reads Air Jordan 2 retro SP ceiling time blue multi-color size 13 just for me in retail 300
bucks and don't worry we'll talk about the retail price a little bit later in the video and why
we Justified or may not or whatever maybe we'll get into that in a bit now let's crack open this
box lifting up the lid right here you have your all-over print with the clouds the J Balvin smiley
face with the lightning bolts and your Air Jordan Jumpman logo as well killing backpack you got your
white paper and then you got the shoe oh you got the shoe okay first impressions of this sneaker
Yeah man they did a solid job I ain't gonna lie the materials the mixtures the colors everything
like that I'm interested to see how these go when it comes the glow-in-the-dark aspect with
the outsole and everything but overall definitely a nice shoe and a good collaboration now before
we get to breaking down all the Styles Cuts materials and details of this sneaker we gotta
talk about the history first for those that don't know J Balvin is a famous reggaeton artist and
I'm telling you right now he had an opportunity of a lifetime and the crazy thing how this all
came about is he ended up sitting in a meeting one time with Jordan he was at a dinner or something
like that next thing you know they were vibing and he was literally just talking with MJ and
then he was like you know what we need to make a shoe next thing you know keep closing a call
and now he's got collaborations on the line and now he's an official Jordan brand artist which is
crazy so for his first collaboration We Saw the J Balvin Air Jordan Ones there was definitely a lot
of hype behind this sneaker and then next thing you know the prices started to slowly go down and
they started to settle people were like oh this is easily going to be over a thousand dollar shoe
and then the price kind of went down went down went down now it's kind of like five six hundred
bucks which is again still a lot of money for a pair of shoes don't get me wrong but I think the
hype kind of died a little bit simply because of the functionality of the shoe it's kind of hard to
wear with a lot of different things which makes me very interested when it comes to this pair
in particular because I think a lot more people just might like these even though it's a Jordan
2 but the colorway makes it a little bit easier to rock we'll get into that later in the video
as well so this pair came out a couple years ago and obviously has a wild print materials textures
all those different things but as you can see it has the same kind of Vibes with the smiley
face and the lightning bolts on the eyes and the rainbow print all throughout the upper also kind
of giving you that thermal print as well and we're definitely going to see some of those
similar design aspects integrated here on the Air Jordan 2. so let's go ahead and start breaking
this one down starting with the bottom of the shoe you have your Classic Air Jordan 2 outsole white
right here on the back end with the Nike branding and then this area is more of a translucent blue
but one cool aspect that I'm not sure everybody knows about I think they do this whole Blue Area
actually glows in the dark hopefully that b-roller gives you guys a good example of what it looks
like but I think that's a very dope touch anytime we have the opportunity to have a glow-in-the-dark
outsole or other additions to the shoes whether are maybe hang tags or laces or you name it all
the little trinkets that come along with it sneaker heads typically like those things now
working our way up the foot you have an all-white Air Jordan 2 midsole and then onto the upper oh
the upper there's definitely a lot of materials on here you got satins and nubucks and rip stops
and Plastics and you name it there's a bunch of different mixtures of materials but I think they
did so good when it comes to putting this shoe together so let's start with the backhand first
as you can see right here you have your Classic Air Jordan 2 plastic wrap around around the heel
area and then you got your little ridges right here and behind that you're gonna have that cloud
print that goes throughout and then you have that same smiley face with the lightning bolt eyes the
eyes on this one are pink on the right foot pink on the left foot and just above that you're gonna
have a nubuck tab with the white Nike branding printed on there and then going to the side of the
foot this is where we have that rip stop material so for some of those that don't know or may not be
too familiar if you ever remember that off-white Air Jordan 5 I think that's the best example
because a lot of people have seen that model and understand that material it's going to be similar
as that when it comes to the rip stop material so you're going to have that same Vibe right here on
the back end and then you have a rainbow Stitch that goes all throughout that with a little bit
of a puff behind each area of the shoe giving it a little bit more texture as you touch the shoe
and see the shoe from that visual aspect as well now going to the mud guard in the vamp area around
the front end of the foot you're gonna have that nubuck all wrapped around there with that same
rainbow Stitch as you can see on the front end right here both sides with the detail shots look
really really nice I think they did a good job these come equipped with a pair of white laces and
on the tip you have pink right here and then you have more of a mint green and then that similar
blue to the upper right here now on the mint green pair you have a pink tip and then on the blue pair
you have green tips on those now working our way up the tongue this is one of the pieces that a lot
of people love about this sneaker yes it may be corny yes we may see this on sneakers at Payless
or Skechers whatever it may be but at the end of the day when you ever have a light up aspect
on a shoe you can't be mad at it because it's a nice cool addition to the sneaker now there are a
couple problems with that we'll get into that in a second now on the tongue area you have a white Air
Jordan wings logo with the rubber and just behind that you're gonna actually have a light that pops
up behind it in a green color and then on the back end of the tongue you'll be able to see what
I'm talking about right here it's got a lightning bolt and then you have like a charging symbol just
below that so you push on that and then that will turn on the light and then as you can see right
here the light is going now if you push it again it'll kind of strobe in and out fade in and out
and then if you push it one more time the light will actually turn off so there's essentially
like two settings and then the third button is just turning it off so that'll kind of give you
a good look at it and I'll show you guys some b-roll clips as well so you understand what I'm
talking about but that's very dope but the problem is there's no like way to access the battery or
the light or anything like that so say you have this sneaker in your collection 10 years from now
and you may have worn the shoes and then you thought Oh They'll be good you know the battery
still works and then it doesn't work now the light's not gonna work x amount of time from
now so it's kind of hard to say like all right I'm paying 300 retail for a pair of shoes yet it has a
light and all the cool aspects that's great but I can't even like charge the shoes or even find
a way to replace the light if I wanted to because there's no way to like slip into the insert of the
tongue or anything like that so for a sneaker head that's something that sucks because you're like
bro I literally got the shoes this is great it has all the cool stuff but I can't even change the
light or fix it or switch the battery out years from now because what happens if you wear the
shoes and you're out and about and you're having a good time and you forget to turn the light off and
the next thing you know the battery is just like Dead Forever like what do you do you know what I'm
saying so I think enjoy it while you have it yes that's a great thing but good luck to all of those
I'm interested to see years from now whose pair is still able to light up and how they were able
to do that if they had to unstitch the tongue and re-put it back in and all the I don't know we'll
see what happens in the future again I'm rambling off about that but it does kind of suck because
that's something that you know we would want to have saying that we had to pay the extra money
to get that other aspect to the shoe so anyways back to what I was talking about the sock liner
so behind the shoe in the sockliner area you're gonna have that satin material with the clouds
just like you see on the back end around the hill or other aspects like you've seen on his merch and
different things like that and then on the insole right here you're gonna have the clouds with the
Air Jordan logo with that chicken scratch on the right foot and the same thing right here on the
left foot and those are gonna be all your main details and aspects of this shoe right here I'm
interested to see what you guys think Down Below in the comment section this is going to be one
of the most hyped up one of the most talked about one of the most appreciated collaborations of this
year you know you got Travis Scott and off white and other things like that but I think when it
comes to you know the Jordan collaborations these are definitely going to be top on lot
of people's lists a lot of people are going to like these let me know what you guys think Down
Below in the comment section I'm definitely very interested and like always I always do a poll on
my Instagram so we can check out the results with everybody else is thinking as well and then I'll
post the results here on the channel so if you haven't already make sure you follow me on IG so
that way you can participate in the polls and see all the results here on the channel ask people a
simple question is this you fire or is it shoot trash this is what they said 68 of the people
said fire and 32 percent of the people say trash and I think those results are a little bit lower
than what I thought I was thinking it's probably going to be somewhere around 80 20 maybe like 85
15 I don't know let me know what you guys think if those results are good accurate representation of
you know what the whole Community is thinking and how everybody else feels about the shoe I get it
it's definitely still kind of a wild sneaker but at the same time pretty subtle uh if you see it
from far away it just kind of looks like a light blue sneaker and as you get closer to the shoe you
start to see and appreciate all the details and the other little nuances that come along with the
shoe so I don't know there's a bunch of different ways to look at it for me personally I think this
is a great shoe I'm excited to have this shoe I got these off of sneakers up it took forever
for my shoes to come in the mail I don't know why it took so long but either way I ended up hitting
on sneakers I got them for retail at 300 bucks and that's where we talk about the resale prices
so the sneaker is barely selling over that 300 price point and I think it makes sense yes the
collaboration is dope and all those other things but people had to pay 300 retail now for a Jordan
2 in my head I would assume like 180 bucks 200 bucks retail that's cool now I get it they add
the other things okay 225 250 something like that and I saw the 300 I was like damn bro that's kind
of high so that kind of comes I think into a lot of other sneaker heads mindset and they're like
bro do I even want to buy this shoe that's like paying resale for the sneaker but I'm buying it
for retail and then when you're trying to resell the sneaker it's like there's no way you're gonna
just be able to up charge uh Air Jordan 2. uh Air Jordan 2 for you know five six seven eight
hundred nine hundred thousand dollars right so I completely understand that aspect again yes I
get it if the shoe's gonna flip for a little bit more because you know you made it missed out and
you got to pay somebody else for helping out and getting the shoe and all this stuff I understand
all those things but I think Jordan brand made a great decision because they sold out on the
sneaker they sold it at that resale price point but they sold it for retail to the public so they
basically made that resale money that somebody else would have made if they were to buy the
shoe for you know 225 and sell it for you know 325 or something like that so I don't know this very
interesting how it's being played we're seeing retail price points go up on a lot of different
sneakers I mean dunks Nike Air Force Ones you name it like regular basic stuff is going up in price
too so it's interesting to see how everything is kind of playing out and unfolding with the game
and all the other stuff but anyways we can talk about that in a whole nother video let me know
what you guys think about these Down Below in the comments section what do you guys plan to see from
Jay oh man what would a J Balvin Air Jordan 4 look like we know the Jordan 4 model is hot right now
I wonder what model he would do next let me know what model you think he would do next Down Below
in the comment section he did the ones he did the twos maybe three is next up on the line I
don't know we shall see let me know what y'all think I'll see you on another one I appreciate
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