What's up everybody it's Joe from Complex.
We're in Seattle at Recess, for another episode of Sneaker shopping with...
Macklemore.
My first pair of Jordan's- first grade.
Bam!
We're going to get his current thoughts on everything that's going on in
sneakers.
Things that inherently bother me about the culture.
Totally.
That I also love.
Let's do it.
Let's start with the obvious, you're wearing the Clay Suede sneakers.
Yes sir. Yes sir.
The internets went crazy over them.
How did that come about?
We played the Jordan high school classic-
Okay.
In uh- in Brooklyn. Honestly, they were like,
"yo, we'll let you do a Jordan if you uh- play the show."
And I was like okay, dope.
Yeah.
What Jordan? They were like you can do a mellow.
I was like, dope that's really tight. I would also like to do a classic Jordan.
It just so happens that last year was the year of the six.
Yes.
It just so happens that my favorite Jordan is the six.
Okay.
Living the fucking dream man.
Yeah.
My first pair of Jordans, first grade.
Bam!
Nice.
Fours. Classic. Mom wouldn't buy them for me.
Grandma came through for Christmas.
Wow. Nice.
Grandma came through.
They always come through.
Shout out to my grandma man.
It still ranks as like one of the best moments of my life.
Getting that- getting that shoe and literally putting it on and going outside
And be like, I can jump higher, this was that shoe for me.
We're part of the same age to where anything we missed out-
Fortunately we can get them now.
The great fives. This looks like a pair from '06.
I really wanted this shoe, in '06 when they came out.
And then they came back out.
Yeah.
Um, I loved this shoe. Like everyone had it.
And there's that like exclusivity with Jordans
Which is what I also like kind of fight with in my head.
Like not all kids can afford these and it feeds into consumerism
It feeds into capitalism and there's things that inherently bother me about the culture.
Totally.
That I also love. But the quality on these ones...
The leather, I was disappointed in. Which happens from time to time.
Yes.
You know this is the tumbled leather on the - on the laneys.
Not my favorite color way- I wish they would have done
This leather in this shoe.
Yeah.
It's refreshing to hear someone who actually cares about the quality.
Of course.
And you know I think Jordan now- it's good that they're doing the remaster.
Absolutely.
They listened to the people
You know we see some of these shoes you kind of talked about
The yellowing and you know a lot of consignment stores sell worn shoes.
How pristine are you or precious when it comes to your sneakers.
In theory I'm all about beating up shoes. Like threes are great to beat up.
Ones are the best to beat up. Those are the two that I like to just like-
Wear the shit out of them.
And they look- some of them look better even beat up.
Absolutely.
Especially the threes.
The fours even particularly the the- the retroed ones.
The leather is just not- it's not like the OG leather
Where you beat it up and like the creases made it something.
It's a little bit different of a crease.
Did you get the oreos?
Did you see the remastered oreos? Or?
Um... I didn't get the Oreo's.
They're actually over here.
This is more like a three leather- the tumbled leather.
And.
That you can crease the shit out of them and they look like dope.
They killed it with this.
Talk about meeting Jordan. And you actually got a picture with him.
And he's notorious for not liking to take pictures.
Yeah, you're like what do i talk to Michael Jordan about?
He's like six six obviously. And his daps like- and you're like-
Fuck. So the six was still in the design phase.
And I showed him the shoe. And you know I have two pairs.
I got the greens and the clays. And he was like I don't like green.
He was like fuck green, it reminds me of some Christmas shit.
Like no one's trying to wear some Christmas shoes.
Like just completely discarded my color away and I was like-
Okay, I'm a- I'm still going to do it.
Yeah.
Fuck the game up but- I I hear you.
Well get some sneakers and see which ones you wanna buy.
Let's do it.
Any catch your eye off the bat?
Yes, a lot.
I really like these.
Okay.
These I've wanted- I might have to fuck with those.
Hey Mac, I found a few things I think you might like.
Oh Military fours.
Military terry from '06.
Which ones worked out?
Uh, I'm going with these.
Okay.
Military fours.
Militaries.
Classic. This is a little too much for me.
Fair.
Three M. They did a good job.
Play off twelves.
Sick.
I wanna see me on the basketball court, playing horse.
In these. So these two- and I feel like I have to get some
Baby shoes.
The shoes that my baby will be in. Bam! Great fives.
And Bam, Olympic sevens.
Young patriot.
Winning already.
I feel good, yeah. I feel really good.
All right your total's going to be nine thirty seven oh eight.
So Macklemore. Thanks for coming through.
As you guys can see, he kept it realer then maybe any guest we've had so far.
Walked out with a few pairs of sneakers for him. And a couple for his new child.
Congrats man.
Thank you bro.
Let's do it again soon.
Good to see you man.