Kanye West has been a rap icon for 20 years now and not only has he made a huge stamp in the
game when it comes to music he's also done the same thing when it comes to Fashion there have
been so many different Trends set by Kanye and emulated by millions of people I feel like it's
only right because this is a sneaker Channel we talk about his top five most iconic sneakers of
all time and if you didn't know by now my name is DJ and this is the DNA show so let's go ahead and
get it started with the first shoot and that is The babester College Dropout originally releasing
in 2007 Kanye West had a strong relationship with Nico the originator of babe and because of
that they decided to do a collaboration sneaker to go alongside with his album and I'm pretty
sure everybody knows about The College Dropout because that time during that era there were a
lot of amazing tracks on that album now as we all know the Vape looks very similar to the Air Force
One you just have more of a lightning bolt with a star on the side and that gives you a little
bit different Air Force one-esque Vibes to it but because that's such a known and trusted model it
makes it little bit easier for this one to Trend within a lot of people because people already
have a natural tendency of liking the Air Force One also we can't forget to mention yes Vape is
still a hot brand right now but I vividly remember back in 2007 babe used to be on fire and everybody
loved getting their gear this shoe is kind of low-key and hard to get but at the same time if
you know you know type situation and because of that it had always been kind of a grill for a lot
of sneaker heads over the years time goes by next thing you know more pairs get worn price continues
to increase and now you look at current repairs on the market there's used pairs out there for
ten thousand dollars now I'm not saying that ten thousand dollar shoe is going to sell but what I
can say is the shoe is pretty expensive now before we get into the next sneaker I was considering
putting the babestos a little bit higher on the list but then I thought about the significance
to the sneaker culture and the overall community of people knowing about these models and how it
impacted other people so that's why I decided to put these a little bit lower on the list but
at the same time I knew for a fact they had to at least be in the top five because these
were definitely a huge stamp in the game when it comes to sneaker heads next up right here we have
the Kanye West Louis Vuitton collaboration also known to the sneaker heads as the Jaspers if
anybody remembers back in 2009 when these came out Kanye West used to always call himself the
Louis Vuitton Dawn I know I know I've been called the Louis Vuitton I've been called a lot of names
uh mostly the Don the Louis Vuitton Dom and due to what has happened what has happened so
severely when The Red Shoes hit the runway I was forced to change my name too Martin Louis the King
Jr address me as such and until then I will be in the building Swagger on a hundred thousand
trillion and because of that and speaking it into existence with all his different flares
of fashion and ways that he expressed himself through his outfits and his different accessories
it actually ended up giving him an opportunity to create his own collaboration with Louis Vuitton
by this time in 2009 we had already seen College Dropout late registration and graduation I don't
even know which one of those is the best albums honestly they were all fire but as you can tell
there was definitely a lot of hype and Buzz around Kanye West's name so that definitely
created a huge demand for this sneaker but these in particular happen to be a designer club which
causes you to be way more expensive when it comes to the retail price and then you know the resale
was even higher now back then spending a thousand or two thousand dollars on a pair of shoes was a
whole lot of money I get in current time yes if you spend a couple thousand dollars on a shoe that
may be like an off-white or a Travis Scott collab I get that but if you were spending a thousand or
two thousand dollars on some sneakers you were like a madman that's like almost like spending
ten or fifteen thousand dollars on a sneaker now so this shoe in particular was a grill and
I think still is a grill to all the the OG heads and the people that were young coming up in the
game at the time but at this time in 2009 I can guarantee you a lot of people had their eyes on
these trying to get their hands on them these three colorways were actually inspired by his
friends also known as his Entourage and there actually a lot of celebrities that you guys
know to this day especially like somebody like Don C we've seen a lot of great collabs from him
as well which low-key we should make a video about him someday but she also had his friend
Mr Hudson and then Jasper as well now when it comes to the other two colorways like the White
and the black those were definitely really clean shoes but everybody really had their eyes on the
Jaspers or especially the low tops the all red pair that was like everybody's grills and mind
you this was before the Red Octobers came out now all those Louis Vuitton collaborations that
I just showed you right there honestly they're all gross to me on my list and I have yet to ever own
a pair in my collection so one day if I ever have the opportunity to work a trade or buy a pair I'm
definitely going to be looking into that because I would love to have those in my collection next
up on the list at third place this is going to be interesting one I'll explain it but we're gonna go
with the 750 Adidas Yeezy boost now the reason why I chose this shoe in particular is when he came to
Adidas and this was his first time and everybody had all this madness there was a lot of hype and
these shoes were already selling for a thousand dollars and everybody was going crazy for him and
the resale price was already just insane off the rip and the materials and the cuts and everything
people liked it but even though there was issues with the zippers and all those other factors there
was just still a crazy demand behind this shoe now when the 350 came out the turtle doves the
pirate blacks different things like that that kind of opened up the door to a whole nother level in
a whole nother game now I'm having a hard time kind of deciding so I want you guys to let me
know Down Below in the comment section what you think whether it should be the Yeezy 750 or the
Yeezy 350 because honestly I feel like they both had a huge role in the game but I think one that
actually stands out and is more iconic to me than those two models is the Yeezy 350 V2 the reason
why I say that is I think they perfected the 350 made it a little bit more snug a little bit more
comfortable and because of that they just went crazy with all the colorways and honestly it took
over the game for a couple years you saw everybody wearing those shoes and still to this day a lot of
people wear those shoes so when it comes to the 350 V2s I think that has to be on this list and
we have to mention it you guys know I'm not really Adidas Yeezy type of guy I like Nike Yeezys and
different other collaborations but it is what it is but either way I think those have to be on the
list so let me know what you guys think about that down below in the comment section there's a lot of
great colorways I understand why people like it I I used to own some I used to wear some I tried it
I gave it a try I gave it a shot just wasn't for me it is what it is but either way let's take it
to the next two because these next two changed the game before Adidas was even thought about and that
is the Nike Air Yeezy one oh my gosh where do I start I remember the glow in the dark tour seeing
him wearing those on stage knowing like I saw all the photo photos from the different award shows
and the different samples that had been coming out knowing that Nike had the collaboration with
Kanye and this is going to be the first model and we saw all the different meshed different you know
just iconic shoes that came together to create that one but he also did it with his own twist
and then to create it with the same colorways similar to the Louis Vuitton collaborations and
having those kind of more similar to that as well with the different touches oh man again this now
this one for me hits home in a whole different way because if you haven't seen before I got the
entire set and I wore them to graduation back in high school back in the day and all the different
things like that but either way there were just so many iconic moments when it came to the Yeezy ones
I don't know which one to begin with and I know that a lot of people do have different memories
for that sneaker or different samples that they may have seen and then also to talk about pricing
of the shoe it was kind of hard to get and it was kind of low-key it was a tier zero drop not
every single store had them all those different situations but at the same time you were spending
you know four or five hundred bucks for a pair of Yeezys and that was like breaking the bank
that was like damn you really spent 500 on a pair of Yeezys that's crazy and I know yes like I said
earlier relative to time now that's like nothing right we get that but during that time that was
a lot of money and that was a huge grow for a lot of people to get them in their collection people
were buying sizes just to get a pair knowing they didn't fit and they were too small or too big or
whatever just to say that they had them and they was wearing them I remember all the scenarios when
everybody had them back in the day and I was happy to be able to complete that set and put
it together for myself as well but either way this shoe made a huge stamp in the game and I
think I would easily put this at number one if it weren't for the Yeezy two the platinum and
the solars dropped and there was a crazy demand for this sneaker it was a regional thing so it
was on two different sides of the country people were getting them over here different colorways
over there next thing you know people are trying to figure out who they can hit up on a different
side to give it them from over here it was just so many many different things that people trying
to get tapped in to get the shoes and the hype for the two was way bigger than it was for the
ones the ones were kind of low-key they set the tone people were going after them they were doing
their thing but a few years later after all that hype in that demand because you got to think this
was like 2009 when the Yeezy ones came out and then like 2012 and 2014 or something like that
when the Yeezy two's with the Red Octobers and all that stuff so when those came out you got a few
years of anticipation more hype more branding more things going on Kanye doing his thing with all the
different albums and the collaboration and Jay-Z and everything like that speaking of that Jay-Z
Jay-Z nicknamed him Kanye easy which caused him to eventually name himself Yeezy and because of that
that's what came with the Yeezy ones so it's crazy to think about all the different moments and all
the things that happened and trust me I low-key feel like at this point we're talking about the
iconic sneakers and how big they impacted the game with the Styles Fashions culture all the different
things but Loki each one one of these shoes on the list they deserve their own video with the
entire history and breakdown if you guys want to see something like that let me know Down Below in
the comment section and let me know which pairs you think are in the top five when it comes to
most iconic sneakers or models by Kanye West with his collaborations and man the Air Max 180s those
were crazy the Reeboks that he did back in the day the Jordan 6 the other Jordan six there's
trust me there's a bunch of different shoes but I think when it comes to the culture of sneakers
and the impact on the consumer and all those different things I feel like these five models
had the biggest impact in the game and uh again it's all opinion based let me know what you guys
think Down Below in the comment section I hope you guys enjoyed this if you want to see more videos
like this let me know Down Below in the comment section all right y'all I'm out I Will Never Let
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