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Kendrick Lamar’s Reebok Shoe Designs Are Commentary about Street Gangs

Kendrick Lamar’s Reebok Shoe Designs Are Commentary about Street Gangs

Reebok has just released pictures of new shoes designed by hip-hop star Kendrick Lamar, which go on sale in the U.S. on July 18. The shoes take inspiration from his upbringing in the gang-divided neighborhoods of Compton: Though the tongue of the each shoe has a tag that says “neutral,” as SneakerBaas explains, “Hints to the Westcoast Bloods and Cribs gangs are found on the heel with a bold BLUE on the left and RED on the right sneaker.” The design is featured on the classic Ventilators, which turn 25 this year.

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