• Kanye Rocks Jordan 6s & Ibn Jasper Bracelets in “Otis” Video

After starting the week off with the release of Kanye West and Jay-Z’s collaboration album Watch the Throne, the music video for their single “Otis” made its premiere yesterday. In the Spike Jonze-directed video, Kanye is seen rocking Air Jordan 6 “Infrared” shoes and the same pair of distressed Balmain jeans that he wore at the Big Chill music festival last week. Yeezy’s no slouch when it comes to his wrist game either. If you look closely, he’s also got on two black Ibn Jasper bracelets on his left wrist.

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• Kanye West and G.O.O.D Music at SXSW

Kanye West made an appearance at this weekend’s South by Southwest Music Festival on early Sunday morning in Austin. Also taking the stage with him were fellow G.O.O.D Music artists Big Sean, Pusha T, Mr. Hudson, Kid Cudi, Mos Def, Cyhi da Prynce and John Legend. During his set, Kanye changed outfits twice. He entered the stage wearing an all-black outfit as opened with “Dark Fantasy.” Mid-set, Kanye changed to an all-red outfit for performances of “Say You Will,” “Runaway,” and “All of the Lights,” the last of which he brought out a full marching band. For the last part of his set, which included Jay-Z and Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon, Kanye changed back to an all-black outfit and wore a pair of Jordan 6 Infrared shoes.

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• Air Yeezy Doernbecher Raffle T-shirts

As the Nike Air Yeezy Charity Auctions ended this past weekend, Sole Collector and the Doernbecher Children’s Hospital are completing the Yeezy For Doernbecher charity series by offering the public two t-shirts where proceeds will once again benefit the charity. In addition, individuals who purchase a t-shirt will automatically qualify for a raffle where the selected winner receives a brand new pair of the Net/Net (tan) Nike Air Yeezy. A bonus is that the pair of Yeezys will be lasered with personalized text and graphics by Mark Smith.

One t-shirt has a pink print on a black t-shirt where the  front graphic resembles the same laser design on the custom wooden box that houses the Grammy Air Yeezys that reads “KW YEEZY”. The second Yeezy For Doernbecher t-shirt features a glow-in-the-dark print on a black t-shirt with a front graphic that resembles the Air Yeezy’s original designs. Both t-shirts also feature similar sleeve and back designs.

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• Air Yeezy Doernbecher Charity Auction Ends

This past Saturday, September 19, at 7:30 PM PST, the Nike Air Yeezy Doernbecher Charity Auctions ended, raising a total of $23,900 for the Doernbecher Children’s Hospital. The size 12, 1-of-1 Grammy Air Yeezy shoes that Kanye West actually wore at the 2008 Grammy Awards fetched $16,500, while the 1-of-1 sample of the Air Yeezy with the Jordan 6 sole went for $7,400. Two die-hard sneaker heads obtain extremely rare Air Yeezy samples to add to their collection, while the Doernbecher Children’s Hospital receives the proceeds. If you ask me, it’s a wonderful outcome that is a win-win situation

Grammy Nike Air Yeezy

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• Air Yeezy Doernbecher Charity Auction

In the past few weeks, Chi Mcbride and Mark Smith have revealed exclusive Nike Air Yeezy shoes as part of the Doernbecher Charity Auction. The first preview revealed was for the size 12 Air Yeezy Grammys that Kanye West wore at the 2008 Grammy Awards. The second preview they revealed was an Air Yeezy sample with a Jordan 6 sole. Both pairs are 1 of 1 samples and will surely become a great addition to any sneakerhead’s shoe collection. The auction has already gone live on Ebay for both shoes and will end 1 week from today, Saturday, September 19, at 7:30 PM PST. Support this great cause and obtain these rare Yeezy shoes while you’re at it.

Auction for Nike Air Yeezys Grammys

Auction for Nike Air Yeezy Jordan 6 Sole (VI Tooling)

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