• Jim Jones Disses Kanye and the Air Yeezy

Jim Jones spoke to Complex magazine about sneakers and how they were so influential to his life  growing up. He mentioned everything from the Adidas Shell-toe to Nike Cortez to the Puma Clyde. At about the 2:30 mark in the video, he says, “There’s a lot of cornballs with their own sneaker that I would never ever wear…” and at the very end he states, ” I have more than a hundred pairs of sneakers, but I didn’t wanna have nothing to do with those,” as the interviewer holds up a pair of the net/net (tan) Nike Air Yeezy. Not everyone believes the Air Yeezy looks good and Jimmy is entitled to his own opinion, but from Jim Jones’ hustler mentality, he should give Kanye credit for being the first non-athlete to hook up with Nike to do a sneaker.

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• Net/Net Nike Air Yeezy on NDC

The net/net (tan) Nike Air Yeezy released on NDC (Nike “Dot” Com) at approximately 10:30 PM PST (I received my order confirmation through e-mail at 10:33 PM PST) on Monday, June 8th. The speculation behind the release of the Air Yeezy on NDC  included all sorts of rumors that included the sneaker’s release date/time, availability, and URL link. However, sticking with the pattern of the NDC release for the first two Air Yeezys, the tan pair also dropped at a completely random time, which is normal for a sneaker labeled as a quickstrike release. This NDC release officially marks the end of the collaboration between Kanye West and Nike. Air Yeezy 2? Let’s hope so.

• Tan Air Yeezy June 6, 2009 Release

Just a reminder that the 3rd and final Nike Air Yeezy will be released tomorrow, Saturday, June 6, 2009. The tan Air Yeezy is arguably the less-hyped sneaker of the trilogy, but don’t count on that to deter sneakerheads from your local retail spot. Good luck to all.

• Tan Nike Air Yeezy Lineups

With less than a week to go, sneakerheads, resellers, and Kanye West fans (among others) are sacrificing several days to claim the last installment of the Nike Air Yeezy. Lineups began to form this past weekend all across the nation and it is expected that each location’s line will reach capacity (when all available sneakers are accounted for) by today or tomorrow. Saturday, June 6, is the official release date, so if you do not have any outstanding priorities to tend to, consider checking out your local spot.

Nike Sportswear Hollywood, CA

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• Niketown Air Yeezy Raffle

Both Niketown San Francisco and Los Angeles will be  holding a raffle for the net/net (tan) Nike Air Yeezy sneakers. All you do is arrive at Niketown the morning of the release, Saturday, June 6, enter the raffle, which is free by the way, and wait for your number to be called. If your number is chosen from the raffle, you are eligible to purchase a pair, but are not guaranteed your size.

• Big Sean’s Net/Net Air Yeezy

Big Sean, an artist on Kanye West’s G.O.O.D. Music label, received his Net/Net Nike Air Yeezy 2 weeks early, likewise with Ibn Jasper. Personally, I’m not too interested in the 3rd installment of the Yeezy, which I believe is the general consensus among Sneakerheads, so the pictures don’t do too much for me, but I sure am envious of that Range Rover.

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