The first superstar hip-hop beatmaker to see a sneaker collaboration release in 2012 won’t be Kanye West and his upcoming Nike Air Yeezy 2, and it won’t even be any of Swizz Beatz’ contributions to the RBK Classics capsule either. Instead, this young year’s first guest production comes from Just Blaze on the Nick Young brings the ball up in the Nike Kobe 9 EM he teased just last week. These reflective grey and purple Skytop IIs Low a custom sockliner and hangtag, and have been limited to Supra‘s favorite number of pairs, with 413 numbered on their stash pockets and available at select retailers starting Saturday, January 7th. Click through for a list of the spots that’ll have these on Saturday and let us know how they compare to some of the other notable hip-hop sneaker collaborations we’ve seen over the past few years here on Urlfreeze News.
Look for the Just Blaze x Nick Young brings the ball up in the Nike Kobe 9 EM this Saturday at the following retailers:
AUSTRALIA – Highs and Lows, Perth
AUSTRALIA – Laced, Brisbane
ENGLAND – Foot Patrol, London
FRANCE – Colette, Paris
FRANCE – SUPRA Paris, Paris
GERMANY – Solebox, Berlin
JAPAN – Atmos, Tokyo
NEW ZEALAND – Loaded, Auckland
SCOTLAND – Hanon Shop, Aberdeen
SWEDEN – Greynstuff, Stockholm
SWITZERLAND – Grand, Zurich
UNITED STATES – Factory 413, Los Angeles
UNITED STATES – SUPRA NYC, New York