Ja Morant Hates Mids

Ja Morant has never been shy on Twitter, but last week he went after the average Jordan buyer 👀

It's known in the Jordan community that you never want to buy Jordan 1 Mids. It's a rookie mistake. They're the kind of shoe your parents find at Marshalls and buy for you. You get all excited that they told you they bought you Jordans, but then you see what they come home with 😭

• Sneakerheads hate mids because they tend to be more available and have worse colorways

• Some say Nike is over-saturating the Jordan 1s by releasing so many mids. With that said, they still remain the most timeless shoe of all-time

• Personally, I'd never wear mids, but I do respect people who aren't spending $500 on resell platforms to get a pair of high-tops

For all the smack talk Ja is talking, there was a time where he himself donned a pair of mids for a photoshoot in Soho 🥶

Granted, this was 2019, and Ja's tweet was specifically about wearing them in 2022. With more "newbies" getting into the sneaker game, mids definitely serve a purpose and exist for the demographic who doesn't care if they're wearing highs, lows or mids...they just want a pair of Jordans 👟

What do you think? Is Ja being a little hypocritical? 👇

Lil Nas X AF1 Timbs

Lil Nas X isn't new to stirring up the sneaker community. Remember when he teamed up with MSCHF a few years back on a satanic Air Max 97?

Many accused Nas X of trolling when he released the Satan blood shoe and the accompanying explicit video. Detractors would even go as far as saying he dropped those kicks for clicks and clout 😡

• If that was his mission, frankly it worked, as those who were scandalized by the shoes and voiced their opinions on social ultimately gave the release more publicity

• One notable hater was former No. 1 Overall pick Trevor Lawrence 🏈

While Nas X's newest AF1 x Timberland combo has certainly drawn its fair share of negativity, I don't think these will strike fear into the souls of good hearted Americans quite like the 97s did 🥾

If anything, these may draw some cynicism from the pediatric community, because there is no way wearing an AF1 strapped into a Timberland boot is good for your ankle support 🦶

• That being said, these shoes may end up being a cult hit among people who still think "chop cheese, Yankee fitted, deadass NYC etc." are still funny jokes to be made about the five boroughs

Nas debuted the shoes while wearing a denim suit. I don't know what kind of throwback look he was going for, but he's certainly referencing something with early 2000s Hip-Hop 🎤

Stay tuned for more release info, and if you haven't seen Nas' Satan Shoe apology video yet, check this out 😅

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