Imagine being so obsessed with things you wear on your feet that you not only spunk hundreds of pounds on them, but witter away endlessly about them. No, not women – men. And trainers. And so to Fresh Pair, downtempo ode to fly footwear and brainchild of a collaboration between soleheaven.com and fellow sneaker freakers Jehst, Micall Parknsun, DJ Jazz T and producer Smoove who make a convincing bid to enter the canon of hip-hop tracks about dope kicks. Oh what like My Adidas? Why stay faithful to one brand? Adidas, Ewings, Pumas, Supras, Diadoras…this lot have had them all. The slags. Oh yeah – and Nike who I trust were sponsoring this since Blazers, Jordans and Air Force ones all get namechecked. “Nowadays I ain’t fuckin wit nothing but Blazers,” raps Jehst before hastily adding “You’re hyping about your collection to me, they’re just trainers” in a vain bid for nonchalance which will fool precisely no-one. Cop it below and check skate-tastic/ bmx-bandit vid below that…
Fresh Pair – Smoove Feat. Jehst, Micall Parknsun & DJ Jazz T from Sole Heaven on Vimeo.