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“You Can’t Change a Picasso Painting”: Millionaire Rappers Quavo & Takeoff Seem off on 1985 Michael Jordan Inspired Sneakers

Published 10/11/2022, 6:30 PM EDT

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Nike, Adidas, and Under Armour are some of the brands that are rocked by a huge number of people, fans, and NBA players. But one of the biggest shoe brands in the world that has captured the imagination of Americans for a long time is ‘Jordan.’ With the success Michael Jordan had on the basketball court, Jordan became one of the most iconic shoe brands in the world.

And apart from being just basketball sneakers, nowadays Jordans are quite the style statement as well. The shoe line goes with casual wear as well, apart from being just basketball sneakers. Fans can often see players rocking Jordans on the court.

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Michael Jordan, the man behind the most iconic basketball sneakers

But it’s not just players wearing Jordans. Even rappers like to rock Jordans from time to time. Some rappers even have their own shoes with Michael Jordan. Rappers like Eminem, Drake, DJ Khaled, Travis Scott, and J Balvin have all signed with the shoe brand and have their own signature shoes as well.

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We often see celebrities showing off their Jordans. And multi-platinum artists Quavo and Takeoff are one of them as well. While going sneaker shopping with Joe La Puma from Complex, Quavo, and Takeoff recently went to New York at Stadium Goods to add to their sneaker collection.

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Both rappers had a look at different sneakers and then came to the Air Jordan 1 Chicago edition. The Air Jordan 1 Chicago edition was released in 1985. And those are one of the most iconic sneakers in the Jordan collection. They are known to be very rare with a hefty price tag on them as well.

And now the sneaker brand is trying to recreate those same sneakers with the 2022 edition called Air Jordan 1 retro high ‘Lost & Found.’ Takeoff mentioned that he had a pair of the original 1985 Air Jordan Chicago edition but lost them. And that’s when Joe asked the artists how both of them felt about the new ‘Lost & Found’ edition. 

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Jordans are a status symbol

Both rappers felt the same way, agreeing with the fact that the original version was better. Quavo said, “Sometimes you gotta keep the original an original though.” And even Takeoff chimed in and said, “You can’t change a Picasso painting, you know what I’m saying.”

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In the docuseries, The Last Dance, Michael Jordan wore the shoes in 1988 at Madison Square Garden in a game against New York. MJ ended up dropping 55 points on the New York Knicks that game. No wonder those shoes are so iconic even to this day.

 

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Abhishek Dhariwal is an NBA writer for EssentiallySports. He earned his bachelor's degree in English Honors from St. Xavier's College and his master's degree in Journalism and Mass Communication from AAFT School of Mass Communication and Journalism.
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