It's crazy to look back to the first Jim Jones ep of FSR. 4+ yrs ago. Many consider it the zenith of the show. At that point, I was at the lowest i'd ever been personally. You don't want to know how much i drank back then or how i viewed myself. Crazy the path that God had in store for me. Thankful to be where i am now. "When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you pass through the rivers, they will not sweep over you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned; the flames will not set you ablaze."

@fan_e36 because it was just one of the first images that came up of him in our image subscription service.

@d1sc0m4ghr3b Ronnie is masterful at flipping OG NB colorways and making them somehow his own. Working in a palette that's included softer tones, which were more likely to be seen on women's releases, and making them for everyone. That's what he did here.

lol im crazy for this one.

The "Bred" Jordan 1 is a shoe that everyone has a connection to, whether real or imagined. It's a shoe everyone wants, too. That's why Jordan Brand got this reissue wrong. I wrote about it all:

The Linen version of the Linen AF1. Such a cool, thoughtful flip on one of the most important sneakers ever. Easily on The Best Sneakers of the Year (So Far) list. Alongside Ruby Red Slipper Dunks, JFG 5 Years Later 992s, and Bred 1s.

man we really did 17 seasons like wth

@cantstopwillie ive been wearing New Balance for 20 years straight. It's a pretty grounded in reality opinion.

@T_BAX 9060 did what it needed to do. Communicated 990 language at a less than 990 price point. And less dad-shoey. But I don't think it really ever spoke to those who were already on the NB bandwagon. It was a Trojan horse of sorts.

yea, i mean, Central Cee claiming to bring Nike Tech to the US is stupid. But i think it's pretty commonly agreed upon that the whole track suit/sneakers thing was a firmly UK/EU trend in the 2000s. Just watch Skepta's "Shutdown" in 2015. No one in NY was really dressing like that then.

@RobbieDigital88 The formatting of this story got completely F'd thru the years, but I wrote a story in 2014 on the jogger pant, talking to Ronnie, Publish, End Clothing, youtubers, etc. And it really ultimately is the European influence spreading into the US.

IShowSpeed goes into the Royal Rumble, gets absolutely tossed, while wearing Yeezy Foam Runners. And Michael Cole calls them Crocs lol.

@DeeColeman86250 i literally said that in the first sentence. It doesn't mean both can't be true.

@StillGillaGates i do think ppl have been begging for it. I just think the number of ppl who actually know the OG specs and nerd out about is very small vs the average "sneakerhead" consumer. and that's OK

@Okay170 i dont think there should be much argument that the UK/EU should get credit for making the tracksuit street fashion post 80s/90s. No one in the US was really dressing how they were in Skepta's "Shutdown" video in 2015.

The only grime artist that has any sort of claim to putting Americans onto tracksuits, in general, is Skepta. Few things were cooler to me than when "Shutdown" came out. I don't think he gets enough credit for that still til this day.

@IgotSole718718 Im an 11-11.5. Most my shoes are 11. I got an 11.5. Fit like a 10.

@Swirtzy havent even listened to him in 2025. but he did name drop Armenia. I appreciate that.