Eminem Goes Sneaker Shopping With Complex

What's up, everyone? I'm Joe from the

complex

. We were in Detroit at Burn Rubber with rap legend Eminem. I've always felt like shoes are like 90% of your outfit. I'm going to buy some

sneaker

s tonight, see what feels and doesn't feel, and then hopefully, buy some

sneaker

s or, hopefully, you'll buy me some. I have $2.00, let's figure it out, let's take credit cards. Yes, and the good thing about your collaborations is that most of them go to charities. Did you keep that in mind when you wanted to do these sneaker projects over the years that you would donate to a charitable cause.

Yeah, I mean, for sure, if people want to pay, you know, a ridiculous amount of money for shoes, you know, I understand that the collector will just donate it to charity. That's how we figured out that you come in and out with sneaker projects. Have you ever thought about designing projects consistently because you are influenced? Some of these are super rare and every few months if you had a collab they would probably sell out. Just, you know, Nike has always been my favorite shoe for as long as I can remember, since I was a kid. I thanked him and said it's amazing to be able to do something with Jordan.

First of all, I could do that. oversaturated or something like that too, we have the shady albums that came out in 2004, Bad Meets Evil with Royce, the hearts of the cars that caused a big stir in the last two years, is there one that catches your attention and is your favorite ? Strength has always been my favorite thing, but sometimes they don't always look the way I want them to when I'm in a certain outfit, so you know I could wear something else, but these are like my favorite shoes that I love if I'm doing it. . something I have to coordinate and everything is usually great, but I also really like the Airmax.

You're an investor in a Detroit-based company, X, that has had a huge impact on sneaker culture. What was it like getting involved with something of your own? city, well that's awesome, you know everything I can do for Detroit and in coordination with it is great and there's something new that's coming out: the Encore Jordans that I saw last week in a store in New York City for $ 75,000, those are the originals, the first. Yeah, well these are the reissues, but the problem with these is that there are only 23 crazy pairs and there are actually only 22 because Mike took one pair.

Wow, he gets the first chance. Yes, of course, well, why not? Yes, and they will be. for charities during the holidays, yes, how do you feel when friends and family's shoes hit the consignment shops? I don't know, you know it's okay. Well, what I do is when I buy a pair, I put them in my closet and then I sell them like a couple of weeks later, are you, yes, anonymously online so that no one knows? That's why I say I'm not mad at people who do that because I do it. I'm kidding. I read that you got involved for the first time.

Jordans seeing eazy-e on a single, is that true? I don't know where you read that, where did I say that? I probably said in an old interview, yeah, it wasn't the first time you saw Jordans and you said there's something about them that I like, it's the first time I've seen someone for me, probably to show them off, that was cool, you know, it was the color, the 12 inch cover, easy, and he was standing there like this and he had the I'm still trying to find somewhere that you remember that once it wasn't like it was a Jordan jersey and it matched the shoes, yeah , and it was so crazy it was like gray right here and it was amazing, that was the first time I was like, you know, when you're a kid, you see your idols on TV swinging or on posters or whatever, yeah you're definitely a libertine you want, was he ever strange? around town people were wearing Jordans because they were Pistons fans or Jordan just got a pass because the shoes were like oh it's Jordan, yeah, obviously it is, and what about some newer models, what are some of your favorites?

I just bought a pair of these and the other one. Day, it's crazy, yes, these are amazing. I remember being a kid and my mom saying you can buy a pair of shoes and that's it, or you'll have to get your clothes at Goodwill, whatever, but I would always choose the shoes and you went through an airmax phase. I remember the rap god covered you in airmax Ltd, but you also used like the airmax, right, which is like a dark airmax, yeah, I feel like I don't know, there's something about the bubble that I always like I feel like it's I don't know maybe be mental but add comfort or something I don't know are they comfortable and what are some of your favorites you know the 95 well I wouldn't mess around with these I went through a phase with these for a long time, there's something that bothers me that I have with the shoes and it's one of the reasons I've always been so drawn to the Jordan Force when the toe of the shoe points up, okay?

He says that because then it looks like you're walking in clown shoes, that's one of my pet peeves, so every time a shoe has the toe up, I usually run the other way naked, talk about naked, You could probably walk. naked in this, what do you think about some of this stuff and would you realize this first just by doing a lot? One thing I want to ask is on social media, now we see people buying new shoes and getting so excited that they post likes. Flex on social media, is it strange for you to see or do you understand it?

No. I completely understand because you know, I've always felt like shoes are like 90% of your outfit, definitely, so regardless of what shoes you put on, you're wearing a tablecloth, as long as you have some cool shoes you'll get , I'm sure you'll be respected for it and you performed abroad recently in the UK and you wore adidas, which you like about them, especially when you wear them. First of all, Nike is not the only shoe I have liked. You know, I like Adidas. I've always liked Adidas. It went through phases. Fela Puma. However, these are some of the most comfortable shoes I have ever seen. worn like these and the Air Max like me sometimes when I'm lounging I like to wear what's comfortable you know for a show I thought why don't I try them just because they're very comfortable when I wear them regularly you know, and they're also super light, but yeah, these are great.

One thing I want to talk about another brand. You talked about being a fan of other brands. He blew up 50 cents when he was hired and then got the deal with Reebok. amazing, I mean, I don't know any other way to say it, you know 51. I was super excited and you know, plus the G unit guys were really good at shooting, definitely, and then on the Defiant ones, it's funny we learned that Dre thought. about putting on sneakers before the beats, do you think he made the right decision, no, no, he should have put on sandals or something, so we talk about everything, now you can browse the shelves, see what you're going to take home and I can see. what Paul is going to buy me, so yeah, and you heard him say he'll buy me whatever he wants, yeah, I need a pair too, okay, cool, I got, I'm just going to get a couple pairs where your heels on Paul They're that cool, no.

I don't want to exaggerate, you know you are being very kind by offering me. I'll make sure I win lightly. Well, these five pairs here are what Paul wants to buy me. Accept credit cards. Yes, press. OK. Paul. Take credit card. all good the target will be 6 2010. Oh Bob now you have cash once $2.00 No thank you sir we did it mmm thank you so much for taking the time be sure to check out the revival available on all parts right now, weird. I'm going to go try on my shoes.