Like several other artists, Drake is in the middle of a pandemic transformation, which seemed to ramp up after he tore a ligament in his knee earlier this year.
On Monday (May 31), Mr. Certified Lover Boy shared a gym photo to his Instagram Stories showing off his newly discovered six-pack as he listened to the latest Mach-Hommy album.
In the same batch of photos, Drake also flaunted his nearly mythical white Nike sneakers that first popped up in his video for “Laugh Now, Cry Later” featuring Lil Durk.
When the visual premiered last August, devoted sneakerheads were quick to notice Drake stepping out of his Vision Mercedes-Maybach Cabriolet with a pair of Nikes reminiscent of Scottie Pippen’s Air More Uptempo, leading many to wonder if he got his own signature Nike shoe.
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Nike‘s signature line was red-hot in the early 2010s an era widely regarded as the second “golden age” of Nike Basketball and one of the most memorable styles was the LeBron 8 “HWC” (short for “Hardwood Classic”). Originally a PE created exclusively for the King, the “HWC” is now set for its first retail release.
The LeBron 8 was LBJ’s first signature silhouette to debut after he’d left the Cleveland Cavaliers for the Miami Heat. Although many success-starved New York Knicks fans may have taken the blue and orange “HWC” colorway to mean LeBron had interest in the Big Apple, it was in fact a callout to the Cavs’ Hardwood Classic jerseys. Uppers are dressed almost entirely in blue, with paneling split between smooth blue suede and recessed synthetic material with a carbon fiber pattern. This entire assemblage is bolstered with Flywire, and a white Swoosh trimmed with orange creeps onto the heel.
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Nike is bringing back a long-forgotten silhouette from 1983. Dubbed Omega Flame, the shoe will be resurrected in its original colorway as a nod to the footwear giant’s heritage.
The shoe has a tapered look that closely resembles the Air Pegasus 83, with a body that looks a bit more rounded, especially near the toes. This particular colorway is colored mostly in red, complemented by bright yellow accents. Red suede appears along the eyelets, toecap and heel, while smooth full-grain leather panels are placed at the heel tab and Swoosh. A vibrant gradient on the sidewalls red and yellow from heel to toebox completes the rest of the uppers. All of these details rest over a crisp white midsole to finish off the throwback-look of the sneakers.