Review: Lil Yachty’s ‘Concrete Boys’ Nike Air Force 1

Lil Yachty’s collaborative Nike Air Force 1 mightn’t work in pictures, but it’s a detailed, beautifully made tribute to sneaker history.

Courtesy of Nike
Nike Air Force 1 'Concrete Boys'. Courtesy of Nike

Complex’s “Sneaker of the Year” panel is the biggest conversation on the sneakerhead calendar. Each year, at the ComplexCon convention, Joe LaPuma and a panel of notable guests talk through Complex’s draft “Best Sneakers of the Year” list, invariably arguing about unwarranted inclusions, unfair snubs, and various side issues. It can get surprisingly testy, and this year, that was more true than usual.

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