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Television Thu Feb 07 2008
For the Love of a Shoe
As you're watching (or Tivo-ing) the 50th Annual Grammy Awards this Sunday, keep this little bit of trivia in the back of your mind as they read out the nominees for "Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group" — it's all about the love of a 25-year old shoe. The song, "Classic (Better Than I've Ever Been)", which features Chicago's Kanye West along with Nas, Rakim and KRS-One, was commissioned by Nike in honor of the 25-year-old Air Force 1 sneaker, is the first time that the company's commissioned work has received a Grammy nod. What's a nice change is that there's some philanthropic intent behind the tune. All proceeds from the sale of the track will be donated to the Nike Youth Sport for Change Fund to support two chapters of Baltimore's Boys & Girls Club of America — Jackson Unit Boys & Girls Club of America and The Salvation Army Boys & Girls Club of America.
If you're in the market for some AF1's for yourself, you could always get one of these sweet customized Kanye West "Graduation" pairs.
Below is video of the DJ Premier remix: