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After relaunching with a “Metallic Silver/Comet Red” colorway earlier this year, Nike has returned to the Shox R4 silhouette for another archive-inspired colorway. Coming in its original color palette from its 2000 launch, the sneaker features an upper dressed in metallic silver and black leather.

As well as the silver and black upper, the sneaker also features pops of red on its tongue and and iconic Shox heel unit. Take a look at the classic Shox R4 colorway in the gallery above, and head over to Footpatrol to get your hands on the rereleased colorway.

Italian footwear designer Giuseppe Zanotti has unveiled his latest sneaker design, which takes an equal number of cues from the urban landscape as from its aquatic namesake. The Urchin sneaker features a lightweight, neoprene body trimmed with 3D rubber “scales” that mimic the spines of sea urchins. Deconstructed double zips, that wind around and through the laces, are a reference to the design house’s industrial legacy, creating a tangled, intentionally hectic silhouette.

The sneaker is available in black and white colorways in unisex sizes, and is on sale now at Giuseppe Zanotti stores and the brand’s web store, for €650 EUR, ($743 USD).

[gallery columns="3"]The Show Surgeon, the king of opulent kicks, recently took the opportunity to drop a Friends & Family”-only Air Jordan 1 “Canary” inspired by the recent Diamond Supply Co. Dunk Low of the same name. This Air Jordan boasts the customizer’s usual attention to detail, with premium features including yellow gator and smooth leather on the upper, Japanese plonge leather lining and the pièce de résistance: removable Tiffany-hued leather Swooshes. A Diamond-inspired tongue tag completes the bespoke shoes.

If you weren’t able to get your hands on a pair of the now-sold-out sneakers, head over to The Shoe Surgeon’s site to check out the “Canary”‘s counterpart, the “Black Diamond.”

UPDATE: Earlier in the month news surfaced that the adidas Consortium ZX4000 4D would be hitting shelves this month. Today,  ZX 4000 Futurcraft mashup’s release date has been pushed back to 2019. The $350 USD-priced model will now hit select adidas retailers during the year’s Spring/Summer season.

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After images first emerged in July this year — and a release date was confirmed for later this month — adidas Consortium‘s upcoming ZX4000 4D Futurecraft now gets an official look. The new design mixes the ’90s ZX 4000 sneaker with adidas’ modern cutting edge Futurecraft midsole unit.

The sneaker features an upper constructed from suede and mesh, with a colorful design including white, light grey, pale blue and black, complete with pink stitching and detailing. This upper sits atop adidas’ new 4D midsole in its classic mint green colorway. The adidas Consortium ZX4000 Futurecraft is due to hit select retailers this Spring/Summer 2019 and will be available for $350 USD.

As well as dropping the ZX4000 4D Futurecraft, adidas is also reissuing the original ZX 4000.

Following the reveal of its Hot Wheels x PUMA collection, the sportswear brand looks to ’80s and ’90s arcade games to accentuate the busy design and bulky outsole of the RS-X silhouette. Its bold color palette uses greens prominently through, partly inspired by darkened arcade rooms dimly lit by cabinets of classic titles like Pacman or Space Invaders.

A rich teal soundwave-inspired Formstrip emphasizes the colorway, alongside with neon pinks covering the heel. The midsole features PUMA’s updated Running System technology, reinventing the heritage model while still honoring the past.

You can grab this PUMA RS-X Toys on December 2 via select retailers, including atmos, for ¥ 13,000 JPY (approximately $115 USD.)

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This month saw the official release of the Nike Kyrie 5. With the model’s “Blk Mgc” and “Taco” PE iterations hitting shelves recently, its time to look down the pipeline to see what else Nike has in store. Design-wise, Irving’s fifth signature sneaker takes a page out of the Kyrie 2 “Effect”‘s book with a special “Multicolor” theme. Its upper is dressed in navy as it rests atop a white sole unit. Its vibrant moniker kicks in on the upper’s venus-flytrap inspired shroud which hosts a mix of colors, similar to the heel on the aforementioned Kyrie 2 colorway. Lastly, the outsole matches the shroud with a few striking color blocks.

The Nike Kyrie 5 “Multicolor” is expected to arrive on December 15 for $130 USD at select Nike Basketball retailers and Nike.com.

The laceless Air Jordan 33 will soon hit shelves in a brand new “Utility Blackout” colorway to follow up last month’s “Tech Pack” iteration. Its translucent outsole unit supports a monochromatic upper that subtly welcomes an elephant print on its heel area. The sneaker’s pull cord matches the rest of the upper in black with its release cable adding a few drops of yellow for some contrast. To close things out, the ”Utility Blackout” edition is topped off with a Jumpman logo on the exposed tongue and a throwback Nike Air stamp on the heel.

The Air Jordan 33 “Utility Blackout” hits shelves on November 29 for $175 USD at select Jordan Brand retailers and Nike SNKRS. For those who gravitate towards JB’s older models, the Air Jordan 10 “Orlando” is set to hit shelves in December.

Stüssy is reuniting with Nike SB on another Zoom Blazer Mid model and we’ve just received our first look, thanks to Tremaine Emory aka @denimtears.

Previewed on Tremaine’s Instagram Story, the upcoming Stüssy x Nike SB Zoom Blazer Mid features an eye-grabbing spray paint-effect leopard print upper, boasting co-branded tongue tabs and a hairy suede Stüssy heel counter. Tremaine’s pair is a special one-of-50 edition that was hand-painted by skateboard legend Lance Mountain.

Stay tuned for more release details regarding this Stüssy x Nike SB Zoom Blazer

Following up on the “House Targaryen Dragons” Game of Thrones x adidas UltraBOOST, we now learn of a House Lannister colorway of the popular running model.

Set to release as a part of a special GoT House pack that celebrates the final season of the HBO series, the “Lannister” UltraBOOST features a bright red Primeknit upper accented by metallic gold speckling. The regal look of the upper is continued on the Three Stripes branded cage overlay and contrasting black heel counter. Additional homages come in the form of GoT-printed insoles and a heel tag that sports the Lannister “HEAR ME ROAR” motto. Finishing up the design is a full-length pure white BOOST midsole and black rubber outsole.

Take a first look at the Game of Thrones x adidas UltraBOOST “Lannister” above and look for the shoe to release sometime in 2019.

Always looking to improve on its popular models, Nike is set to introduce a new take on Tinker Hatfield‘s Air Huarache runner, the Huarache E.D.G.E. TXT.

Debuting in two colorways of “Clear Emerald/Total Orange” and “Indigo Force/Black,” the Huarache E.D.G.E. TXT features a reshaped neoprene bootie upper dressed with a new mix of mesh, suede and leather overlays. The updated ’90s sneaker ditches the rubber strap elements on the original for TPU counters at the midfoot and heel. Finishing up the design is a reworked sculpted Phylon midsole and a segmented two-tone rubber outsole.

Priced at $110 USD, the Nike Huarache E.D.G.E. TXT is set to release on November 29 at select retailers and Nike SNKRS.

NEW MUSIC: NICKI MINAJ

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Nicki Minaj drops the video for “Good Form” remix, which features Lil Wayne with Colin Tilley serving as t. The Mike Will Made-It and Pluss-produced track is a standout record off of Nicki’s latest LP, Queen. The video finds Nicki Minaj showing off her dance moves while hanging out with Lauren London. In an interview with Zane Lowe, Minaj recalled freestyling the entire song during a recording session.

“I freestyled the entire ‘Good Form,’” Minaj told Zane Lowe of the track’s origin. “First time, one take. My reference track. Every cadence, every flow, was all my mumbles. But I went back and wrote raps to my mumble flow. My fans heard a little snippet of that in my Benz commercial.”

The teaser for thr video was dropped earlier this week but outside of her singles, Nicki Minaj has been busy, working with superstrs such as Zayn, A$AP Rocky and A$AP Ferg, Tyga, among others.

Last month, Tyga shared another new single, “Dip.” Now, Nicki Minaj has teamed up with the “Swish” rapper for the D.A. Damon-produced record’s official remix.

“I think he wanna dippy the tippy, then put it on my lippy / Even when it get sticky, he know it still got the drippy,” Nicki Minaj raps. “Yeah I’m pulling your card though, got him calling me Ricky / All these bitches my minis, got him calling me Mickey.”

Further pushing the new “Dip” remix, Tyga and Nicki Minaj — who were once part of the same Young Money crew — have also paired the track’s release with the unveiling of its official music. Filmed by Arrad and Tyga, the “Dip” remix’s video was said to have been inspired by Michael Jackson and Janet Jackson’s famous “Scream” video, which dropped in 1995 and carried a hefty price-tag of $7 million USD.

There’s no stopping Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj. After just releasing the audio for “The Light Is Coming,” the two music artists now present the visuals.

“The Light Is Coming” is the second track released from Ariana’s fourth studio album Sweetener, which is set to drop on August 17. The video was directed by Dave Meyers and produced by Pharrell Williams, and takes place in a foggy woods setting. It starts off with Nicki dropping her verse and follows with Ariana taking over as she struts through the woods.