Nike Sportswear present the following video with Global Design Director Jesse Leyva who outlines the design and creation of the respective Dunk High and Air Force 1 Low with DJ AM and DJ Premier.

Our friend Kellen Dengler puts us onto his latest video, a recap of last night’s Nike Sportswear event at 21 Mercer. The release kicked off NSW’s Rival Pack, consisting of a double sneaker set packaged beautifully with both the DJ AM Dunk Hi and DJ Premier Air Force 1.

Having recently hit select retailers in sparing looks, here’s a further preview into the late DJ AM collaborative Nike Sportswear Dunk High Premium ’08 QK. The shoe featured on the iconic Dunk silhouette includes a black/red colorway with a dotted detailing around the heel. The DJ AM logo is seen on the tongue tag with a silver Swoosh to finish things off. The shoe is available now at select Nike Sportswear retailers.

A few weeks ago, Undefeated Silverlake displayed some of DJ AM’s most prized sneaker possessions. Changing things up, a new series of display pieces have gone “under the glass” as it goes beyond just footwear to also include some of his notable parts of his life including his PMC-07Pro mixer that accompanied him throughout many shows around the world. The ongoing charity auction for DJ AM’s footwear collection can be seen over at ebay.

Although there was some uncertainty regarding an actual release of his project with Nike, DJ AM’s Dunk Hi is now seen in its entirety, although unfortunately it comes after the famed DJ’s tragic and untimely passing. The shoes themselves remain quite simple, playing off a theme of patent leather and premium leather along with 3M perforated heel detailing amongst a black/red/grey color scheme. Rounding off the design is a tribute DJ AM logo placed on the tongue. Rumors have it that there should be another sneaker from the set due to drop although no further information has been released. For those interested, they are now available through Korean retailer Kasina, with a US release sure to come.

A few days ago, we caught wind of a noble effort involving eBay, Deckstar and Undefeated which included auctioning off DJ AM’s sneaker collection to help raise funds for a memorial set up in his honor. For the time being, some of DJ AM’s sneaker heat is temporarily on display at UNDFTD Silverlake. The current eBay auction is half-way through the first batch of items with the list of auction items seen here.

After the unfortunate passing of DJ AM earlier this year, one of the world’s most well-known sneaker collectors will see his entire collection auctioned off for charity thanks to the efforts of eBay, Deckstar and UNDFTD. The 900-deep collection, which features some highly sought after releases, will go on the auction block starting at 4:30 pm on Sunday, November 15th through eBay. 100% of the proceeds of the sales will be donated to the DJ AM Memorial Fund, an initiative to combat addiction and generate awareness.

One of the best mashup projects to come out this year is a collaborative effort between DJ AM and Travis Barker. Recently, the two joined forces and put together this mixtape which highlights some exclusive mashups they performed at the annual Coachella music event in California. One of the featured tracks from “Fix Your Face Vol. 2″ is this mashup with Rage Against the Machine’s “Killing in the Name,” Fatman Scoop’s “Put Your Hands in the Air” and Jay-Z’s “Public Service Annoucement.” Music blending at it’s best, check it out.

Travis Barker x DJ AM – Coachella 11 (Mashup)

After having checked out the full length version of Nike’s newest promotional commercial for the Zoom Kobe IV, we get a closer look at the highly anticipated Air Yeezy’s. The kicks are probably the most hyped up Nike sneakers to date, due to clever marketing by the corporate giant. We’ll wait and see if the released version remains true to form, much like these DJ AM specials.

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