DJ Khaled
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“I love sneakers; there’s no negatives in sneakers. I think everybody deserves them if you want them.”
“I love sneakers; there’s no negatives in sneakers. I think everybody deserves them if you want them.”
“The word sneakerhead bothers me; it’s negative. … It stagnates my progress, it slows me down — don’t put me in a box.”
“People ask me what’s it like being a female designing sneakers. I’m like, why does it matter? Why can’t I just be a designer?”
“Customizers, make your shoes better. I remake the shoe the way a shoe is supposed to be made; I don’t just throw some stuff on top and call it a shoe. Some people take shortcuts.”
“The resale market is a huge problem. … I have a job — I can’t go stand in front of a store for days to buy sneakers.”
“The biggest thing at this point is the ability to purchase. The market is so much bigger than it’s ever been, and yet the releases are so small.”
“The resale game is the worst. Kids who want to wear sneakers are not getting the product.”
“Brands don’t make enough general releases to get fly. The puppet masters know how to limit things so the average person can’t get shoes without spending stupid money. Brands could put more general releases out there.”
“If you want to be part of the bottom line, then buy stock in the companies. I decided to invest in the companies that are profiting off what we love so much.”
“You can’t get what you want. When someone buys a whole size run and no one else gets a chance to buy them, that bothers me.”
“I love sneakers and the people and the businesses and the community. But I hate the lack of transparency.”
“I’ve been an evangelist for 10 years about supporting sneaker donations with nonprofits. There are a lot of people who have lots of shoes who aren’t wearing them and are never going to resell.”