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Loose LacesEpisode 134: From Baltimore With Love!We missed yall but my old MacBook didn't want us to be great! Now we back and Davon being emotional about his jacket. (Lol thanks for all the love and people who copped so far). We came back it answer some questions, laugh about the Levi 95 apps, mourn Premium Goods for dropping a great shoe and wasting their IG channel, worry about Tom Sachs showing meat on his app, cringe at the Jordan Bin line, and more...2025-07-181h 29
Loose LacesEpisode 133: Fear of JordanLol we back BABY! I fixed the mics we never having audio issues again sorry about last week. This week Davon screamed about Kobe 2s USA potentially returning, hype up potential Laker 4s, snore at the UN/2js drama, give JFG props for doing dop shock drops, and more. 2025-07-031h 05
Loose LacesEpisode 130: HE GOT ON AND 1S!Did you miss us? We missed yall, we back baby! We answered yall questions, Davon is embracing the cozy life with them Every Now & Then Cozy boys, we locse it over the Kobe forces, praise Nike for doing a good shock drop, and then judge them for some meh GR looking collabs, and more...2025-06-051h 34
Loose LacesEpisode 128: YOU CAN'T BEAT DICK'S! (pause)This is Rashad's fault because he's childish. This is supposed to be a mature podcast. Lol this week we talked about Dick's taking over foot locker, Stussy Baltoro, speculate about Kore 3 releases, and say pause A LOT!2025-05-151h 23
Loose LacesEpisode 127: "It's Just A Shoe, Jamal!"You know you dead wrong for wearing them BHM shoes. Lmao naw we really don't care. But we had to address it and laugh at people policing black shoes from a white brand, answer yall questions. and Davon declares the crystal shadow 1s as SOTY because his taste is fucking amazing. 2025-05-081h 18
Loose LacesEpisode 125: (Untitled) Happy Birthday ShadWe back on a normal schedule this week and have no idea what to call this one. But title or now title we here to make yall laugh.This week we covered the questions for last week, Davon rants about shoes don't have closure, sigh at the new Tokyo dunks, fight over the Ja 3s, and give Supreme and Spike Lee a better idea for a collection, and wish Shad a Happy birthday! 2025-04-241h 35
Loose LacesEpisode 122: AIR MAX DAY is deadDavon not dead but Air max day is. Lol Nike gave yall hope we're here to laugh at it (and ourselves). We go over why AM day is dead, shad talks about his white wife and stupid legos, and Davon calls everyone unimportant. 2025-03-271h 37
Loose LacesEpisode 121: Isolation SocksLmao Davon stupid for not catching ISO is ISO. Yall smart. This week we mourn the obsolescence of Air max tech, Shad loses his mind over Oregon duck 97/95s, rant about people's inflated egos over drops, and laugh at Shohei Ohtani's regular as New Balance2025-03-131h 23
Loose LacesEpisode 119: IF I HAD ONE!We old and our bodies are failing. But yall gonna get these pods. This week yall held us down again with amazing questions, we scoff at yall acting like babies over them Union 1, hype up the return of the Nike Balatro, and Davon loses his mind over the Awake 5s while Shad hates.2025-02-271h 28
Loose LacesEpisode 116: Spend That Cash or Spread That A$$ "poihk"Yes the title will make sense as you listen. We're mature adults with mature takes lmao. We had to speak again about these insane takes on the 85s, access to shoes, entitlement, and release. Also had to give credit to JFG with his aged well roll out, idiots stealing shoes, and Davon makes an apology for ebing wrong about the A'ja Wilson shoes.2025-02-061h 28
Loose LacesEpisode 109: Ballin Ass UPS N*ggaOMG Davon getting old. Spend some money with him for his birthday=) This week we give a moment to Dj Clark Kent, laugh at SoleFly trash 12s, discuss Tyler being slighted by LV, shame Shaq for being a freaky old head, and we ven got a lil emotional at the end. 2024-10-311h 25
Loose LacesEpisode 107: F*ck You I'm Elitist PT 2If you get this cover then you're a real one! Lol this week was fun answering yall questions, Davon screamed about loser mentality and bad shipping, Shad talks about wildly expensive Pumas, and we went a lil wild over the sucking of Zuck and his weak fits. 2024-10-101h 28
Loose LacesEpisode 102: Live From The Peanut GalleryYou knew we were going to have to talk about the great data wars! It got a lil heated but we still given yall the wild boy takes you come to expect. We ranted about nike lying about when the DMV loved foams, Hype up the AMM 3s some more, and Davon gushes over the Noir Kei Ninomiya Instapumps.2024-08-291h 25
Loose LacesEpisode 98: Supreme VisionWe back and our vision clearer than ever. You knew this episode was gonna be about Preme getting purchased by Luxoittca, Davon begrudgingly praises Tremaine new collection and then we go in on him again, and of course we had to laugh at Shoe Surgeon. 2024-07-181h 20
Loose LacesEpisode 92: Big wolfYou see that big wolf smiling at you. That mean Loose Laces back and we tired. But we still going to hit yall with objectively correct takes. We discuss the nuances of FCFS drops, if you're soft for not fighting in line, the 17s drop, clot & Travis dropping the ball on drops, and hype up Davon for dropping the jacket of the year!2024-05-301h 16
Loose LacesEpisode 87: FREE DAVONMy nigga locked up but he coming home soon. Lol we keep running long but yall love us. We had to talk about Nike, it's Ceo, scraping mad releases, and them stupid AI shoes and all it's missteps. Then we had to praise the Tye Die AE 1s and French Olympic clothes. Adidas call us!2024-04-181h 21
Loose LacesEpisode 82: Beyonce of Sneaker PodcastingWe back baby! After getting into the shit we got a new pod for yall. We answer yall questions with a new segment, praise the hell out of Adidas and the AE1, sigh at the Awake Airship (airships in general), get excited for all the weird shit New Balance is doing, and more of our normal bullshit.2024-03-071h 26
Loose LacesEpisode 81.5: A conversation with ToNYD2WiLDWe talked shit and he pulled up. ToNYD2WiLD tells his side of the story and confronts us on the things we said on the last episode.2024-02-2542 min
Loose LacesEpisode 81: Sneaker Con-MenLmao it is what it is. We're always gonna call it like we see it and everyone on that stage know they were dead wrong. We don't care about ya politics lets talk about the scamming! 2024-02-241h 24
Loose LacesEpisode 80: We Will Jump In The CrowdLook at that it's hard ain't it!? We got wild as usual screaming about Legos, wanna be trying Davon on Twitter, pontificate on Kai Cenat joining Nike, and laugh at dude's tryna move Futura dunks with no box.2024-02-151h 13
Loose LacesEpisode 79: Performance Anxiety Tokyo Diamonds (chooooo-ing) Lmao sorry I had to put it in here. We a lil late this week but you knew we couldn't leave yall hanging. We cautiously anticipate New Balance's Early Access program, Laugh at their game stop trade in system, give our thoughts on the Jordan Wings collection, nad lose our fucking minds over Nike dropping fake Duncans. 2024-02-091h 13
Loose LacesEpisode 78: Neutral History Month It's the first of the month! Neutral History Month and thank gawd we not getting no wack shoes for it. Had to share our thoughts on the lack of thought on BHM shoes, laugh at all the stores getting raided by the feds, Davon loses his mind over the CNY Air Force 1s, and answer yall questions.2024-02-011h 14
Loose LacesEpisode 77: Bleaching Soap AMM 4sThe energy was low but we raised that shit up! We had to cover Nike fumbling the 70s runner shoe retros, them continuing to fumble Devin Booker 1s, Get excited for all the All Star drops, and scratch our heads at the bleached AMM 4s.2024-01-251h 08
Loose LacesEpisode 76: A Horse With No NameIt's Shad fault we got this name but America went crazy with on this song. It's been a slow week so we answered yall questions, shamed the losers that cried over the Salehe 1906s, Go over the LV Timbs, and laugh at the Booker 1s again. 2024-01-181h 14
Loose LacesEpisode 75: Of Tech Bros and Simpletons. Lol we can't go a week with out yall falling for a scam or tech bros trying to steal your data. Do better! But we're here to sweep through the bullshit, give yall the real, and make fun of yall.2024-01-111h 14
Loose LacesEpisode 74: We Declare WarSURPRISE! We had to finish the year strong and declare war on everything that we think is wack. Sorry for all the coughing and clogged noses. We sick lol.2023-12-301h 04
Loose LacesEpisode 73: Three N*ggas & Some MicsWe finally sat down with Sneaker Phetish and shit was spicy! We already peaced it up but we came together as fellow creators to talk about the Twitter Sneaker space, what it's like to be a creator, and a lil shit talk for everyone on the TL.2023-12-271h 31
Loose LacesEpisode 72: How Ya Big A*s Get In A Medium!?Lol Jerry need to call his messiah because that athletics ain't hittin! And yall owe Davon an apology for fat shaming him in that ugly scuba hoodie. But that aside We sing JFG's praises on the 1998 collection, scoff at the Trophy Room 1 lows, and ponder on why AMM sucks so bad at shipping again.2023-12-071h 08
Loose LacesEpisode 71: Essentials With 3 StripesThis week we got left on read by EQL but screw we ball! Jerry Lorenzo blessed us with his mediocre ass FoG Athletics collection so of course we had to discuss/laugh at it, judge Ronnie and that fake Invite only, Tell Jaetips to move to Shopify, and give stores dap for making fun of our boy James W.2023-11-301h 07
Loose LacesEpisode 70: Hand Wash ColdWell we're a day early and brought a homie with us. This week the only thing anyone cares about is James Whitner and his fed case. So here's two idiots to talk about it.Had to reschedule the EQL interview due to the holidays. Should be next week.2023-11-221h 08
Loose LacesEpisode 69: Yall Corny CornyThis week we had to tackle the epidemic of corny shit in the sneaker game. We had to address that insane take on giving skate shops food for Ws, laugh at Drifthouse and all it's failures, shame Fragment on those pitiful, praise Adidas for this fire ass pack, and much more.2023-11-161h 13
Loose LacesEpisode 68: Watermelon Man VsLmao google the movie title and you'll get what the title means.That aside the boys are back and with another hard hitting episode. We had to start off the right way covering Shake JMJ Day One's, the botching of Wales Bonner drop, speculate on the response to the FoG Athletics drop, and we had a long talk about how the sneaker game has changed.2023-11-091h 14
Loose LacesEpisode 67: N*ggas in GermanyShout out to all our new listeners! But we back to our classic format of being stupid about everything! Had to spin the block and laugh at Horhead, shame Adidas for allegedly covering for Ye nonsense, Big up Reebok for signing Angel Reese, and more.2023-11-021h 13
Loose LacesEpisode 66: An Ugly Truth: Or How Private Selection Took Air Randy's CrownWe were gone last week but we back now! So we gotta address these shenanigans and everyone involved. Why is sneaker media so cool with posting these unverifiable shoes, why did PS Flea 2s fit so big, how do you even a prove a early shoe is real, and more on this very special episode of Loose Laces. Everything said in this episode is "alleged", speculation, and of course our opinion. But let's be real we know something ain't right!2023-10-261h 11Loose Laces Episode 65: Bottom of The BarrelLol this week had nothing interesting but we made it work! We try to figure out why AMM bringing back those boring Air ships, ponder on Nike making shoes actually limited again, gush over the day of the dead Nike collection, and designed a Roots x Soul Food Air Force 1.2023-10-121h 07
Loose LacesEpisode 64: Smokin on AtmosHad to week off because a crackhead brother but we BACK! It was only right we back to see the demise of Atmos! (I hate em). Lol we covered all the horrible major drops and the fumbles of these shops. Bash virture signaling resellers, and praise .Swoosh for making some fire Air Forces.2023-10-051h 03
Loose LacesEpisode 63: "Rick Holed"Shad woke up out his coma to get this episode out because we love yall. Of course we had to answer yall burning questions, react STRONGLY to James W's incoherent statement, Shame stupid people for being bad at drops, and hope Nike basketball stops making Kobes.2023-09-221h 12
Loose Laces Episode 62: The Age Of ClickbaitWe see yall lying for attention. That's real cute, but it's wrong! (who gets that reference?) We went long on this one. We screamed about SNKRS Day, engagement farmers, CPFM canceling shoes, and Shad regals us with a classic Yeezy tale.2023-09-141h 24
Loose LacesEpisode 61: Tremaine, Please!WE GRINDING TO FREEDOM! We back with more problematic takes and mean words. Shout out to everyone that showed love and copped merch, tackle yall listener questions, poop on Tremaine and hi love of black pain, Get ready for the rage over the BxR Dunks, Give JFG his props for his genius, and laugh at them bland ass Devin Bookers.2023-09-071h 11
Loose LacesEpisode 60: WE GOT MERCH!Yall asked and we made it! Loose Laces finally has merch! Get your Dynamic Duo tee today! Now that were done shilling. We laugh at Kool Kiy boy getting spanked, go over all the Supreme news, shake out head at the CSC NY pop up, and wish the black J Balvin 3s was better.2023-08-311h 13Loose LacesEpisode 59: "Swing, man!"Ayo you heard it first we got merch coming get ya wallets ready! But beyond that Davon lets loose on the idiots defending Meek Mill, call out Brooklyn Projects "alleged" bad luck, lament Nike botching Kobes again, And praise JaeTips and Sean Wotherspoon dropping some heat.2023-08-241h 07Loose LacesEpisode 58: "Don't Steal That!"We a lil late but yall not paying this anyway lol. This episode Davon shared his love for the PPG dunks (if you don't lie em fight me), we gushed about Union and their amazing design, show love to our fellow Noogas, and rant about the failings of Hip Hop 50 and the missed opportunities.2023-08-171h 18
Loose LacesEpisode 57: The Negro Speaks of BackdoorsYou like that literary reference huh!? We big brains over here! This episode got a lil emo talking about brand using black sadness to sell merch, the ugly ass "Dream A World" Foams, get a lil silly about the CSC tee shirt controversy, and more.2023-08-101h 21
Loose LacesEpisode 56: "Fan Mail"AYYYY Thank yall for listening to us for this long. This week is all about yall and Davon's stupid Miami story. Thank you all for your questions. We love yall for rocking with us.2023-08-031h 16Loose LacesEpisode 55: Prosper My N*ggaShad back to himself. He got the demon out his soul so we having fun again. Shout out to the boy for our listener questions. We praised Adidas for doing well, especially with these Crazy Infinity, shame AMM/SS for their meh business practices, Davon goes crazy for the J Balvin 3s, and Power Puff girl dunks, and more.2023-07-271h 07Loose LacesEpisode 54: Social Status Emotional RollercoasterLol Shad feeling a spicy and Davon is being nice. Because flattery will get you everywhere with me. We talked about the abysmal Social Status Baltimore opening, the apology and VIP party Davon got, heap praise on Adidas for the Crazy Infinity, scowl at the return of them ugly ass Yeezys, Laugh at Kith for it's trash X-Men pack, and more.2023-07-201h 03Loose LacesEpisode 53: Bunny Man SB DunkLmao I'm wylin for this title But this was a chill Ep. We covered a lot of listener questions, gave love to our boy Paperchaser and SOLEcial Studies Academy, have a great talk about Nike's archive and how it's failing to market these OG releases, and get excited for Social Status Baltimore.2023-07-131h 12Loose LacesEpisode 52: Kiks TYO Women Had Clubbed FeetYou a real one if you remember Kiks TYO and you nasty if you wore it. We back with that vitriol yall need. Shad having hoop dreams about Kobe relaunch, laugh at Adidas fumbling JFG, Davon loses it over MSCFH again, and we salivate over SS Mac Attacks.2023-07-061h 13
Loose LacesEpisode 51: Sia Is The Shang Tsung of FashionYall in for a rare treat we got spicy! We covered the Mac Attack and how nike is promoting them wrong, get a lil hyped for the AMM 17s, and go on a long rant about Sia and his shitty "business" practices.2023-06-291h 14Loose LacesEpisode 50: Get Poddin or Die Tryin'Lol don't listen to this one at work. We had a sane convo about brands why we don't want Juneteenth shoes, wonder about why it feels like Nike has lost a step, the hypocrisy of Ja Morant's punishment, scoff at the Nike Fortnite collab, and generally get ourselves in trouble.2023-06-221h 10
Loose LacesEpisode 49: SNKRS Ain't Mental HealthDavon's out the woods and we back on our shenanigans. Had to address the whole debate on early pairs, who cars? Wonder why Travis is getting his own Mac Attacks, scoff at the fools in Raft Club, address out beefs with sneaker media, and as always Davon rants about Adidas aka Adidas ist Scheiße, and more.2023-06-161h 07Loose LacesEpisode 48: "13s Look Like Immature Teeth"We started normal then it got stupid. Ranted and raved about Spiderman, demanded we get Prowler 1s, Answered a few listener questions (thanks), wondered if Travis time with Nike should end, and then probably got ourselves in trouble with the Zion rant lol.2023-06-091h 14Loose LacesEpisode 47: I'm Pout To Peg My JeansIt's not pinrolled it's PEGGED jeans! We wanted to stay thanks to all out listeners for these questions and dealing with our stupidity. We got to go reminisce about our love of sneaker culture and being old. The we laughed at Shein 11s, showed love ot New Balance loving black creatures, and Jerry making some decent Adidas.2023-06-011h 07
Loose LacesEpisode 46: Davon For Mayor!For my first act as Mayor we giving Sisqo the silver air Force 1 he deserves.... We got weird this episode. We answered a few listen questions, scoffed at them weak suede royal 1s, complain about those SNKRS exclusive access, and Davon loses his mind over those ugly Os jerseys and why Nike didn't make Orioles forces.2023-05-251h 13
Loose LacesEpisode 45: Y'all Gon' Learn ChineseShad suffered this episode. He was wrong and Davon let him know in great detail. We of course covered Ja Morant legendary stupidity, scoffed at them stupid ass Nike NFts, Shad makes a good point about Sketchers, and more.2023-05-181h 07Loose LacesEpisode 44: Steve Harvey's Tournament Shoot AroundYou read the title we gonna play ball in zoot suits and slippery earls. Shad sleepy and talking WILD and Davon don't know what to do. We talked about Khaled making an ass of himself, Adidas not knowing what to do with Yeezys, Tom Sachs being the ultimate nasty man, and more. We need some listener questions.2023-05-1158 minLoose LacesEpisode 43: Leak DeezLol we got a lil feisty this week. Davon wants to star tup some shit on twitter spaces and Shad mad about bad reporting. We rant about Adidas being Adidas and botching the Wale Bonner drops, FoG Athletics not dropping until the fall, Tremaine with his Coogi du-rag, and more.2023-05-041h 12Loose LacesEpisode 42: Would You Clap A Hobbit?DADDIES HOME! Davon's back , full of hate, and we had to make up for lost time. We pooped on sneaker insurance, pondered on Nigo teaming up with Nike, go over our feelings on Union's creative output, lament AMM's aging design language, and more. I missed yall!2023-04-281h 10Loose LacesEpisode 41: Back In My Day… feat. Airmaxpenny123 aka JonThis episode, Rashad teams up with his childhood friend Jon that got him into sneakers to bring you a more introspective pod while Davon gets his antibodies up from battling COVID. The conversation starts with what the sneaker game looks like to the casual consumer, some of the more coveted models that got us into sneakers, design language of Fear of God and A Ma Maniere, and a bunch of deep cut topics and references that true hoopers and sneakerheads might shed a tear to.2023-04-231h 16Loose LacesEpisode 40: Stinky Backshot AirYeah this was a tough one nothing interesting happed this week. But we gonna make it. We reminisce about sneakers and when they clicked for us, shad being regular looking at East Bay, semi memorialize Shoe City, scoff at people being upset about leather 4s, and ponder on TRSTD.2023-04-061h 08
Loose LacesEpisode 39: How you say L in German?Was geht, mein Freund!? We back and talking shit on the three stripes. Correcting our sins of covering those potentially fake FoG leaks, laugh at Beyonce's history of failing clothing, lines and scream at each other about Kith Pre-orders.2023-03-301h 10
Loose LacesEpisode 38: Jerry Lorenzo's Dummy BrickLmao shout Jerry Lorenzo finessing Adidas for them Ms. We had to cover those atrocious ass slides showing up after all this time. Scoff at Crushed DC & Cortiez for their trash drops. And argue about Shad's colorblindness. Sit back and enjoy another objectively perfect episode.2023-03-231h 08
Loose LacesEpisode 37: Fuck You I'm ElitistGuess who back and in a bad mood! We rage about collab fatigue, laugh at Tom Sachs nasty boy ways, side eye the savages ripping their Sb 4s, and shit on Kicks Finder for being trashy.2023-03-181h 04Loose LacesEpisode 36: The Backdoor Is Always OpenOh shit the boys are back and I'm wearing my Tiffany forces. (You can't relate). But enough of that We covered the abysmal Tiffany Af1 release, breakdown how EQL actually works, Shame Shad for being wrong about Ja Morant, and more amazing shenanigans. Lol shout out anyone reading this. 2023-03-091h 08
Loose LacesEpisode 35: A Campaign Too Boring To Pay Attention Toyawn Damn Tiffany you couldn't come up with better marketing? Welp lets hop the drop is better. We cover stupid blogs and personalities hyping up this fake yeezy deal, laugh at people thinking stock numbers make cops easy, Shad has a hard on for those nasty Preme Bakins, and more.2023-03-021h 17
Loose LacesEpisode 34: WE BACK AND WE BLACK!OMG no more of them digital episodes. The boys are back and louder than ever! And we had a bone to pick with everyone. SoleSavy and they're predatory marketing, Jason Tatum ugly ass shoe, And pondering why so many ugly/unpopular models are being pushed towards women.2023-02-231h 13Loose LacesEpisode 33: Adidas Is The Sega of SneakersShad still in Quarantine with his sick ass so it's another digital episode. But we still have the loud objectively perfect takes you love us for. We laugh at Adidas continuous downward spiral, I rant about hating the Ja Morant 1 roll out, and scream about Nike exhausting us with the same models collaborators.2023-02-161h 11
Loose LacesEpisode 32: Shad got the BUG!Shad's continued trash health got us going digital again! This week we laugh at BannedLA finessing people who let them, Davon rages about the Mr. Bailey Adidas, and rant about the MSCHF Astro Boy boots.2023-02-0958 min
Loose LacesEpisode 31: You weren't Touching Tiffany's AnywayHappy BLACK HISTORY MONTH! WE back Virtually but we back baby! You know we had to rant about the tiffany AF1s, laugh about Nike and all it's lawsuits, discuss EQL's come up, and more.2023-02-021h 05
Loose LacesEpisode 30: LISTEN HERE YOUNG BROTHA!This week we got deep! We covered 5 models we wish came back (bring back the sponge bob dub zero), laugh at Ivy park Adidas, beat the dead horse of mystery boxes, discuss the Dapper Dan Puma drop, and Davon actually speaks some Wisdom on business and communication.2023-01-191h 13Loose LacesEpisode 29: New Year, Same Trash TakesAyo we back and wore than ever. We rant about the SB 4s, Tell JB to stop giving us trash, Sing the praises of Ryats & Terraformas, scream about Sia and his trash business practices.2023-01-121h 13