{"id":27294,"date":"2009-06-02T15:06:52","date_gmt":"2009-06-02T20:06:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nicekicks.com\/?p=27294"},"modified":"2022-12-26T15:17:02","modified_gmt":"2022-12-26T21:17:02","slug":"5-minutes-with-ben-baller","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/5-minutes-with-ben-baller\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Minutes with Ben Baller"},"content":{"rendered":"<table border=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Ben Baller&#8230;K-Town&#8230;K-Teezy. Whatever you want to call him, his name is synonymous with sneaker collectors everywhere. Ranging from a DJ, to a music executive, to even producing and acting in a movie, Balller has been everywhere. In addition, he has credits on 19 platinum albums, and is now the go-to jeweler of many celebrities. Being a founding member of The Air Mack Crew, along with DJ A.M. and DJ Homicide, Ben Baller has seen and sold his fair share of kicks; he even sold a pair of methamphibian kicks for over $33,000 (yes one pair for over 33,000) to benefit the Sole Rebel Charity.<\/p>\n<p>We caught up with the the man himself in the &#8220;city of syrup, and bangin tha screw&#8221; (Houston, Texas) for the latest installment of our <a href=\"\/tags\/5-minutes-with\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">5 Minutes With<\/a> series.<\/p>\n<p>What shoes are Ben&#8217;s favorite?  What is he wearing right now?  What world records does he hold?. Click here to find out answers to these and more.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><!--more--><br \/>\nName: Ben Baller aka K-Town<\/p>\n<p>Where you represent: Koreatown, Los Angeles<\/p>\n<p>Shoe that got you hooked: the Air Jordan I ( I was in 7th grade &amp; I just made the cut to wear the AIR JORDAN not the SKY JORDAN( size 6 and smaller)<\/p>\n<p>What?s on your feet: Supra TK Society 1 of 1 sample black\/blue suede<\/p>\n<p>Last pair you purchased: honestly? Supra Vaider Black\/Silver<\/p>\n<p>Favorite pair you don?t own: Supra X Ben Baller collaboration<\/p>\n<p>Amount of pairs you own: now? 73 pairs, at the height of my sneaker obsession? 1800 (not a misprint)<\/p>\n<p>Top 3 of all-time: Air Jordan III, Van&#8217;s SK8 Hi, Supra Skytop<\/p>\n<p>Which upcoming release are you looking forward to?: Supra x Ben Baller collaboration<\/p>\n<p>If you weren?t a jeweler? you would probably be a: deadbeat dad<\/p>\n<p>One reason why shoes matter: it truly completes your outfit<\/p>\n<p>One reason you love shoes: it defines my mood for everytime I&#8217;m wearing a pair of shoes<\/p>\n<p>One thing that you dislike about the shoe game: people over 21 who camp out @ shoe releases<\/p>\n<p>One thing people might not know about you: I hold 2 ebay world records for sneaker auctions for the highest amount paid for a group of shoes an 1 single pair&#8230;.. neither record have been broken to this day<\/p>\n<p>Anything else you want to tell our readers? If you want your jewelry to look right, f*ck with me, f*ck with Icee Fresh, If you want your feet to look right, f*ck with Supra, If you want to look right, then f*ck with L-R-G and lastly if you want your whip to be right, f*ck with Platinum Motorsport&#8230;&#8230; shameless plug for the illest blog on the internet: http:\/\/blog.ifandco.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ben Baller&#8230;K-Town&#8230;K-Teezy. Whatever you want to call him, his name is synonymous with sneaker collectors everywhere. 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