{"id":353401,"date":"2013-12-12T12:35:48","date_gmt":"2013-12-12T18:35:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/?p=353401"},"modified":"2022-09-13T23:47:16","modified_gmt":"2022-09-14T04:47:16","slug":"throwback-thursday-jadakiss-rocks-air-jordan-12-low-taxi-in-why","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/throwback-thursday-jadakiss-rocks-air-jordan-12-low-taxi-in-why\/","title":{"rendered":"Throwback Thursday: Jadakiss Rocks Air Jordan 12 Low &#8220;Taxi&#8221; in &#8220;Why&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In the spirit of this weekend\u2019s big retro release, we\u2019re turning back the clock with a new installment of <a title=\"Throwback Thursday\" href=\"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/tag\/throwback-thursday\/\"><em>Throwback Thursday<\/em><\/a>. On Saturday, the Air Jordan 12 \u201cTaxi\u201d returns for the second time in mid top form. Back in 2004, the \u201cTaxis\u201d were making noise as a low top launch.<\/p>\n<p>Following success with Bad Boy and Ruff Ryders, LOX standout <strong>Jadakiss<\/strong> made the move to Def Jam in 2004. His second solo album, <em>Kiss of Death<\/em>, birthed the biggest song of his career. <strong>\u201cWhy\u201d<\/strong> proved to be one of the most memorable and popular records of &#8217;04, seeing production from Mobb Deep\u2019s Havoc and a knockout hook by Anthony Hamilton. The conscious yet controversial track pushed a theme of protest and touched on political topics all while burning up the radio and video circuits. While the biggest fashion statement in the visual proved to be the track themed t-shirts, Kiss showed he was up on his Jordan Brand game by rocking the recently released \u201cTaxi\u201d Lows.<\/p>\n<p>Can you believe it\u2019s been almost a decade since this record and these retros dropped? Though the \u201cTaxi\u201d Lows returned in 2011, many fans favor the OG build. Will you be copping the mid top Taxi 12s this weekend? Were you rocking the low back in \u201804? Let us know in the comment section.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the spirit of this weekend\u2019s big retro release, we\u2019re turning back the clock with a new installment of Throwback Thursday. On Saturday, the Air Jordan 12 \u201cTaxi\u201d returns for the second time in mid top form. Back in 2004, the \u201cTaxis\u201d were making noise as a low top launch.<\/p>\n<p>Following success with Bad Boy and Ruff Ryders, LOX standout Jadakiss made the move to Def Jam in 2004. His second solo album, Kiss of Death, birthed the biggest song of his career. \u201cWhy\u201d proved to be one of the most memorable and popular records of &#8217;04, seeing production from Mobb Deep\u2019s Havoc and a knockout hook by Anthony Hamilton. The conscious yet controversial track pushed a theme of protest and touched on political topics all while burning up the radio and video circuits. While the biggest fashion statement in the visual proved to be the track themed t-shirts, Kiss showed he was up on his Jordan Brand game by rocking the recently released \u201cTaxi\u201d Lows.<\/p>\n<p>Can you believe it\u2019s been almost a decade since this record and these retros dropped? Though the \u201cTaxi\u201d Lows returned in 2011, many fans favor the OG build. Will you be copping the mid top take this weekend? Were you rocking the low back in \u201804? Let us know in the comment section.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2415,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1232711,3,1225574],"tags":[1225662,1225484],"cultivate_rss":[],"class_list":{"2":"type-post"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v24.0 (Yoast SEO v24.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Throwback Thursday: Jadakiss Rocks Air Jordan 12 Low &quot;Taxi&quot; in &quot;Why&quot; | Snkrs Day<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Where to buy Throwback Thursday: Jadakiss Rocks Air Jordan 12 Low &quot;Taxi&quot; in &quot;Why&quot; shoes. 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