{"id":404101,"date":"2014-09-12T16:50:54","date_gmt":"2014-09-12T21:50:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/?p=404101"},"modified":"2018-12-31T00:35:10","modified_gmt":"2018-12-31T05:35:10","slug":"brandblack-interview-preview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/brandblack-interview-preview\/","title":{"rendered":"BrandBlack is Not Afraid of Nike"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Hundreds recently documented in-depth look at the history behind the upstart <strong>BrandBlack<\/strong> basketball footwear brand in cahoots with BB&#8217;s\u00a0founder David Raysse and Creative Director Billy Dill. \u00a0Journalist Luis Ruano lead\u00a0an interview with the men behind the brand to discuss breaking into the basketball sneaker market dominated by Nike,\u00a0in which they stated\u00a0<em>BrandBlack is Not Afraid of Nike.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>With clean, modern designs, BrandBlack is a brand built upon the importance of premium construction and high-quality materials. <em>&#8220;That goes to the philosophy of simplifying the product so that instead of spending the money on lots of junk and tricks on the shoes, you can spend the money on materials.&#8221;<\/em>, says Raysse.<\/p>\n<p>Along with the interview, you&#8217;ll also get a preview of two upcoming models from BrandBlack: the J. 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