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Lead image by Christian Smiley<\/a><\/h6>\n

U.K.\u00a0grime\u00a0is in a lane of its own. And while the artistry of names like\u00a0Skepta, Stormzy and countless others continue to gain influence here in the U.S., it’s their play in sneakers that’s grabbing our attention.<\/p>\n

Londoner AJ Tracey<\/strong> is one performer who is cementing his status as a staple in the face of U.K. hip-hop, and also happens one of the biggest sneaker heads in the game. Having collaborated with household names like Vogue, Nike, A$AP Rocky and more (not to mention his affiliation with October’s Very Own), it’s good to see a true ambassador for the sneaker culture on the rise.<\/p>\n

“I remember, I used to sell sweets when I was back in school,” said the 24-year old rap artist. “I would go buy crisps and chocolates and stuff like that to sell, just so I could go buy Air Force 1s. [Laughs<\/em>] It definitely started early.”<\/p>\n

Fresh off the release of his latest single “Mimi<\/a>,” check out AJ’s sneaker rotation below in this week’s take of My 5 Mondays.<\/p>\n

Comme des Gar\u00e7ons x Nike Dunk High<\/h2>\n

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“They\u2019re literally like see through, like see-through<\/em>\u00a0with a black tick. So it\u2019s fire — you can wear some fire socks underneath it. Then that\u2019s the color of the trainers. [Laughs<\/em>]”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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AJ Tracey:<\/strong> They\u2019re like see through ones. You know you can\u2019t wear these on a hot day because they will like condense and shit. They like steam up because they\u2019re see through. So you gotta wear them on a cold day. They\u2019re literally like see through, like see-through<\/em>\u00a0with a black tick. So it\u2019s fire — you can wear some fire socks underneath it. Then that\u2019s the color of the trainers. [laughs<\/em>]<\/p>\n

For me, with the hypebeast thing \u2014 because I know CDG does a lot of collabs with brands like Supreme for instance \u2014 I can\u2019t really say I\u2019m not <\/i>a hypebeast, but I don\u2019t just rock with everything that drops. Specific things, you know, from each drop. I have to like it. Like a piece of Supreme that might not be that hype or people don\u2019t like it, I just have to like it, it has to drop with my clothes.<\/p>\n

Air Jordan 1 “Top 3”<\/h2>\n

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AJ Tracey:<\/strong> One of my favorite trainers by far is the Jordan 1 \u201cTop 3.\u201d I never had any of the original colorways that make the shoe but when I got them for the first time, I was in L.A., I was just like, Yo…these are my favorite shoes<\/em>. I wear those all the time now, I just don\u2019t take them off. They\u2019re fire.<\/p>\n

JW Anderson x Chuck Taylor “Grid”<\/h2>\n

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“I love wearing things where people just gotta stop and wonder.\u00a0And they can\u2019t Google it, because they doesn\u2019t exist yet!”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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AJ Tracey:<\/strong> I\u2019m not really into Converse like that but because I went to Florence and shot for JW Anderson and Converse on some like fashion shit and I got them. Me and my friends we had these trainers before anybody else had them \u2014 they look like just normal Converses and they\u2019re black and just say JW Anderson all over it. So every time I wear them I get people like, “Yo, what\u2019s that?\u201d [laughs<\/em>]<\/p>\n

I love wearing things where people just gotta stop and wonder. And they can\u2019t Google it, because they doesn\u2019t exist yet!\u00a0I had those in May 2017 — \u00a0I think they just released recently. I just barely saw them in the shop the other day.<\/p>\n

VLONE x Nike Air Force 1 Low<\/h2>\n Photo via AJ Tracey\n

AJ Tracey:<\/strong> A$AP family. The mob are my people man, they hook me up. As soon as I got the shoes, like before anyone had them, I busted them out and everyone was like, \u201cOhhhh! Where did you get those?! I need those!\u201d Everyone was like hating cause no one could get them — in London, especially you know.<\/p>\n

People were lining up \u2014 there was a pop up in London. People lined up literally around the block to get them and most people didn\u2019t get them. But I was wearing them even before the pop up. So before the hype got to them, everyone was just like, \u201cWhat is that,” you know what I\u2019m saying?<\/p>\n

They just drop with everything too man. Like the black leather is a different type of leather to regular Air Forces, so they don\u2019t crease. The laces are waxed over so they don\u2019t damage. I try to keep them clean in my box. Those are one of my favorites. Grails.<\/p>\n

Maison Margiela Calfskin ‘REPLICA’ Sneaker<\/h2>\n

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“Low stunt. Secret stunt. I know I\u2019m stunt, and that\u2019s all that matters. [laughs<\/em>]”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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AJ Tracey:<\/strong> I really like those, cause they\u2019re like, plain. They\u2019re all beige with a dark line on it, like, they\u2019re fire. They drop with anything too, you can wear them with all that and they\u2019re just gonna be clean. They don\u2019t look messy and they don\u2019t look like I\u2019m showing off either. People don\u2019t even know they\u2019re Margiela too ’cause like they just look like sneakers.<\/p>\n

Low stunt. Secret stunt. I know I\u2019m stunt, and that\u2019s all that matters. [laughs<\/em>]<\/p>\n

Keep up with AJ Tracey via Twitter<\/a> and Instagram<\/a> to stay up on upcoming music releases, and be sure to stream his new single “Mimi<\/a>” out now.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Lead image by Christian Smiley U.K.\u00a0grime\u00a0is in a lane of its own. And while the artistry of names like\u00a0Skepta, Stormzy…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":328303,"featured_media":591387,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[1225742],"cultivate_rss":[],"class_list":{"2":"type-post"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nMy 5 \/\/ AJ Tracey's Sneaker Rotation | Snkrs Day<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Londoner AJ Tracey takes a break in Austin to grab coffee and talk about which shoes are heavy in his sneaker rotation. 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