{"id":898309,"date":"2019-03-25T11:20:37","date_gmt":"2019-03-25T15:20:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/?p=898309"},"modified":"2019-03-25T11:41:18","modified_gmt":"2019-03-25T15:41:18","slug":"sneakersnstuff-los-angeles-opening-interview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/sneakersnstuff-los-angeles-opening-interview\/","title":{"rendered":"Sneakersnstuff Celebrates 20 Years with Los Angeles Store Opening"},"content":{"rendered":"
It wasn\u2019t until the early 2000\u2019s that many came to the firm conclusion that hip hop wasn’t just a young man\u2019s game. Prior to those actualized truths fortified over time, it was largely assumed artists would enter into their professional as an adolescent, thrive in the beckoning vibrancy\u00a0of youth, then reach their creative and commercial peak just shy of middle age. The artist lifespan was buttoned tight with a small margin for error. Which meant ones use of time required very considered calculation.<\/p>\n
We had wrongfully labeled hip hop a youthful sport before even allowing those men (and women) to grow into the wisdom birthed by maturation. Sneaker culture — eerily akin to hip hop — is, too, painfully young and often stigmatized in a similar fashion. Yet, even without centuries of history to reference, there are broad-shouldered leaders validated by decades of success. Most are nestled somewhere in the median; certainly not old but far too wise to be considered inexperienced.<\/p>\n