{"id":899707,"date":"2021-05-04T14:59:20","date_gmt":"2021-05-04T19:59:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/?p=899707"},"modified":"2021-05-04T15:02:05","modified_gmt":"2021-05-04T20:02:05","slug":"kanye-west-debuted-the-blink-nike-air-yeezy-1s-10-years-ago-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/kanye-west-debuted-the-blink-nike-air-yeezy-1s-10-years-ago-today\/","title":{"rendered":"This Nike Air Yeezy 1 Released at Retail 12 Years Ago Today"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>*Original post date May 4, 2019*<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\">Recently, we celebrated the 10-year-anniversary of the <\/span><strong style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\">Nike Air Yeezy 1<\/strong><span style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\"> launching <\/span><a style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/nike-air-yeezy-1-zen-grey-throwback-thursday\/\">at retail for the first time in its famed &#8220;Zen Grey&#8221; colorway<\/a><span style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Today, however, marks the decade-long mark of the retail release for the famed Black\/Pink or &#8220;Blink&#8221; colorway. True to their nickname, the Black\/Pink Yeezys sold out in the blink of an eye when released at retail on May 4, 2009.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Keri Hilson - Knock You Down (Official Music Video) ft. Kanye West, Ne-Yo\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/p_RqWocthcc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Debuted by Kanye West during his co-starring role in Keri Hilson&#8217;s &#8220;Knock You Down&#8221; video, the R&amp;B guest spot was a warm-up of sorts for Ye&#8217;s rap comeback after dropping his off-genre, mostly sung but industry changing <em>808s &amp; Heartbreak<\/em> album.<\/p>\n<p>The mullet was cut down, somewhat symbolizing the rebirth of rapping Kanye though a shag still showed up. While Ibn Jasper&#8217;s clipper work was on full display, it was West&#8217;s Black\/Pink Yeezys that stole the show.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_452671\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-452671\" style=\"width: 1023px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" onerror=\"this.src='https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/files\/2023\/12\/404-dead-image.jpg'\" class=\"size-full wp-image-452671\" src=\"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/files\/2015\/06\/nike-air-yeezy-1-black-pink-e1554589562385.jpg\" alt=\"Nike Air Yeezy 1 Black Pink\" width=\"1023\" height=\"698\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/files\/2015\/06\/nike-air-yeezy-1-black-pink-e1554589562385.jpg 1023w, https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/files\/2015\/06\/nike-air-yeezy-1-black-pink-e1554589562385-325x222.jpg 325w, https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/files\/2015\/06\/nike-air-yeezy-1-black-pink-e1554589562385-733x500.jpg 733w, https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/files\/2015\/06\/nike-air-yeezy-1-black-pink-e1554589562385-1000x682.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/files\/2015\/06\/nike-air-yeezy-1-black-pink-e1554589562385-768x524.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/files\/2015\/06\/nike-air-yeezy-1-black-pink-e1554589562385-720x491.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1023px) 100vw, 1023px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-452671\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nike Air Yeezy 1 Black\/Pink<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>To some the best Yeezy 1, to a few even the best Yeezy ever, the bold color scheme was seen on Kanye&#8217;s feet for the first time in the video following a studio shot preview in <em>Complex Magazine.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>This was a big deal at the time. West had publicly worn the recently released &#8220;Zen Grey&#8221; Yeezy 1 and had already rocked the yet-to-drop &#8220;Net&#8221; colorway on <em>Ellen.<\/em>\u00a0The &#8220;Knock You Down&#8221; video made waves across the web, showing Ye in the &#8220;Blinks&#8221; for the first time.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_899709\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-899709\" style=\"width: 694px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" onerror=\"this.src='https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/files\/2023\/12\/404-dead-image.jpg'\" class=\"size-full wp-image-899709\" src=\"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/files\/2019\/04\/kanye-west-ibn-jasper-nike-air-yeezy-1-black-pink-blink.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"694\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/files\/2019\/04\/kanye-west-ibn-jasper-nike-air-yeezy-1-black-pink-blink.jpg 694w, https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/files\/2019\/04\/kanye-west-ibn-jasper-nike-air-yeezy-1-black-pink-blink-186x275.jpg 186w, https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/files\/2019\/04\/kanye-west-ibn-jasper-nike-air-yeezy-1-black-pink-blink-339x500.jpg 339w, https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/files\/2019\/04\/kanye-west-ibn-jasper-nike-air-yeezy-1-black-pink-blink-508x750.jpg 508w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 694px) 100vw, 694px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-899709\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ibn Jasper &amp; Kanye West in the Nike Air Yeezy 1 Black\/Pink<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Soon after, he&#8217;d rock them in public.<\/p>\n<p>Like the other colorways, they were a favorite amongst his famous friends and an early mover on the still-young resale market.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_572009\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-572009\" style=\"width: 750px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" onerror=\"this.src='https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/files\/2023\/12\/404-dead-image.jpg'\" class=\"size-full wp-image-572009\" src=\"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/files\/2017\/12\/kobe-bryant-nike-air-yeezy-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"1088\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/files\/2017\/12\/kobe-bryant-nike-air-yeezy-1.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/files\/2017\/12\/kobe-bryant-nike-air-yeezy-1-190x275.jpg 190w, https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/files\/2017\/12\/kobe-bryant-nike-air-yeezy-1-345x500.jpg 345w, https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/files\/2017\/12\/kobe-bryant-nike-air-yeezy-1-517x750.jpg 517w, https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/files\/2017\/12\/kobe-bryant-nike-air-yeezy-1-720x1044.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-572009\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kobe Bryant in the Nike Air Yeezy 1 Black\/Pink<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The &#8220;Blink&#8221; color scheme would live again in some fashion, inspiring the &#8220;Solar Red&#8221; SKU on the shoe&#8217;s sequel &#8211; the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/nike-air-yeezy-2-history\/\">Nike Air Yeezy 2<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>As seen on shelves and in sketches, the Black\/Solar Red styling definitely took cues from the OG, placing black all over the upper, the hot hue on the liner, and a glowing aesthetic to the outsole.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_452660\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-452660\" style=\"width: 1150px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" onerror=\"this.src='https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/files\/2023\/12\/404-dead-image.jpg'\" class=\"wp-image-452660 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/files\/2015\/06\/nike-air-yeezy-2-black-solar-red.jpg\" alt=\"Nike Air Yeezy 2 Black Solar Red\" width=\"1150\" height=\"700\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/files\/2015\/06\/nike-air-yeezy-2-black-solar-red.jpg 1150w, https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/files\/2015\/06\/nike-air-yeezy-2-black-solar-red-261x159.jpg 261w, https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/files\/2015\/06\/nike-air-yeezy-2-black-solar-red-587x357.jpg 587w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1150px) 100vw, 1150px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-452660\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nike Air Yeezy 2 Black\/Solar Red<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" onerror=\"this.src='https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/files\/2023\/12\/404-dead-image.jpg'\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-453396\" src=\"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/files\/2015\/06\/nike-air-yeezy-2-black-solar-red-sketch-official-02.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1150\" height=\"621\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/files\/2015\/06\/nike-air-yeezy-2-black-solar-red-sketch-official-02.jpg 1150w, https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/files\/2015\/06\/nike-air-yeezy-2-black-solar-red-sketch-official-02-294x159.jpg 294w, https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/files\/2015\/06\/nike-air-yeezy-2-black-solar-red-sketch-official-02-661x357.jpg 661w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1150px) 100vw, 1150px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Said scheme has never graced any of West&#8217;s work with adidas though Nike Sportswear definitely gave the Black\/Solar Red blocking more than a few laps on unrelated retro models and lifestyle favorites.<\/p>\n<p>Both the &#8220;Yeezy&#8221; Foamposites and Roshe Run FB famously sported the updated take on the Black\/Pink-Glow theme.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_373539\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-373539\" style=\"width: 970px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" onerror=\"this.src='https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/files\/2023\/12\/404-dead-image.jpg'\" class=\"size-full wp-image-373539\" src=\"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/files\/2014\/04\/nike-air-foamposite-pro-prm-solar-red-1.jpg\" alt=\"Nike Air Foamposite Pro Solar Red\" width=\"970\" height=\"597\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-373539\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nike Air Foamposite One Black\/Solar Red (2014)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>While it may have been polarizing or even punk to place pink on a sneaker, that was Kanye perhaps at his best in 2009.<\/p>\n<p>Just the same, it might have been Nike at its most daring or risk-taking in regards to product.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" onerror=\"this.src='https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/files\/2023\/12\/404-dead-image.jpg'\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-899710\" src=\"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/files\/2019\/04\/yeezy-1.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It all kicked off when the shoe release at retail ten years ago today.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" onerror=\"this.src='https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/files\/2023\/12\/404-dead-image.jpg'\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-903527\" src=\"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/files\/2019\/05\/nike-air-yeezy-1-black-pink-DREAM-TEAM-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1150\" height=\"1600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/files\/2019\/05\/nike-air-yeezy-1-black-pink-DREAM-TEAM-1.jpg 1150w, https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/files\/2019\/05\/nike-air-yeezy-1-black-pink-DREAM-TEAM-1-198x275.jpg 198w, https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/files\/2019\/05\/nike-air-yeezy-1-black-pink-DREAM-TEAM-1-359x500.jpg 359w, https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/files\/2019\/05\/nike-air-yeezy-1-black-pink-DREAM-TEAM-1-768x1069.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/files\/2019\/05\/nike-air-yeezy-1-black-pink-DREAM-TEAM-1-539x750.jpg 539w, https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/files\/2019\/05\/nike-air-yeezy-1-black-pink-DREAM-TEAM-1-720x1002.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1150px) 100vw, 1150px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>Check out some of the other celebs who rocked the &#8220;Blink&#8221; Yeezy 1s over the years below.<\/em><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_893682\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-893682\" style=\"width: 2023px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" onerror=\"this.src='https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/files\/2023\/12\/404-dead-image.jpg'\" class=\"size-full wp-image-893682\" src=\"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/files\/2019\/02\/drake-air-jordan-5-raging-bull-bun-b-nike-air-yeezy-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2023\" height=\"3000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/files\/2019\/02\/drake-air-jordan-5-raging-bull-bun-b-nike-air-yeezy-1.jpg 2023w, https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/files\/2019\/02\/drake-air-jordan-5-raging-bull-bun-b-nike-air-yeezy-1-185x275.jpg 185w, https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/files\/2019\/02\/drake-air-jordan-5-raging-bull-bun-b-nike-air-yeezy-1-337x500.jpg 337w, https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/files\/2019\/02\/drake-air-jordan-5-raging-bull-bun-b-nike-air-yeezy-1-768x1139.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/files\/2019\/02\/drake-air-jordan-5-raging-bull-bun-b-nike-air-yeezy-1-506x750.jpg 506w, https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/files\/2019\/02\/drake-air-jordan-5-raging-bull-bun-b-nike-air-yeezy-1-720x1068.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2023px) 100vw, 2023px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-893682\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bun B in the Nike Air Yeezy 1 &#8220;Blink&#8221; &amp; Drake in the Air Jordan 5 &#8220;Raging Bull&#8221; (Photo by Johnny Nunez\/WireImage)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_589545\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-589545\" style=\"width: 1305px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" onerror=\"this.src='https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/files\/2023\/12\/404-dead-image.jpg'\" class=\"size-full wp-image-589545\" src=\"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/files\/2018\/03\/g-eazy-nike-air-yeezy-1-e1521139267662.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1305\" height=\"1286\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/files\/2018\/03\/g-eazy-nike-air-yeezy-1-e1521139267662.png 1305w, https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/files\/2018\/03\/g-eazy-nike-air-yeezy-1-e1521139267662-279x275.png 279w, https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/files\/2018\/03\/g-eazy-nike-air-yeezy-1-e1521139267662-507x500.png 507w, https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/files\/2018\/03\/g-eazy-nike-air-yeezy-1-e1521139267662-768x757.png 768w, https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/files\/2018\/03\/g-eazy-nike-air-yeezy-1-e1521139267662-761x750.png 761w, https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/files\/2018\/03\/g-eazy-nike-air-yeezy-1-e1521139267662-720x710.png 720w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1305px) 100vw, 1305px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-589545\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">G Eazy in the Nike Air Yeezy 1 Black\/Pink<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_520158\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-520158\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" onerror=\"this.src='https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/files\/2023\/12\/404-dead-image.jpg'\" class=\"size-full wp-image-520158\" src=\"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/files\/2016\/12\/kid-cudi-nike-air-yeezy-1-black-pink.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"620\" height=\"530\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-520158\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kid Cudi in the Nike Air Yeezy 1 Black\/Pink<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_350402\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-350402\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" onerror=\"this.src='https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/files\/2023\/12\/404-dead-image.jpg'\" class=\"size-full wp-image-350402\" src=\"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/files\/2013\/11\/kevin-hart-nike-air-yeezy-black-pink.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"620\" height=\"619\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-350402\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kevin Hart in the Nike Air Yeezy 1 Black\/Pink<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_365064\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-365064\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" onerror=\"this.src='https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/files\/2023\/12\/404-dead-image.jpg'\" class=\"size-full wp-image-365064\" src=\"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/files\/2014\/02\/wale-nike-air-yeezy.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"620\" height=\"1024\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-365064\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Wale in the Nike Air Yeezy 1 Black\/Pink<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>*Original post date May 4, 2019* Recently, we celebrated the 10-year-anniversary of the Nike Air Yeezy 1 launching at retail&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2415,"featured_media":979196,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1224791,1225514,1203975],"tags":[101,1223788,1225706],"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>This Nike Air Yeezy 1 Released at Retail 12 Years Ago Today | Snkrs Day<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Where to buy This Nike Air Yeezy 1 Released at Retail 12 Years Ago Today shoes. 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