HIP HOP'S 50TH BIRTHDAY CALLS FOR PURPLE TIMBS

edwin@geniux.co.za Edwin Bapela

This year 2023, Hip Hop turns 50. Coincidentally, so does Timberland's Classic Yellow Boot that every hip hop head fantasizes about, a piece of footwear that forged an everlasting bond with hip-hop, becoming just as synonymous with it as the city that birthed it...New York In celebration of the shared history between the genre that gave us Pac, Biggie, Busta Rhymes, Dr Dre, Snoop Dogg Nas, Jay-Z, Wu-Tang Clan, Drake, and Kendrick Lamar and the world-famous "Wheat" 6-inch boot, Timberland looks to deliver a special-edition iteration boot dubbed 'Hip Hop Royalty.'

Serving as one of several installments in an upcoming program of releases with some well respected designers across the industry, the upcoming style is unlike anything ever seen on the 6-inch.


First and foremost – the color. Switching out traditional "Wheat" coloring, this pair features a purple dress this fills that upper in its entirety.

Chosen to reference the genre's association with royalty and power, and a graffiti mural in the Bronx dedicated to hip-hop’s founder DJ Kool Herc, the rich hue is contrasted with a heavy hand of metallic gold, which fills the eyelets and collar.The finishing touch, once again referencing graffiti's place within hip-hop culture at large, is a spraypainted detail applied to the branding hit towards the heel, as well as a turntable and mic hangtag that replaces the traditional leather swatch.

As celebrations for both milestones kick into motion, the Timberland Hip Hop Royalty Boot is available to shop online now at various outlets.


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