DJ Clark Kent on Wearing Brand New Sneakers Every Day for 12 Years

www.sneakerwatch.com/ - It's no secret the influence that Air Jordans have had on birthing sneaker hype. But who's actually responsible for the hype? Is it Michael Jordan? Is it Nike? Is it the shoes? Or is it the man who originally asked the previous question? If you ask DJ Clark Kent, he will likely side with the latter.
According to the legendary DJ and sneakerhead, Spike Lee made people pay attention to Air Jordans and could be considered the father of sneaker hype altogether. Kent claims that at the beginning, only sports guys were into Air Jordans, but it wasn't until Spike Lee's appearance in the Nike ads for the Air Jordan 4s that the average kid started to pay attention. Clark Kent goes on to say that Spike Lee made the shoes become a character through their appearance in She's Gotta Have It and Do The Right Thing.
"You didn't even care that Jordan was in the commercial," said Kent, while highlighting the "Is it the shoes?" question was geared entirely towards the shoes and not the best basketball player on the planet. Clark Kent also questioned the success Converse could have had if the same question was asked during Magic Johnson and Larry Bird's time with the brand.
Check out the rest of the interview and find out more about DJ Clark Kent's personal collection and how long he's been wearing a brand new pair of sneakers daily.

[@Ben-gy8yq]

This channel would still be huge today if you didn’t abandon it

[@SoSikWitIt]

this is vladtv

[@tehgzizlauw1787]

Vlad is a hypebeast, he started this channel because he was just getting into sneakers at the time, then abandoned it when he got bored of the sneaker game.

[@MBryantFFNY]

Cant believe this dude is almost 50 years old... look and sounds like he's 30 years old.

[@eronnmcfashion8790]

MBryantFFNY right

[@StromLxrd6]

MBryantFFNY staying young at heart is the key

[@luckyloucash7]

Doing what he loves and having money. That’s the secret.

[@ramp622]

Honestly. I feel what he's saying, there is this feeling when you put on a brand new pair of sneakers that I can't explain, you feel like the freshest motherfucker in the world. So I 100% agree on that. If you put on a pair of jordan 3's, and you wear them every day, that feeling disappears. I personally don't have the money or want to do that, I just don't care, but everyone knows that feeling, and can 100% relate to putting on something new and just getting that feeling of confidence. It's a great feeling.

[@SNEAKERHEADSCLOTHINGLINE]

kids...when DJ Clark Kent says "A 45 or Sneakers" he is talking about a record vinyl records fyi!!!

[@playboy901]

REPMILWAUKEE414 😂 I promise my mind went with fuck them shoes get the strap for like 2 seconds

[@gucciboy4555]

@@playboy901 legit that was my first thought

[@almac305]

And there's the DJ Vlad I got Yeezys reference...

[@slugger43209]

I remember seeing this back in middle school and I didn’t even know that DJVlad was the host wow you should definitely bring this bask

[@AnthonyWilliams_83]

DJ Clark Kent is the one the most down to earth people I've ever met that's a celebrity.

[@AdamsInc71]

The Air Jordan sneaker phenomenon was all about timing with the spike Lee movie & commercials...Give MJ & Tinker some credit Clark✌

[@jkdortch2308]

before that in my area

[@freddylong1]

I remember that time frame clearly, I was a freshman in high school (88) & bout 85 to 90% ppl were wearing air force 1's. That commercial did a lot for MJ. The shoe game was lovely back then, you could actually go into the store and it would've been the first time you would have even seen the shoe. #facts

[@eronnmcfashion8790]

freddylong1 facts and u a 49ers fan to u get A W for that comment 👏👏👏👏👍👍💯💯

[@mikeandmars2345]

freddylong1 am a 49ers fan to a other W

[@Michael_Miller508]

4 years since last posted.

[@cupmanwun9984]

Why did you stop making videos

[@gp925]

#ImAddictedToBeingFresh couldn't say it any better

[@FootWearGalore]

OG OG OG for real. i wish that he would just agree to do videos of his collection. Dude would shut shit DOWN! DJ Greg Street has the best collection ive ever seen ever hands down!!

[@QBLOUNT]

It was the Jordan 1 in she's gotta have it. The movie came out 85-86 then used the concept in the Jordan 4 commercial "me Nike you gotta hook me up please baby baby baby please" lol

[@BleekizKing]

History right here. Never thought of Spike setting off Jordan's

[@iiyaan]

good questions and answers! props

[@misterneckbreaker88]

I like Nike sb I have worn sb since I was 17 I love the different colours I wear one pair for a year or till they worn on the inner heel.

[@QthAgR8]

Cloud I use to be like that with vans. now I ha e all types of kicks. some over rated tho lol like certain js

[@eronnmcfashion8790]

shaolinskunks88 yes SB's are cool 👟👟👟👍👍💯💯

[@Whois2th]

Got some of the most heat in the game, but still can’t dress worth shit 😂😭

[@kahnthedetroitdiyfashiongu2957]

Very cool interview.

[@JustFitz360]

Good interview.

[@fermgrip371]

Brilliant commentary Yo.

[@airdonte23]

Nah. The REAL credit goes to Tinker at the end of the day. But I get where Kent is coming from.

[@TheCakoholic]

Ahhh Man more like giving credit to Jordan for playing amazing and therefore making his shoes hot.

[@muntublackson4757]

this is a dope interview with common sense

[@MrJ1S]

like how he calls them black red jordan 1's. i never understood where these names came from. 10 pairs of the same kix is a lil sick tho lol

[@SuperDEUCE2010]

Mr. J1S I'm the same way. I go by the number and color of the shoe.

[@MrJ1S]

kids tell me all kinda wild names....im like for what?! who started that shit? only names i remember were "bugs bunnies" and maybe ppl said space jams?

[@eronnmcfashion8790]

Mr. J1S me to and the hare Jordan's the names start getting big like in 2009 2010 with the cool greys and all that stuff

[@Graffitiluva]

Dope interview respect to a triple og sneakerhead like Dj Clark Kent. Overall I loved Js since day 1 as a kid and it wasn't because of no spike lee Jordan was the reason always, before kids and old heads thought it was cool to buy them to flip. I remember being a kid and seeing Jordan sitting in stores 3s,4s,5s, etc.. Being able to walk into a store and find the shoes you wanted days. When Footlocker had the backboard over the register and score board, jerserys on one side,starter jackets all of that shit. Man good times but now it a joke haha can't really get dope shit without hypebeast's and reseller's copping everything.

[@ProfessionalSutton84]

Word...the good ol days

[@bhipsahoy1220]

stfu ur broke

[@IGStrangDaKang]

Graffitiluva I feel you!! I can't buy a pair a jordans no more.. by the time I get to the mall they already gone..these hype beasts kill me ,especially the young kids ..

[@annerrivera8330]

bhips ahoy stfu

[@98kame]

sneaker game fell off with resellers

[@reseyrese3675]

it's a knife

[@MrRich504]

Nice interview just stating the facts!

[@buddhabrew]

shit he said about the white t's and jeans.

[@PhotoLabMP]

They HAD to be brand new? I think he has OCD.

[@TheCakoholic]

stlmike more like I think he is fresh to death.

[@larsp8665]

MJ won the 87 dunk contest in the Jordan 2s. The 3s are more iconic tho

[@Chrisjenkinstvg]

tru

[@shawnjacob497]

Nice how Clark Kent Laughs without making any sound

[@SirCharles246]

this dude I'd awesome we all have things we like and get OCD about.. this dude happens to love his shoes and he needs them fresh he knows he has a problem

[@andruw9011]

Sheesh, a million dollars worth of sneakers 😳

[@ChaChaWitYa]

RIP to this channel.

[@joelybgood]

I swear CK only knows the word "Fresh" LOL. All hail the sneaker king.

[@gp925]

I salute Dj Clark Kent

[@nikolasniquete5587]

Can we get a DJCK sneak peak please!

[@codependent999]

Damn i wanted those BRED 1's and Clark Kent getting 10 pairs!

[@isaiahedwards98]

Definitely how it is in CT too 😂 don't come outside in some "WHAT ARE THOSE" because you will get flamed

[@taurusjohnson4203]

Clark Kent’s a Legendary Sneaker head but we(Detroit)was fucking with Jordan hard from day1 pre Spike Lee

[@dominiccalla7049]

he lowkey looks like dwade

[@DonWawa]

What happened to this channel

[@jamesharden8330]

Sneaker Gawd...

[@aljr357]

If I could find black Jordan 6s and white Jordan 6s I'd buy 25 pairs of each and 25 pairs of Jordan 5s. And ten pairs each of 2s,3s,4s,7s,8s,9s,10s,12s,and 13s.

[@h.Freeman]

I would sub but u dont make new content for this channel....if I where u; I'd ask everyone I interview if they collect sneakers..if they say. yeah then talk about it for 5 minutes and add it to this channel. Boom additional content.

[@matthewfox3563]

Damn I'm size 13 I'll take some shoes 😂

[@justedsumrandumguy]

Clark told Vlad to get tf outta here with that hypebeast shit. When he ask if he spent a mill on shoes like gtfomf

[@ashm3697]

biggest waste to only wear shoes once

[@eronnmcfashion8790]

@11:00

[@JCol-xt8nj]

Yo fam, I'm a size 13 😎

[@user-mi4hm3mt6h]

take ur clown foot ass to AJ wright in the box section 😂

[@JCol-xt8nj]

Haha I do got some clown feet tho! 😂

[@AC-vt4uk]

funny think is, kix that I thought I'd be getting ended up going to him. "Dare, it's Kent then you" smh lol. I am also aware of him getting kix I didn't want but I know he doesn't know about me...to be king...Big Ups to the DJ

[@DJ--ALLDAY]

LMAO... he compared CLark's sneaker addiction to HOARDING..

[@marioarroyo2006]

He makes shoes...he’s different.

[@luisrivera5636]

Sneaker God

[@theultimateeminencewarrior456]

Size 13 stand up!

[@RalphLBaer]

This ain't right.

[@millhouse313]

Y’all know he’s exaggerating right?

[@jeremybartlow5755]

Drop another fucking video

[@tiransims21]

He grew up with kendu n Puerto Rican Jesus

[@Wbzdev]

this is VLAD

[@IGStrangDaKang]

These fools think everything wit the Jordan sign on them is a pair of js

[@solomoncooper6491]

His logic is terrible he always wants a fresh pair the person with common sense would just clean them and maintain them not waste a ton of money and pair multiple pairs because of pure laziness.

[@TheCakoholic]

Solomon Cooper it's a lifestyle thing use your logic he's made career and money off sneaker culture.

[@wasssup7573]

🧢

[@FocalDs]

vladtv is that you lol

[@michaels.8244]

Started out watching this like okay let's sit & watch & listen a bit jut to do it. Then as he got into how it has to be a band new pair each & every time & he never wears a pair twice I was like this nigga is sick. My dude, if u wear a new pair every day as the weather permits, u can come back around the next year & re-wear that same pair a sec time. There's no need to buy them again u less u had a really active day & u really fucked them up to the point that it's obvious they not new. If they still look new when u take them off then they'll b new the 2nd time around. I will say, there are worse things he could be addicted to.

[@jamarparker1]

I look up to this dude but even if I had bill gates money I would never do that ones wear thing

[@LifelsGreat]

Yes you would lol. Think about it dude, well then again... it might get tiring.

[@AL1NO3]

Unnecessary

[@albertgriffin6191]

let's go panama🇵🇦🇵🇦🇵🇦🇵🇦🇵🇦🇵🇦🇵🇦🇵🇦🇵🇦🇵🇦🇵🇦

[@kobe5rings]

L

[@babaceeloe]

Hey baba Clark..... May I have all your size 7's.

[@jurrell1986]

see steve harvey wears a new suit everyday BUT he OWNS his suit company dj clarke doesnt own the company so hes spending thousands just to have that brand new feel and hes just giving them away. he might not die broke but wealth is not something he knows about but then again you only have one life to live so live it but i just find that stupid sorry not sorry.

[@2WOKE-]

bizarre dude...

[@thegoodthebadyomom]

1st

[@xenagomez4017]

Two's were trash they didn't sell

[@dominator35000]

Last

[@jkdortch2308]

another NY dude WRONG about FASHION

[@jkdortch2308]

right i see you said a lot of nothing

[@2WOKE-]

dudes smoked out...

[@xenagomez4017]

Kent u way to old for that nonsense

[@kpkp2655]

DJ Clown Kent.

[@joshuabius4146]

spike Lee didn't do anything for jordan Nikes not stupid they pushed what they knew would sell

[@bigdickies4877]

My mans said it all