Hooped Up

When it’s time to celebrate St. Patrick’s day, the Chicago River turns green, New York’s 5th Ave. goes absolutely bonkers and Irishmen suddenly become the world’s largest population. These spectacular transformations rank up there with Moses parting the red sea and Bill Russel’s eleven championships. Read More »

Remember when the bad boys ruled in Motown, the city of angles had showtime and the greatest player ever reigned supreme in chi town — and everywhere else?

Well if you do, K1X now has a t-shirt for that too with the Finals Em Vee Tee.

Take a trip back in the day after the jump.

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The reloaded High Top version of its established Lazy Layup silhouette, has earned K1X major props for years now. Just like the low cut version, the Lazy High is a basketball inspired lifestyle sneaker. Two pairs of fat laces in matching colors (white/purple & black/grey) provide two different looks, a velcro strap and the double-layered tongue bring old school flavor like “yo”.

Peep them in purple and grey below.

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Sporting the new K1X Shorty collection in Los Angeles while photographer Rozano Johnson documented their daily grind. Featured dancers like Tiny Mite, Lil Mama, Bambi, Lady MC, K.K. and the notorious Miss Prissy who were made immortal in 2005 by David LaChappelle’s wonderful film “Rize”.

Got their Krump on in streets of South Central, Venice, Beach, Downtown, Watts, West Hollywood and the canal at 6th St. Bridge. Giving the fresh Spring / Summer K1X Shorty’s collection some bounce and shake across the pond.

Video of ladies doing their thing in Berlin wearing the new collection, after the jump.

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With the notorious Overkill Shop in Berlin as the back drop, K1X unleash and celebrated the complete 4-ELEMENTS series together. Featuring 4 unique basketballs limited to 444 pieces per element and four artists worldwide. Dj BinIchNich provided the soundtrack while friends, fans and family turned out in bunches to get a first glimpse at the project.

If you love basketball and art, copping the complete set of this bouncing art collection is a must!

Pics of the fun after the break.

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Straight Outta Stu Jackson’s office, the B.W.A. tee from K1X gives some shine to the players in the league that take every single game they play personally. NBA fines are expensive, this t-shirt is not.

So buy one goody two shoes.

If you would have worn this K1X New York F#ckin’ Bricks tee when the Knicks lost 128-78 to the Dallas Mavericks. You would have looked like Nostradamus or Nastradamus who really didn’t predict anything, but is a way better lyricist.

If it ain’t broke don’t break it, so here is some more K1X Freshly Dipped goodness this time in the form of Rasheed Wallace. Buy this shirt and you’ll be racking up technicals and fines from Stu Jackson in no time.

Don’t sleep, this tee is only available in limited quantities for 27,99 €. Don’t whine, just do the conversion.

See the back of it below.

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Back in the good ole days of the formerly named WWF when 90% of the wrestlers you followed were still alive. The Legion of Doom (who are still kickin’) was the illest tag team in the squared circle and nobody messed with them. So it’s only fitting that K1X created a dope tee calling LeBron James and Shaquille O’Neal the L.O.D of the NBA cause nobody wants to bang with them either.

Lets see if the Lakers play the role of the Demolition (including Crush) when they visiting the Cavaliers tonight.

You have already seen the Marok (WATER), Frank 151 featuring Stay High 149 (AIR) and Bill McMullen (FIRE) from the K1X “4-E” collection of unique basketballs and now, last but not least by Mode2 (EARTH).

MODE2 is a “living legend” – one of Europe’s most prominent artists in general, and a central figure of graffiti culture worldwide. Graffiti’s “thinking man” has painted and exposed his work all over the globe and is notorious for his „Battle of the Year“ designs. His sophisticated illustrations make Mode2 one of the most interesting icons in street art today. The EARTH design features a new twist on Mode’s famous character drawings: a ballplayer.

All four of the balls from the K1X “4-E” collection are strictly limited to 444 units worldwide and the official global release event will take part @ Overkill Shop (Berlin) on 21/01/2010.

After the jump, a few words from MODE2 about art and EARTH.

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