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It's a New York Thing: Bobby Shmurda Appears On Sneaker Shopping with Complex

It's a New York Thing: Bobby Shmurda Appears On Sneaker Shopping with Complex

Bobby Shmurda visits Stadium Goods on Sneaker Shopping with Complex.

Matt DeSciora

It doesn’t get more New York than this.

Sneaker Shopping with Complex returns to Stadium Goods this week with Brooklyn’s Bobby Shmurda, the popular rapper known for his distinct sound that mixes gritty, old school New York City lyricism with Chicago’s “Drill” wave.

True to form, Bobby kicked off his appearance on the sneaker shopping show with a bang by revealing to Complex’s Joe La Puma that it was actually Heelys, the footwear brand known for its skate shoes with wheels in the heels, not Air Jordans, that caught his attention as a kid growing up in Brooklyn’s East Flatbush neighborhood.

“I used to see kids skating on their shoes in school and was like “Nah, that’s cool.””

We’re happy to report that Bobby later admitted to falling in love with Jordans, specifically the Air Jordan 1 and Air Jordan 4, by the time he hit junior high.

Watch the full episode of Sneaker Shopping with Complex with Bobby Shmurda below.