Mike Posner wearing the Nike Air Mita Trainer Dunk Hi
Nice Kicks: What is your favorite shoes to perform in?
Mike Posner: The Nike Air Mita Trainer Dunk High. I wore those on the cover of my first mixtape (A Matter of Time) and my first eight shows. I remember I took them off the first time I crowd surfed because I didn’t want to lose them. They have gotten a little ratty but every once in a while I’ll throw them on, hop on stage, and it feels the same as it did in 2009.
Nice Kicks: We have seen you rock the “Thunder” Air Jordan 4 multiple times while performing. Is that one of your favorite shoes of all time?
Mike Posner: They’re dope but not my favorites. The Thunder and Lightnings looked ill with the uniforms the Brain Trust and I rocked last tour. They’re on ice now.
Mike Posner performing in the Air Jordan 4 "Thunder" & "Lightning"
Nice Kicks: You have recorded with artists such as Wale, Big Sean and Bun B just to name a few. Each one of these guys are well-known sneakerheads. Besides yourself, who do you think has the best sneaker collection?
Mike Posner: It has to be the homie Big Sean the Don. A lot of people don’t know that three years ago, Sean let me in his Finally Famous group, and I was literally a kid in his entourage. I used to make beats for him all year long.
“I wore those (Nike Air Mita Trainer Dunk High) on the cover of my first mixtape (A Matter of Time) and my first eight shows. I remember I took them off the first time I crowd surfed because I didn’t want to lose them.”- Mike Posner |
Nice Kicks: Your album cover and title (31 Minutes to Takeoff) has sort of a flight concept. We know you travel all of the time seeing that you are always rocking shows in different cities. What shoes do you usually lace up when taking flight?
Mike Posner: White on White Nike Air Max Plus. Those were the sh*t when I was like nine years old, but I had to pick between those and the Hyperflights, so I never had a pair until a few months ago. Now I’m walking on Tuned Air B**ches!
Nice Kicks: Your song Bow Chick Wow Wow is basically a song about reeling a woman in. What head-turning shoes (that you own) have the ability to lure women?
Mike Posner: Haha. Unless the girl is a sneaker head, which most girls aren’t, it’s usually the loudest sneakers that catch their attention. Most chicks don’t give a sh*t about your OG White/True Red and Black XIIIs. All that is going to bring you is a scintillating conversation with some dude that’s probably reading this website right now. Lol. Not that there is anything wrong with a couple of bros talking about Js. But, the De La Soul Lows and purple Hyperflights seem to catch the ladies’ eyes. I’ve seen Big Sean pull something nice when he was wearing those shoes with the wings on em too.
Mike Posner wearing the "True Blue" Air Jordan 3
Nice Kicks: What should we, as fans, look forward to from you musically in the future?
Mike Posner: A new mixtape this summer chased by a new album. I have so many new songs that I can’t wait for people to hear. I hope no one steals my laptop.
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