Def Jam...

With legendary record label Def Jam celebrating the quarter century mark later this year, adidas Originals are teaming up with the New York based label who has housed many of hip-hop’s finest acts to create a pretty strong collection of footwear and apparel. The in-line releases feature the obvious in the Superstar alongside familiar basketball highlights like the Forum Mid. However some other styles are also thrown into the mix like our favorite the Nizza as well as the Samba. Going further in-depth are artist collabos with Redman, Method Man, Young Jeezy and Ghostface Killah. The collection is slated for a 09-10 fall/winter release. To view the rest of the sneakers in the collection click HERE

The two I posted above are my favorite because they feature the record needle which was the first Def Jam logo. You can see that logo on a lot of the early LP's Def Jam released as well as the old varsity jackets given to the rappers like LL Cool J above.