October 11th 2023.
DJ Khaled has come a long way since his days working at Champs. From chart-topping music artist to now the owner of his own sneaker shop, We The Best x SNIPES, Khaled has always had a passion for exclusive kicks.
The Grammy award-winning producer recently appeared on “Sneaker Shopping with Complex” and recalled a time when he almost came to blows with his good friend Fat Joe over a pair of Air Jordans.
Khaled remembered when he secured four pairs of the “Black Chrome” Eminem x Carhartt Air Jordan 4 Retros. With four pairs, Fat Joe assumed he could convince Khaled to give him the “worn” pair free of charge.
“I don’t know what was in him that day, it actually scared me,” Khaled said. “So one day he was at my house, but I’ve never seen him go in my sneaker room with like good aggression. It was like a mission. He was like ‘Yo give me the worn ones’… I looked at him like, ‘are you crazy?’ I was like running… grabbing… I thought I was gonna have to fight him.”
Despite their close bond, which includes Khaled’s start as a member of Joe’s Terror Squad crew in the 90s, Khaled knew he couldn’t fight his friend over a pair of sneakers. He said, “Major key…everything you think, doesn’t mean you have to react. I had to stop myself, I’m not fighting Joey Crack.”
Now with his own sneaker shop in Miami, Khaled can easily gift Fat Joe a pair of Air Jordans. Khaled teamed up with SNIPES for the new venture, which is all about giving back to the city that made him.
“This store is for the community, for the city, for the beach, for everyone that flies in out of town to witness Miami greatness. it’s about giving,” Khaled said.
What started as a seemingly ordinary day at Champs has now become a dream come true for DJ Khaled. From almost coming to blows with his friend over a pair of sneakers to now having his own store, Khaled has seen it all. We The Best x SNIPES is a testament to his passion for sneakers and is a reminder of the power of giving back to the community.
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