Film: She’s Got to Have It, 1986
Commercial: Nike Air Jordans
Actor: Spike Lee
We’ve All Said It Before: “It’s gotta be the shoes!”
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Get me this job! Who wouldn’t want to be the OG spokesperson for Nike Air Jordans:
1. The Gear. The Brooklyn cap with the brim flipped up. Massive, black rimmed, Gazelle type glasses. Tight ass biker shorts that every black man regrets from that era. The “MARS” gold nameplate. But let’s be clear, Mars would need a new stylist in this millenium.
2. The Shoes. Undoubtedly illest line of sneakers to EVER be created. These pieces of leather, sole, air, and shoestrings changed the entire game. In 3rd grade, I washed dishes, vacuumed, and took out garbage like I was an indentured slave and freedom was the cost of a size 4 pair of Jordans. I was beggin like Spike, “Please baby baby please!”
3. Jordan. F*ck the sneakers, Jordan is the truth. Cats would kill to be in a series of commercials with the best basketball player EVER. I’ll kill for that. OJ killed for … well I don’t know what he killed for, but he did kill. Ha.
Some more Technicolored gems:
Where it all started. Perfect transition from She Gotta Have It to the Air Jordan franchise. Nola looked like she wasn’t acting either.
One of my favorites. Mainly because I feel like the end is unscripted.
You already know… its gotta be the shoes!
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yo mars is the illest… we wouldn’t be shit without spike and jordan