Custom sneakers are popular right now, arguably more than they have ever been. While there are still some who trivialize its place in sneaker culture, most people would agree that, when done well, custom kicks are works of art and often better than what's on the shelves. Many hours are spent prepping, painting, sewing, and gluing leather, suede, and rubber so that someone can wear (or collect) a pair that they know they won't see in someone else's stacks. Even a limited run of 10 is better than being one out of thousands. And for those who don't care about the exclusivity, having something made especially for you still feels better than being an average consumer. While there has been a flood of so-called "customizers" in the past couple years, all are not created equal. Lots of generic paint-by-numbers customs make it onto sneaker blogs and Instagram. The formulas of airbrush plus stencil plus shoe, or paintbrush plus sneaker plus colorflip equals success are played out, and those people don't last long;
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Civil War Over Migos' "Bad and Boujee"Republican Congressman Blasted for Tweet That Appears to Support White Nationalism Yeah it’s Gucci, wassup baby Yellow everything this time You know what I’m talking about Yellow rims, yellow big booty yellow bones Yellow Lambs, yellow MP's, yellow watch Yellow charm ring chain, yellow living room set (Chiquita!) Lemonade Gucci shoes for my girl, it’s Gucci My Phantom sitting on sixes, no twenties in my denim Your Cutlass motor knocking because it is a lemon I like them Georgia peaches but you look more like a lemon These sour apple bitter bitches I'm not fucking with 'em I'm truly stupid paid, that's just how I feel today I'm moving slow cause codeine syrup's in my lemonade I'm standing in the shade and I'm selling lemonade Six hundred a pint, the going rate off in the A Lemonade diamond bracelet, put it in your face Lemonhead diamond earrings I wore yesterday
I'm pimping wearing lemon, that's just how I'm chilling I'm smoking grits and selling chickens, Corvette painted lemons (Gucci) Lemons on the chain with the V-cuts Lemonade and shade with my feet up Lemon pepper wings and a freeze cup Lemons in their face, watch 'em freeze up I got lemonade and lemon-tint, lemons watch me mix the shit Lemonade-complexion East-Australian girl be killing me She say I be killing her, I say I be feeling it Four days then I'm sick of her cause her brain is lemonhead Cocaine-white exterior, interior lemonade Yellow with the off-white trimming, I call that the super drank Yellow diamond pinky ring, call that there the lemon rock Jewelry box a lemon bin, my ear ring size of apricot Yeah I smoke that strong a lot, yeah I need some of what you got Half a pound of lemon kush, call that pack the lemon drop Canary yellow lemon watch, big bird, yellow top Yellow Polo, Polo slippers, white and yellow Polo socks
Gucci Mane be pumping dog, he don't got all he say he got Just stash one Lemon homie, I can supply them the fifty Glocks Yellow boat parked at the dock, yellowbone gon' make the drop Flip the flop, mine off the top then go buy me a yellow yacht Lemonade my townhouse in Miami I want yellow carpet Woke up in the morning - "Fuck it," bought a yellow Aston Martin Yellow bricks, yellow dust, yellow ring, yellow tuss Yellow pills, spinning wheels, yellow weed, re-up with us Coward ass nigga, yellow stripe, you a yellowback AK hit your dog, and you can't bring Old Yeller back Yep Gucci bang up eighty thousand: that's a yellow safeYou know you a scary-cat No sleep for two days, so my pupils look yellow Five flights, six shows, quarter-million on my schedule Bangladesh and Gucci Mane – niggas know they in trouble Green ice, red light. Caution: Gucci rock yellow The pinnacle of Gucci Mane’s work, Lemonade was the ultimate rap-pop crossover that poised him for a mainstream breakthrough, but then he blew it.