Wale’s Very Own Nike GT Future Launches This Week

When we first laid eyes on the GT Future, it immediately brought us all back to the golden age of Nike Basketball, where forward-thinking design language translated to crazy looks for both on and off-court wear. And who better to debut the sneaker than DMV native and rapper Wale? Well… if you’re talking on-court action, having top-prospect AJ Dybansta balling out each night in the sneaker is great for the model. But when it comes to off-the-court styling, Wale is unmatched. Since the initial sighting in February, the rapper has been consistently spotted in new versions of the sneaker, but it turns out one of the first pairs he previewed is actually his very own colorway.

Coating most of the molded upper is a gradient blue, which transitions from valor blue to pacific blue as you move toward the sole unit. Striations that clearly reference the Nike Hyperflight wrap around the sneaker and give it depth, while the attached Swoosh on the lateral and medial sides is rendered in an iridescent color-changing finish.