AJ1 "BLACK TOE' FEAT. TRP

Category

Community
Date

17.10.25
Author

Jack lemkus online admin
Read Time

5 MIN

Most AJ1s sport the Wings logo on the collar. But these aren’t most AJ1s. These are the prototype—the origin of an icon. Go back to MJ’s first photoshoot: the playground, the kicks slung over his shoulder, the collar reading “Air Jordan” instead of the Wings logo.

That same day, MJ signed autographs for kids with the words “My very best”—a message now hidden on the left shoe’s collar, visible only under UV light. Even the box tells a story, wrapped in tissue printed with Peter Moore’s early sketches—a glimpse into the creative process behind a logo that would redefine sneaker culture forever.

South African rapper and songwriter TRP embodies that same spirit of early greatness—raw, fearless, and forward-thinking. Emerging as a teenage force on Cape Town’s hip-hop scene, TRP’s lyrical precision and confidence mirror the innovation that birthed the AJ1.

On his latest mixtape, The Minerals U Need, produced by longtime collaborator Keymou, TRP supplies what the game’s been missing—truth, style, and the minerals to keep the culture healthy. “THE MINERALS IN MY MOUTH LOOK LIKE I BITCOIN,” he spits—a line that captures his signature balance of hustle and elegance.

Influenced by icons like AKA, sneaker culture, and the pulse of Cape Town, TRP’s music represents the duality of beauty and grit—a reflection of the city that raised him. Like the AJ1 prototype, his art is a reminder that before the legend comes the process, the grind, the sketch that started it all.

The Air Jordan 1 Retro High OG Black Toe 'Re-imagined" now available in-store only.