Only Built 4 Cuban Linx (purple tape)Air Force 1

[emmanuelabor]

these were made in honor of one of my favorite albums of all time, Only Built 4 Cuban Linx. Back in the day before CD's had taken over this album existedon a purple tape and that always stuck with me. I finally had the time to make these, but I've had the idea for quite some time.
They feature a translucent purple sole, transparent side panels(with a tape graphic), and transparent swooshes. They also have graphics of the lyrics to someof my favorite songs with actual cassette tape strewn throughout the shoe.

 

[jw air]

those are clean i like the tape in side the patent

 

[ugk4life]

damn these are super tight man keep up the good work...

-Tyler

 

[s dubl]

if those were just some random customs I'd probably say

but because of your inspiration, and the lyrics printed

Verbal Intercourse was the +@$*.

 

[arrjae]

DOPE!

 

[damnneardeadstock]

i ain't gonna lie, i usually love your work and when i saw the inspiration for these on myspace i was all

x

but i don't really care for the end result. too much goin on.

 

[ucasta]

EL does it again. The inspiration alone gets a

 

[rel8tiv]

super clean, originality is off the scale

 

[nterfromthed]

Dope concept.

 

[guerrilla warfare]

Beautiful Concept cuzzo....

The patent leather wit the words scrabbled...

 

[desent]

looking nice... a better version to just a clear af1's... yet i wouldn't mind having these and the base shoes.

 

[emmanuelabor]

these were the base shoes

 

[jb 11368]

Originally Posted by damnneardeadstock

i ain't gonna lie, i usually love your work

but i don't really care for the end result.

And the craftsmanship looks horrible.

 

[mali700]

OB4CL

 

[icedweebz]

nice job i wouldve had them match the album cover. nice choice for the incarcerated scarfaces lyrics on the shoes. i saw that %%$% live at a GZA show, raekwonwasnt even supposed to be there the crowd went nuts

 

[emmanuelabor]

Originally Posted by icedweebz

nice job i wouldve had them match the album cover.

that woulda been too "easy" (theme-wise).....album artwork has been done before so I wanted to go a different way

 

[cmoneymontana]

Very Nice.

If you could do those in a sz 12, we might have to negotiate something.

 

[raycash]

wow these are fire, and the concept is

 

[kkblazers03]

DOPE

 

[krazy88s]

NICE!!!

What if you had cassette tape for laces??

 

[quaniboixi]

thats pretty dope

 

[chamorro]

Man those are nice..

 

[josebronx]