Last year, while crafting my ‘Steal From The Rich’ project, the one record I found myself having the most trouble completing, for whatever reason, was a celebration of sneaks & those who love them. It quickly became one of my personal favorite works of my own.  Titled ‘Roy G Biv’, for the pneumonic device/acronym that represents the spectrum of colors of the rainbow, it fast became a fan favorite.

I assigned individual artwork to each record within SFTR, and for this song I felt there was no better representation of the aesthetic of the modern sneakerphile than the homie Adam ‘DJ AM’ Goldstein. Rekeased in July of ‘09, you can imagine the morbid irony experienced when, just over a month later, news of Adam’s passing circulated the globe.

So, in honor of this, ‘Roy G Biv’ is, has been, and forever will be, a tribute to AM. A celebration of one of his most celebrated passions outside of music: the shoes. Salud, borther. On behalf of ‘heads everywhere, may you live forever within us all.

 

 

Pics of DJ AM, vids of sneaker collection & more after the jump.

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