Nike Air Force 1 Supreme 2008

The identifying characteristic of 08 Nike Air Force Ones is a small, removable medallion that is secured to the bottom of the laces but has holes on either side so it can be removed by sliding it off of the shoe lace. The medallion is engraved with the inscription "AF-1", with the year "'82" inscribed below it, and has historically been made out of a silver-colored metal perhaps pewter. Its original design was more circular, but after a redesign for the Air Force 1 2008 for 25th anniversary the medallion is now rectangular. The redesign also involved encasing the inscription in white plastic; that was discarded in favor of the original medallion material. Nike Air Force 1s were originally considered the favored shoe of inner-city youth, then hip hop artists and streetball players. Rapper Nelly and his group, St. Lunatics, collaborated on a 2002 single entitled "Air Force Ones" about the shoes. As a performance shoe, the Nike 2008 Air Force 1 is still used for street play as well as for professional play. NBA players Jerry Stackhouse and Rasheed Wallace have worn AF1s on court.