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This past Sunday night (Feb. 4) the sneaker community was in a quick frenzy with word that Travis Scott was set to shock drop his brand new Jordan brand silhouette on his website but unfortunately that excitement was short-lived as the sneakers ended up selling out in seconds.

Though there was initially little to no hype for the Travis Scott and Nike’s “Jumpman Jack” silhouette, the sneaker community was put on notice that the sneakers had loaded on the backend of Travis Scott’s website and was rumored to drop during the Grammy Awards. While many expect it to be a raffle as every other one of his releases have been in the past, the “Jumpman Jack”‘s ended up being a “first come, first serve” affair and pairs flew off the website before anyone could blink.

With many people online claiming to have botted hundreds of pairs, the $200 pair of sneakers are now one of the hottest commodities out on the streets with GQ reporting that resellers already demanding thousands for a pair. Keep in mind, many people thought these sneakers were “meh” when pictures leaked weeks ago, but now everyone wants them but we don’t know if anyone will cough up a few grand to own a pair.
GQ reports:
The Jumpman Jack arrives in a “Mocha” colorway that’s strikingly similar to the most popular version of Travis Scott’s Jordan 1 collaboration, with a gum sole and leather strap over the laces setting it apart from the former model. The launch was marked by an expensive-looking commercial helmed by Desperado director Robert Rodriguez, which advertises the shoe as ideal for “hiking, moving, running,” as well as both “partying” and “working out.” Cue an ’80s action movie-style montage of Scott and others variously hooping, snowboarding, and zooming around on a dirtbike with the Jumpman Jack prominently displayed. What, you mean you don’t wear your grails skydiving out of a plane?
We love Robert Rodriguez ’round these parts. He doesn’t get enough props for his films (From Dusk Till Dawn, Planet Terror, Spy Kids, etc.). Just sayin.’
Check out the trailer for Travis Scott’s “Jumpman Jack” sneakers below and let us know if you copped the kicks on Grammy night or if you’d pay that ridiculous resale price in the comments section below.
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Travis Scott’s Air Jordan collaborations tend to fetch a pretty penny on the resale market as is, but imagine what a pair of custom made “Cactus Jack” Air Jordans made for the man could go for on the secondary market.

According to TMZ the price is roughly around $10,000 as the pair of Air Jordan 1’s that Travis Scott gifted a fan at a Rolling Loud performance in Germany this past summer is set to hit the auction block. The “game-worn” sneakers that Travis blessed a man with are the “Olive” colorway version of the Air Jordan 1 Lows that released earlier this year except that this particular pair bares the “Utopia” logo for Travis’ last album. Indeed, a one-of-a-kind pair.
TMZ reports:

The kicks are up for sale through Goldin Auctions’ December Pop Culture Auction … and the bidding runs through Dec. 20 … so they could make for a cool Christmas gift. The auction house estimates that they could go for around $10k.
Auction owner, Ken Goldin, tells TMZ … “In an iconic moment in pop culture history, we’re excited to see these sneakers hit the auction block. As a sneakerhead myself, it’s great to offer a rare opportunity for other collectors to own a custom pair of Air Jordans.”
Don’t be surprised if Fat Joe or DJ Khaled end up purchasing this pair as they have an appetite for ultra-exclusive sneakers like these. Heck, even P.J. Tucker might get in on the action.
Would you buy this pair if you had the money? Would you rock ’em or stock ’em? Let us know in the comment section below.

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Travis Scott is still in court dealing with civil lawsuits to the tragedy that unfolded at his Astroworld concert back in 2021. But it seems like a key piece of evidence that prosecutors want is MIA, and there’s a wild explanation behind it.

Consequence Sound is reporting that Scott’s lawyer, Steve Brody, told the judge that the rapper’s phone (which holds text messages prosecutors would like to comb through) was lost. They claim the “Highest In The Room” artist dropped his phone in the Gulf of Mexico back in 2022. Though that does seem fishy on the surface, it can happen, right?

News of the phone being lost at sea came after lawyers for the plaintiff filed an emergency motion to get “Documents and electronic devices such as phones and text messages from Scott, his entity XX Global Inc., and employees including Cactus Jack general manager David Stromberg.”
Consequence Sound reports:
When pressured by Judge Kristen Hawkins as to why the contents on Scott’s phone weren’t imaged sooner, Brody acknowledged the delay, but offered no real explanation. “Now, looking back, yeah, in an ideal world his phone would have been imaged on November 6th or November 7th or November 8th,” he said, referring to the days immediately after the Astroworld tragedy, which left 10 dead. “In an ideal situation that would have happened. It did not. And that’s the situation we’re facing right now.”
Judge Hawkins also asked why there was seemingly no attempt made by Scott or his legal team to “recover text messages from alternate sources.” In response, Brody explained that Scott’s iPhone was not backed-up to iCloud, and that neither Apple nor the cell phone carrier could assist in recovering data from it.
Attempting to still be compliant, though, Brody did state that information from Stromberg’s phone would become available to the court by September 27th. According to Brody, the newly-obtained info would “show the vast majority, if not all, relevant texts with Mr. Scott related to this event.” Though it’s unclear if any data will be missing from Stromberg’s phone, Brody hopes that “Mr. Stromberg’s agreement is going to remedy the situation.”
This isn’t a good look for Scott, who’s been maintaining his innocence in the tragedy since day one. Don’t be surprised if those conspiracy theories that this was somehow a satanic ritual make a roaring comeback now with people claiming Lucifer was part of the group chat or something.
To make matters worse for Scott, lawyers for the plaintiff say that Scott’s legal team have been difficult to deal with throughout the process. “As frustrating as the conduct of many of the defendants have been, they have at least produced some documents comprising text messages, photos, and videos retrieved from images of their clients’, employees’, and agents’ phones,” the attorneys wrote. “Travis Scott and his team stand apart as having not produced a single text, WeChat communication, video, or photo from their phones — not because they don’t exist — but because his attorneys chose not to image or search their phones the order to do so by the court.”

Should be interesting to see what course of action is taken next now that we know Travis Scott’s phone won’t be found and his team continues to give the plaintiffs in the case the runaround.
What do y’all think of this latest twist in the Travis Scott court case? Let us know in the comments section below.