Hosted by Hass · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 267 episodes
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My First Kicks is a podcast with the goal of bringing storytelling back to the sneaker community. Each week your host Hass brings on a guest and ask them. What’s your first kicks? Using this question as a through-line to start a conversation that begins with kicks and goes anywhere possible.
Hass hosts My First Kicks, a society show with 267 episodes published.
This week I am joined by Paulina Lopez, we talk about how Experiential has started to take over when it comes to marketing. How she got into sneakers, growing up in Mexico City and New Mexico. Who inspires her to be so d
This week I am joined by Alfred Banks and Troy Watts, we talk about their new album Yestermonth. How sneakers played a huge roll in Troy's life, what it's been like being an internet sensation. Why he always says his wif
This week I am joined by Racks Hogan, we touch on his journey with kicks. His transition to becoming an all around creative. The moment he decided to bet on himself and how relationships change over time. What keeps him
This week I am joined by Set Free Richardson, we talk about his first kicks. What it was like living in Philly and having a love for music and culture. Creating The Compound and what it is bringing to the city of New Yor
This week I am joined by Saucepan Dan, we talk about his journey with kicks. Creating at a young age, how that lead to creating hats. Where he gets his hustle mentality from. Finding his way to Sneaker Politics, how it h
This week I am joined by the legendary S WHIT, we talk about her journey through the music industry. What her biggest influences are, how being curious has always lead to more. What second hand Supreme has done for her f
This week I am joined by My Favorite Color, we talk about going viral while also rapping and being funny. How he has been able to say the truth and it resonate with people. How sneakers and streetwear played a roll in hi
This week I am joined by Samia Grand-Pierre, who co-founded the Snobette. We touch on how being a multi-hyphenate opens doors. What it was like to represent female sneakerheads in the early days. Also we touch on how Hig
This week I am joined by Art and Rick from the legendary company Eastbay. We talk about their first kicks how they got started, working with brands and dominating mail orders. The real goal of the catalog and how it evol
This week Jae Tips is on the podcast, we are catching up from his first appearance. We talk about his run with Saucony, what he has been able to do and build with Savior Worldwide. What it is like to be a sneakerhead wor
This week Nems is on the podcast, we got a chance to talk about his love for kicks. Getting his career out the mud and being himself. What it takes to be Outside and being selective. Growing up in Coney Island and openin
This week I am joined by the freshest father-son duo in NYC! Bobo The Kid and Von Don pull up to the podcast to talk kicks. How style is passed down from generation to generation. How we talk impact the youth and talk to
This week Devon Walker is on the podcast, we talk about growing up in Texas. Being a funny kid growing up, how much music played a role in his life. Starting out doing comedy and what the comedy scene has become in Austi
This week Jinx pulls up to the podcast to talk about his journey with kicks. How Deepcuts Projects came to be, how an idea to honor the foamposite lead to a space in Chinatown. How journalism found him and the career he
This week Damian Dickson of Kurve Studios is here to talk about art, sneakers, and being a creative. We touch on his thoughts on about fashion, being a creative. Also we talk about finding your audience, how he turned hi
This week Zo of Conversations with Zo is on the podcast. We are talking about the New York school system. Working in Public and Charter schools, how to reach the youth in this current day and age. Where he see priorities
This week Bdot is on the podcast, we talk about growing up in Southside Jamaica, Queens. How he feels about the Colosseum Mall shutting down. What it was like growing up during the mixtape era. Getting his footing in jou
This week Rob Haze is back on the podcast, we talk about how he's gatekeeping comics from getting into sneakers. Why Jordan messed up switching to the Jumpman logo. Creating Sneak This and why he thinks sneaker comedy wo
This week Kota pulls back up on the podcast! We are talking about his new creative mindset. Working on Local Art Dealer Vol. 1, performing at the legendary Blue Note. How we perceive the internet and speaking with convic
This week I am joined by Harlem's very own Fergie Baby, we talk about growing up in Harlem. Who inspired his fashion sense and how big of a role sneakers played in his life. Getting to rap on Big L's album and what that
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