5 Perfect Quotes From Eminem's "Sneaker Shopping" Journey: "[Dr. Dre] Should've Gotten Into Sandals Or Something"

Grammy-winning rapper Eminem is always making sure his kick game is superb. This week, Slim joined Complex’s “Sneaker Shopping” with host Joe La Puma at Burn Rubber in Detroit for an epic sneaker interview. Peep below and check out our top five favorite in-video quotes!

1. On why he doesn’t do sneaker projects often (1:14):

“Nike’s always been pretty much my favorite shoes since I can remember. Since I was a kid, I always liked Nikes and it’s amazing to be able to do something, you know, anything with Jordan in the first place. Me doing that might oversaturate it.”

2. On the impact of sneakers on his childhood (4:25):

“I remember being a kid and my mom would say, ‘You can buy a pair of shoes, and then that’s it. And you’re gonna have to get your outfits from Goodwill’ and whatever. But I would always pick the shoes.”

3. On his sneaker pet peeves (5:09):

“There’s a pet peeve I have with shoes, and it’s one of the reasons that I’ve always been so attracted to the Jordan 4s. When the toe points up on a shoe, and it goes like this, because then it kind of looks like you’re walking in clown shoes…”

4. On people flexing their new shoes on social media (5:42):

“I completely get it because I’ve always felt like shoes are like 90 percent of your outfit. So whatever shoes you got on, if you’re wearing a f*cking tablecloth, if you got some cool shoes, you’ll be respected for it for sure.”