“Grown-ish” Star Yara Shahidi Proves Kendrick Lamar’s New Nike Kicks Are Well Worth Hype

Written By Cyrus Langhorne

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“Grown-ish” star Yara Shahidi has a leg up on sneaker heads right about now. The 17-year-old Hollywood star has social media’s attention after sporting Kendrick Lamar‘s newly released Nike Cortez Kenny 1 sneakers.

Yara went to Instagram heading into the weekend to show off an insane clip of herself with the signature kicks.

Earlier this month, Lamar gave his diehard fans an up-close look at the fresh sneakers.

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K. Dot’s Top Dawg Entertainment also provided social media with a shot of the kicks.

Initial plans had the kicks arriving just in time for this Sunday’s Grammy Awards show.

After officially joining Nike in August, Kendrick Lamar is ready to launch his first official sneaker collaboration with the brand. Tonight, Nike announced the rapper’s Cortez will release on Sunday, Jan. 28, which happens to be Grammy night. The shoes will be available through SNKRS – the show starts at 7:30 p.m. EST for an affordable $100. (Sole Collector)

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Written by Cyrus Langhorne

SOHH.com Writer. You're likely to find me covering hip-hop news and music releases. Netflix is still my go-to before Disney Plus.

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