Photos: 504 pairs of shoes celebrating the rise of rap music in New Orleans debuted on Saturday
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The new Nike Air Force 1 shoes commemorate the rise of rap music in New Orleans. The shoes were released on Saturday, October 29, 2002 at Sneaker Politics in the French Quarter of New Orleans. (Photo by Chris Granger | The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate)
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A line that wraps around the building outside of Sneaker Politics in the French Quarter of New Orleans on Saturday, October 29, 2022. Nike's new Air Force 1 shoe, which commemorates the rise of rap music in New Orleans, debuted at the store. (Photo by Chris Granger | The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate)
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Groom Jacob Landry bought eight new pairs of shoes for the groomsmen in his wedding. He was getting married on Saturday, October 29, 2022 in New Orleans, and was headed straight to the festivities after picking up the shoes. The new Nike Air Force 1 shoes commemorate the rise of rap music in New Orleans. (Photo by Chris Granger | The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate)
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Nike's new Air Force 1 shoe commemorates the rise of rap music in New Orleans. The shoes went debuted at Sneaker Politics in the French Quarter of New Orleans on Saturday, October 29, 2022. (Photo by Chris Granger | The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate)
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Sneaker Politics employee Jaelen Watts, left, helps groom Jacob Landry, right, count the number of shoes that he was buying for the eight groomsmen in his wedding which Watts was literally going to right after buying them on Saturday, October 29, 2022 in New Orleans. The new Nike Air Force 1 shoes commemorate the rise of rap music in New Orleans. (Photo by Chris Granger | The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate)
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A display of the new Nike Air Force 1 shoes on Saturday, October 29, 2022 at Sneaker Politics in New Orleans. The shoes commemorate the rise of rap music in New Orleans. (Photo by Chris Granger | The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate)
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Blaine McGowan and Sylvia Berry in front of Sneaker Politics in the French Quarter of New Orleans on Saturday, October 29, 2022. Nike's new Air Force 1 shoe, which commemorates the rise of rap music in New Orleans, debuted at the store. (Photo by Chris Granger | The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate)
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A display of the new Nike Air Force 1 shoes on Saturday, October 29, 2022 at Sneaker Politics in New Orleans. The shoes commemorate the rise of rap music in New Orleans. (Photo by Chris Granger | The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate)
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A camouflage handkerchief was added into all the shoe boxes for the new Nike Air Force 1 shoes sold at Sneaker Politics in the French Quarter of New Orleans on Saturday, October 29, 2022. The shoes commemorate the rise of rap music in New Orleans. (Photo by Chris Granger | The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate)
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Sneaker Politics employee Chance Ward, right, carries two pairs of Nike's new Air Force 1 shoes to the front counter on Saturday, October 29, 2022 in New Orleans. The new shoes commemorate the rise of rap music in New Orleans. (Photo by Chris Granger | The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate)
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An employee of Sneaker Politics leaps into the air while attempting to unlock the front doors where people were waiting in line in the French Quarter on Saturday, October 29, 2022. Nike's new Air Force 1 shoes, which commemorate the rise of rap music in New Orleans, debuted at the store. (Photo by Chris Granger | The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate)
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Music producer and rapper, Mannie Fresh, tries on a pair of Nike's new Air Force 1 shoes on Saturday, October 29, 2022 at Sneaker Politics in New Orleans. The shoes commemorate the rise of rap music in New Orleans. (Photo by Chris Granger | The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate)
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Music producer and rapper, Mannie Fresh, spins some music for people waiting in line outside Sneaker Politics in the French Quarter on Saturday, October 29, 2022. Nike's new Air Force 1 shoes, which commemorates the rise of rap music in New Orleans, debuted at the store. (Photo by Chris Granger | The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate)
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A line that wraps around the building outside of Sneaker Politics in the French Quarter of New Orleans on Saturday, October 29, 2022. Nike's new Air Force 1 shoe, which commemorates the rise of rap music in New Orleans, debuted at the store. (Photo by Chris Granger | The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate)
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Photographer Polo Silk takes pictures of the displays inside Sneaker Politics in the French Quarter of New Orleans on Saturday, October 29, 2022. Nike's new Air Force 1 shoe, right, which commemorates the rise of rap music in New Orleans, debuted at the store. (Photo by Chris Granger | The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate)
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A sticker, right, indicates what the new shoes are for as groom Jacob Landry picks them up for his wedding which was happening a few hours from when he bought them at Sneaker Politics in New Orleans on Saturday, October 29, 2022. The new Nike Air Force 1 shoes commemorate the rise of rap music in New Orleans. (Photo by Chris Granger | The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate)
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Marino Escobar, center, sells his hot tamales to the hundreds of people waiting in line outside Sneaker Politics in the French Quarter of New Orleans on Saturday, October 29, 2022. Nike's new Air Force 1 shoe, which commemorates the rise of rap music in New Orleans, debuted at the store. (Photo by Chris Granger | The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate)
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Austine Twyman, 26, was the first in line to buy Nike's new Air Force 1 shoes on Saturday, October 29, 2022 at Sneaker Politics in New Orleans. She said she and her boyfriend, William Gonzalez, put chairs by the door around midnight. The new shoes commemorate the rise of rap music in New Orleans. (Photo by Chris Granger | The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate)
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