Kashi Kicks is an American

United States

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 footwear

Footwear

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 company based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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 that produces unique sneaker designs . Kashi Kicks was developed as a more fashion-oriented line compared to other brands at the time, in both aesthetic and function. The shoes are endorsed by a number of members of the hip hop and professional athletic communities including George Clinton

George Clinton (funk musician)

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, Flavor Flav

Flavor Flav

William Jonathan Drayton, Jr. , better known by his stage name Flavor Flav, is an American rapper and television personality who rose to prominence as a member of the rap group Public Enemy...

, Talib Kweli

Talib Kweli

Talib Kweli Greene , better known as Talib Kweli, is an American hip-hop artist and poet from Brooklyn, New York. His first name in Arabic means "student" or "seeker" ; his in Swahili means "true"...

, Joey Porter

Joey Porter

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, and Ginuwine

Ginuwine

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In August 2007, Kashi Kicks announced the release of the Liberace

Liberace

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shoe, to honor “the King of Bling” . This was done in collaboration with the Liberace Foundation of Las Vegas.
Kashi Kicks connects with the streets using innovative promotional mixtape marketing. To date Kashi Kicks has sponsored mixtapes done by DJs like DJ Age, DJ Fade, DJ L-Gee, DJ Stacks, DJ Kenny Kaign, DJ Scrill, DJ Gloss, DJ Flaco, DJ Scream, DJ Blurray, DJ Spinz, DJ Haze, DJ Prodege, DJ Warrior & Julian Ramirez, DJ Delz, DJ Furious, Team EXT, Spaz, Rockie Fontaine & DJ Rokz