Footwear Faceoff: Jay-Z vs Jim Jones
Posted by Nice Kicks | Jun 12, 2009
Yeah, tagged photos are wack, but we couldn’t help but pin Capo vs Hov against each other for today’s footwear faceoff. Jay-Z took to the Summer Jam stage last Sunday in the Nike RT1s, and Jim Jones has been rocking the RT1s for months now. The two have exchanged jabs on rap records, but when it comes to the sneakers, who’s taking this one?
Hit the comments up and be sure to vote below.
Jigga at Summer Jam
Capo Photo Shoot in March
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Oct 20, 2009 at 1:24 pm
Jay Z killin Jones with da stylez…. All day and baggy jeans goes better with those shoes than skinny jeans anyway…..
Oct 13, 2009 at 7:43 am
jones got this
Sep 25, 2009 at 4:20 pm
JONESS!!!!
Aug 29, 2009 at 7:35 am
Jay-Z is that guy but Jones got him.
Aug 2, 2009 at 9:21 pm
Jigga but baggy jeans made the outfit look ugly… Catch ip with the times Jay.
Aug 2, 2009 at 1:13 pm
Yo real talk, Jay-Z & Jim Jones would laugh @ all ya clown niccaz 4 dis discussion.. Worry bout how u rockin “your” gear idiotz lmao.. Corny 4 real, Ya arguing ova Jay & Jimmy shoez, u serious?? Talk about who got betta lyricz, & das Hov all day, screw an opinion, Jones just sux, mad off key, & he’s been sucking off a Jay 4 a hot minute, while Jay barely gives him any attention.. Ya bigga groupiez than Jimmy iz, & I did peep da pix.. I could care less who ya thynk “won da shoe battle” lmao but 4 real, wus hood wit Jonez rockin da scarf?? DIs iz why hip hop haz taken a turn 4 da worzt, cuz niccaz iz rappin like they dressin.. Str8 scarvez & skinny jeanz flow.. R.I.P. Real hip-hop, burn in hell 2 all ya phony azz simple-minded lil kid niccaz.. If u ain’t grow up in da 90′z, or if u ain’t get put on 2 real shyt by an older friend or relative, don’t even speak on rap.. Go lizten 2 T.Pain & put glitter on ya whyte teez lol ~1~
Jun 29, 2009 at 1:49 pm
jay z them things nice
Jun 21, 2009 at 10:12 pm
Jay is wearing a black t and some jeans…Jones is rocking a homo/hobo scarf…and the shoes is an Yeezy knockoff…I can’t even judge this one, cuz…
Jun 21, 2009 at 12:21 pm
ima have 2 go wit jim jones just because he has tha RT1’s laced up just rite but on tha real tha shoe is wack
Jun 20, 2009 at 11:13 pm
in my personal opinon jim made em look dirty wit dem ugly braids and dat loud scarf. Jay all day cuz…
Jun 16, 2009 at 10:15 am
i would have voted for jim jones but that rainbow scarf threw it off.
Jun 15, 2009 at 3:59 pm
UMMMMMM JAY-Z HAS ON A YVES ST. LAURENT BELT ON…JIM JONES HAS A TEAM LOOKING JACKET, AND A DINGY LOOKING SCARF…ENUFF SAID
DEATH OF AUTOTUNE!
Jun 15, 2009 at 2:38 pm
JIGGA WHOOOOO???? JIM JONES ROCKED IT betta
Jun 15, 2009 at 12:10 pm
Jimmy just got better sense of style. YA DIG!!!
Jun 15, 2009 at 11:16 am
dang they both rock it nice! i go with both xD
Jun 15, 2009 at 10:28 am
nobody.
they need to rock the with skinnies.
Jun 15, 2009 at 6:51 am
jimmy gots it, hova’s jeans are way to baggie and hair to nappy
Jun 14, 2009 at 9:36 pm
hov all day, u can pay for school but chu cant by class…
Jun 14, 2009 at 6:06 pm
JONES! CAPO STATUS haHa!!! Jim won it DUH!… Jacket sick…scarf cool and im not even a scarf kinda dude LoL! Hov just got a tee & cap on you DUMMIES! Jim Jones did dat! Hands Down!….. OH YEAH! the shoe strings haha!!!… Untied!?! LoL…. FFFF it Jones hands DOWN! LoL!
Jun 14, 2009 at 10:52 am
u cant compare dese 2 outfits cuz jay is on stage performin in prolly 80 or 90 degree weather while jimmy is n a flippin photo shoot cum on u kno if jimmy was performin he woulda had on a tee n sum jeans wit da RT1’s jus lyk hov
Jun 14, 2009 at 1:58 am
jigga wore em betta not cuz da fit raw but cuz he aint got on no outdated jacket like jim who still wears dat update ya closet jim
Jun 14, 2009 at 12:35 am
SAME ACT
Jun 13, 2009 at 11:11 pm
Furr some reason, Jim Jones is wearing an outfit that looks like it came out of Jay-Z’s close it and vice-versa. Wtff. Well Ima go with Jones on this one..
Jun 13, 2009 at 10:42 pm
jigga all day..and wat is wit dudes and the scarfs on..its almost summer and were in 90 degree weather..not necessary at all
Jun 13, 2009 at 10:22 pm
what does being african american have anything to do with how you rock ur kicks…NOTHING…leave the ignorant stuff for you and ur friends please…idiot smh
Jun 13, 2009 at 7:16 pm
Neither rocked em well because they are both african americans. .
Jun 13, 2009 at 5:44 pm
Jay Z wins………..Scarves and HipHop does not mix and therefore Jim Jones loses by default. If he would of wore the same fit without the homo scarf he would of won my vote easily.
Jun 13, 2009 at 3:47 pm
Jay is my dude, but Capo got it in this one.
The fit all together is greater, although it may have been put together by the stylist at the shoot.
Jun 13, 2009 at 2:51 pm
They both dress wack!!! let alone most of the rappers ya’ll show here. Id wear nothing but 1-23 jordans…No Forces, Yeezy’s ect..ect. maybe a pair of 1/2 cents..or some foams…but thats it. The wackness has to stop Look at jigga..lookin like he 15……30’s the new 20 remember? HHAHAHHAH .blues brotha shades No haircut….binladen chin…and
Jim jones bamma A@@ wit that fake ass Avriex bomber jacket and a scarf!!! LOOOLOLOOL Come on moe!!
And if you Wear Roc-a- wear you a Bamma too!!
Jun 13, 2009 at 2:26 pm
neither did anything amazing, but i have to give it to Jimmy. he rocked the laces and jeans way better. not to sound cocky but like i quoted before broke people dress way much better than rich people so i’m sure i could out-rock the both of them. better get on it because i’m on my way to wealth and it won’t be too long until i dress as bad as they do. lol
Jun 13, 2009 at 12:47 pm
im not not feelin the shoes much but jones got him on this one hov is jus a simple fit anyone would wear DIPSET!!! 4 LIFE!!
Jun 13, 2009 at 12:27 pm
ARE YOU SERIOUS JIMMY took this by 4 miles
Jun 13, 2009 at 10:38 am
Jimmy cuz jay style so repetetive he always wears black and with that nappy ass hair with all that money get a haircut lmao
Jun 13, 2009 at 9:31 am
Jigga all day no respect for the Dipset non rhyming BUM, and rocking that half gay scarf.
Jun 13, 2009 at 8:06 am
Who cares, show some ladies!
Jun 13, 2009 at 7:16 am
yo,
JIMMY GOT SCARFS
JAY GOT ROCA WEAR !
aye!
Jun 13, 2009 at 3:41 am
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Jun 13, 2009 at 12:17 am
i hate skinny jeans they gay. hova all the way he got that gangsta fit on black tee all day. yall boys better stop wearing skinny jeans it got yall balls twisted in a knot thats no good for your future. i laugh at cats with skinny jeans.
Jun 12, 2009 at 10:57 pm
jigga’s microphone
and the shoes match perfectly
Jun 12, 2009 at 9:36 pm
Jimmy got dis one. Hov has no stlye. He looks like an old man trytin to dress young
Jun 12, 2009 at 8:32 pm
no homo
Jun 12, 2009 at 8:27 pm
isn’t this FOOTWEAR FACEOFF? as far as i can tell, besides jim jones forgetting to tie his shoe laces, he and jay seem to be rocking the rt1s the same way.
Jun 12, 2009 at 8:22 pm
i think jim jones got this one. jay-z always in the faceoffs
Jun 12, 2009 at 7:29 pm
jiggy ma ni
Jun 12, 2009 at 6:35 pm
I hate jim jones but ima have 2 say he rocked em better
Jun 12, 2009 at 6:23 pm
RT1>Air Sleezy
Jun 12, 2009 at 6:23 pm
Capo destroyed Jigga
Jun 12, 2009 at 5:19 pm
Though Jim Jones may be the worst rap alive, he rocks them way better
Jun 12, 2009 at 4:53 pm
jay z def rocked them better
Jun 12, 2009 at 4:43 pm
jim woulda had it if he wasnt wearing that silly scarf…ooo yea “It’s the ROC”
Jun 12, 2009 at 4:11 pm
I can’t wear skinny jeans cuz my knots don’t fit.
Jones is a clown man, Hov by default.
Jun 12, 2009 at 4:07 pm
whnn iz jay jettin a hair cut…..lol
Jun 12, 2009 at 4:05 pm
YO, muggzy im feeling you b. Thats the same point i was trying to make.
Jun 12, 2009 at 3:26 pm
Jim Jones looks so dirty
Jun 12, 2009 at 3:20 pm
“trill mackoy”…I feel you, but those were actual gangsters, scarves are ok sometimes, jim jones is just a clown who gets slapped up often
Jun 12, 2009 at 2:40 pm
I can’t help but laugh at these groupie guyz, lol, so homo right?
Jun 12, 2009 at 2:37 pm
Question is who rocked it better, not who rhymes better. So Jimmy wins. Hova is trippin with the extra baggys and Jimmy just wore them better IMO
Jun 12, 2009 at 2:36 pm
uneven match…Jigga is in some chill clothes just tryin to perform while Jim Jones actually got dressed up for an actual photoshoot…Im sure if you told Hov to get dressed up for a photoshoot with the RT1’s he would murder Jimmy….Lets make it even next time
Jun 12, 2009 at 2:31 pm
Cats go ridiculously hard with the namecalling in online forums. So funny. Internet thuggery is as dangerous as milk and cookies.
Jun 12, 2009 at 2:17 pm
jimmy goes way hard.. hov rocked it like an 11th grader tryna get his swag up.. black tee? wackness .. no dickridin but that jacket is fly too jim deff
Jun 12, 2009 at 2:12 pm
Jay z for the fact that his shoe strings won’t be tattered shreds in a week, the untied shoe strings look is an automatic fail, and young muggz is and epic (ock rider, hope you don’t run out of lube
Jun 12, 2009 at 2:01 pm
Two dudes in baggy jeans wearing the same shoes. Who gives a flying French Connection UK.
Jun 12, 2009 at 1:49 pm
Jimmy lookin like a homeless person
Jay gets its with the YSL belt
Jun 12, 2009 at 1:42 pm
illadelph - “nobody wins rocking RT1’s” lol my thoughts exactly…
silver_surferOOwww - “and “gangsters” dont wear scarves” are you dead a$$ serious or are u jus flippin’ dumb??? mobsters use to where scarves all the time, and they’re def. everything any wanna-be-thug, that u kno, wanna be like.
but real talk, this really is a bad comparison, b/c jay is on stage tryna stay cool so all he has on is a premium t-shirt & jimmy is clearly doin’ a photoshoot so of course it would be jimmy…
Jun 12, 2009 at 1:39 pm
I AGREE WITH youngmuggzy85
Jun 12, 2009 at 1:38 pm
Jay Z Has On A Black Tee And A Fitted Hat Lol
Come On..
My 4 Year Old Cuzzin Wears Outfits Like That..
Jimmy Killed Em With This One..
The Question Is Who Rocked The Kicks Better..
Not The Mic..!!
Jun 12, 2009 at 1:38 pm
I’m a Hova fan through and through, but Jim (minus the scarf) *is* rocking the RT1’s better IMO
Jun 12, 2009 at 1:35 pm
Jimmy
Jun 12, 2009 at 1:35 pm
Hova
Jun 12, 2009 at 1:35 pm
I feel like you can’t ask an internet audience who rocked an outfit better cuz rather than looking at the actual outfit, people pay more attention to the individual wearing it. What did Jay-Z do 2 the RT1’s 2 make you morons feel that he wore it better? Sold more records lifetime than Jim Jones, have an amazing lyrical acumen, completely obliterate Jim Jones’ bank account well then yeah of course he wins, but if one of you clones had the ability to think for yourselves and look at it from an unbiased position no idiot in their right mind would say Jay-Z rocked the RT1 better than Jim Jones. He’s got on a Black tee shirt and Denim. THat’s an every single day outfit that probably every American citizen has worn at least once. What in the hell makes you think that’s special?
Jimmy wins no contest. Losers.
Jun 12, 2009 at 1:28 pm
H to the Izzo V to the Izza
Jun 12, 2009 at 1:25 pm
JIGGA…….wats my moFkin name……….JIGGA….. rock it better
Jun 12, 2009 at 1:10 pm
neither one really rocked it well. but i’m going with Jay on this one, cause that letterman and scarf especially are OD…
Jun 12, 2009 at 12:59 pm
Nobody wins wearing those ugly shyts!
Jun 12, 2009 at 12:35 pm
and “gangsters” dont wear scarves
Jun 12, 2009 at 12:35 pm
nobody wins rocking RT1’s lol
Jun 12, 2009 at 12:27 pm
theres no way u goofballs could think jigga rocked the rt1s betta. that letterman jimmy pulled out is smooth and u cant say it dont match. jigga fit look like somethin outta drake closet. c’mon people
Jun 12, 2009 at 12:20 pm
weak kicks these shoes are garbage
Jun 12, 2009 at 12:19 pm
I might have picked Jim if it weren’t for that trick a$$ scarf
Jun 12, 2009 at 11:39 am
I’m not seeing the pics myself… U guys doing some overhaul?
Jun 12, 2009 at 11:38 am
Yung Hov ripped it and Drop that Death Of Autotune joint at Summer Jam,Oh Jay isrocking them thangs…
Jun 12, 2009 at 11:32 am
pics arent workin??
Jun 12, 2009 at 11:29 am
Jigga>Jim Jones ALL DAY EVERY DAY
Jun 12, 2009 at 11:29 am
love the RT1
Jun 12, 2009 at 11:29 am
Jigga>Jim Jones ALL DAY
Jun 12, 2009 at 11:29 am
Jay-Z taking it.