The man behind one of San Francisco’s favorite shops sat down with ESPN recently to discuss his status as a sneaker, skate and style front runner. Keith Hufnagel talks about how he ended up in the Bay, how he got started and his thoughts on the building of the HUF brand.

Hufnagel discusses the HUF team’s collaborations with Vans, Nike and Cons (RED), explaining of the latter: “…The money from the sales that Converse produces goes to give money to the Global Fund to buy anti-retroviral drugs for Africans living with AIDS.” Without giving too much away, Keith also gives us some insight on HUF products and what else to expect in the future.

Click here to read the complete interview.

Recently, Fabolous, set foot in Houston, Texas to aid Reebok in promoting its Classic Remix Collection. In the midst of everything going on, such as a concert and autograph sessions and most of all the promotion of the Reebok collection, Nice Kicks caught up with the New York rapper to discuss various sneaker and music topics.

Click here to view his take on the Nike Air Max series, what he does not like about the sneaker world today and what he envisions doing with your favorite sneaker website!

Last week we caught up with Kevin Durant at the Gatorade Player of the Year Awards honoring the best high school athletes.  In this interview, Kevin Durant discusses who inspired him on the on and off court, what he thinks about the controversial “1 year”, and of course a number of sneaker questions you would ask him as well.

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Although it may not be said publicly, there are many young players in the NBA who would jump at the chance to be a part of the Jordan Brand. While this accomplishment is far-fetched for many players, a handful of athletes are picked by Jordan himself to represent one of the biggest and most successful brands ever.

With that said, we caught up with Charlotte Bobcats point guard D.J. Augustin, one of the youngest NBA players on Jordan Brand now. In this interview, Augustin shares with us a plethora of secret perks one gets for being a part of the Jordan Brand team and also tells us the process by which shoes he and the other JB members are allowed to wear on the hardwood. Click here to view this in-depth interview in its entirety.

Sneaker Pimps, the longest running sneaker show, is touring the US yet again with a major stop coming June 26th to New York City - the mecca of sneaker culture.  We caught up with Peter Fahey, the founder and operator of the Sneaker Pimps.  Click here to get the inside scoop on the show and what you can expect to see in NYC later this month.

For ticket to the June 26th show in NYC get tickets while you can at Ticketmaster.

Click here to find out what was uncovered.

If you haven’t heard of Detroit’s Big Sean, you will very soon. As as recent signee to Kanye’s GOOD Music label and the Island/Def Jam conglomerate, you know the kid is for real.

His single “Getcha Some” and his latest mixtape banger, UKNOWBIGSEAN, hosted by another “5 Minutes With” alum, DJ Mick Boogie, are already blowing up spots across the nation.

In between the promo tours and video shoots, we got a chance to catch up with the young emcee and talk about sneakers. Shouts to AZ and the Burn Rubber crew for all their support.

Click here to meet the one and only, Big Sean.