Is it still dangerous to wear a pair of Nike Cortezs in your hood? It’s definitely not as crazy where I’m from lol

@securitybase3430

5 жыл бұрын

I'm can't rock Cortez but I rock Adidas Cloud Foams cause Cortez hurts my feet.

@5startwerker

5 жыл бұрын

I live in Inglewood so there is a lot of gang influence and I stay wearing all whites or Kendrick's house shoes but there was never a problem in our neighborhood with any shoe

@supermcfly100

5 жыл бұрын

Man what beat is that in the background?

@NachoAverageFinds

5 жыл бұрын

DeLorean Baker The dude narrating made that beat 😂

@NachoAverageFinds

5 жыл бұрын

Fernando Barragan I need a pair of those Kendrick house shoes! Super clean

The narrator sounds depressed af. Get em some cortez

@jeffreymartin3361

4 жыл бұрын

Rodolfo Cupa yeah he gotta go

@TonyMontana-pe6vf

4 жыл бұрын

hahahaha! funny

@JR-mt2bc

4 жыл бұрын

Rodolfo Cupa makes the video more better

@estebansteverincon7117

4 жыл бұрын

Sounds more like he's falling asleep.

@adilsoncamacho6378

4 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

When you tryna dress as Marty Mcfly but get shot instead

@NachoAverageFinds

5 жыл бұрын

Daddy Eyebrows 😂😂😂 that’s funny

@stressedrex

5 жыл бұрын

So true! The Nike shoes that McFly wears in Back to the Future are called "Nike Bruins", which are vintage shoes that are pretty expensive and rare nowadays. The Nike Cortez is the closest you will find in store. Since I am a Back to the Future nut, I still want to get the Nike Bruins, and only the exact same ones Marty McFly has! I was so desperate to finish my Marty McFly outfit to the point where I was considering getting a Cortez but I decided to wait it out and buy Bruin instead if I ever get the chance.

@originalbestdadofgaming

5 жыл бұрын

itsthatguy you can always make your own custom color way on Nike's website to match the bruins (plain white midsole but pretty much the Cortez) . . . I hope they release them again soon

@dzaxortpanos6950

5 жыл бұрын

itsthatguy the closest you can get are the Nike court royale in white and red

@duhhhhhbstep

5 жыл бұрын

They be callin you Marty McDie after that.

I remember asking my friend jokingly in middle school “Yo wtf are u wearing” and he responded “killer’s shoes”

@jdeniro1844

4 жыл бұрын

Maybe you heard wrong(killer shoes)???

@robertfrost2157

3 жыл бұрын

cortez the killer

@melissatorres6472

2 жыл бұрын

😂

@acosta6012

Жыл бұрын

Crazy because nowadays, the crime shoes are supposedly & allegedly the “black Nike Air Forces” well at least up northeast 🗽

So they just named their shoe, the defeater of the adidas shoe?? A pretty savage move

@noinnurt

2 жыл бұрын

Problem with this story is the Adidas shoe was a sprint spike and the Tiger Cortez was a long distance trainer. It would have been savage if Tiger called its premium spike shoe the Cortez.

Forrest Gump was the biggest gangster of all time.

@ianhuang8847

4 жыл бұрын

you beat me to it good sir

@cupofcoffee2914

4 жыл бұрын

Only if he was wearing a zoot suit Life's like a box of chocolates vatos insert Spanish accent Firme que no

@kneehigh9861

4 жыл бұрын

You stole this comment, someone posted 6 months before you...🤣

@nitxro2087

4 жыл бұрын

I know I was

@marcot545

4 жыл бұрын

@@nitxro2087 🐐🐐

I used to believe mine were bullet proof. Until I got shot.

@NachoAverageFinds

5 жыл бұрын

Rol Bar 😂😂😂 yea that will do it

@brockalbert5111

5 жыл бұрын

You got shot in the foot?

@fishfan2

5 жыл бұрын

Aztec Armor was or at least a good percentage was due to the material.

@gotdididi

4 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂

@Asteroid.92

4 жыл бұрын

😂😂

I remember buying Cortez in high school because they were the cheapest nikes.

@edwardbell8771

4 жыл бұрын

$42 bucks only in black shoe carnival in the mall

@louis6935

4 жыл бұрын

but so cool

@claysoggyfries

4 жыл бұрын

You can still find them for cheap

@diordan2641

4 жыл бұрын

even til now its still cheap

@gerardoiriqui7141

4 жыл бұрын

Y Los nylons por que leather was about $10 more. Had to have just enough for 3 x10 white T.

I wasn’t allowed to buy Nike Cortez when I was in high school bc they were too hood to my parents 😂 I just turned 30 and realized I can buy them my damn self 🤦🏽‍♀️ #GrowingUpMexican

They should just call them Nike Vatos

@NachoAverageFinds

5 жыл бұрын

Tryptamine Odyssey 😂😂😂😂 yesss

@81coollambo

5 жыл бұрын

Mamon🤣

@NachoAverageFinds

5 жыл бұрын

81coollambo 😂😂😂😂

@HomieDoMore

5 жыл бұрын

Cortez sounds like a vato

@81coollambo

5 жыл бұрын

Homie DoMore ( Cortez is the vato that fucked up your tatara tatara tatara tatara tatara tatara abuelos)

Me: (Tries on Cortez's at the store) "Yeah these are comfortable" Saleman: "Orale simon ese". Me: (Casually removes shoes) "Can I see those Sperry's please".

@brianlopez2931

5 жыл бұрын

Rephrase the last one. Oh hey can I get those sketchers.

@NachoAverageFinds

5 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂

@jxnniferhernandez

4 жыл бұрын

💀💀💀

True Story: My first pair of Nike's was the Cortez. I'll never forget that Summer weekend in 1996 my dad took me and my siblings to Warehouse Shoe Sale. The Black/White Nylon colorway was my weapon of choice and the rest is history.

@abovethagamerollinz4776

Жыл бұрын

Oralè, Shoooooaaaaa

I remember when I was a teen fighting with southsiders in my neighborhood. My homie got jumped by 4 or them and had cortez prints all over his back. Ah, memories..

@adamjuarez6498

3 жыл бұрын

fuc you buster

@charlie2go

3 жыл бұрын

@@adamjuarez6498 buster DEEZ!

@charlie2go

2 жыл бұрын

@Joe hey, is that you Brit Brit?

I remember getting nike cortez in 8th grade a couple years ago Everybody in my class said i was wearing bowling shoes I didn't care and still wear that shoe

@NachoAverageFinds

5 жыл бұрын

Julian .H 😂😂they do look a lillike bowling shoes

@litesout0_o639

5 жыл бұрын

Lmao

@drewplantz

5 жыл бұрын

Lmao

@courtlandmetier4104

4 жыл бұрын

Same for me

@jesusduran3137

4 жыл бұрын

I'd be like go tell that to that bløød over there he has the same thing but red c'mon I'm waiting👟👟

Bloods wear red Crips wear blue I like those kicks vato what size you wear fool?

@SANxJONERO

4 жыл бұрын

Look at it closely

@chsd6374

3 жыл бұрын

@@SANxJONERO it’s my fault huh

The new dangerous shoes are Jordan's, having the entire sole unglue and come off completely after wearing them for 2 hours on a summer day. NOW that's Gangster.

@NachoAverageFinds

3 жыл бұрын

LMAOO

@helloimnobody636

3 жыл бұрын

Lol

@kenney2pimpin10

2 жыл бұрын

Fakes be like

@antoniodelgado1516

2 жыл бұрын

@@kenney2pimpin10 The sad truth is that these were 100% Authentic, purchased at Foot Locker. Maybe the fake ones are put together with stronger glue.

@idonthavemonkey

4 ай бұрын

Happened to me too! With a pair of X retros.

I've never much liked this silhouette but the first thing I noticed when I first whe went to the US was how common they were. Where I grew up the Air Max and Air Force Ones were much bigger so I was surprised to see the Cortez so much, but hearing the story now puts it into context. Love how sometimes these things can grow to be symbolically much more than just a shoe.

Thats hilarious that they named it after Hernan Cortez who violated the Aztecs, talk about shots fired

@NachoAverageFinds

5 жыл бұрын

Abdallah Massoud I know haha some violent history

@pdswrld5200

5 жыл бұрын

There's a story behind that shoe that's why they name it Hernan cortez idiot n there's nothing hilarious about that only stupid ppl finish ds anithing hilarious lol.

@tonygee8779

5 жыл бұрын

@@pdswrld5200 hahaha your spelling is horrible fucking idiot

@bletwort2920

5 жыл бұрын

Tony Gee Hey now don’t be rude just cause he’s an idiot

@tonygee8779

5 жыл бұрын

@@bletwort2920 sorry i do apologize. I'm afraid i got carried away by this fucking idiot

“That’s right vato” 💀💀💀

@NachoAverageFinds

5 жыл бұрын

brian m Orale vato 😎

@michaelcorral5200

5 жыл бұрын

NOR CALIFAS

@kevingonzalez6778

5 жыл бұрын

@@michaelcorral5200 nah "That's right vato" that's SUR Cal, you fools in Nor Cal say "That's right my nigga"

@aghchew6922

5 жыл бұрын

Original 415ivers that’s the dumbest shit I’ve heard... “we’re gangsters not cholos”

Foos still wanna talk about “black Air Force activity” 😂

@EduardoLopez-km6qy

3 жыл бұрын

Lmao 😂

I absolutely love the Nike Cortez. I'm 45 years old and have been wearing this shoes since I was 13 years old. I own a pair of triple white leather Cortez and I only wear them during the summer time.

My mom made me return mine because she said they were gang affiliated

@themcvirgin

4 жыл бұрын

Yiselle Barragan lol me too

@jonnydash2974

4 жыл бұрын

Ur mom is what’s wrong with the world

@yisellebarragan1976

4 жыл бұрын

Jonny Dash my cousin was wearing Cortez’s when he got shot but the government is what’s wrong with the world and that’s on corona virus

@jobdoneright5934

3 жыл бұрын

@@yisellebarragan1976 lol sure. Tell your mom I said what's up.

@Wheresmari4

3 жыл бұрын

My mom thought I was gonna get jumped

MS13?, you got your history wrong, dude. I was born and raised in Los, the cholos -which were originally all Mexican and still overwhelmingly are- are the gangsters that started wearing the shoe. While Bloods and Crips wearing Fila, Lottos and other brands in the late mid 80’s, Cholos were rocking the Cortez shoes, usually black, dark blue suede, or white. MS-13 took their style from Mexican gangsters, because the Mara came way later.

@NachoAverageFinds

5 жыл бұрын

Antonio Martinez it’s what came up in the research I did appreciate the feedback

@fame130

5 жыл бұрын

@@NachoAverageFinds, Lmao! MS only got famous in the late 2000's because CNN gave them all that propaganda to talk bad about Central Americans.. They didn't even truly exist until the 90's.. cool video until your dumb "ms" part..

@BajaSurf

5 жыл бұрын

You are damn right "ese" you know your facts !!!!

@ronald7516

5 жыл бұрын

Carlos Guzman what you so offended for he aint know.dumbass

@daddy2bigg551

5 жыл бұрын

Fuck MS13

Incredibly enough I bought my first Nike Cortez 1972 ( the one that have the rubber toe coverage on the tip of the shoe similar to the Tiger Onizuka Corsair.) I wore them until they fell apart , this happened in 1994. Since then I've been looking to find them but I wasn't able until few months ago. I am now 58 and for father's day my kids food a pair "brand new" original NIKE CORTEZ '72. Boy was I happy!

owning some Cortez and tailwind 79 one similarity with these Nike shoes is that they are not good on wet floors. For those who are planning to buy these shoes, be careful when walking on floor that are wet or just mopped because they tend to be very slippery!

Dang I didn’t know I was such a gangster

@brandonosamba8639

4 жыл бұрын

Your the most gangster

@nameless2442

4 жыл бұрын

@@brandonosamba8639 😂😂

@j.ja1221

4 жыл бұрын

Ahhahahaha

@deecee5693

4 жыл бұрын

Mama said it about chocolates or something like that.

@nitxro2087

4 жыл бұрын

Dee Cee my moma said life is like a box of Chocolates you never know go’in get

I love these shoes but if you look Hispanic just get ready for the stares lmao

@KBoogiie

4 жыл бұрын

Bruh lmfao

@KBoogiie

4 жыл бұрын

@EL CAMILLO 781 Lmfao lucky mira pireto cant tell me shit

@superior9744

4 жыл бұрын

Be ready to feel thats you’re about get jumped at any moment

@Skyy_415

4 жыл бұрын

I always thought bangers were gay asking me about my belt

@justchillin2774

4 жыл бұрын

That’s only in East LA though. Shit I work in that area, and I’m glad they be pulling over every other person who fits the profile.

The only channel I found about sneakers and basketball not speaking too loud and fast, appreciate and love to see more videos about recent nikes!

I remember having a pair of cortez around 1980-1982. It was all leather without the nylon. I also had the Nike Air Pegasus in the early 80’s. These were made with the thin nylon that were in the early cortez.

When u rock Cortez it’s Modelo time 24/7 😎

@NachoAverageFinds

5 жыл бұрын

Lotty Hanz true story

@user-pc9jq5qe9i

5 жыл бұрын

pacifico ese orale vato chinga tu asspoo brexit missile crisis

@CarlosPerez-su6hd

5 жыл бұрын

Corona time bitch

@sickfoo5506

5 жыл бұрын

Modelo time foo

@gotemabk9024

5 жыл бұрын

Its always modelo time tf

Wait how tf do you have 3k subs? This video was so professionally made I assumed you had at least 100k lmao

@NachoAverageFinds

5 жыл бұрын

gamer_won 😂😂😂 thanks man I try to put out quality videos

@wedontcookfood

5 жыл бұрын

I agree with this I was shocked

@NachoAverageFinds

5 жыл бұрын

The Kitchen thanks for watching

@yayan4611

5 жыл бұрын

Sameeee

@kronickingpin

5 жыл бұрын

Seriously there are a few great information channels like this one I watch and they all have low sub counts but they are such great channels people really don't appreciate this kind of stuff

Great video guys! Very well written! So much history!

This man answered all my questions in one video thank you!

The way you said "that's right vato" lol

@NachoAverageFinds

5 жыл бұрын

Sodium Hydroxide 😂😂

@MX-fk7qj

5 жыл бұрын

NachoAverageFinds Imao you got your gang history wrong Mexican gangs started this shit not not no bloods crips or ms 13 it was Surenos and Nortenos

@NachoAverageFinds

5 жыл бұрын

M X 🤷‍♂️ if I went to every set they would all say they started the shit 😂 so we will never know

@MX-fk7qj

5 жыл бұрын

NachoAverageFinds but you should of named Surenos and Nortenos atleast

@NachoAverageFinds

5 жыл бұрын

M X 😂😂😂😂 they know who they be

It was Mexican Gangs that made them popular. Not MS.

@NachoAverageFinds

5 жыл бұрын

steven lopez I dunno 🤷‍♂️ maybe I wasn’t around

@yogistogi

5 жыл бұрын

NachoAverageFinds True! MS actually started out as Rockers/Stoners I remember seeing them with vans, jeans and A/C D/C shirts.

@NachoAverageFinds

5 жыл бұрын

yogistogi what year was this ?

@yogistogi

5 жыл бұрын

NachoAverageFinds about 87-88

@NachoAverageFinds

5 жыл бұрын

yogistogi oh ok I was 4 years old 😂😂

"Memories" My first compliments in junior high was sporting the cortes. I broke up with a girl for a girl that wore cortes for gym class. My first fight in CYA was because a want-a-be tough guy TRY to steal my new all white cortes.

@5280LogicalDiffuser

2 ай бұрын

🤣😆😂😲🫢 my comment was very similar about me fighting over some Cortez’s in middle school scrolled comments and seen I was not alone 😂😂😂😏🤜🏾

I wore these in jr high in the late 70s in Wisconsin and was totally unaware of the gang culture associated with the shoe. I was recently considering getting another pair, I really loved them!!

@jamesdispanet4562

7 ай бұрын

lol same, my first Nikes in grade school, I think very early 80s, in rural WV, it’s funny to see them called gangsta to me. I also want to get another pair now

I’m Mexican, from the Bay Area (Cali), and though I wore them when I was a teenager, and still think they look sick AF I don’t think I’d wear them now. Maybe if you’re from another race you’d be cool, but as a Mexican you’re simply asking for someone to hit you up and ask where you’re from.

@udfkiddo

4 жыл бұрын

Pussy

@lilsuave510.

4 жыл бұрын

Trigueros Argueta Diego Fernando oh, I believe you man. I used to work with kids from El Salvador and they used to tell me some crazy ass stories. Funny thing is that they wouldn’t wear Cortez’s there but the money they came you’d see them wearing Cortez’s and locs lol

@GoldenSte

4 жыл бұрын

Jose Luis Ochoa Same here , and doesn’t fit my style any more. Well said

@sanriocity

4 жыл бұрын

Trigueros Argueta Diego Fernando i’m in el salvador right now, and because i have long curly hair police cock their shotguns at me and i get looks by everyone, especially cops and other obvious gang members

@johnnygarcia33133

4 жыл бұрын

@Trigueros Argueta Diego Fernando STFU fucking sneakers are for loosers like you

5:20 not gonna lie them go hard

Love them been wearing them since I could remember and want to pass them down my kids. I recently found out Nike had a sale going on, found these cute Cortez for my daughters but they were sold out! Definitely still popular shoe 💯

@adrienmichael8399

2 жыл бұрын

naw frfr i am only 16 years old and i have been lloking for these shoes for like 8 years and never could get my hands on them, and i finally got them yesterday

I was 15 when I bought my first pair of Cortez. Blue nylon with the suede tip. I still wear Cortez among other classics.

“That’s right vato” 😂

*_Cortez Makes Me Wanna Start My Own Shrimp Boat Biz, No Cap._*

@NachoAverageFinds

5 жыл бұрын

ִ 😂😂😂😂 All kinds of shrimp 🍤

@austint19

5 жыл бұрын

Best comment 😂

I work for Nike and have done science research with them as an undergrad. I just found your channel and love it!

@userlosererer

4 ай бұрын

hi, what were you doing there?

Had COrtez twice. The white, red and blue version and the black version with white swoosh. Loved them.

I remember walking to school a kid infront of me were wearing Cortez shoes. Literally a gangster from a block away saw him and got off his car and got into his face and told him where he was from and the kid said nowhere... and the gangster was like why you wearing Cortez then... and the kid just stayed quiet. So the gangster socked him in the face and told him to better not where Cortez shoes anymore. The next day the kid was wearing navy blue chucks

@NachoAverageFinds

5 жыл бұрын

Samuel Gonzales sheesh that’s harsh

@Softballcrazy

5 жыл бұрын

Thats a funny story😂😂

@jamesemmanueld.garcia7931

5 жыл бұрын

Navy blue chucks? Them crips in cali wear that shit

@samuelgonzales9775

5 жыл бұрын

James Emmanuel D. Garcia naw they both were Hispanic

@dylanmorgan2752

5 жыл бұрын

+Samuel Gonzales Still ironic that to wear a non gang related shoe he would chose a blue converse trainer since that’s also heavily a part of gang culture. The whole thing is fucked.

The first original GANGSTA was forest Gump,, come on ,, button up shirt and Cortez shoes!! Wash the movie 🎥😂

@NachoAverageFinds

5 жыл бұрын

logan wolf he wore those into the Ground 😂😂

@dabeatboxer83

4 жыл бұрын

My gump vhs is clean. No need to wash it.

@FoxTrotSUBSCRIBE_PLZ

4 жыл бұрын

@Jr Jack your dumb

Just ordered my pair!

Back in the eighties , I wore these exact shoes for 8 years in college and in the US Air Force and even bought 2 pairs at a time once at a special sale....I never knew there was a problem....

I love wearing them. It’s a classic sneaker.

@strategicscorpio3689

3 жыл бұрын

CLASSIC amigo

If you buy these shoes in Honduras, they come with coffin included 😂

@diegojimenez6975

4 жыл бұрын

Bet! Sign me up

@nobuen0

4 жыл бұрын

😂😂😭

@yudisiswanto5241

3 жыл бұрын

I geust its look cool dudes.combination styles.utban i geuss..

@yudisiswanto5241

3 жыл бұрын

Ware a shoes like a big dopes.yo r we enough to comfort.bros

@Te_Enzo_

3 жыл бұрын

Fuck.

I've always loved Cortez I got my 1st pair in 1989 and just bought a pair of navy blue suede and nylon 5 months ago

“That’s Right Vato” That killed me xd

I always thought I looked funny wearing them but always liked the look

@NachoAverageFinds

5 жыл бұрын

Gabriel626 they look dope

These are still by FAR MY FAVORITE SHOES!!!

I learnt so much from this vid great job bro

My mom never let me wear these shoes. Yeah I was born and raised in East LA. When I see people where there today I trip out and laugh to myself cus they will never know

@Nikes62

3 жыл бұрын

I've never worn them. They were popular in the suburbs in the 70s.

Here in Mexico the Cortez are known as "bolillos".

@NachoAverageFinds

4 жыл бұрын

DonAless 4:20 saludos de Fresno California 🇲🇽

@ethanondapercs3082

4 жыл бұрын

Some shit my mom tells me with all my adidas superstars and cortez

@MikeyLee559

4 жыл бұрын

I thought bolillos meant wedos or gringos in another term

@trillldaddy1613

4 жыл бұрын

Mong Lee yes but its also a type of bread 🥖 kinda like that its caller s torta when it gets put with ham frijoles and mayo

@MikeyLee559

4 жыл бұрын

@@trillldaddy1613 its a type of white bread right? That's why they call wedos that right?

I own 5 pairs of nike cortez, various colours. Cortez is my first sneakers and im still loving it till today

Love my white cortez. Bought my first pair years ago and I always buy a new pair when they wear out.

I remember back in highschool, I wore a pair of a black cortez and got jumped after school. lol Still wore it the next day.

@NachoAverageFinds

5 жыл бұрын

vaughn Pedroso Haha You a real one 🤣🤣

@vaughnpedroso8397

5 жыл бұрын

@@NachoAverageFinds well, black leather school shoes are lame. sooo... 🤣

@spoonwillsakaniggleetheus2096

5 жыл бұрын

If they was jordans you probably would have got shot

@spoonwillsakaniggleetheus2096

5 жыл бұрын

@@ayeayeisaac3879 brah you slow as turtle feet i swear ya trolling game is weak as hell

I owned like 5 pairs over time. I was never aware of the big history beside its status in the LA gang world. Great Shoe.

Crazy an so true ...liked the info involved

I’ve owned several lmao they’re timeless!

Definitely still gang related, I’m from a small town in Cali and even here it still is considered gang related The population is a little under 40,000 but we still have gang task force Gang culture runs deep in Cali

@NachoAverageFinds

5 жыл бұрын

Arturo Guevara where you from ?

@SomberRune

5 жыл бұрын

@@NachoAverageFinds he's from a small town in cali

@kings9724

5 жыл бұрын

what city foo

@estupedude21

4 жыл бұрын

Anything from Salinas to Bakersfield huh

@shawwtypimp

4 жыл бұрын

Even the police gang got their own shoes and gear

I wore these in 1993 Chicago. It was more of an urban style, rather than gang related. Chuck Taylor’s were the preferred shoe for Chicago gang culture, actually, exclusively.

I found a pair of lone forest gimps in my size for £40 around 20 years ago! Good times! Perfect summer kicks!

I love Nike Cortez's! I'm from Southern California, Santa Ana, O.C.. MS-13 weren't even around in the 70's or 80's it was the ESE who push those shoes. It was a South American felt in love with them shoes

I’m wearing a pair right now

In Detroit in the 80s these were called the dopeman nikes

@bigdookie1094

4 жыл бұрын

Thats what we call them in illinois

@ko8e24ever2

4 жыл бұрын

And Ohio

@charlescarter4608

4 жыл бұрын

Yes Ohio too

@BillBondsHasAPosse

4 жыл бұрын

D Hu55ein 8mile to belle isle !

@dhu55ein9

4 жыл бұрын

@@BillBondsHasAPosse what up doe

KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK WIT THE RESEARCH BUD I LOVE UR VIDS VERY INFORMATIVE

I had a pair in high school... In 1979, mine were in natural leather with a white stripe... i keep looking for them to come back but haven't seen any in decades... I like to see a picture even if they wont make anymore... i definitely could run in em

Homie thanks for bringing this part of my life to light...i didnt know the history of this shoe that i wore and i feel enlightened...no joke. ..great video👍

I was born in the hood and my parents let me still wear these

@dulceibanez523

4 жыл бұрын

Same

@nandochavez4546

4 жыл бұрын

They wear coretzes in Serbia?

Love the Cortez. I had and am looking to get another one after seeing this.

bought mine Nike Black nylon white cortez in ebay excited to rock em with my khaki 874 Dickies classic shoes i remember my first cortez in 2007 when im highschool it is the most under rated shoes in hip hop and gang culture in worldwide im from philippines 🇵🇭

Great video. The Cortez have a lot of history and i don't think they'll ever go out of style.

I remember these would be a pain to wear when new 😂😂 they would take a while to break in 😤

@desertboi9235

5 жыл бұрын

real shit forreal

@NachoAverageFinds

5 жыл бұрын

Mine would squeak a lil 😂😂

I have a red Cortez track top that my friend brought from Italy. Never owned a pair but sold some as a salesman.

Everybody gangster until they realise that’s the shoe Forrest Gump wore

I grew up in a black community in seattle We called them G-NIKES. I never new they were called Cortez tell I started going to the Hispanic community lol

@MM-xc2bt

4 жыл бұрын

Denver area in 90s we called them that too

@cortes1020

4 жыл бұрын

Same in Texas

@midorisumi

4 жыл бұрын

My Hispanic friends always referred to them as G Nikes as well, also grew up in western Washington.

@Itsjustmyopinionduh

3 жыл бұрын

We did in Texas too. I didn’t know they were called Cortez til I grew up

@mxsharkgang3246

3 жыл бұрын

Facts! #206 😂🤣🤣🤣

Big Like and also you earned a subscriber! Very well documented and it can be seen that you have put an effort in doing this 6:21 min video. I can only imagine how long it took to find all the stills, the scene from Charlie's Angels, etc. Good job, keep it up!

@NachoAverageFinds

5 жыл бұрын

PULIX PULIX haha Thank you for noticing man! This shit took me forever 😂😂😂

Coping these rn after watching this video. Great memories 🔥

Love them... Had a couple of pair when i was younger

This video makes me want to buy cortez

@NachoAverageFinds

5 жыл бұрын

Explodia TheObliterator can’t go wrong for the price

@rickyymunoz

5 жыл бұрын

Fuck yeah it does

@pdswrld5200

5 жыл бұрын

Yup thru cool to wear I own the black with white colorway,Grey suede, & All white leather✌

@pdswrld5200

5 жыл бұрын

@you donky Hahaha someone jealous because they don't have friends lol loser.

@explodiatheobliterator

5 жыл бұрын

@you donky its almost 2019 and you still sayin gay as an insult 😂

Interesting!!, never thought there was so much history behind such pair of shoes... Good job.

@NachoAverageFinds

5 жыл бұрын

Marco Montecino thanks for watching

I’m so happy that I have a pair. I never knew the history of the shoe.

I’m Scottish and I love my 2 pairs of Cortez - didn’t know about the gang affiliations just know I love them 😍

The full black leather look amazing, even on work/interviews they work perfectly 🤤

I can't describe my love for this shoe. Thank you so much for the video mate.

@NachoAverageFinds

5 жыл бұрын

Divyansh Sharma your welcome thanks for watching 😎

They also were embraced by the dance community for the longest time, it became a signature for the choreo scene

Thanks so much for that piece of information on the Cortez! I really didn't know that! I have never owned a pair I remember all my pals were SK8 dudes and bought them and they are number one or two on my to buy list! I have the book hip hop files by Martha cooper and there's a few Street kids wearing a blue with gold/ yellow tick c/way I don't think you can get anymore so dope!

got into my first fight as a kid getting checked because i bought cortez's from a goodwill. ever since then i wear nothing but Vans.

@NachoAverageFinds

5 жыл бұрын

Mark Mendoza Hernandez be carful out here

@YourGrace_06

5 жыл бұрын

Mark Mendoza Hernandez that’s sad. Kids can be assholes. My sister was one of em, she was always talking shit , I was nice to everybody

@mr.roachclip1792

5 жыл бұрын

Mark Mendoza Hernandez that's a damn shame ese

@caseylopez7152

5 жыл бұрын

My pops wanted his kid to be a G like him. But nah I stuck with vans or Adidas until highschool cause all the Paisa kids were assholes.

@keelyleilani1326

5 жыл бұрын

I had a white pair and blue pair of Cortez when I was 15 back in 1999- 2000. Never once did anyone even acknowledge them or have anything negative to say about them. They were just shoes.

Native Angeleno here. Boi, my parents specifically told me not to buy Cortez' due to the gangs. A friend of mine almost got jumped for wearing those and being at the wrong place at the wrong time. Sucks that gangs kinda restrict what we can wear, but it be like that sometimes. Also, subscribed 👌👌

@NachoAverageFinds

5 жыл бұрын

TheHuskyK9 Thank you for subscribing man 👍🏻 I grew up in Fresno. Not as bad as LA but same shit lol my parents would not let me buy any 🤣

@jen6224

5 жыл бұрын

TheHuskyK9 i feel you dude :-(

Great video. Subscribed. Good job

what a brilliant video!

I remember back then if you wore Cortez you're bound to be confronted by people (every color) and you better be ready for anything. Nowadays, I see some kids wearing it which is fine but I guess nobody gave em a warning and they'll fold quicker than a foldable table 🤣. I'm overdue, this video makes me wanna pick up a clean pair. They're sure comfy as hell!

@NachoAverageFinds

5 жыл бұрын

Nick Vongsavanh lmao FACTS! Go get you a pair man

I’m from Canada and I’ve always wanted a pair of Cortez’s, I had no idea about their history with gang culture. Super interesting

@jairocondones

5 жыл бұрын

I’m from ca too and I cooped a black one today.

@Ill_trigger_you_lol

4 жыл бұрын

Lol...you'll probably be fine wearing those in Canada.

@jairocondones

4 жыл бұрын

Very safe place

@JohnSmith-dq4dx

4 жыл бұрын

@@jairocondones Think again. I live there too, and I used to wear these a LOT. Robbed, fought, and ran from cops with AMAZING success because of the grip of those shoes.

@jairocondones

4 жыл бұрын

John Smith which part of Canada are you in tho. Bruhhhh the grip of the shoes are 10/10 holy shit it squeaks every time I walk.

I recently bought a pair a couple of days ago. The shoes are soooo comfortable.

I love a Cortez, London & Proud, I currently own 3 pairs all in boxes waitin for the summer