Pooh Shiesty Says He Should Be a Nike Balaclava Model After Making the Accessory Popular: ‘That’s Supposed to Me Right There’
Pooh Shiesty thinks Nike owes him a check. During a recent episode of Complex’s Sneaker Shopping , host Joe La Puma brought up A$AP Rocky ‘s appearance on The Questlove Show , where the Harlem rapper revealed that he throws on a balaclava —which has since become synonymous with the Memphis rapper — whenever he hops on a train to maneuver through his hometown unnoticed.
Someone off camera then tossed La Puma a package of a Nike Hyperwarm Knit Hood and the two got into how the fashion accessory has become known as a “shiesty,” with Pooh saying, “Come on, man. That’s supposed to me right there, man.” Adding, “For real, these junks get you through some places, you know? Like he told you, he snuck through the subway.
Wouldn’t be able to do that with no regular [look.]” When asked if he knew him throwing on a “shiesty” would become so influential, he replied that he never really thought anything of it at first. “Nah, I ain’t think that,” he answered. “But you know a lot of stuff a...
Original reporting by Billboard