February 29, 2012
The winter is pretty much over. Summer is not quite there yet. Y’all need that in-between product at this time of the year. Feast your eyes on our knockout nylon college jacket. Understated yet mighty fresh like a raw Premo beat. Available in navy/white and boston green/white.
February 28, 2012
This past Saturday, our newest K1X teamrider and German snowboard pro Michael Botzenhard just won the “Jungle Fever” contest at Snowpark Heubach in Thüringen. K1X’ Michel Rensi finished in 3rd place in the competition! Markus Brandauer was quite successfull as well, as he went to Kitzbühel for the Sick Trick Open. Another stop of the [...]
February 28, 2012
Locking (originally Campbellocking) is a style of funk dance, which is also associated with hip hop. The name is based on the concept of locking movements, which basically means freezing from a fast movement and “locking” in a certain position, holding that position for a short while and then continuing in the same speed as [...]
February 28, 2012
James Naismith is the man – simply because he invented that shit. From 1891 ’til infinity.
February 24, 2012
Our spring/summer collection is a tribute to a decade of excellence, which became known as the “Golden Era”. The Dream Team had just won gold in Barcelona. Rap was somewhere between underground and taking over the world. And MJ was MJ. Back in 1993, basketball’s (and hip hop’s) pure quality and ultra fresh flavor inspired [...]
February 22, 2012
Pittsburgh’s own Mac Miller has taken the rap game by storm lately. And he’s big on Instagram, obviously. A couple of weeks ago, Mac stopped by our K1X NYC flagship store and picked out our “Oak Car Wash Jacket” among other things. Good looking out!
February 21, 2012
Our spring/summer collection is a tribute to a decade of excellence, which became known as the “Golden Era”. The Dream Team had just won gold in Barcelona. Rap was somewhere between underground and taking over the world. And MJ was MJ. Back in 1993, basketball’s (and hip hop’s) pure quality and ultra fresh flavor inspired [...]
February 21, 2012
Comparing the carnival in Brazil to any other “costume party” is like comparing the NBA to any other pro basketball league. No contest. Now if we could only persuade the NBA cheerleaders to shed those nasty brown tights.
February 18, 2012
German snowboard pro Michael Botzenhart – better known as “Boozy” for a matter of convenience as well as style – has been turning heads in the snowboard scene for quite a while now. We are proud to welcome him as the latest member of the Nation of Hoop. Welcome to the fam Boozy! Make sure [...]
February 18, 2012
This shit was getting out of hand. We just had to respnd…
February 17, 2012
The Nation of Hoop sends out a special birthday shout-out to the G.O.A.T. You are the game.
February 16, 2012
Krumping, also spelled Krumpin, is a street dance popularized in the United States that is characterized by free, expressive, exaggerated, and highly energetic movement involving the arms, head, legs, chest, and feet. The youths who started krumping saw the dance as a way for them to escape gang life and “to release anger, aggression and [...]
February 10, 2012
Our friends from Streetwear Today join is in the celebrations of 20 years of basketball history.
February 9, 2012
Even though Mic Donet has just come short of making the finals at “The Voice of Germany”, homeboy has a bright future ahead. Just cause he can flat out sing – un-fkn-fassbar! Germanys recording artist Xavier Naidoo called his upcoming album grammy worthy. We think his Beanie is as well. Big up Mic!