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KO Toomer
@KOFROMATATF
Atlanta, GA
Co-Founder of ATATF

"Right now, we harbor about 50,000 members, with about 15,000 waiting to get in."

"Ultimately, we discuss all things fresh--That's fashion, food, music, anything fresh. I've been collecting sneakers since I was young. Sneakers and music go hand in hand. I'm a big lover of music, in general."

"This is the Air Jordan Retro 4, aka 'Bling 4'. There was a certain group that coined the term, Bling. So, having that name attached to a shoe like this, I had to have them. I love the fact that this is a simple shoe, all white, can pretty much wear it with anything."

"I rank the Bling 4's at--they're in the Top 20 in my collection. They're somewhere on the lower back half, that lower back 10. I can't put them in the Top 10. But it's definitely one of my favorite shoes."

"This is the Nike Air Trainer, called the 'Bo Jackson', but I call this the Atlanta Shoe. This is realistically the only shoe that I can say represents Atlanta. The Olympic '96 color-way on this, suede. This was executed extremely well."

"Also, down to the peach on the tongue, embroidered Nike, bottoms have the confetti. This is a... Man, this is an extremely dope shoe. I'm going to put this in the Top 5. This is a Top 5 shoe. These are the 'Sole Collector Cowboy' Air Max 95."

"This is Pair 97 of 300. Got these from a good homie. My favorite elements of the shoe is, once again, the multi-colors on the inner, solid black and neon on the outer. I think it's another subtle shoe. I love subtle shoes that also make a statement."

"It's the Atmos Air Max 95 'Safari'. You can wear anything with this shoe, man. I think, once again, when you do attempt to style this shoe, I think you should be kind of calm, monotone as much because the shoe speaks for itself. So to be able to incorporate all the different animal prints on it..."

"...in a clean, unique way, super dope to me. I love the green accent laces to throw in it. Sometimes I rotate the laces out to black, depends on how I feel. This is a Top 10 shoe to me. If I had to put it within a spot, I'm going to put it in that sixth, seventh spot."

"This is the 'Sole Collector' Nike Air Max 180, designed by Cowboy, once again. A Sole Collector Collab. It's always great to see when Nike collaborates with people that help tell stories. Air Maxes are a huge staple in the community of Atlanta."

"The Air Max 95 is one of those go-to shoes. But hey, the 180 is a sleeper, as well. As far as the design, I love how they put the star element on the toe box. You can kind of simulate that with the Cowboys. But I also love how they incorporated a skin pattern over here as well."

"So, this particular color-way has a unique color-way to it, in my opinion, that I will align with a particular organization that my aunt is involved with. She's a soror, so I know she'd call these, or make a certain sound effect if she saw me walking in wearing these shoes."

"Thanks for watching. This is KO from Atlanta, Georgia. And this is What I Got."

What You Got

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