Reebok designer Xavier Jones and Swizz Beatz dug in the crates to make the old new again with the DMX Series 2000.
For anyone who grew up in the ’90s, DMX was not just a growling pitbull rapper but also one of the best and most innovative cushioning technologies of the era.
It used pods on the soles of the shoes (initially DMX 10 and DMX 6) that were connected with channels. This allowed air to move from pod to pod as wearers moved through their foot strikes. Yes, you could actually feel the air moving around under your foot. Due to time and various design changes, DMX was kind of, well, lost — until now.
Swizz Beatz and Reebok designer Xavier Jones teamed up to release the DMX Series 2000, and it is glorious. WearTesters editor Noah Goldowitz spoke to Xavier about the shoe recently, and now we have our first impressions of the shoe.
This is the Chalk White/Royal Orchid/California Blue colorway, and in hand it is bright. The upper is “mixed media,” something we have seen lately across all brands, and that usually means more than one texture. Here, the Chalk White portions are a synthetic felt material and the Royal Orchid underlays are neoprene.
The lacing uses a bungee system that, honestly, doesn’t do much except appear as laces. They aren’t needed at all but give the upper a more complete and traditional look.
Moving down to the most important part, we get the DMX midsole. DMX 10 makes up the system here, and it is the real deal, unlikeunlik the DMX Run 10 retro we saw in the winter/spring — this air moves and feels righteous.
As you step on the heel, the air moves across the bridge into the forefoot. As the foot transitions, the air is pushed back into the heel for the next landing, providing true moving cushioning.
As for fit, if you are familiar with Reebok stay with your normal Reebok sizing (I wear a 10 in the Workout Plus and Aztrek and a 10 in these fit perfect). If you like a little room for expansion, half size up is not bad — it may be a little long but the body of the shoe does form to your foot.
The Reebok DMX Series 2000 is available now on finishline.com for $140 in this colorway and the Mars Dust/White.
Photos by Bryan Hinkle, exclusively for WearTesters.com.
It’s about time they brought DMX back…took them long enough! Hopefully they finally do the Answer series justice and implement in those as well!
I love DMX but they got to give us something that looks better than these! Reebok needs to clean house. idiots working for them
In the right colour way these are fire.