Me and My Sneakers

"**Me and My Sneakers**" is a song by Lupe Fiasco, which surfaced online in 2008. His version was featured in the documentary film, *Sneakerheadz* (2015).

Canadian DJ and record producer A-Trak did a remix of the record, released as "Catch Up" from the 2008 mixtape, *Running Man: Nike+ Original Run*, as part of the fourth installment of the Nike+ Original Run series. It features vocals from Kid Cudi and was preceded by the mixtape's lead single, "Say Whoa". *Pitchfork* wrote in their review of the record, "There's a leaked snippet with Lupe Fiasco on the track, but apparently Lupe couldn't be cleared, which perhaps explains why a guy you've probably never heard of says he misses the days when he could walk around in public."

## Lyrics

**Lyrics**
[Hook]

My sneakers more cleaner than yours, more meaner, more cleaner than yours

I got it mastered (Mastered)

And my car go faster

85 an hour I'm about to take them backwards

My sneakers more cleaner than yours, more meaner, more cleaner than yours

I got it mastered (Mastered)

And my car go faster

85 an hour I'm about to take them backwards

[Verse 1]

Yea, now that's back to the essence

The freshest, prince is in your presence

The uniform on backwards

The F-N-F will F 'em

It's a laster, went to a thrower from a crasher

(Ooh), Now while that's flowing right passed ya

Let me take a second to add up all the factors

A-Trak on the track, and Lupe is the rapper

Man about town, proud member of Swagger

Supreme world attention getting, glisten

Ever resistant to anything non-pimping or wacker

I'm much flyer, United, I'm NASA

I'm much higher, not a puffer I'm a passer

Not a rusher or a tackler

I ain't gotta cuffer or a tagger

Like I'm a graffer, or rhasta

I grinds, I should make the cover of Thrasher

Chilling with the cover of King (Ya I-I-I'm mean)

[Hook]

My sneakers more cleaner than yours, more meaner, more cleaner than yours

I got it mastered (Mastered)

And my car go faster

85 an hour I'm about to take them backwards

My sneakers more cleaner than yours, more meaner, more cleaner than yours

I got it mastered (Mastered)

And my car go faster

85 an hour I'm about to take them backwards

[Bridge]

Take a second, you need to breathe

Give me a minute, I need to breathe

Excuse me man, I can't see

'Cause you in my way

Take a second, you need to breathe

Give me a minute, I need to breathe

Excuse me man, I can't see

'Cause you in my way

[Verse 2]

So I'm on it like I own it

It sounds like it don't it, I do

And do to the fact that I'm up on it, they opponent

But they don't want to turn the flyness, into bird flu

And serve you a nice pot of bird stew

I'm breaking down my bread like I'm making bird food

And I'll be in the stu', like I'm a bird too

But I just fly, like a bird do

I doo-doo on the birds, man, I'm high enough to dew

Though, I'm sitting on the wires and admiring the view

I can still relate to the tires and the shoes

Dropping shows for their soles/souls

Patches for their innertubes

And I run flat while you're running your trap

I come through, take your cheddar, take your feather, take your blue

Then leave behind a letter, I'm addressing it to you

You need to build it better for the veterans, salute cause

[Hook]

My sneakers more cleaner than yours, more meaner, more cleaner than yours

I got it mastered (Mastered)

And my car go faster

85 an hour I'm about to take them backwards

My sneakers more cleaner than yours, more meaner, more cleaner than yours

I got it mastered (Mastered)

And my car go faster

85 an hour I'm about to take them backwards

[Bridge]

Take a second, you need to breathe

Give me a minute, I need to breathe

Excuse me man, I can't see

'Cause you in my way

Take a second, you need to breathe

Give me a minute, I need to breathe

Excuse me man, I can't see

'Cause you in my way

## References

1. ↑ "Sneakerheadz (1080p) FULL DOCUMENTARY - Sneakers, Fashion". *YouTube*. July 18, 2022.
2. ↑ "Nike+ x A-Trak "Running Man"". *Hypebeast*. July 2, 2008.
3. ↑ Howe, Brian (July 2, 2008). "Running Man: Nike+ Original Run". *Pitchfork*.