The ?uestlove Air Force 1, known more colloquially as the “Air ?uesto,”has been one of the most anticipated releases this year. Nothing more can really be said about the Air Force 1′s at this point, as they’ve been some of the most talked about kicks in recent history, but the two drops so far of these sneakers have been massive. The Philly drop at Ubiq even earned some attention on local news channels, and for good reason; the line was incredible, and no doubt something rarely seen in Philadelphia. While the New York City drop was undoubtedly huge (article here), the Ubiq launch was equally gigantic, and also had ?uestlove there, signing boxes and DJ-ing for customers. A few lucky customers even had ?uestlove pay for their purchases! This was definitely one of the biggest events of the year by far, and will be remembered by all who attended for a long
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Crowd before 6 AM
The list of people in line in order, with sizes
Local news crews interviewing people in line
The line
Groups of 8 people allowed in at a time
Eddie Ortiz, the lucky first man in line
The stock
Roots manager, rocking a Boneyards tee
Gold toe editions; super limited!
Signed pair of gold toes
?uestlove x Ubiq Release Tee
?uestlove holding up some of his Air Force 1′s
?uestlove signing one of the boxes
?uestlove signing even more boxes for his fans
One more lucky fan gets his box signed
?uestlove and Ron Crawford, manager at Ubiq
?uestlove paying for some lucky fans’ sneakers
