Everyone wants more from Kendrick Lamar and Nike. After the two announced a new deal earlier this year, they began dropping specialty Kung-Fu Kenny Nike Cortez sneakers. Now, after a small hiatus, Kendrick and Nike are back with their third colorway.


Record label Top Dawg Entertainment recently announced their new Championship Tour, which takes their star-studded lineup around the U.S. for a limited series of shows. Featuring the likes of Kendrick Lamar, SZA, and Schoolboy Q, the tour starts this month Vancouver, Canada and ends next month in Pennsylvania. Alongside the new list of tour dates, TDE also announced pop-up shops in each city that will be stocked with Kendrick x TDE x Nike apparel. While coming somewhat as a surprise, the choice of collaborating with Nike on tour merchandise is too good of an opportunity to pass up.

Included in the images of the new Kendrick Lamar x TDE x Nike collection is a previously unseen third colorway of the Nike Cortez Kung-Fu Kenny. This time around, the basic nylon shoe comes with a black upper broken up by white overlays and red Kung-Fu Kenny detailing. Currently, there are no plans for the shoes to release at the pop-up shops. Instead, they are said to be released exclusively via Nike SNKRS. However, given Nike’s recent attention to new and fairer release methods, there is a good possibility the Nike Cortez Kung-Fu Kenny III will be available via SNKRS Pass or other new methods at various pop-ups. While this is completely unconfirmed, we will be on-hand at the TDE x Nike x Oaklandish shop on May 8th to see what goes down.

The Kendrick Lamar x Nike Kung-Fu Kenny III will release very soon exclusively on the Nike SNKRS app. Made in conjunction with the Top Dawg’s Championship tour pop-up shops, the fresh new gear will be available in different cities across the country all Summer. Check out the official images below for a better look at the TDE x Kendrick x Nike collection, and stay tuned to JustFreshKicks for more Nike news.