Lil Yachty Debuts The “It’s Us” Air Force 1 In Black And Purple

The "One Night" rapper parlays a big stage for a big reveal.

Matt Varga June 23, 2025

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Though the relationship got off to a muted start with the original white/navy “Us Force 1,” Lil Yachty and Nike have hit their stride in their second chapter, with the patent leather, multi-color sequel one of the biggest secondary market successes of the year. Striking while the iron is hot, Lil Boat debuted a fresh edition of his collab series in splashy fashion, teeing off the Lil Yachty x Nike Air Force 1 in black and purple.

Seen on feet at Lyrical Lemonade’s Summer Smash festival, this colorway lands as almost a midway point between the rapper’s two efforts to date, utilizing the restrained color-blocking of the first pair with taking the vibrant flair of the second, dotting a black foundation with veins of royal purple through the outsole, sock-liner, and branding hits. On that end, the hallmark of the Atlanta artist’s footwear remains, as a “Concrete Boys” stick figure keeps toiling away on the heel counter of this third rendition.

At the time of publication, it’s unclear whether this is an exclusive or public release pair, but if this is the beginning of a rollout, we’ll likely get more details in short order.

: Lil Yachty x Nike Air Force 1 @thesummersmash

: Lil Yachty x Nike Air Force 1 @thesummersmash

: Lil Yachty x Nike Air Force 1 @thesummersmash

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Matt Varga, Junior Editor

Matt Varga is an Editor at SneakerNews. Initially earning a degree in Video Arts and Technology, he got his start in video editing and writing in the music world — primarily on hip-hop and electronic. A long-standing interest in sneakers led him to switching over to footwear. An avid collector, his favorite sneaker of all time comes down to either the Air Jordan 1 “Black Toe” and Air Jordan 5 “Laney,” his first ever pick-ups. When he’s not writing, you can find Matt cooking, traveling, attending concerts and when weather permits, on the handball court.