The Nike Air Force Ones were first released 25 years ago in 1982 and were the first Nike shoes to have a full length air sole. Nike Air Force Ones have been a major hit in the hip-hop community. The hip-hop culture was closely connected to the streets of New York and the basketball scene there, many of the up and coming artists from the streets of Brooklyn rose to the top while wearing the Nike Air Force Ones. The Nike Air Force Ones have been released so many times that no collector has one of every pair of the Nike Air Force Ones. With so many limited colorways, celebrity exclusives, and even special holiday shoes, not one person has a good estimate of how many Nike Air Force Ones have been produced.