Larry June x Adidas. It Makes Sense.
Larry June has a sneaker with Adidas, and this collaboration makes all the sense in the world. The Larry June x Adidas Adistar Control 5 drops September 12, 2026 on adidas.com and select stores for $160. He picked a 2008 retro runner that most people have never seen before, a vintage design with strong Larry June identity. The shoe looks exactly like something he would wear and exactly like nothing else on the market right now.
Quick Background on Larry June
Larry Eugene Hendricks III. Born April 8, 1991 in San Francisco, Bayview Hunters Point, Harbor Road, same block as RBL Posse. Moved to Atlanta at four, grew up between both cities, and came back to the Bay for good. He was signed to Warner Records from 2015 to 2017, left, and has been fully independent ever since. Over 19 projects. All independent. And he just showed up on track 22 of The Game‘s The Documentary 3 with “The Cookout.” The man does not stop.
So What Is the Shoe
The Adidas Adistar Control 5 came out in 2008 as a running shoe. Formotion heel, torsion bar at midfoot, built for function. Adidas started bringing it back in 2025 and went all in on the retro relaunch in 2026. Larry June’s version sits on a grey-beige base with gradient hits of green, orange, and red across the mesh. Think citrus. Think fruit bowl. Think everything Larry June posts on Instagram. Oversized “LARRYJUNE” branding on the tongue.
The first version dropped in February 2026 as a Friends and Family exclusive that you could not buy. This September 12 release is the public version built on the same design, going for $160. He also previewed a Larry June x Adidas Rod Laver, but no public release date on that one yet.
Why This Shoe and Not Something Louder
This is the part that tells you who Larry June really is. He picked a 2008 model that the average sneaker account has never posted. That is the same energy that made him work with The Alchemist and land on The Documentary 3 next to West Coast veterans who built the lane he now walks in. He picks what fits him, not what the algorithm likes. The Adistar Control 5 is the shoe version of his music: grounded, specific, and for people who truly pay attention to the details.
What This Says About Independent Rap in 2026
Larry June has been releasing music at his own pace for over a decade. The catalog built itself: collaborative albums with The Alchemist, Curren$y and 2 Chainz, features alongside some of the biggest names in West Coast rap, and now a sneaker with Adidas. None of it happened overnight. All of it happened consistently. The Adidas collaboration is the natural next step for an artist who has always let the work lead. When the work is this clear, collaborations at this level come naturally.
HIPHOPADELLIC Perspective
Most sneaker collaborations are designed to grab as much attention as possible. This one is deliberately quiet. Larry June chose a 2008 retro runner that nobody was really paying attention to, put his own style on it, and let the design speak for itself. It is the same approach he brings to music, business, and everything else. The Adistar Control 5 is more than a sneaker collaboration. It is proof that consistency can build a market of its own.
One Love. One Family. One Culture.