Tinie Tempah Says He'll Never Wear His 'Back To The Future' Nikes

UK rapper Tinie Tempah made headlines across the world last week, when news surfaced that he was the man who bought the very first pair of Nike's highly anticipated Mag sneakers, aka the "Back To The Future" shoes.
Tinie won the first pair in a charity auction held in Los Angeles last Thursday (September 8) for a cool $37,500. Just 1,500 in total have and are currently being auctioned off on eBay, but the UK rapper was the first to hold them in his hands.
To him, it was a dream.
"It was a number of things. First of all it was for a charitable cause and I'm a huge fan of 'Back To The Future,' and of course their Nike Mags, it all kinda made sense to me," Tinie told BallerStatus.com when asked why he bought them.
With the kicks in his possession for a week now, how do they feel to wear them? Tinie doesn't even know, because he hasn't put them on ... and may never give them a trial run.
"Never, I'd keep it (in a display box)," he explained.
The remaining pairs of Nike Mags will continue to be auctioned off through eBay's Fashion Vault, until September 18th. Each day, 150 pairs will go up for auction ... and they're aren't going cheap. Most are selling for well over $5,000 and up.
All proceeds will benefit the Michael J. Fox Foundation, and Fox himself, revealed during his appearance on the "Late Show With David Letterman" that Google's founders have agreed to match the amount the auction brings in.

UK Rapper Tinie Tempah Cops First Pair Of 'Marty McFly Nikes' For $37K

Nike's extremely limited release of the 2011 Nike Mag (from "Back To The Future II") had the Internet going nuts over the past week,  after the company unveiled news that pairs were going to be auctioned off on eBay.Not only were fans of the 1980s film series excited, but sneakerheads went nuts ... simply because the "Back To The Future" kicks have been the holy grail for collectors forever.
The hype surrounding the sneaker release has paid off for Michael J. Fox's foundation ... and paid off big TIME!
The first pair of Mags -- only 1,500 are being sold -- was auctioned off in a live charity auction in Los Angeles Thursday night (September 8) for a reported $37,500.
Who copped them? British rapper Tinie Tempah.
A rep for the rapper told TMZ that Tinie is a series shoe collector, and when he saw them at the auction ... he had to have them.
Tinie didn't boast about the purchase on Twitter (@TinieTempah). The only mention of it was his reaction to being on TMZ.com: "Oh Lord, Mama.... I'm on TMZ!"
The remaining pairs will continue to be auctioned off through eBay's Fashion Vault, until September 18th. Each day, 150 pairs will go up for auction ... and they're aren't going cheap -- well over $5,000 and up.
All proceeds will benefit the Michael J. Fox Foundation, and Fox himself, revealed during his appearance on the "Late Show With David Letterman" that Google's founders have agreed to match the amount the auction brings in.

Tinie Tempah Signs Crazy Cousinz To Single Deal

Tinie Tempah is building his Disturbing London company and he just signed fellow UK music artists Crazy Cousinz to the roster. Making noise with their "Arch Your Back" track featuring Omarion, they were brought aboard tothe label for a single deal.

The video has received international support from BBC's 1Xtra, MTV UK, and RWDMag.com to name a few.

Check out Crazy Cousinz's video with Omarion below: