Author: SoundSlam
Aug. 29, 2006 - New York, NY

Rapper Eminem has joined forces with Nike to produce a limited edition of the Nike Air Max shoe.

The Detroit native will design eight versions of the Air Max series. 64 pairs of the shoe will be manufactured, numbered, autographed and auctioned off on Ebay, beginning August 31st.

"It's one of the hottest lines that Nike ever produced, so I'm honored to make my own contribution...Nike always has the dopest color combos," said Mathers. "Who wouldn't want to design their own line of Nikes? And to do it for charity makes it that much better," the rapper added.

The endeavor will help raise money for the Marshall Mathers Foundation and Ninemillion.org.

Ninemillion.org is a global campaign that raises awareness and money to merge education and sports programs to the world's refugee youth. In association, the Marshall Mathers Foundation is a non-profit organization that provides funds for programs that benefit troubled youth in southeast Michigan.

The August 31 auction, with an adjoining event, will take place at NikeTown London. One pair of the Air Max 1 and the Max 90 will be offered at the event and later auctioned off on Ebay. The auction will last for seven scheduled days.

The auction dates are August 31st, September 12th, 16th, 19th, 22nd, 26th, 28th, and October 3rd. Likewise, all proceeds will be split between the two organizations.