NewBalance collaborates with rapper AMINÉ to launch NB740 joint shoes to pay tribute to his alma mater, Portland Benson Polytechnic High School. The color of the shoe echoes the representative color of the alma mater. The insole has the school emblem pattern. The tongue label commemorates the graduation year and radio experience. The personal brand ClubBanana is printed on the heel. This time, the New Balance 740 shoes collaborated by both parties also pay tribute to AMINÉ’s high school alma mater, Portland Benson Polytechnic. For rapper AMINÉ, that place is Benson Polytechnic High School in Portland. As the only high school in Portland, Oregon that offers vocational training, Benson Polytechnic offers courses in areas such as electrical engineering, automotive engineering, architecture, health, design and broadcasting. It was here that AMINÉ began its first foray into music. After joining the school radio station KBPS, he was quickly inspired and began to write songs, rap and record. Under the guidance of his teachers, he gradually honed himself into the songwriter he is today. AMINÉ pays homage to the place that first inspired him to pursue music by applying the colors of his alma mater to the re-released 740 silhouette. The color scheme of the shoes is mainly composed of royal blue and orange, echoing the representative colors of the alma mater, and the insole has a redesigned school emblem pattern. BTEE replaces the original 740 logo on the side of the shoe. The tongue label commemorates AMINÉ’s graduation year and her experience at the school radio station KNPS. The words CL and BN are printed on the heels of the left and right shoes respectively, representing AMINÉ’s personal brand Club Banana.