The collaboration with the popular ice cream maker was also a huge hit Ben & Jerry's. Much of the current popularity of these sneakers is due to rapper Travis Scott, who brought the Dunk out of obscurity with his own collaboration on the silhouette in 2020. Since 2002, the Nike Dunk has also been conquering the skateboarding world with its modified version of the Nike SB Dunk. What was originally a basketball sneaker has become a streetwear icon, and now comes in Dunk Low, Dunk High and the lesser known Dunk Mid. About Nike Dunk The Nike Dunk silhouette first saw the light of day in 1985.