Did Donald Trump Destroy Sneaker Culture? | The Complex Sneakers Show
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- Опубліковано 22 тра 2024
- In one of the most bizarre moments in the history of sneakers, former President Donald Trump popped up at Sneaker Con last weekend to sell a gold pair of $399 sneakers called the Never Surrender High Tops. Is it a low point for sneaker culture? Is it the end of sneaker culture as we know it? Here, the co-hosts discuss Trump’s Sneaker Con appearance and new line of footwear, Biden’s response, and the generally gross idea of politicians hopping into sneakers in order to pander to voters. Also, Joe La Puma, Brendan Dunne, and Matt Welty talk about Central Cee’s Nike collaboration, Anthony Edwards’ Adidas signature model, and the Nike KD 4 “Galaxy” retro.
Chapters:
0:00 - 1:18: Intro
1:19 - 5:12: JLP’s Interview with Giannis
5:13- 6:12: Nike’s Recent Layoffs
6:13 - 7:53: Supreme x Nike Air Max DN
7:54 - 10:06: Central Cee’s Nike Collab
10:07 - 13:29: All-Star Weekend Recap
13:30 - 16:35: LeBron James' NBA All-Star sneakers
16:36 - 18:40: Nike Book 1 “Mirage” Selling Out
18:41 - 22:14: Dunne Takes Flight Voucher
22:15 24:28: Kevin Durant Playing in “Galaxy” KD 4’s
24:49 - 28:30: Sneaker Cam
28:31 - 37:07: Donald Trump’s Never Surrender High-Top
37:08 - 47:57: Politicians Using Sneaker Heads for Votes
47:58 - 56:37: Biden’s Response
56:38 - 1:03:31: Politicians Using Sneakers to Pander to Voters.
1:03:32 - 1:09:25: Would the Hosts Have Politicians on the Show?
1:09:26 - 1:11:48: Presidents Who’ve Worn Cool Shoes
1:11:49 - 1:13:16: Outro
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What do you think of Donald Trump’s sneakers?
Trump is hip hop culture .. hip hop culture is sneaker 😂
Cheap Temu trash
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They are as trash as Trump himself is.
Trump is genius, the hood is going to eat this up (not me tho)
I applaud Welty for so succinctly articulating the issue with having politicians on a show like FSR. I think JLP is a little clouded by “doing numbers”, when platforming a politician (no matter their partisanship) may inherently diminish the show’s integrity regardless of the hosts’ intentions. Welty can be frustrating at times but his commitment to maintaining his values is admirable 👏
I agree 👍🏽
I love Welty
This is exactly what I was looking for in the comments! Big facts!
Always has been. Love how he stood on business when people were calling him a liar *coughBookcough*
Trump voters will blame artificial intelligence for losing(having election stolen). That's the last excuse their going to have for the mountain of evidence showing trump set up fake electors to try(and fail) to steal the election. I get it, their ego won't allow for a fair election in which they actual lose because their so deep into this domestic terror cult because they only watch fox news and enjoy being worked like putins puppet. All their grandkids and future family will deeply hate them because the amount of domestic terror they reigned into this country because they only cared about me, me, me and not the United States of America. They need to be rehabilitated to save democracy but they are objectively equal since no animate life in the universe has free will so we all have to learn from this and try to flourish as a species without causing malice towards each other and other species. If the top falls we all fall.
I’ve never agreed with Welty more. 1000% spot on.
typical lib
TDS level 100. Liberals = communists in 2024.
Matt Welty is a national treasure. His takes are always backed by logic.
Welty W on this. Kamala on Complex was a sucker move.
Welty W on this - dont let these politicians use you!
Too late, 15 minutes talking about the issue, lol
Yeah Complex is pathetic. They don’t like free speech 😂
Did you tell yourself and others that when you voted for Biden?
Brendan declaring “I voted for Biden” had zero people surprised
lol fair
Said it like 3 times. Making sure he got that across. 😂
Well he is from the Pacific NW, shocker!
Word. I like Brendan but his political talks are so cringe
Said it twice like anyone asked
The guy who bought the 9k sign sneakers, Roman Sharf, is a grey market watch dealer who is currently being sued for selling fake products. Birds of a feather.
A Russian, without fail
Props for the Nightwing shoutout, he's been consistently providing some of the best wear tests of performance basketball sneakers for so long. And props to you guys for not dodging the conversation about the Trump sneakers - we don't collect sneakers because of politics, and I don't think that needs to change. Hawking an overpriced sneaker to an audience of potential voters is unnecessary and I don't care for the politicization of sneakers.
Welty went crazy this ep 🔥🔥🔥 W Complex 💎🤞
Welty really won me over on this episode. Glad to see a man with his own thoughts
If you want politicians on Sneaker Shopping, I’d have them on there after they’ve served their terms have ended because then you know they’re doing it for the love of sneakers with real stories
Remember Kamala lying bout 2 Pac?! 😂all time culture vulture
Most people today aren't sneakerheads, they're opportunist. The real culture was replaced mid 2000's. Everyone wasn't wearing basketball shoes in 90's.
I don’t know, being a kid and growing up in the 90’s I remember a lot of us (kids) wearing basketball shoes as our daily shoe. Whether we were running around a park, riding our bikes, or actually playing ball, we had basketball shoes that we wore every single day as “regular” shoes. In the 90’s basketball shoes were a huge thing. Jordan’s, Shaq’s shoes, Reebok Pump, etc. etc. that was the 90’s big time.
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The real culture? Huh? Consumerism didn't show up in the 2000s, you just plugged into it at that time in your specific location. Malls have been around for a while, and people always liked to look fly and wear expensive things. People are repping hard for all the sneakers that took off 30+ years ago.
Michael Jordan famously said; "Republicans buy sneakers, too"
@@ant_the_rant Yes, the real culture.(I was born before "85". It is more that sneakers. Hip-Hop, break dancing sports, TV shows, music videos and movies in the 90's were all on the same accord. This gave birth to everything you hold dear today. You wasn't outside then. We create.
word!
Yo that Welty tweet about JLP an kamilla🐥 was wild
Glad to see you boys didn't skip out this week. Great show as usual, Also shoutout to Nightwing, he was godlike performance reviews.
Welty is going off this episode and I agree. These politicians will do anything for support. Pretend to care about something they don’t love. 💯
Welty shined this episode
Glad you guys dropped today! Definitely made my Friday a lot better!🙌🏾🙏🏽
Appreciate yall for this!!
Y'all points about the inauthentic plea for politicians to gain this new voting base due to sneakers is true. Guys I was there. The first thing they said before he came out was about how the sneaker industry and sneaker culture is worth billions of dollars.
Was very surprised at seeing the notification! Really not a Friday without this.
Very interesting conversations!
Amazing job, guys !
Sneakers are down but the podcast is UPPP 🙌
JLP was so visibly uncomfortable this episode 😭😭😭
We can't have phones at work but I put it all on the line for complex.
Worth it.
@@brendandunnecomplex 💯
AMEN Welty!!
Thank yall so much for talking about this. Hard topic to cover but def needed to be talked about.
Welty’s right, Joe having Kamala on sneaker shopping was a major sucker move
Honestly. Like I lost so much respect when they had that witch on sneaker shopping
Yeah that was a desperate move for complex and she knows nothing but throwing ppl in jail
I 100% agree with Welty and Brendan on this topic. I feel like JLP is on the fense about it and trying to stay more neutral. Interesting... I enjoyed this episode very much.
Nightwing come on the show!! 😂
That would be a great episode! Prolly have to make that 2hr long
What show?
Brendan voted for Biden? Dang I couldnt tell
30:31 bredneck 1s is funny
Sneaker cam was dope as usual! Still missing that Full size run shoe. B-Diddy felt the emotion I feel. I enjoy this segment in lieu of F. S. R.
Cheers!
Joe’s gonna get splinters with all that fence-sitting 😂
No matter what side of the fence you sit on. If you can't see that trump is just a meme and needs attention, America needs real politicians and not just red vs. blue.
Amen!!
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real politicians are the problem, wake up.
Facts
@@buff3014he's been a politician for 200 years... so I hope so. 😂😂
Well said Welty. Bro speaking facts
He cannot destroy sneaker culture, but he did destroy those lobster dunks.
What happened with the lobster dunk haha?
@@danielzakrzewski.bardown Trump signed them
the current so called sneakerhead...just know about travis scott jordan, retro 4, panda dunks and whatever is on trend.
These new “sneakerheads” are actually hypebeast. They follow the opportunity of what is currently popular and don’t bother to educate themselves on why true sneakerheads actually love the shoes they own
I love Welty and Brendan's take on Trump's sneakers. It is a stain on sneaker culture and the most obvious attempts to exploit something cool and unifying. Thanks for taking an honest approach to the conversation.
Everything about sneakers is about exploitation at every level and has been for a while. It is what it is.
You’re wrong
@@relentlesseducatorall capitalism involves exploitation. The regulation of exploitation is what a great society manages to implement
I’m with you Welty
Them AE 1’s are giving me Yeezy quantum vibes
I agree'
Yeah that have a few similar visual cues
Ya'll made my day with this upload. Thank you boys 🫡
Right on Welty! Valid point. I come to this podcast for sneakers and the culture. 🤘
Brendan might as well said “I’m a die hard liberal and hate trump” 😂
Love the show and the fellas. As a Canadian didn’t really care for the convo that much this week.
All-Star weekend in Indy was awesome last weekend. Wish I saw you guys there. It was a fun time. Hilarious y'all went to Harry Izzys and had shrimp cocktails lol
I dont care who you vote for but keep the politics out our community. They mentioned people always question the guest on sneaker shopping...im one of them. You said you like to get the perspective of non sneakerheads. But they only appear on your show when they are doing promo runs. Which is no different than what Trump did
The reward of being a fashion victim, Brendan Dunne looked like the Michelin Tire Man on that picture with Trinidad. Well done Dunne, the Bibendum!
The ..jump the fences 6's🤭😂🤣
“I voted for Biden” lol you definitely did
Thanks for making this special episode. I waited to get the real opinion from some sneaker head cultured guys. It was all over the news and I was waiting to hear you guys talk about them. Thanks for coming in on your day off. If you guys didn’t cover this Trump story It would be crazy. Its a sneaker however much of a cash grab it is you guys are the guys to real talk this story
I wanted to hear about the YZY Pods for $20
Ok. YZY Pods are $20.
@@madrush24😂😂😂
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Welty was 10000% right
23:38 bro I would pay a Patreon monthly to hear this pod without the edits 😂😂😂💯💯💯
What a craziest topic this week!! 😅😂🔥
I respect Matt Welty more on that IG comment.
New Balance 990v6 is the Best Shoe out right now. Putting anything else on your feet after wearing them it’s like strapping boards with laces to your feet
The dn bubble is actually really similar to the air max plus 5. There is a close resemblance to the air max deluxe on the upper, and the rest is an air max pulse with a bit of 97. What do you think?
Welty with an incredible take on this. Love him staying neutral
I usually don't agree with none of the point of views of mr Wealthy... But this time, I wholeheartedly agree with everything he stated.
Hearing Dunne say Never Surrender just made my day 😂
Good to see Chris Nightwing get a mention, that guy has been the guru of sneaker reviews for like 10 years. 🙌
Yup Welty is totally right. I think so many ppl watch this and similar content specifically to take a break from the ruthless media political cycle.
Great episode, stand on your business boys.
welty is right !!
Was excited that they didn’t go on hiatus. That excitement quickly dissipated when I realized 50 minutes were going to be spent talking about Donald Trump and politics.
I saw that KD4 video, I’m not that old. I’m 28 that was fire in high school. I hate that I’m potentially that old man saying you don’t know the classics if you don’t know the importance of Nike basketball in that 2010 era
It's cool, you know what you know, minor details and intricacies like the KD4 opinion really don't matter. 😊
While I will agree, a minute opinion about a specific KD or lebron series is not necessarily important but the younger kids opinions I find to be invalid as “sneakerheads” or some new era where it isn’t truly what they love!
For those wondering about AE1 performance:
Go down half size if your foot is skinny to normal. Go true for wide feet. Theyre a little roomy. The forefoot has some lockdown issues (you cant really tighten it)
Theyre a little on the heavy side but if they fit your foot 1:1, you can definitely work past it. Everything else, theyre a great shoe for $120
Sneaker culture died around 10-15 years ago. Now its just watered down into business and sneak snobs.
Welty with the double cup
Jlp had quite the payday this week. Hopefully not too many cuts hitting the sneakers crew.
Nice to see Welty rockin adidas again. Hope it continues put down the new balance.
This is the Welty that I missed seeing. Just spitting truth and not caring about the politics
Yo hearing yall take on this topic was amazing to hear, love the acknowledgment of black ppl in sneaker culture historically touched my heart, and yes I agree we need to gatekeep this to some extent cause we can’t let these ppl just use us as a marketing ploy.
On behalf of all the skaters we appreciate having Elissa Steamer in the intro ❤
If he had any business sense, he'd go after all the counterfeit products using his name/image/likeness/brand.
But hey, they'll never deliver the $400 pair you already paid for.
Joe is clearly not a very political guy, because he doesn't seem to fully understand Dunne and Welty's very valid points about not wanting to have Complex platform politicians.
Shout out to Welty
Welty always means business🔥
Salute my guys, and thank you for the transparency, truth , and love ❤️💯
Not gate keeping at all you guys speak facts at all times this is why I only watch you guys thanks for the episode on the off day highly appreciate it 🫡
🤬 both parties
Democrats are colluding with Russia or banning black history….
Surprised no mention of hardens when talking about adidas basketball shoes. Vol 7 was one of the most worn shoes in the league last year aside from Kobe’s. Vol 8 is fire and Cw’s started dropping publicly on 2/23.
Such hyperbole
why is the lighting making JLP look like he has jaundice
Lighting and color grading continues to be an issue for this new set. It’s much improved from the first episode, but they chose set colors that don’t really jive with the skin tones of the hosts.
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Every Thursday on my way home I'm like "oh cool, FSR comes on now and oh wait it doesn't anymore." How long am I going to have these thoughts?
JLP said he was proud of having Kamala on the show but Welty was right, that was whack af
10:43 AE may have had the “illest shoe of the weekend” but he did nothing in them. 4 points?!! Lefty shots of the side of the backboard?? Would have loved to see him throw down some sick dunks but he pretty much stood around like a 5 year old while everyone else did their thing.
Did the Buzzfeed/NTWRK deal happen before this was recorded?
Nightwing shout out 🔥
Honestly I do understand why you are talking about this. But this episode was something I was not interested, still hit like button because I love what ypu guys do for the neaker community. I agree heavy with Welty.
Welty is HIM. Great pod
Donald Trump + Politics on this show 🤢🤮
shout out to brendan and especially wealty some sneaker heads still have a moral compass
Nah f mustache
Lady
The climb the wall 4's🤭😂🤣
Was the sound on this episode low for anyone else?
That’s your Biden phone brother
Having Kamala on Sneaker Shopping is the most pathetic thing Complex has ever done.
Some things and moments you cannot avoid covering, the nexus is unmistaken....
Harry & Izzy's!......GOTTA get the Fillet SLIDERS there too next time!
I think Trump and Spike Lee both having their own gold sneaker is dope. They're both huge icons and are both part of our culture.
No
JLP on the problem with tech fleece "the large pocket" exactly what I thought