ComplexCon

Two years ago.

You know the free bags we get at ComplexCon?

They just give it all.

Like, it's either eBay or...

Oh, I remember that

...

so you can put all your ComplexCon stuff in it, right? So this one was shoved away in the closet, and our, our old one has been wearing out.

It says, "Holes in it."

You know, like we created Hot Ones, we created Sneaker Shopping, On Display, Go Talk, you know, Sneaker Shopping is on Like season 30, year 15, that's pretty unheard of in terms of long-form YouTube content being that durable and vibrant over all those years.

And then kind of a newer piece of the business, we always had ComplexCon, but we've expanded that to... multiple, multiple countries.

We've launched new festivals, like our food festival, Family Style.

We launched another festival this year called Complex Market, which is a thrift and vintage festival.

I'm not sure if it was because of sneakers.

I think we had some reporters who were really into sneakers.

But ComplexCon was always, you know, a standout example of that.

You guys made a hot sauce and various other things with hot ones and whatnot.

What is one of your coolest opportunities that has came up specifically because of social media?

I don't really do a lot of stuff outside of just edit posts, but one thing I went to was ComplexCon.

I got it.

Have you heard of that? Well, I know a lot of big conventions, but where is that one at? Complex News.

I s- I seen him...

By the way, I met, uh, I met Cousin Tino at, um, uh, uh, ComplexCon last year, man.

He, real chat nigga, been rocking with us.

You know, of course, you know, locked him in with Grant, and, um, he been, he been, uh, he been a good nigga, man.

Um-

Did you ever go to, like, ComplexCon?

There was a festival in Long Beach, and I was honestly, like, too young.

Like, one of my, one of my older friends, like, took me to it and I can't, I don't think it was-

Uh-huh

...

I can't remember if it was ComplexCon.

I know the, like, festival itself was called, like, I think it was Ag- Agenda, and I don't think it's around anymore.

Curious to see whose list they will be on.

Hellstar activated at ComplexCon last year and had a really big deal.

Everyone wanted those Adidas last

year.

I don't think the slide is considered a sneaker.

We have the Griselda Saucony coming out –

They're not going to make, I don't think those are going to make a list, but I'm wondering if they're going to have a present at ComplexCon because of it.

Like he did a few years ago.

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... helping, like, yeah, getting on set for that ComplexCon.

Like, any time that I could be like, "Yeah, sorry, like, I'm on set right now," I would.

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