Idris Elba goes Sneaker Shopping at SoleStage in Los Angeles with Complex's Joe La Puma and talks about the sneakers in The Wire. wearing Nike and Adidas at the same time, and his collaboration with Christian Louboutin.
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Who’s your favorite character from The Wire?
Omar 😤
We need Anthony Anderson on here next
Stringer Bell all day! Omar second!
Brother Mouzone…
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He absolutely destroyed everyone else sneaker shopping history with his picks up. All GAS No BREAKS STRAIGHT HEATERS!!!
agree wit u 100 %
Facts💯
Not Birdman
yeah he killed it. Should have grabbed some Kobes though.
Nike still hasnt retro'd rod woodson bowl trainers. Only nikes im interested in are hurache, presto and penny. Sacai of course.
“Easy money” “Well it’s not easy money” Homeboy almost shat himself.
😂😂😂😂😂💯💯💯💀💀💀
Yeah he was talking too much, just take the money 🤣
When idris heard "$18000" his composed reaction deserves an Oscar nomination because you know on the inside, he died a little.
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ahahaha why do you think he came in with shades on
Yes😂
🤣🤣🤣🤣 Great Minds think alike
He did a colab with louis vuitton he be aight and brought wifey in on the colab to get herself the bag too
awesome episode
Op
Good
Amazing
Idris is the kind of man that'll say he doesn't need anything and then buy half the store
Doesn’t need, idris wants and idris buys
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Idris really has a cool vibe and down to earth demeanor. Balled out and got some nice kicks along with good stories 👍🏾
He makes good money.
He's literally a gigachad we all want to be
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He s not down to earth mate. He s exactly the Opposite. Met him in London, regret it still.
@@razvan1282 what happened whenyou met him?
The pickups were INSANE! Shoutout to Solestage, for what he picked up, the prices were actually pretty fair. One of my favorite episodes right here.
Calm down
Those prices were ridiculous fam
He got worked, lol
Pretty fair 😂😂😂😂 Shoe game a joke now, just a bunch of vultures
Nah the prices where good. The only shoes that where ridiculous where the colabs but even then the Jordan 4 off whites can go for 1800-2000. So even tho the collab prices are high they’re still super fair based on the market.
one of the best episodes ever. the man's charisma is on another level.
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For Sure & so was this Sneaker haul 😅
The Wire was one of the greatest shows ever. I'm an economist, so my favorite scene of the entire series was when the cop followed Stringer Bell to see what he was up to in the afternoons, and it turns out he was in an Economics class (to help him run his drug business).
Anyone who's studied macroeconomics in college knows that it would have no practical application in a street-level drug trade.
My top 5 shows of all time
The wire is the best show series ever made. Hbo is king of the series
@@mli3083 he also wanted to transition from the drug trade to a legit life. So the class wasn't only for the drug trade, but rather to be prepared for the corporate world.
That class is where he learned about changing the name of the business or the product. Dope show.
This is one of the best episodes ever...I love the eloquence by Idris,and he looks like a sneaker head too...Nice stuff 🇲🇼
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It's so amazing how much better an episode is when the guest can, actually, articulate and be engaging. Stop bringing in these goofy teenaged rappers and social media personalities.
I’ll wait with 🍿 for the idiots to struggle and try to can your comment as racist since Elba has never been anything but unapologetically badass and Black 👌🏻
i agree
Agree 100%! I want a Whoopi part 2.
Ong. Many of these young rappers are goofy asf in terms of personality
Word.
Idris purchased one on the best selections I've seen on this show! What a legend 🙏🏾
Also slept on selection, dope
One person i been waiting on for sneaker shopping😂💯
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Idris seems like a real cool dude. Dope episode
“Aint easy money” 11:38 got me! That sentence shows he knows his worth, dude is grounded, work hard and he knows that, so awesome, love him even more
His heart skipped a beat when he was told the total amount LOL
😂😂😂 mines did
Fareal look how he looked 😂😂😂
Honestly though, i dont think it matters how much money you have, $18k for sneakers is a lot.
7:06 Jordan slides with the toes crawling out the front at a Jordan show is Crazy! 😂
*It’s “Nyasty”
He's mad for that one😂
I love Idris Elba I love his Luther shows
One of the better episodes. Great banter, fire pickups, appreciation for the sneaker game. Well done Joe and Idris!
Idris is the most humble and down to earth person I have ever seen on here and that's straight facts.
I love how he was walking around with the clipboard like he was stringer bell."get the word out there, we back up!". The Wire vibes!!
That intro was legendary! Excellent episode, it was so cool hearing his perspective comparing the sneaker culture in London and NYC when he moved to the states.
Brits used to wear sneakers as function rather than fashion. The popularity of Basketball is a real driver for the shoe game in the US. Whereas that cultural impact did not really exist in the UK. You would have always seen more Air Max/Force and Adidas back in the day, but the game has changed now. Jordans are everywhere, mate!
Cashier:” oh you did some damage.... $18000” Idris: “Perfect Man 😎” 🤣🤣
Blew my mind with the total at the end, not that its unattainable just was expecting him to cop a 3/4 pair and bounce. My guy went for tha heat!
great actor with great taste.
Idris is always a must see and this was no difference.
This is the best episode. The way he picked and bought everything was so playa
It's a London thing bruv!
One of the best episodes, Idris is a real down to earth dude!
Great episode not only did he tell some good stories but he also pick up some heat
Joe dropped the “it’s all in the details” line in there. Incredible callback to The Wire
No matter how loaded you are, that poker face reaction at checkout because you spent too much is real af.
2:27 I respect that 😎 Cheers from San Diego California
I just finished rewatching the entire series of The Wire and it was better than I remembered. Idris Elba will always be loved here in Baltimore.
Have you watched Luther? He’s great in that too
True dat!
He really snapped with the pickups 🔥🔥🔥
GOAT intro scene, GOAT conversation and GOAT pickups🔥🔥Such a good episode!
Such great positive energy. We NEED that in our lives nowadays. He’s so good, I never detected the English accent . The intro of his though 😍
The Stringer Bell intro was so dope. This episode was definitely a classic.
Sheesh, he picked up some straight heat
Ong all bangers
On god
Not one of em is trash, he got good taste!
Idris seems like a cool dude and you can tell he really loves sneakers. Great interview.
@yasio bolo your mom
Idris went crazy in the store 😂😂🔥🔥🔥
Idris is really cool, awesome episode, it is much better when the guest is not bound by a contract and can only purchase from 1 brand. Allows you to see all they like and get to know their taste in sneakers a bit more 👌🏻🔥🔥🔥
Can’t ever un-see this man as Charles Minor
*stringer bell
Awesome interview! Always been a fan of idris, he seems like a really cool dude!
Idris just seems to be one of the fellas, real chill, kool vibe! 🔥
This season is lit 🔥
Overall solid selections, he went grail mode real quick 🔥🔥
Such a genuine, humble, down to Earth Guy. I had the pleasure of working with Idris on the new Luther (FILM) which should be out in late 2022 or 2023. We were filming and one the extras sprained their ankle. He halted the shooting, called the paramedics and checked to see if he was ok.
Shout out to Idris Elba, for sure the best shopper I've seen on Sneaker Shopping and some proppa dope pick ups 👍🏻 wicked man
Can yall believe I haven't seen the Wire?? Definitely about to binge-watch now! Love Idris! Phenomenal actor, and an even better human, and him and his wife are the perfect Ying and Yang. This episode was cool and relaxed, and it was just like Joe catching up with a good friend, with nothing but good vibes...Idris got some dope kicks too.
The Wire is 🔥 going to watch it for the third time. 5 seasons
"Easy money" "Well its not easy money" Man started sweatin right then and there 🤣🤣
Lol yep
Big up Complex and much love all the way from Kenya!!!!🇰🇪🇰🇪🇰🇪
Best selection from a guest so far. He hit heat from all angles. Im hype i have similar taste between ones an SBs. And shot out to Clot I got the low 5s an they did an amazing job
Bruh, man went shopping shopping
Wooaaaww that’s a huge shoes shopping spree 🤯 Idris is the vibe we gotta catch 💯
This has to be the BEST pick up ive seen in a good minute!!!! fuqqqqin fire!!!!🔥🔥🔥
The lines are massive bewteeen a class G and a hood G This guy a real G on takers, underrated movie
"Bro you did some damage" made me laugh... but maaan, Idris got crazy... or maybe nothing crazy, I am just broke af 🤣
Love idris man. Hes so down to earth and relatable.
So inspiring. I'm a amateur custom painted sneaker artist out of Detroit. Love the vibe. Thanks for the shopping spree. Lol looks fun.
best episode for me Elba is the man and has come such a long way he chose some 🔥🔥🔥
String had some cold drip in the show back in the day
Idris rules! One of the best episodes so far ❤️🤙🏻
Such a cool dude!!! One of your best episodes to date JLP!! I hate he put back the Jordan 1 low mocha’s but I understand the switch for the Travis’s. Super slept on shoe though! Got 3 pair myself!
He went crazzzy in there! Almost 20 bands !
Such a joyful guy man ! The stories are just amazing, love hearing the different history ! Beautiful picks, really did some damage for real ! Amazing interview Joe !!!
Idris has ELITE taste is shoes, huge fan of his picks.
Pumped for this. Hope your having a fun time Idris!
Mans walked in and did some damage wasn’t playin at all straight heat 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
When he handed over his card his face was priceless lol. He turned into Stringer Bell real quick
He did some real sneaker shopping!! 🔥🔥
Idris Elba had the BEST sneaker shopping experience I have seen ! ALL BANGERZ 🔥 SHEESHHH !
Definitely one of best episodes
Idris is one cool dude who can “walk with kings-nor lose the common touch”
He's not royalty. It's not in his bloodline.
Idris copped some serious heat. It’s been a while since a guest broke the 10k mark
Been following this guy since Rock n Rolla... got the "cooler than you" vibes for sure!
@ComplexLand
Super interesting interview, made you wanna hear every word.. am not yet even at the part where he actually buys sneakers and I’m appreciative
Idris akuna Elba from hackney all the way to Hollywood…..prrra prrra prrra. 🏴
One of the coolest dudes on the planet.
umm, no he is not you simp
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@@docdoc7691 Yh not from him tho 👀
@@krishanbhatt18 from him and you little boy
Cool dude Thanks from a Sierra Leonean brother man. Proud of you always
18,000 and no misses. The lightnings making up 0.014% of the purchase though and still manage to be the best pickup of the episode 🌩🌩🌩❤🔥❤🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Idris Elbows seems so down to earth!
dude just spent my savings on sneakers 😂😂😂
That was a great episode! Idris is that dude!
this was the dopest episode yet!!!! Idris has really great taste and picked excellent purchases!
I love Idris Elba !
Idris went IN!!!! 💪🏼💪🏼
One of the coolest dude I’ve seen and keepin it low key at same time.
Fkin Love Idris. Wish the interview was longer!
The goat himself 🐐🔥🔥
Idris is fantastic. Some great moments with Joe. The New Balances quip had me in stitches. But when the bill came, Idris got that dry mouth in a nanosecond.
Such a dope actor man on and off the camera Idris is awesome and he got swag and I really have to binge the Wire man im hella years late i know 😅
Bruh my guy went off and got grails and heat! 🔥🔥🔥🔥 this what I like seeing! Dope af!
It’s rare I watch this show and actually like every shoe the person bought but Idris has the swag. Every shoe is fuego fuego fuego 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 great choices King
Wit u on dat one bro
@@vanlilly7549 huh?
I agree
Such a sound bloke, and some quality picks
Great episode!
We need Michael Jordan to go sneaker shopping with complex
😂 That would be hilarious he owns half the shop
Bro has access to all this shoes for free without leaving his house lol
@@rashannwisdom9368 ik just as far as the interview is good enough for me 😂
What is that doll
Then he comes in & buys all Adidas lol
Idris is the only guy that is allowed to wear sunglasses inside 🤣
Much Respect 🙏🏽 yo. He's cool AF, and he got nothing but the fye joints yo! Idris Elba is fa sure 1 of the goats.💯💯💯
Awesome episode 🔥