Lil Baby shocked the world when his new album My Turn debuted at the top of the Billboard 200, marking the Atlanta rapper's best first-week sales of his entire career. The 25-year-old has leveled up exponentially since his introduction to the game. These days, he's bossing up by taking artists like 42 Dugg and Rylo Rodriguez under his wing. It turns out that he has even impressed one of rap's legends enough to be considered his favorite artist of the moment.
During a new episode of Sneaker Shopping, Lil Wayne shopped for some new Balenciaga kicks and casually revealed who he considers to be his favorite artist right now.
"I just saw on The Breakfast Club, I saw my favorite artist Lil Baby with the Bape x Coach collaboration jacket," said Lil Wayne when discussing iconic streetwear brands and his own love for A Bathing Ape. He didn't go into details as to why he loves Lil Baby so much but the rapper is having himself a moment to start out the year, turning heads and convincing doubters that he's here to stay.
Would you be here for further collaborations between Lil Tunechi and Lil Baby? These two could form a powerful duo and we can't help but imagine how crazy a joint mixtape would be. What do you think?
Lil Wayne Cops An Insane Amount Of Balenciaga On "Sneaker Shopping"
Lil Wayne decided to get himself some designer shoes in the latest “Sneaker Shopping” episode.
Lil Wayne is a legend in hip-hop and over the past couple of decades, he has helped define some style trends. He has been known for his affiliations with Bape while also helping set the tone for Reebok in the 2000s. No matter what Wayne is wearing, people pay attention and begin to emulate him. Due to his influence in the sneaker world, Complex had Wayne on an episode of “Sneaker Shopping” where he dropped quite a bit of money at Neiman Marcus in Miami.
The episode starts with Joe La Puma asking Wayne about the sneakers he’s worn over the years and how Wayne actually helped influence Kendrick Lamar to sign with Reebok. Wayne even spoke about his New Orleans influence and how it shaped the way he dressed.
At the end of the episode, Wayne was given the opportunity to cop some sneakers and that’s exactly what he did. Wayne dropped over $7500 and came through with numerous pairs of Balenciaga Speed Trainers. Wayne came away with over a dozen pairs of shoes and about half of them, were in fact, the Speed Trainer. He also bought some Versace slippers as well as designer shoes from Dior and Dolce & Gabbana.
Let us know what you think of Wayne’s purchases in the comments, below.
Jimmy Fallon Recalls Kissing Michael Jordan On The Lips
Jimmy Fallon shares the details of his very awkward encounter with Michael Jordan during new episode of "Sneaker Shopping."
Tonight Show host Jimmy Fallon recently linked up with Complex's Joe La Puma at Flight Club's New York City location for a brand new episode of "Sneaker Shopping," during which the comedian dished on his most memorable sneaker-related moments, Hasan Minhaj's influence on his sneaker game, and the time he kissed Michael Jordan on the lips.
Speaking on the latter, Fallon recalled how the incident took place at a charity golf outing years ago.
“I had a very awkward run-in with Michael Jordan. I was at a golf charity event with [Derek] Jeter, and so I was playing with those guys. … We were at some nightclub at the end of the night, and Derek’s like, ‘Hey Jimmy, do you know Michael?’ “
He continued, “And I go, ‘Yeah, I know you.’ And I went to say what’s up, and I went to give him a kiss on the cheek and he went to give me a kiss on this cheek and we both like kissed on the lips.”
Check out the full episode of "Sneaker Shopping" in the video embedded below.
Tory Lanez Drops $5K ‘Sneaker Shopping’ At Flight Club LA
Tory Lanez talks sneaker culture in Toronto growing up, his love for the Air Jordan 6 & more during trip to Flight Club LA.
Tory Lanez recently paid a visit to Flight Club’s Los Angeles location for an all new episode of “Sneaker Shopping” with Complex’s Joe La Puma, during which Tory dropped more than $5,000 on some new kicks. During their conversation at the well known consignment shop, Lanez shed some light on what the sneaker culture was like growing up in Toronto, idolizing Vince Carter, and his love for the Air Jordan 6.
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In regards to the sneaker culture growing up in Canada, Tory recalled how people were actually killed over the popular “Cool Grey” and “Bred” Air Jordan 11 releases because there was such a limited stock. As a result of the extremely scarce supply of Air Jordans north of the border, copping those kicks, as well as other popular styles, proved to be that much more difficult than it was for the neighbors in the U.S.
At the end of their interview, the Toronto native walked out with nearly $6K in new sneakers, including the colorful Sacai x Nike LDWaffle, “Volt” Off-White x Nike Air Force 1 Low and a fresh pair of “Black/Infrared” Air Jordan 6s. Check out the full episode of “Sneaker Shopping” with Tory Lanez in the video embedded below.
