Pro Skater Paul Rodriguez Brings 300 Pairs Of Sneakers Out of Storage On Complex Closets

Skateboard legend Paul Rodriguez shows off his massive and historic sneaker collection on the latest episode of Complex Closets with Joe La Puma and goes through an array of Nike SB sneakers that have highlighted major moments in his career, ultra rare sneakers signed by Michael Jordan, and 1 of 1 shoes that Nike sent to him.
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[@lilblingking1491]

Love how he uses the decks as shelves for his shoes!

[@unfunnyuncreative]

I can't even afford to buy a deck rn :'(

[@alexcorona]

That was his wife 's idea lol

[@socks7563]

ultimate flex

[@alxzcr]

I just though the same

[@rkaur6166]

that was his gf rachel i believe

[@aJ-od9vv]

Paul spends 12 minutes talking about what makes the various kicks cool.... To me ... He owns em... Makes them cool. These are the guys responsible for the "street culture" we love. Real deal, no posers.

[@Roland_Duson]

a J Nicely put.

[@Roland_Duson]

TUME 1 What

[@shan3dooley259]

@TUME 1 so you're saying only people who skate are allowed to wear "skate shoes" otherwise they're posing? alright mate..

[@palmtreecorpse]

TUME 1 I sorta get that mane but to me subcultures always collided in my world whether it was skating or playing in punk bands or hip hop, I feel like these things have always had common ground so it makes sense to see extensions of it in different places if that makes sense

[@lunaseur327]

@@shan3dooley259 That's kinda how posing works, lmao

[@bondom3755]

Finally someone who isn’t just for flexing

[@alexcorona]

CHURRO MEN and he grew up with a Famous Dad, instead of being lazy and just buyung stuff with daddie's money he made a name for himself and earned everything.

[@punkxxt]

Yup. People know Paul Rodriguez as PRod's dad instead of knowing PRod as Paul Rodriguez' son.

[@jpckuijer]

Yes and it’s actually the coolest collection I’ve seen here so far.

[@muhammadelyas9897]

@@punkxxt who is his dad?

[@technofaza]

muhammad elyas 98 comedian and actor

[@ki6eki]

now this is an actual collection. not having all 10 off whites...

[@lambwock8674]

AGREEEEEd 1000000% these have real history

[@Lior__plays]

Off white is highly overrated bro and the designer too

[@aaronchiu4406]

factual

[@carterclaire8862]

You broke and wish you had all 10

[@losbaby1044]

@@carterclaire8862 stfu having offwhite shoes is literally key flexing its sad u and the people are into this culture

[@mrjames7246]

Nice to see you finally interview someone who knows and appreciates the history of his collection. So bored of seeing the same old rappers and basketball players showing me the same boring Jordan heat.

[@olivers4458]

being a hispanic kid this dude was and is the shit. looked up to prod like crazy, wore SBs and supreme since 08 because of him. Still do. Looking back I've skated a lot of heat.

[@ricardomo2806]

This dude been humble ever since the first time I ever seen him way back in the early 2000s. Good video 👍🏽

[@genarosanchez3854]

Dang im old af i remember watching a young prod on tv. This guy has a whole family now.

[@PatPrika42]

Genaro Sanchez I swear, I remember him with long hair

[@fashionfashion8229]

Genaro Sanchez was oo

[@alexcorona]

Genaro Sanchez I'm even older. I remember seeing his Dad on TV Lol

[@sirennrs]

Seriously dude! Time fuckin flies

[@kronickruesader]

Genaro Sanchez forecast video fam

[@izzyramirez724]

I remember having a pair of P Rod 3’s in 8th grade, some fool stole them out of my locker during PE and I skated home crying my eyes out. Still miss those shoes so much

[@maxxnaz]

PRod's point of view is so nice. He doesn't show off with some rare mega expensive pairs, but just demonstrates shoes with stories from his life, some huge moments, it is awesome!

[@massbross5413]

Hands down top 5 greatest skater of all time

[@Kevin.2408]

Mass Bross He’s the SWITCH GOD

[@V19-g9i]

lmao not

[@MrGingerFB]

Puig Your friend Stefan janoski is the switch god

[@ACochrane]

CRENSHAW PETE Hsu :p

[@gabbssinfante]

He's an OG now, has a couple companies to run these days.. at one point he was literally one of the best skaters in the world..

[@pruett89]

His ability to speak to all the small details is awesome. P-Rod is a true student of the sneaker game, nice humble but super talented. Great Video Complex!

[@manmadegodx]

switch / nollie king, glad to see he is getting some love from Complex

[@idontwantone132]

Jonas Nilsson nah the switch GOD

[@shanepatterson2332]

Nah Shane O’Neil

[@TechOutAdam]

I met him when I was in HS in 2005 and this dude has been humble, genuine and grateful since he started. Love that about him.

[@DekoOw]

Best sneaker collection video

[@helpiamsuffering603]

Surely he won't notice one pair disappear, right guys?

[@fernandoreyes680]

lol

[@KaizenBlitzTL]

Unless he got an accountant that do a monthly inventory count of his shoes lol

[@marcopiermatteo9606]

@@fernandoreyes680 ur everywhere 😂

[@fernandoreyes680]

@@marcopiermatteo9606 Am I? hahaha nice pfp tho

[@marcopiermatteo9606]

@@fernandoreyes680 thanks ! And yes in the com of christian flores shoes review

[@andyham6094]

How sick would it be to just have truckloads of the newest Nike’s come delivered to you randomly faster than you can wear them. Gotta say Nike takes care of their athletes, especially their signature athletes

[@thakydprophet112]

Man, dude is very humble. You hear him give props to everyone From Michael Jordan, Shoe Designers, Even Albertsons Grocery Store.... 💪🏽 Shit bro YOUR talent is what made it a reality. Salute to you P-Rod

[@572checo21]

Anyone know the song at the end with the beats?

[@Alchemy77]

Grew up admiring prod as a skater and just a cool ass guy.

[@payne_kickz]

Aww that's cool, I still have a pair of Paul Rodriguez 2 Zoom Air High. Nice Collection P-Rod.

[@Minecraft007crave]

why does your profile pic look like a mugshot lmaoo

[@KyOllie]

Same here! Have a pair of low black suede P-Rod 2's and high white P-Rod 2's still

[@payne_kickz]

Kyle Oliver That's great

[@RedVelvetUnderground333]

The 2s were the best one to be designed , the colours , the puffy tongue, and that quilted part is just aces

[@payne_kickz]

Pdrew That's true, P-Rod had some sick kicks that Nike let him make.

[@jeremiah403]

He had some heat

[@chriscortez6007]

Damnnnn ! Before yeezys , before ultraboost , before big collaberations there was Nike SBs 😭😭😭.. i remember going to my local skate shop waiting in line for the QS's , pigeons, libertys, ron burgandys, lobsters, whata sbs, marvins, etc.. etc... those were the days.😢

[@davidrivera1166]

Chris cortez facts

[@jesuscolch5329]

It was more simple and fun back then 😓

[@joshtajin1137]

Damn bro how old are you ?!

[@maddymuhat8079]

Agree

[@kebokev7519]

Yea I feel like no one cares about sb anymore shit is sad

[@xExile7]

Mexican icon

[@mr.g6906]

Exile chicharito?

[@94DSMTalon]

Chicharito is the Mexican icon , P-Rod the Mexican American icon

[@arturomaldonado9596]

Exile Mexican-Latin?

[@arturomaldonado9596]

America is a Continent btw

[@tnymrtz23]

Straight from Sinaloa though

[@user-ix8uh6wz2t]

y’all remember prod on street dreams

[@rlowkk]

throwback to when his name was derrick

[@socks7563]

i just wanted to skate the rail!!

[@yahbella----23]

The nac

[@jacoblandman7345]

Love that movie

[@angeedesierra]

*Rob, Paul and Ryan Dunn*

[@toothstepper]

PROD really don't age wtf

[@FastMoneyyy]

observandisplay It’s the beans bro.

[@m0431]

That's what happens when you skateboard for a living.

[@Jocabush]

skaters don't age

[@joshuagarcia5888]

Michael White nah bro u seen sheckler lately he's aged alot

[@versacepockets8590]

Joshua Garcia Sheckler snorts coke doe

[@Mimsyborogove923]

8:51 Dude, that Albertson's logo is sick! Such nostalgia.

[@joakimolin5456]

So many incredibly beautiful pairs - and stories to accompany them! All told by a most humble guy with an incredibly beautiful voice and peaceful vibe🙇💗😊

[@AsWithinSoWithout95]

God this dude was once my idol literally growing up skating. I remember just hoping some day I'd be able to own some Nike SB product. Zumiez and other local skate shops didn't sell any Nike SB merch. It was literally like foreign to these stores around Denver. Places only sold Nike 6.0. I never thought I'd own a pair of J-Rod's and now they're 1 of my prized possessions as a grown man. I'll always look up to Rod even though I don't skate anymore. He definitely shaped who I am today.

[@parkerreis8580]

This guy is the pioneer of modern sk8! Never forget when I was @portland street league when he won!!🙏

[@len-024]

What a humble guy, his voice is so calming I could watch way more of this

[@alexcorona]

Lennart Muijres he got that from his Dad

[@TacoFalcon]

YESSS PROD I was introduced to him when I was 11 through his Forcast part so sick. A legend for sure.

[@mortyfalch]

awesome to see p rod smiling and having a good time 😃 he deserves to have it all

[@yourneighborhoodhandicappe6634]

The PROD mexican blanket Nike SB's will forever be one of the dopest shoes ever!

[@buckodonnghaile4309]

Your Neighborhood Handicapped Kid As an Irishman I loved them

[@noflyyzone4857]

One of the most fire pair ever ever ..

[@misterre4232]

Ugh 😩 where can you even find these anymore

[@ernesto2491]

this dude and his primitive store in Encino are the reason why i have so much nike sb heat.

[@dizzle2212]

One of the sickest sneaker episode you guys did! Show some more love to skaters

[@francocerella6108]

He sounds like a humble guy, that's cool he hooks people up with shoes and Is not greedy. Bay fam

[@moodybaceballer2]

Ok so Paul Rodriguez sr “his dad” is a stand up comedienne and is one of my favorites anyway long story short I meet him and I knew his son Paul jr was just turning pro and had signed Nike SB and his dad was wearing them I saw and said hey those are your sons shoes he looked at his feet and said” yeah my son is back in Cali with no shoes on” I cracked up especially cause that joke was meant got me and loved it..

[@baker_559]

😂😂

[@djmontecarlotv]

Love the fact he was giving his older pairs away and not all being stingy and still to this day would bless others with some great quality PRods

[@alexjay7183]

P Rod cool man. He’s so level headed and put together. Street skating gets so gnarly n shit, meanwhile he over here being chill af. If he didn’t have his leg in a brace you’d swear he rode longboards for a living or something.

[@filmerd]

Chillest dude & best style on a board.

[@lakersfan5854]

He has so many crazy shoes and he’s wearing Nike slides 😂

[@theozar]

A lot of nostalgia. Thanks P.Rod for all you do. Humble Legend

[@kung-fukennyfamily]

Hey you the one scrolling down the comments , hope you have a good day fam❤

[@nodude7938]

I like your channel wallpaper g , you have a good day aswell

[@spikespiegel7874]

Much love

[@ayeelmao4781]

👌🏽

[@saulreza1789]

damn thanks homie!

[@angelmuro9796]

Kung-Fu Kenny Family thank you! 😄

[@sanchezsaul562]

white leather PRod 3s were the shoes i loved the most honestly, it’s beautiful

[@HypedBeast]

P ROD Packing Heat! 🔥🔥🔥

[@yadiragarza5182]

[ 99 op 909999990o9[000o 90000+09:30 der989 0000oo

[@stusux]

Imagine having Michael Jordan sign and compliment you on your shoes?!? 😮

[@boss.mp3130]

what model of shoes were those

[@nonterrestriaI]

He liked them so much he gave them back. 😂

[@fijitears]

The homie right here always been a fan of this foo I remember the Today Was a Good Day video I watched it like 600 times hahah

[@CesarSanchezfool]

Nothing but love for Rodriguez. Such a humble dude.

[@BlankScreenSessions]

Paul, you've always been one of my favorite skaters. You better hold on to those shoes signed by Kobe and Ice Cube. A ton of value in those. Both sentimental and monetary. Btw.. insane collection bro

[@sack943]

probably one of the most consistent street skaters ever still hits contests saw him on this year's battle of the berrics and with all of what he has he's still humble

[@therealding221]

I miss the sb dunk lows with the puffy tongue. Why can’t they bring them back.

[@EanDogonskiskate]

Tommy Boy they still sell them

[@MrMrWattz]

They’ve never gone away, still just as popular as always

[@VinylandKicks86]

@Ean Dogonski & Ryan Watts, yeah they still make SB Dunk lows but the tongues are less padded they use to be a lot more padded pillow like, i know because i have owned the old pairs & have also owned the more recent version of the SB Dunk lows.

[@ashmyblunt]

Bulky shoes are nasty looking

[@drusky1000]

They make dunk lows and Ishod dunk lows. The Ishod dunk lows are the ones with the less padded tongue. If you want the original padded tongue buy the OG ones that don't say "Ishod Wair" on them.

[@applechili2848]

The 2nd half was the dopest closet reveal, the grime before all the glamour. Good stories & lots of gems! Almost makes me want to grab a board & some SB’s!

[@007_ali5]

Prod is the mj of skateboarding

[@nolankeil1990]

Xsilent-rageX naw son lmao

[@youreyeahyuh3437]

nyjah is lol

[@bigstinko2455]

Yeezy God nah nyjah is lebron and p rod is kobe

[@bjornnorberg8996]

Xsilent-rageX Marc Johnson?

[@Sethclement96]

Mullen??

[@GatherYeRosebudsWhileYeMay]

Nike seems to really look after him that’s dope

[@ashmyblunt]

They've had him forever, he actually ended up leaving Es (his dream company at the time with all his friends and idols) for Nike. They treat their riders well especially Prod

[@fluffy1826]

Seeing Paul Rodriguez on any video no matter how recent it is, his face brings me back to the skating days especially when I only wore vans and his signature shoes.

[@Big_E91]

P Rod owes me a $20 deck from when he lived at his old house in Northridge lmao

[@axelace1906]

how

[@therestingmitchface6241]

Legendary guy. I used to skate his older models all the time, the PRod 6s were my favorite.

[@Jgarcia2320]

ALBERTSONS!!! HAHAHAHAHA KILLING IT.

[@BELLOBLOCK]

tinyurl.com/y7peet9h

[@athoswolff776]

My exact reaction at that part

[@ryanmstevens7766]

Bruh remember those Van's they drove around in with the blue shimmering motherfuckers on it to look like water

[@Soprano_661]

Now this is what I’ve been waiting for!!!!

[@jvez596]

Mad props to this guy

[@Cgtlfa]

This dude is OG! Looked up to him since late 90s

[@skylarksinera]

7:49 these are the shoes Rocky was wearing and Tyler started clowning him saying they were “Hand me downs” 💀😂

[@pod5300]

The only show keeping complex afloat

[@idahoplantguy9027]

"Hey, I got a lot of shoes" "Yeah yeah, I'm sure yo-" "Nah I GOT A LOT OF SHOES"

[@marcomedina9924]

Wow !!.. the history in that shoes is awesome...best video ever !!..

[@ciangill3572]

greatest skater of all time

[@stephenweewoo]

Nyjah

[@juhobloo5463]

shane

[@cork1n]

He not even the best of his time nevermind all time. lol

[@TrippyLA_]

Cian Gill agree

[@JavierLopez-cy2tx]

Rodney mullen

[@BlizzyBernal]

Fun Fact his wife actually made him the shelves for his shoe collection with boards, Glad / Happy he’s so humble & blessed definitely one of my biggest influencer

[@terenterenteren8301]

I remember him from the Street League movie.

[@FranciscoGarcia-uj2ms]

terenteren teren he was great

[@jamalmoore952]

Street dreams

[@EanDogonskiskate]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@rikupii4096]

terenteren teren street dreams*

[@alexcorona]

SirSika well the guy who started street league also did that movie. So not that off...

[@maddymuhat8079]

Daaamnn solid collections I love paul rodriguez alot

[@gxrod_]

That's my cousin yo props pauly love everything u doing cuz 🤙🏼

[@hfmmin6761]

One of the best videos so far this year kudos PR

[@larrybanks2403]

One of my favorite skaters

[@joeywitt7129]

I remember when Nike was going to make a p rod line separately from sb some of the shoes were dope that I saw at a trade show this was before the janoski came out

[@alexgutierrez8534]

Knew nothing about him besides that he was a skater. Seems like a cool guy. Enjoyed the video

[@HiddenCloak]

that's dope how he used skateboards as shoe shelves

[@GuapGamingTTV]

P-Rod is literally the calmest flexxer lol respect .

[@louisgianfrancesco]

Need a second episode.

[@feat.Lilyli]

P-Rod classy as always. And look at that, Roger filming and Eric directing, love those guys.

[@2800z]

one of the most legendary skaters of all time behind tony hawk terry kennedy and danny way.

[@alexcomi10]

Forgot Koston ??

[@planbflipdarkstar]

Nigga said Terry Kennedy

[@supergogeta200]

Mullen. gonz. natas. Frankie hill. but you got hawk and Kennedy

[@olivermaldonado8707]

My top 3 are Mullen, Reynolds, nyjah

[@johnerwin1894]

tom penny

[@NickMaddox0]

Skate shoes are so making a comeback. I’m excited to see what’s comes from all of this

[@dantelucienhuberth-durante8135]

bring him shopping

[@rahmanpermana4741]

hell yes please

[@d.b.2917]

Dante Lucien Huberth-Durante no point my man gets his shoes for free

[@alvarado8557]

Shoutout Paul Rodriguez Sr. Legend! 🔥

[@Plaino]

Fav skater hands down

[@KB-dd7xq]

Jesus I love this episode, so many sbs. All the heat he has but the main focus is sbs. Awesome episode

[@mjo23dan]

Closets videos > Shopping videos

[@zanem499]

Paul is defintely in the top 5 GOATS of skating

[@the6ig6adwolf]

When people find out I have 13 pairs of shoes they tell me its a lot. I tell them nope.

[@oliverdamann6789]

Chris L rich ah nigga

[@TocaMiChurro]

I miss his old shop on ventura, Primitive used to be my go to store for kicks and clothes

[@nemoisbutters]

Finally show some real shoes . Sb dunks are the best shoes and still are .

[@redchilihead00]

Used to be so hype seeing this man on street league and using him in skate , I still have a Plan b prod board from 5 years ago almost new

[@JapChaeJan]

where you hiding all the adidas kicks bro

[@t.j.watson7112]

Rainie Peters why do i feel like a drink??

[@jaydeguzman9790]

He's a NIKE SB fan

[@Drizwidit_]

Rainie Peters he’s sponsored by Nike

[@afrodeluxe1203]

Adrian Ruiz that was the joke, lol, he can't show use of other brans

[@Drizwidit_]

MEME LORD he’s sponsored by Nike sb

[@Daywalker78]

Crazy this comes out today and I got my first pair of SB Dunks ever yesterday.

[@Lewissssss]

The way he talks about his kicks, so much more respect that for rappers that mumble and chat wack $%#

[@mbayen5619]

We come empty and leave empty. That’s humbling enough. Life is so strange. Amazing what we can socially do.🙏🏾

[@TheRover1]

P rod is dope

[@Seeking-Something]

I'm glad Complex putting more into this series. Sneaker Shopping was lowkey getting old

[@EsmeraldaSanchez-jl7hv]

*I went to the same high school as Paul pretty cool guy😎*

[@el.paco.muelas]

Paul Rodriguez Sr. And Jr are both legends

[@awsomeaddy]

He was my crush when I was like 12 😩😩😩

[@Dozygames]

i skated all the prods till this day and have always been my favorite shoe man. Its nice to see some of those sneakers again.