Ben Baller Goes Sneaker Shopping With Complex

Complex’s Joe La Puma takes Ben Baller to RIF LA to shop for sneakers and talk about how reselling has changed.
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Sneaker Shopping With Ben Baller from Complex.

[@JLKshooter]

This looks more like, "Ben baller goes sneaker shopping with himself." He is interviewing himself 😂

[@DaukszPSN]

haha

[@natnael13]

ikr

[@BeforeThisNovember]

5:30 "this is just a regular day for me, if it wasn't for complex I wouldn't have done it" contradictory skillz 101

[@DJKiDDKlashez]

+GhouLingo [#1 Ghost writer] lmaoo

[@EPICMANisEPIC1]

+GhouLingo [#1 Ghost writer] when he said that i was so confused

[@DivineMaz]

i was like what the fuck did he just say

[@Aleww]

+GhouLingo [#1 Ghost writer] Its a regular day for him to buy sneakers, but this one time he let complex join him. Pretty sure that's what he meant.

[@BeforeThisNovember]

cali candid hey dummy, he said THIS IS JUST A REGULAR DAY FOR ME

[@thekevinrocks99]

Joe over here milly rocking and shit 2:28

[@GnarMarv2]

YOOOO XD

[@fifacsgo1053]

💀💀

[@ibrahimrekels4666]

Best complex

[@riversider2506]

Lmaooooo 😂 💀

[@THESNEAKERADDICT]

seems like this guy got some real deal hate toward Lebron James saying all that, I mean to say "people should get beat up in the streets wearing them" is a little much LOL, Lebron one of the top selling shoes for many years now, thats a lot of people to beat up Benny!

[@DjDo5aGe]

WHATS GUCCI DJ DELZ

[@THESNEAKERADDICT]

chillin!!!

[@Noirlore]

How's yoanty

[@oaxaca911]

Haha I respect ben and I love lebrons. That's just his opinion, I thought it was funny

[@miketurner1823]

THESNEAKERADDICT Yo, delz when are you going to get off that high horse of yours, thinking because you got a lot of sneaks you can disrespect people and act better than someone?

[@markrios3256]

Tbh they need to do a updated version on sneaker shopping with everyone who was on the show from 5-7 years ago Bc from that time to now sneakers have exploded into so many more varieties, like the whole sneaker landscape has changed and expanded

[@IBL109]

love this mans brutal honesty

[@Drew_Reviews]

*goes sneaker shopping* *casually drops a g on a few pairs* *hops in lambo and goes on next errand* legend.

[@cutup1]

I miss when Sneaker Shopping was like this. Things have certainly changed across the board now.

[@jerryquemada1993]

Ben baller is hella sarcastic Yall are too sensitive on here

[@imabeaver8929]

fo real

[@mariocovarrubias9093]

I like Ben, dude is successful AF. People always hating.

[@Bryant721]

"Back then I could buy all the stock and be the only reseller, now I have competition." Don't call it over saturation.

[@YUNGSVGE]

It is over saturated when i ever i go to school i see kids all wearing Leborns and kobes, The day i saw a kid wear breds i gave him a hand shake for changing it up

[@PxlChip]

5:36 Probably the most awkward thing I'll watch in 2016.

[@manuelva1160]

HAHA FOR REAL, WACK AZZ HAND SHAKE. IT LOOKED WEAK

[@heinzheinrichvonhinten282]

He wanted to get out fast XD He porbably was like "fuck this shit i am going back to my vans"

[@AlexGarcia-qm9wx]

Real recognize real and ben was keeping his distance

[@truthknow5502]

I appreciate Ben's take on the sneakers. He's an OG and actually refers to the sneakers by their name/design/collabs. You got dudes on the sneaker shopping/sneaker collection show saying they are sneakerheads but won't know them joints by names, BRED, Space Jams, Concord, etc. Ben knows shoe from re-releases to the specs of the shoe. These are the guys you love being around when talking/debating about shoes.

[@chriskeith7371]

Truth Know he called oreos....cool grey 4's. Dude is a fucking douche

[@MrSkateordie210]

Who cares what people say just wear what YOU like simple as that.

[@frederickbingley6699]

Gotta love this guy. Hes the most Harlem type West coast nigga ever

[@ivangutierrez89]

I'm jealous! 3 pairs of jays for $978.75? I go there a lot and know that the space jams in my size go for $600+tax. This dude got mad hook ups. If I made the same purchase, they'd charge me about $1500

[@janetferguson7714]

He asked the cashier "how much? 9 what?" Then peels off 10 c-notes LOL. BenBaller

[@ChronicGames365]

they need to get racks on this shit man

[@ibeaniebona9469]

This back then when joe was like a deer in headlights 😬😂😂good to see he’s grown I’m stature over he year 💪🏾💪🏾

[@TheOddfuturetillidie]

I wish I had bread like that. Life goals 🙌

[@GllyM8]

man you can get that bread ma nigga

[@Noirlore]

Go to panera

[@Dave....]

Imasoleman23 lmao@ Panera Bread

[@skdmrkz32]

Loved Ben's comments on Lebrons and Lebron himself. When I met Ben, he echoed the exact same hatred towards him. He obviously knows the shoe game inside and out. Class act and nice guy.

[@chriskeith7371]

Danny Tsai class act? Knows the shoe game? He acted like a fuck boy the entire video, was rude af and called oreos cool grey 4's......HOLD THIS L

[@gebthabeb]

Ben baller's such a boss...

[@johnmorrison803]

By far one of my fav episodes of sneaker shopping

[@bewarejudge936]

A real sneakerhead, finally

[@jesseclifton]

Out of all these sneaker videos complex does he's the only one that i actually respect. He has good taste & Knowledge. I agree with 98% of what he's saying.

[@9v9tr274]

Do a new one with him please would be intressting cause he got a lot of knowledge

[@oaxaca911]

Lmao!! His reaction to the south beach brons had me dying

[@agentorange4807]

Dudes trying way to hard to flash his wealth for the camera.

[@xyz0934u5]

He's a jewelry designer it should be ok to wear what his company is all about

[@TanNguyen510]

You're trying too hard to hate on another man pocket..

[@riversider2506]

Did Joe tell Ben " Love You " as they shook hands and Ben told him " Mad Love " @ 05:36 tho 💀?? 😂 😂

[@TheBrothersCompound]

"Man you know this is just a regular day for me, if it was for complex I wouldn't have did it." That's just contradictory af my guy.

[@skyboundzoo7529]

Joe has come such a long way !!

[@kristinemerciales]

Hearing his voice for the first time... I thought it would be deeper...

[@doooom5175]

His gay

[@maxneedsto7]

Almost a decade has passed but still so funny with his bravado 😂

[@pleaseacceptit8619]

RIF LA is better than flight club

[@NOTTODAY0009]

I concur! The prices are great, as well as the shipping.

[@pleaseacceptit8619]

VTREX2010 yo fam I've copped from RIF la before but that was in store's. How long do they ship I just copped something fromnthem today

[@NOTTODAY0009]

Shipping will run you $15 and it takes 2 to 4 business days.

[@reidspencer]

true dat!

[@jensthomas-roth1454]

Burn rubber is better then both

[@Mango34562]

Looks like Ben got a discount on those shoes

[@jennizerr]

everyday i'm hustlin

[@pumpkinhead7740]

I like the XJ900'S and Traxx Velcro from K-Mart stay on my feet all day son

[@nicoriccio9919]

OMG this guy gets his lebron rant is on point 🙌🙌🙌

[@Brainiac5]

the prices at RIF LA aren't as bad as I thought, hopefully I can go there one day and pick up some stuff

[@BuyAnAxe]

i wear vans and uhm... vans

[@justanotherguywhocomments9689]

BuyAnAxe congrats on playing yourself

[@BuyAnAxe]

JustAnotherCommenter congrats on being a DJ Khaled fan

[@joshuamedeiros6046]

"I think people should get beat up for wearin lebrons" worker walks out with what the 11s. 😂😂😂

[@khyrianstorms]

Shit, didn't know the show started this long ago, but the quality went all the way up. This is shaky cam

[@airphilyptothee3830]

Still the best Complex sneaker shopping with my Niketalk homie Ben Baller.

[@FuckHitler]

fam we don't do it for nobody else though. If I see a hot sneaker (usually Jordans, fuck the bandwagon haters) I cop it cause (I) liked it. Shit makes me feel fresh, like a new haircut or a new leather jacket. At the end of the day the people hating on others for wearing shoes are the pathethic ones. If you're OK with your girl spending $500 on a bracelet thinner than paper that she's gonna wear for a month, don't talk smack when a guy buys a pair of shoes he's actually gonna rock for 6months+, not to mention shoes actually have a PURPOSE. Now that yall done hating on sneakerheads, you can cross that off ya list and move on to the next thing that's hot to hate at the moment, foh

[@superchanneljim]

My dunk love started at RIF. Got my Buellers there. Great shop!

[@TheFifaBro]

I mean if he's rich then he's not a loser. Ben is a g

[@johnyy09]

Was just at RIF today, copped toro bravo 4s... 🔥🔥🔥

[@GunRuleTv]

BEN BALLER AKA BEN BALLIN'

[@guss25100]

ben baller been ballin'

[@mojossancuary2780]

That dude is so wack. I guess it starts with the name. Lol

[@isaiah1931]

He was one of the realist people who came on here

[@janfloydbaluyan726]

Ben baller looks like a nerd that got out of jail

[@crypticwintermoon6284]

Coldplay3r 69 So true

[@nelson24687]

ben baller such a real nigga nes gonna some nice ass jordans and then ride away in a lambo goals he is goals

[@JoshHenry98]

I would go broke if I could find retros that easily

[@DrakejuniorII]

flight club

[@fabo36]

DrakejuniorII there aren't flight clubs in every city my g

[@popperaaron6]

FabyBaby 36 go online bruh

[@fabo36]

jeff gordon yeah I know, but for me I like to go and see them in person, these prices online are insane..even though I know that flight club there just expensive regardless....but like the J's on Ebay...are a lot of those actually new? Or are they usually all used? Plus I wear a size 10.5 in my Nike SB's to J's run big or small? Cuz I've never owned a pair of retro J's...sry for bombarding u with all the questions cuz haha

[@popperaaron6]

FabyBaby 36 some are new some aren't. If I were you I'd get a size 11

[@apizzle84]

Bens definitely loving life

[@trenthaughton6861]

DID DIS KID JUS T SAY HE DONT LIKE LEBRON!!!!!!

[@tonyflacko8553]

complex like math, smooth like jazz

[@77drisaac]

somebody please tell Ben Baller he is not black. Please. somebody.

[@kasino7132]

When did he claim black?

[@teddyforsythe8078]

Brandon P since he was born

[@mhmmahhaok9563]

i don't understand what you mean by black? all black people are different dumbass they all have different cultures

[@BrownBearCity]

u ignit as hell man

[@77drisaac]

Mhmm Ahha ok you know what the fuck I'm talking about. OK?

[@andrew2907]

ben baller lives up to the name

[@kebokev7519]

this guy is so arrogant

[@danthonythomas3446]

Lol u got that right 😆😆

[@niaZomba]

Ben Baller is a oldskool Jewelry maker to the stars and entrepreneur

[@fluffymcfluff7403]

He blocked me on Instagram lmao

[@yahawashiyahweh7775]

Fluffy McFluff why

[@trillr6360]

Yo I know you posted this 3 years ago but I would really like to know why

[@jakegetscake4672]

im still trying to figure out what the fuck he meant when he says " oh this just another regular day for me, but if complex wasnt here i wouldnt have done this" hahaha

[@alexnguyen8318]

He trying to say it was a regular day for me but if it wasn't for complex I wouldn't have done this

[@JRDStv]

I will never get why people pay so much to wear someone's old shoes, these people take it too serious.

[@JapChaeJan]

So there is no such thing as used cars? A vintage car collector only buys brand new cars? Come on son! Use your head.

[@JRDStv]

A car is a lil different to fucking shoes you dumb fuck

[@timothyhan1750]

Jay Smith If that's what you think about shoes, why are you watching this video?

[@MrDiamondstandard]

Jay Smith You're right, they're not the same thing. As soon as a car pulls off the lot, the value drops. As soon as a shoe sells out the value increases exponentially until they either drop in value/ demand, or if supply becomes more readily available. A Yeezy 2 retails for $245, the going rate on a vnds pair is $2,000+, that seems like a pretty nice return if you ask me.

[@Teflon_tone]

Im not a sneakerhead but its just a culture most people wouldnt understand y do people pay millions for art

[@Kajemyster]

Some dude named perfect pair actually has 2 pairs of all black 11s.

[@KidCudi72]

Cool Grey 11's are my grails.

[@FallenKiller141]

Ben Baller is such a cool dude I swear lol

[@firstclass7562]

Rules to being a fuck boy: 1) Waits in line for supreme merchandise 2) Resells shoes for a living 3) Spends more than $1,000 for a shoe that once sold for $250/300

[@M_773]

FirstClass pretty much sums up half the people in my class lol

[@AlexGrtner]

so fuck boys can't be broke?

[@jefejt9656]

FirstClass facs

[@LuhSauce]

yung jefe k

[@Lazershark2012]

FirstClass ? But if it makes u money it doesnt make u a fuck boi

[@wonga1k303]

"Ben baller did the chain"

[@wonga1k303]

plain jane

[@Aerochalklate]

yamborghini chain rest in piece to my superior idk why but that line goes hard

[@duro845]

I bet if lebrons were called something else he'd love them. His hate sounds real personal

[@TanNguyen510]

Lmfao nooooo...

[@TanNguyen510]

That's like saying if dada was Nike people would like it more lol

[@thevoid11212]

+geoff If Lebron called him he'd answer that sit in a second.

[@romanspataro1688]

most likely, but lebrons are still ugly and always have been

[@jrags717]

I thought him dropping that 1k was a lil stunt, then he gets in his Lambo ! El oh El. Something light, just a usual day for Ben Baller ✊😂

[@Tcstewie]

This guy has the biggest ego I've ever seen on this channel. Jesus Christ

[@wooshc]

Tyler You obviously dont know him, rookie.

[@Skkyyyyyyyyyyy]

His name is Ben Baller, not Ben Humble

[@NXN2]

hes a very sarcastic guy. Don't get it twisted and butthurt over nothing

[@donjosue1000]

In the entire world lol, but tbf he made 30 million so I guess he earnt It lol, it's so much better to be confident than not to be even if it gets to this level tbh

[@ycfghost1307]

wait till u see dj khaled

[@bbbybch5410]

he just walks up to his lambo like its nothing

[@MrSoutherhospitality]

those wasnt cool grey 4's those were oreo 4's smh

[@whyTIAGO]

Fear 4s

[@MrSoutherhospitality]

Tiago Teixeira there was another box of 4's as well dude clearly said cool grey 4's when they was not start the video at the 4:26 ,ark to see what im talking about

[@whyTIAGO]

Korey Henderson alright bro my bad

[@MrSoutherhospitality]

its all love bro its all love

[@MrAmazingasian16]

Korey Henderson he was reading the colorway, "black/cool grey"

[@s70840]

Probably the first man get to the store on foot

[@goldiebingley9092]

I dont like lebrons either. Theyre all too puffy nd bulky as shoes. I stick with dunks, 1s, nd fluctuate to whats dope to me.

[@luvcocacola8257]

Yoooo it’s the guy who did the chain

[@oMartyrr]

He seems ignorant.

[@lazarorodriguez5161]

GOAT 🐐 GOAT 🐐 GOAT 🐐 GOAT 🐐 GOAT 🐐 The reason why did what I do with this sneaker culture!!!!! Thank You 🙏 To Ben Baller, DJ AM, Mayor, Fat Joe, DJ Clark Kent and Chris Vidal(OG Flight Club on Greene Street)! Blessings 😇🙏

[@markbelmares8012]

Lebron's ARE ugly AF

[@bigjax731]

Great work!

[@yellowman617]

tha same way he feels about lebrons i feel about jordans......

[@ImMrBananas]

You must wear Sketchers then......

[@yellowman617]

No js not Jordan's

[@psown]

look at your hair

[@yellowman617]

Clean ain't it

[@tyler.3015]

ceaser williams not really.....

[@TallminJ]

BLACK COOL GREYS LMAOOOOOO

[@asvpsavage9142]

HE CALLED OREO 4S COOL GREY 4S SMH

[@F4kickerz]

Feels like Baller's hosting the segment

[@nephimcknight5832]

I wear Lebron's. I think Lebron is one of the greatest players of all time. Now come fight me Ben Baller.

[@TWIZZTHEWHIZKID]

This dude is a true sneaker head.

[@SUPEROBSCUREBEATS]

shoes ahhhhhh .... if you go through anything more than a year or 2 phase before you realize "wow ... they're just shoes ... pretty wack to trip off of em that much like i did for the last 2 years" ... then you're trippin. what they have at ross, nordstrom rack or burlington coat factory for less than 50 bucks ... that's where it's at !!! ,,, cause in the end, nobody else around you really gives a fuck what you're wearin.

[@Updogg3000]

For me (and a lot of sneakerheads), it's not really about what everyone around me gives a fuck about. I've loved sneakers since I was in grade school, and will always love them. Just because you went through a 2 year phase and don't care for them doesn't mean that's how everyone else feels.

[@SUPEROBSCUREBEATS]

well, great for you .. open forum where all may openly express their opinion.& yours is just fine, as is mine. i think spending anything over maybe a hundred bucks on shoes occasionally, like once a month or every other month, is wack and a waste of money ... but hey , i know mcdonalds workers who struggle to pay rent & electricity bills each month but line up for releases ... so to each their own obviously. ... i spend money in vinyl (records) that would make people think i'm crazy i guess.

[@MeesterSun]

SUPEROBSCUREBEATS it is wack, but so is spending 400 on a ps4 or xbox one and 65 bucks per game and im not even counting add-ons. Video games aren't beneficial to society yet every other kid u meet has a console. Everyone has their own interests man.

[@gregorycastillo4799]

I love sneakers but i think it sux when everybody wears the same thing. Also its too much money for the quality its pretty much just paying for the Brand. I think the custom part of the show game is going to become more important and mainstream with people trying to stand out. And at the end of the day thats all people want is to stand out and be recognized.

[@BlackPhoenix623]

it's not about other people, dude. it's about your own personal liking for shoes

[@normancanlas7863]

Ben Baller did the chain

[@Pr0t0b0ym3ga]

Im sure most of you dont really know about Ben. Despite his vernacular and egotistical expression of his personality, this dude is well educated and highly successful. Y'all should do some research before saying all this shit like "Dude is mad dumb"

[@michaelweese3548]

All this dude did was hate, I don't even know him and I don't like, I don't like Lebron either but I can admit his shoes are hot

[@samsherman1188]

He didn't even hate the whole time. He pointed out 2 pairs of shoes that he said were his favorites.

[@frederickbingley6699]

Foh. Lebrons ugly asf. How can u style lebrons shoes without wearing a fuckin nike tee/ hoodie that comes with it. Them shits are bulky monstrosities

[@ognjenrisimovic1389]

but it is all personal preference i also don't like how the lebrons look i like the color of the south beach ones but i hate the model of the shoe

[@ThePackfan50]

+Frederick Bingley cause you don't know how to rock kicks, I respect your opinion not everybody like lebrons kicks but you be surprised of the amount of people that can rock lebrons and make them look dope with out wearing nike shirts or sweats or whatever.

[@BruceWayne-bk6ne]

this nigga copped nothing but heat... all them kicks im severly feeling and have

[@desmondmusgrow2588]

Acting like you too good.

[@nickb2001]

lmao couldnt find this video so i looked up complex sneaker shoppin with asian

[@MastaAce416]

It's really akward seeing 40 somethings flexing like they in their 20's. kudos to ben baller though

[@dadasha]

This called being real, being OG, just because he's 40 doesn't mean to quit the game, he's being in this like million others for long time anx he's gonna continue doing that like million others, you sound lkke some new pretentious head into the game, quick come quick go! That's a difference between fack ass n...gaz like you and real OG''s like Ben Baller and million others!

[@timetraveller5407]

I’m nearly 44, been in the sneaker game , before you were leaking out your dads sack. What a stupid comment.

[@checosergio95]

Puma's fit is pretty dope in this vid

[@jordie3871]

Who is he ?? 😂

[@MrSpaceSentry]

+jordane harty jeweler

[@simonsuh7822]

he changed the rap game as well

[@ksachi.]

was good ma

[@lstruggy]

record company exec for dr dre back in the days

[@knightsanddragons100]

a certified legend and when he dies his legacy will live forever in the rap game and street culture

[@peezy9723]

If Ben baller catches you wearing Lebrons he's going to throw hands 😂

[@Angels8Harmony]

At the end of the day, never take any human beings opinion seriously. .not even your own! Me personally I been a Lebrons fan since he was playing in high school, back during the McDonald's sponsored tournaments. I like some of Lebrons shoes but not all. I been a Kobe fan since the man stepped in the NBA, but don't like non of his shoes for nothing. Kobe shoes don't have what tinker did for Jordan. KD's, tisk*.. .I'm not even going to waste my time why I don't like them. As far as Ben not liking Lebron, it sounds like he came across him personally or has an personal issue with him besides not liking his shoes!

[@SupremeCash1]

he got plugged on those prices!

[@Rodreisstitan]

What the fuck is a Ben baller

[@JonPreng]

what is a felipe avila lmao

[@Rodreisstitan]

what is a Jon Preng

[@andrewso781]

Dude makes custom jewelry for pretty much every celebrity you can name. That's why he has a roll of 100s in his pocket and a Lamborghini Aventador.

[@Rodreisstitan]

Aventador is whack my supra makes more power

[@kanagawa85]

That's my favorite space jams of all time

[@kyronmoore3603]

damn what lebron did to him....

[@kdm5706]

Now lebron is in his fav team. I bet he bandwagon lebron now lol