The Best Sneakers of 2025 | Complex Con(versations) Panel

The Complex Sneakers Podcast

Complex

Society & Culture

4.8 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 7 November 2025

⏱️ 62 minutes

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At ComplexCon 2025, Joe La Puma was joined by Fat Joe, Vashtie, Matt Welty, Brendan Dunne, and Upscale Vandal to discuss and rank the best sneakers of the year as chosen by the Complex team. Nigel Sylvester’s Air Jordan 4s, Air Max 95s, Awake’s Air Jordan 5s, and more are all debated as the audience discusses whether they like the choices or not and gives feedback to the panel in real time.

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0:00.0	This episode of the Complex Sneakers podcast is brought to you by J.D. Sports.
0:04.4	Ladies and gentlemen.
0:05.9	Number one of the year is so tough.
0:08.7	The panel you've all been waiting for.
0:10.8	Made it one of the best shoes of the year.
0:12.4	Like, do you know how hard that is to do?
0:13.9	The flagship Complex Com panel, where the sneaker talk goes straight stratospheric.
0:19.3	Nigel really brought that together.
0:21.0	The entire production was nice.
0:22.6	Today, we rewind and dissect a wild gear in footwear.
0:27.0	One pack with surprise hits and bold newcomers.
0:30.7	Original icons returned and collabs kept us guessing.
0:34.1	The shoe just looks so damn good that you want it.
0:36.8	But only one can claim the crown.
0:39.5	Oh shit.
0:40.7	He's in the crowd, actually.
0:42.0	Get ready for unfiltered takes and heated debates as we count down the top 10 releases
0:47.6	of 2025.
0:49.3	This is Complex Conversations, Sneaker of the Year, with your host, Joe Lapuma, Matt Welty,
0:56.6	and Upscale Vandal.
1:03.4	What's up, everybody?
1:05.1	Wow, I feel like we were here yesterday.
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