What’s up guys, it’s Jade Zoe from Complex Australia.
In our first video, we caught up with emerging artists
Wax Motif, Khalid and Leikeli47,
Before hitting a taco truck with Pat Martinez.
Today we’re heading south to Long Beach,
to check out the first ever Complex Con.
OK guys we’re at Complex Con at the Long Beach Convention Centre.
It’s crazy, it feels like we’ve just walked in to the internet.
There’s so much stuff here, so let’s go check it out.
I’m here with MadeinTYO, how’s your day been today?
Oh man it’s been great, it’s been great.
I’m blessed. The fans were lit.
I did a little bit of shopping. I ran in to like, everybody.
Uber everywhere was like, massive in Australia.
Are you planning on coming out and visiting us some time?
Oh no, I definitely gotta do a tour,
like out there, like a couple of dates, it’d be dope.
Complex. Ooh. Skrrt skrrt.
Is there any acts you wanna catch?
Oh yea, I definitely wanna see Cudi
It's his like, comeback tonight
so I think everyone's really, really excited to see him tonight
And I think it's gonna be amazing
Have you had a chance to get out on the floor, and check out what's going on outside?
I did, I went down for a minute
before I had my talk
and I'm probably gonna see if I can go back down there,
'cos there's a whole bunch of people I need to see
Have you noticed what people are wearing?
Have you seen anything in particular that stood out?
Nah, not really. I ain't even just been checkin' like that.
You know, I mean if I see somebody with some shit on,
I'ma be like,
Might ask 'em "Yo let me get that hat" or somethin'
"Let me buy that jacket off you"
But nah, you know I just got here for the event,
So I'ma just mingle a little bit.
Just mingle, you know, have a little drink, and just cool out.
You went Sneaker Shopping today with Joe (LaPuma), what did you cop?
A couple Jordans,
I was talkin to my PUMA family, my Moroccan brother
I been just trynna see what's the new things, you know?
Did you get anything for Julius Caesar?
Nah, not today, 'cos he in (New) Jersey
When we do a cover, I'ma have him on the cover with me
And your new project ('MC4') just dropped today. Pretty excited about that?
Yea, yea thank you. It dropped yesterday.
I'm so excited too.
It's my best work to date
I put a lot of time into it
I worked with everybody I wanted to work with
And I feel like all the wavy fans,
they need to have it.
Something you gotta have in your car, motivation.
'Cozy Tapes Volume 1'
debuted at number one on the Australian iTunes hip hop chart
We global now. We worldwide
Not just United States
but shoutout to everybody in Australia
Melbourne, Sydney ... what we missing?
Brisbane, Perth
The Gold Coast. You know what I'm sayin, all that.
Shoutout to Australia, I can't wait to go back down under
A$AP Mob number 1. Cozy Tapes. You know what I'm sayin.
I'm ecstatic
Are you guys sticking around tonight? Are you gonna catch Snoop?
Uh ... yes I will.
I'm from the east coast so we don't listen to Snoop Dogg,
but I always respect my elders
Where I come from, I respect legends
You know it. I'm trynna get high with Uncle Snoop, you know what I'm talkin 'bout
Trynna get Yamborghini High, Lambo by the crib
Well you guys have gotta come to Australia, 'cos we love you down there
I love Australian food
Australian food is top 3
That's true, that's true
'Cos I'ma come clean. When you go to like, Paris
Paris food is wack
I'm just being real. Australia food is awesome.
I'm allergic to shellfish, but yo ...
212-730-1090 on the way
'Cozy Tapes' out now
Virgo on tour, Turnt & Burnt right now
VLONE thuggin heavy right here
Marino Infantry, heavy in the street
Last year bein' broke, first year bein' rich
Long live Yambo, yo
Shoutout to the kangaroos, too
Kangaroos are real aliens. Be easy.
Have you been here before?
I never been to the Convention Centre before in my life.
I was supposed to come once for the circus,
but I was on punishment
What did you do?
It don't even matter
It was something so minute,
It's not worth losing the circus
I'll never forgive my mother for that
What are you doing at Complex Con for the rest of the day?
I'ma walk around, try to get some free clothes,
I'ma watch Travis $cott perform,
and then I'ma go home, because it's so close
So you know, I might come back later.
I might come back tonight.
I'm really happy that they brought this here,
thank you to Complex for showing appreciation for Long Beach
Please bring it back, don't move this shit to LA
I'll be very upset with you Mark (Ecko)
And you know, thanks for having me