Seeing as how I choose Skate or Die as my DJ title, I thought it would be appropriate to do a post on rappers skateboarding. Skateboarding has taken alot of cues from both punk and hip hop, alike. Skateboard fashion and style has been largely influenced by hip hop because the "truest" form of each exists in the streets. Both hip hop and skateboarding have been commodified from their original street form. This is because the image of both sell, and they sell big. Is rappers skateboarding the ultimate marketing scheme? Or are they 5 years too late?
(Thanks to Complex magazine, for some of the pic finds)
If anyone has pictures or video that I left out please feel free to add it in a response!
Gucci Mane doing a "kickflip"
Eazy-E
Pharrell
French Montana
Yelawolf
Lil Wayne
Soulja Boy
Beastie Boys (MCA was a great snowboarder, too)
Lupe Fiasco
Big Sean
Slim Thug and Waka Flocka Flame
