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Fab 5 Freddy Tells His Eazy E Skateboarding Story on VladTV

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4 years ago

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May 20, 2019

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Skate Newswire

It’s no secret that Eazy E was a skater. Mike Miller has told the story of the godfather of gangster rap having a 101 Natas board in the trunk of his car at Ruthless Records, which allowed him to shoot the iconic photo that you’ve likely seen on t-shirts during the past several years. But there’s another story involving Eazy skating in Venice Beach after shooting an episode of Yo MTV Raps in 1989 that’s the stuff that legends are made of. Fab 5 Freddy gives a firsthand account at the 6:32 mark of the latest installment of his VladTV interview.

When I did that first show with NWA—and we ended up at Venice Beach—Eazy E sees these kids skateboarding. And Easy goes and jumps on a skateboard. And he’s holding his own skating around in Venice Beach… You just wouldn’t think of the quintessential architect of a lot of the gangster rap energy being able to get on a skateboard and do his thing at that point in time. This was like ’89.

Check out one of the photos from the day Freddy is referring to below.

Image Via Ithaka Darin Pappas

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August 17, 2023

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Seeing all the other shops back then were focused on snowboards, Tony Croghan saw the opportunity to establish a shop dedicated to skateboards. He used earnings from a hotel job to start 35th North Skate Shop in Seattle.

After twenty years, 35th North has become a prominent part of the Seattle community, hosting events, art shows, premieres, and karaoke nights.

Pro skaters Matt Gottwig and Kristin Ebeling shared more stories about how the shop became an integral part of the local skate scene in this episode of “Established“.

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In this documentary produced by Red Bull Media House, Steve Nesser and Dennis Burdick talk about how their skate shop, Familia, came to be.

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1 month ago

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August 8, 2023

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Discover the vibrant skate culture in Miami, including the influential history and the impressive skateboarders driving the scene, and discover why Florida produces some of the gnarliest skaters in the world in @Spotify’s “Making Skate Noise: Miami” for #SkateNoise.

The video features Danny Fuenzalida, Jace Detomasso, and Zion Effs.

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