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UPDATE: Na-Kel Smith’s New Album Just Dropped on Apple Music

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5 years ago

January 12, 2019

Na-Kel Smith’s Twothousand Nakteen is dropping in two days, and he just revealed the cover art via Instagram. The release is slated to have eight tracks that we’re assuming will have a similar sound to “Stop Hating Start Trying,” which released earlier this year. While we’re usually skeptical when skaters venture into rap, it’s hard to doubt anything Na-Kel does after his breakout performance in mid90s. We’ll update this post when Twothousand Nakteen is available for streaming. Until then, check out the cover art below.

UPDATE 01.12.19: Twothosuand Nakteen just dropped on Apple Music. According Na-Kel’s latest Instagram Post, it should be up on Spotify and other streaming platforms later this evening.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BsBmke9Hgoe/

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How 35th North Skate Shop Came to Be

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2 months ago

August 17, 2023

Skate Newswire

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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Thrasher Presents ‘Established: Familia’

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2 months ago

August 11, 2023

Skate Newswire

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

They also converted an unused area above the shop into the Familia HQ skatepark, a winter refuge for skaters in Minneapolis.

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Making Skate Noise: Miami

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2 months ago

August 8, 2023

Skate Newswire

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.

Also, check out the Skate Noise Playlist at Spotify.