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Skate Muzik Pays Homage to Big L on the 20th Anniversary of His Murder
Big L was a staple of hip hop’s golden era, and has been featured in a fair number of skate videos. The most notable being Stevie Williams The Chocolate Tour [1999] part. On February 15 1999, L was gunned down in Harlem. Skate Muzik paid homage to the Uptown rapper on the 20th anniversary of his death with an hour-long set of classic Big L tracks. In 2013, we handled the music supervision for DGK’s Fabian Alomar Free Fabes campaign, and chose L’s “Street Struck” because it perfectly encapsulated the era and Fabian’s story. Listen to the mix and revisit Fabian’s lost part above and below, respectively.
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How 35th North Skate Shop Came to Be
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’
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
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.
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