From Homeless Kid to Skate Mogul - VICE Sports Meets: Stevie Williams

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  • @otto0667
    @otto0667 8 років тому +1730

    I worked across the street from Pier 7 in the late 90s - used to watch this guy during smoke breaks. Didn't know who he was, but I remember thinking he should be famous. Glad he made it.

    • @vladimirscares137
      @vladimirscares137 7 років тому +15

      Matthew Graham are you yes theory

    • @waslostnowfound3026
      @waslostnowfound3026 6 років тому +20

      Dope finding comments like this

    • @TheCmb89
      @TheCmb89 5 років тому +66

      Andrew B weird flex but ok

    • @zxtzv
      @zxtzv 5 років тому +18

      @@TheCmb89 this entire thread is toxic

    • @Cj-hj6rm
      @Cj-hj6rm 5 років тому +14

      @@andrewb8235 reaching at it's finest

  • @DGK
    @DGK 8 років тому +1732

    ALL DAY!

    • @standupmothafucka
      @standupmothafucka 8 років тому +2

      fosho

    • @stufog
      @stufog 8 років тому +8

      +DGK Originality, style and finesse .. Much respect Stevie, always been an authentic role model to street skateboarding an inspired us alike all across the globe. Cheers, Peace

    • @FusionSb_cl
      @FusionSb_cl 8 років тому +3

      +DGK FOR LIFE !!! GREETING FROM CHILE

    • @TheDearrestFamily
      @TheDearrestFamily 8 років тому +1

      That's what's up bro, I love these kinds of stories

    • @michaelswanson6677
      @michaelswanson6677 8 років тому +1

      +DGK Such a good story! Thanks for sharing this.. truly inspiring !!

  • @JaeOne3345
    @JaeOne3345 8 років тому +587

    Stevie is a legend. Period. There used to be a time when the other black kids gave me the most shit for riding a skateboard and "trying to be white." Naturally, me and my homies looked up to Stevie, Ray, Gershon, Keenan, Clyde, and others with the utmost respect because they made it doing what they "weren't supposed to be doing." I gotta say out of all the activities/hobbies I have been involved in, skateboarding has been the most welcoming in terms of diversity.

    • @primetimepoolplastering
      @primetimepoolplastering 7 років тому +53

      JaeOne3345 because in the skate world fuck your money fuck your race fuck your opinions. It all comes down to what can you do on your board. I had some of the best times I will ever have riding my skateboard with friends weather they were black white or Hispanic didint matter we all loved the same thing

    • @jd-zu5ok
      @jd-zu5ok 7 років тому +52

      Perfect example of how modern black American culture holds it's people back more than anything else. "The world is your oyster" is what black people should be telling each other instead of "quit trying to be white" just cuz you don't like all the same stereotypical shit.

    •  6 років тому +3

      Gus bus that's goes for pretty much every major sports in America bruh.

    • @frankiep-9381
      @frankiep-9381 5 років тому +2

      straight up.

    • @joemcbee
      @joemcbee 5 років тому +40

      Just like the whole 'why you talkin white?' thing. It pisses me off black kids talked down on for speaking properly. Striving to speak proper English and to use a broad vocabulary makes you sound intelligent, not white.

  • @CatchTheBus
    @CatchTheBus 7 років тому +272

    "like she ain't comin to California, she can't even afford to get here"
    lmao

  • @mikey-eb4ug
    @mikey-eb4ug 8 років тому +86

    I know stevie probably may never come across my comment, but damn, I don't even know this guy and I'm proud of him. Your story is inspirational brother. Continue showing people, showing your community, showing everyone that things can change in your life, and you can always better yourself no matter what stage you are at in life. It's people like you, that keep me going and motivated. I love to see people succeed and I love when I see people going after what they want in life...Much success to you brother.
    cheers

    • @theForrestGalantey
      @theForrestGalantey 8 років тому +1

      Great comment mate, couldn't have been said any better. CheerS

    • @brickpig
      @brickpig 8 років тому

      ahmen to that. Stevie Williams is a man.

    • @bigyoppa3403
      @bigyoppa3403 7 років тому

      mikey legend

  • @WatSupDehn
    @WatSupDehn 8 років тому +349

    Respect he real he made it out the struggle

    • @Dillonisgone
      @Dillonisgone 8 років тому +7

      Sesh

    • @HazeyEyes11
      @HazeyEyes11 8 років тому +21

      +WatSupDehn man Stevie was such an inspiration to me and my friends growing up, so happy to see this and to see how against all odds If u dream hard and work hard enough anything is possible. mad respect

    • @JulesCmg
      @JulesCmg 8 років тому +4

      +WatSupDehn hell yea he really came out the trenches

    • @iShredStreets
      @iShredStreets 6 років тому

      Team Sesh

    • @fortytwocarats
      @fortytwocarats 4 роки тому

      sesh till i rest

  • @philg6757
    @philg6757 8 років тому +209

    That single mindedness,fierce determination and drive this young man has is inspirational. He would no doubt have been a success in any field he chose.
    Good story VICE.

    • @JaxBeach2NewportBch
      @JaxBeach2NewportBch 8 років тому +13

      Stevie Williams should be someone all kids look up to ...everyone...black white red yellow or blue. But especially the black ones... And a percentage of blue. Ha

    • @therealwewin
      @therealwewin Рік тому

      Your hero a racist

  • @iag1940
    @iag1940 8 років тому +662

    the iverson of street skate

    • @Legends
      @Legends 8 років тому +5

      +Iván Acosta saucing saucing saucing saucing

    • @rorschach9027
      @rorschach9027 7 років тому +5

      I AG He's no Paul Alexander. That guy was king. He did things on a board nobody has done to this day. He would do anything anyone else could do but bigger. He did shit nobody had the balls to even try.

    • @LRone-e2f
      @LRone-e2f 7 років тому +12

      shut up dont kill the analogy

    • @KoleNCole615
      @KoleNCole615 6 років тому +10

      I didn't know he founded DGK

    • @claysoggyfries
      @claysoggyfries 5 років тому +4

      Instead he isn't broke

  • @72vince27
    @72vince27 8 років тому +434

    I used to always pick my nigga Stevie in Tony Hawk games.

    • @JulesCmg
      @JulesCmg 8 років тому +6

      +72vince27 gang gang

    • @big3ye378
      @big3ye378 8 років тому +10

      +72vince27 That was Kareem Campbell

    • @72vince27
      @72vince27 8 років тому +13

      Big 3ye It was either Stevie, Kareem or Nyjah Huston. And other than them i always picked Bob Burnquist for some reason.

    • @big3ye378
      @big3ye378 8 років тому +3

      Ohhhhhh I was thinking the older THPS. I used to love those games

    • @Nirvezz
      @Nirvezz 8 років тому +4

      +Big 3ye I was thinking the classic thps also. Sucks that Kareem Campbell screwed over his old Menace team. And didn't put on Stevie Williams. Maybe Kareem was jealous of Williams being more popular.

  • @najeewarden9645
    @najeewarden9645 6 років тому +120

    DGK influenced the under develop[ed culture of black skating to a point where it became acceptable for black kids to skate and not be ridiculed by others for not playing a "regular sport" that black people are suppose to be good at. mostly form other black people. I know for me, i started skating before DGK made it back over to the east coast and once it did i know i felt like a validation almost for what i was doing at the time in skateboarding. hell still known around my town for being the first black kid on a board that could hang with the best. #goskateboardday #DGKALLDAY

    • @GreenHornet553
      @GreenHornet553 5 років тому +10

      Which is weird when you consider how many great black skaters there were before the rise of Stevie Williams on the scene. Guys like Kareem Campbell, Sal Barbier, Clyde Singleton, Harold Hunter, Ray Barbee, Shiloh Greathouse, LaVar McBride, Galiea Momolou and so on.

    • @rippasix210
      @rippasix210 3 роки тому

      @@GreenHornet553 it's crazy man. When I started to skate I really thought Stevie and Kareem were the only black pro skaters ever until I found out about Ray Barbee and other pioneers earlier on.

  • @chfour83
    @chfour83 6 років тому +101

    Skateboarding accepted me more then my own family and so called normal everyday friends💯.I was never told I couldn't hang around cause I was black. As a kid I was more encourage to skate because it was a rare thing to see a black person skate so I was praised and to this day I can still call these same people and talk to them to this day like nothing ever happened I can't even call family like that lol smh I even went through the so called black people don't skate thats for white people ridicule period and survived. When the black community said your not one of us it was hurting as a young black teen growing up smh.I saw more racial barriers conquered in skateboarding then I have in normal society 💯. If anything I thank Stevie for doing this and showing some that you can think outside of the box and you don't have to play basketball and run track to make an honest living 🔥🔥💥💥💯💯👊👊

    • @jamesblue5906
      @jamesblue5906 4 роки тому +8

      The people who used to clown black skaters for "trying to be white" were the same people who stay playing basketball, a sport invented by the white man lmao.

    • @chfour83
      @chfour83 4 роки тому +2

      @@jamesblue5906 haha so true and they had more white girl friends then I ever had in my whole lifetime and these are supposed to be the most hood down for the cause came from nothing I stick to my roots leaders lol so hypocritical lol 🤣😂 😂

    • @chfour83
      @chfour83 4 роки тому +2

      @Junior Sanchez thanks my dude I got nothing but love for you and the whole Latino community my friend I was practically raised and love by your culture fam much love to you and your family 👊👊 ❤️♥️🙏

    • @lostlost4655
      @lostlost4655 4 роки тому +1

      👋👊

    • @thirty3fpv
      @thirty3fpv 4 роки тому +2

      This what the world needs!!

  • @meman24
    @meman24 8 років тому +120

    I'll never forget him at Vans Skatepark at the Bloc when I was 8 years old, like 1998/1999. signed my first deck and still skating now over ten years later

    • @BeartheGhost11
      @BeartheGhost11 6 років тому +2

      2008 2009 would b ten years later u wrote this shit in like 2016 and now it's 2018 almost 2019
      That's 20 years later stupid

    • @holyhoodlum6026
      @holyhoodlum6026 5 років тому +8

      @@BeartheGhost11 he said over ten years later asshole. Go find something better to do than try and look better on UA-cam comments. SMH

    • @YesYES-no8kf
      @YesYES-no8kf 4 роки тому +1

      Bradley Mitchell He said he is still skating, not still skating on the deck lol

    • @meman24
      @meman24 4 роки тому

      BeartheGhost11 I’m sorry, I didn’t realize this was math class Professor Kook.....I tend not think much about my comments cause I expect no one to see them or care 🤷🏽‍♂️

    • @koopahmarley9174
      @koopahmarley9174 3 роки тому

      Vans Skatepark at the Bloc n OC?

  • @OneEyeGoating
    @OneEyeGoating 8 років тому +250

    Skateboarding culture is awesome and promotes not following the rules. Just think if Stevie listened to everyone around him? He probably would've followed everyone into basketball and never touched a skateboard as he states in the video. Instead he contributed in a big way by creating something new and unique. Everyone should live their lives like that. Break the mold!

    • @trappingdope1845
      @trappingdope1845 8 років тому +5

      Fuck yeah!

    • @tuesdayevenings
      @tuesdayevenings 6 років тому +2

      Yeah it was so hard to get the neighborhood kids to play something else other than basketball, but once you did and they enjoyed boiiii

    • @RafaelFregoso
      @RafaelFregoso 6 років тому +5

      Mark Botelho yes dude. That's what I love about skateboarding. There aren't really any rules. Love that Shit

    • @GauntLife
      @GauntLife 5 років тому +1

      Until you wake up one day and realize you're not Stevie Williams. Follow the rules. You can still skate, but realize good decisions get you to where you want to be.

    • @handsomepsychopath.9012
      @handsomepsychopath.9012 2 роки тому +1

      Agreed

  • @tonykartracer8032
    @tonykartracer8032 6 років тому +218

    It's weird..... but the sounds of skateboard tricks is soothing in a way and I'm not even a skateboarder, if that makes any sense.

    • @Matt-cs4bu
      @Matt-cs4bu 6 років тому +15

      Makes total sense to me. 👌

    • @NullAndVoid-ui9re
      @NullAndVoid-ui9re 6 років тому +15

      let it corrupt you

    • @apatheticmisfit4756
      @apatheticmisfit4756 6 років тому +1

      lol word

    • @BlaxicanBeautyTV333
      @BlaxicanBeautyTV333 5 років тому +5

      Totally. Its like asmr lol plus the watching helps me focus.

    • @dbspaceoditty
      @dbspaceoditty 5 років тому +7

      as a 20+ year skate vet, i love the sound. never gets old. ill be in my house and hear "click clack click clack" ohhh the sound of skateboards and sidewalks

  • @Shakester71
    @Shakester71 8 років тому +28

    This goes to show that hard work and perseverance pays off in the end. It would of been easy for Stevie to do dirt to make ends meet, but he went the honorable route. He worked his ass off. He stayed true to himself and the people around him. He got what he deserves....success.

  • @MADCITYSTUDIOS
    @MADCITYSTUDIOS 8 років тому +92

    Im born and raised in SF. This some real city shit right here. The city is dying tho. All those spots have practically been made to be unskateable. They gentrifying the whole city. Fuck all these tech companies and politicians who allowing this to happen.

    • @PapiAldoDiaz
      @PapiAldoDiaz 8 років тому +10

      Wes Manoff times change man the scene will pass to a different area maybe

    • @big3ye378
      @big3ye378 7 років тому +4

      Same in Seattle. i HATE amazon and the tech companies/culture who ruin good cities

  • @iMarkStyle
    @iMarkStyle 8 років тому +355

    You know it was 2000's when you see this dudes pants and T-shirts

    • @5ch3nk
      @5ch3nk 8 років тому +9

      Every time I throw on baggy clothes now it's like "wtf were we thinking?"

    • @JamesTaylor-sc7hu
      @JamesTaylor-sc7hu 6 років тому +24

      Thats all 90s style

    • @gregkis
      @gregkis 6 років тому +9

      Most of that footy was mid to late 90s dumbdick

    • @Sharkfan
      @Sharkfan 6 років тому +3

      someone doesnt remember the 90s lol

    • @218maryland
      @218maryland 5 років тому +2

      Late 90s buddy lol mustve been before your time

  • @tonioortiz
    @tonioortiz 8 років тому +183

    didnt like DGK for years, just because of the name. but now i have a whole new respect. dont judge a book by its cover

    • @jamesbaldwin3496
      @jamesbaldwin3496 7 років тому +28

      I got into DGK purely because of the name

    • @BahamasMusicLasers
      @BahamasMusicLasers 7 років тому +9

      yeah, Im the same. Coming from the Bahamas we wouldn't know shit about most of these brands (until).. but thats not what a bandwagoner is man. chill. its called a new fan. band wagoning is different

    • @BahamasMusicLasers
      @BahamasMusicLasers 7 років тому +3

      shit, especially for me. I didnt even know what DGK stood for until this.
      im glad I know now.

    • @eddieg9060
      @eddieg9060 6 років тому +8

      if you were smart you wouldve seen the team skating for dgk and u wouldnt even think twice about the name

    • @Campfishfamily
      @Campfishfamily 5 років тому +1

      Bunch of hateful fucks replying

  • @thanksforwatching4867
    @thanksforwatching4867 8 років тому +61

    met him the other day, he's cool as hell

    • @ultradiversity544
      @ultradiversity544 6 років тому

      hell is hot!!!lmao!

    • @joemcbee
      @joemcbee 5 років тому

      That's depends on which school of thought you come from. Hundreds of years ago, it was thought hell was a cold place due to being far in proximity to God, which is the source of life. Proof of this is from paintings actually depicting Satan as being blue in color.

  • @nickcooper4265
    @nickcooper4265 8 років тому +38

    I first saw him in the chocolate vid growing up (I'm 30 now), and being black he inspired me to stake despite what people's said about being black and skateboarding. Much respect !

    • @Xxjoseph1029xX
      @Xxjoseph1029xX 8 років тому +3

      you mean stakeboarding hahahahaha

    • @lumpenproletarier9584
      @lumpenproletarier9584 6 років тому

      What are you talking about, black people where always skating.

    • @ERICF66
      @ERICF66 6 років тому +7

      Lumpen, that is not exactly accurate. For many years skateboarding was considered a “white thing” by black folks. Me and my brother used to get so much shit from other black kids for skateboarding in the mid 80s. There were only a few black pros then. Not like today where it’s cool to be black and a skater. Glad things changed because skateboarding is for anyone who wants to do it.

    • @rcppop3090
      @rcppop3090 5 років тому +1

      ERIC F same shit for being Mexican and skating but I’m even older then you. I’m 40 & Chicano skaters got all kind a shit from the older generation.

    • @tom-ot8kg
      @tom-ot8kg 5 років тому +2

      @@rcppop3090 I'm 22 years old first generation born mexican! 2 hours away from the Arizona/Mexico border. It's crazy getting critized by your peers and family for attempting to skate!! Fuck all the close minded people chasing the same daily routine. We trying to skate!!!

  • @DrDizzyMorris
    @DrDizzyMorris 5 років тому +5

    I remember watching Stevie Williams in the DC video when I was 9, his style was so original and inspiring. Can’t forget the prolonged FS pop-shuv to catching mid-air with a late FS 180. Truly didn’t understand how that was possible as a little kid lol

  • @Sbigrox
    @Sbigrox 8 років тому +28

    he is crazy good even in the 90s he was killing it

  • @spearPYN
    @spearPYN 6 років тому +57

    Baggy jeans, Wu-Tang t-shirts... missing the 90s.

    • @MrEazyE357
      @MrEazyE357 4 роки тому +1

      I still have a Wu-Tang shirt and I rock it all the time. It's literally just the classic black Wu-Tang tee and every time I wear it I get so many "nice shirt"s from people it's crazy.

    • @pcprincipal1791
      @pcprincipal1791 4 роки тому +1

      i remember wearing tall-t's in the 2000s. i find fashion always recycles. i can see the baggy look come back sometime

  • @IIMIKEYMOII
    @IIMIKEYMOII 8 років тому +13

    Stevie shows mad class and veteran insight here. I wish more skaters elaborate on individual styles like he somewhat began to touch.

  • @drewtatasciore7086
    @drewtatasciore7086 8 років тому +5

    if anyone ever has the pleasure of watching stevie skate in person , thank god for it. He invented the lazy/effortless style along with more pop than you could ever imagine

  • @THEMRLURCH1
    @THEMRLURCH1 8 років тому +12

    Stevie has one of the best styles of skating ever. Living legend.

    • @TheRickyp83
      @TheRickyp83 6 років тому +1

      Eww wtf are you talking about? He was good af don't get me wrong but wtf Stevie's style was sloppy af.

    • @nomadtrails
      @nomadtrails 6 років тому

      this is the truth

  • @Jiggalo252
    @Jiggalo252 8 років тому +53

    You can see the growth in this dude..Happy for homie!!

  • @shweg_9418
    @shweg_9418 8 років тому +44

    Str8 up inspirational, from the soul... One love

  • @rm5127
    @rm5127 5 років тому +31

    I remember getting laughed at for wearing his shoe cuz it looked like a basketball shoes and all my punk rock friends hated, till I started doing front side flips switch over stuff and all of them were like where u learn that. I said stevie period.

    • @DSchea
      @DSchea 4 роки тому

      Yoooo those dcs were mad 🔥🔥🔥

    • @druciferdoesdjent5671
      @druciferdoesdjent5671 4 роки тому

      i had his shoes when i was in highschool(34 now lol) ..i miss those shoes and want to buy them again...i learned my 1st kickflips and started progressing alot at the time when i had/was skating those shoes...somewhere in the back of my mind and heart i still subconciously attribute all that progression at 1time/short time to those shoes...wether it was or wasnt but either way YESTHOSE SHOES WERE AND STILL ARE FIREEEEEEE ASF....MAKING ME WANNA ORDER THE UPDATED VERSION OF THEM(ALL BLACK) RITE DAMN NOW LOL ....im just curious if the updated versions have the same feel &, longevity

  • @reimourrpower9357
    @reimourrpower9357 8 років тому

    Met this brother in ATL. He is one of the warmest, sincere and solid cats you could ever meet. Salutes to you Stevie Williams; Peace*Love*Power. DGK All Day!

  • @Back2BasicsUS
    @Back2BasicsUS 8 років тому +12

    I remember cutting school to hit love park in the early 90's. We'd go to the Roy Rogers under city hall, and sometimes a very young Stevie would show up with rasoul, 40 etc, and we'd end up sharing our food with them. They were always cool with us, even though love could be sketchy back then. Big up for living your dream man. Pride of philly!

  • @timeslot09
    @timeslot09 5 років тому +2

    So good!! I met Stevie back in the late 90's SF days. Super friendly, always killing it ... Wish we could get a new part from Stevie.

  • @briang8766
    @briang8766 5 років тому +3

    I remember seeing Stevie skatin at Love Park in '93-'94. Haven't rode on a board in years but man, I sure miss do those days 😄

  • @Jwhipification
    @Jwhipification 5 років тому +1

    Much respect to a man that lives through adversity to become a better man.

  • @OTKP
    @OTKP 8 років тому +35

    DGK All Day! Respect to Stevie Williams!

  • @mikeymercure
    @mikeymercure 6 років тому +1

    Man this is like my favorite video right now! Every time it plays I cant change it. That hustle. So inspiring.

  • @gog3d
    @gog3d 8 років тому +58

    damn being fifteen getting dropped off in the tenderloin..and it turns out dope..this guy must be the most successful ex tenderloin resident ever

    • @gregevans3542
      @gregevans3542 4 роки тому +3

      Only folks from SF understand this but it's so true!

    • @jesus4lyfe00
      @jesus4lyfe00 4 роки тому +1

      @@gregevans3542 the tenderloin is suburban..all the richy rich people live there HAHAH YOU SCARED OF NOTHING MY FAIR SIR. I WILL WALK THROUGH THE TENDERLOIN AT NIGHT AND CUSS EVERYONE OUT AND NOTHING WILL HAPPEN MUAHAHHAHAHA

    • @kandresp
      @kandresp 4 роки тому

      TwitchtvTrigun52 you good?

    • @jesus4lyfe00
      @jesus4lyfe00 4 роки тому +3

      @@kandresp NAH NUCCA I AINT GOOD ...NIGGA IM BROKE...I AINT EATIN..EVERYBODY POSE TO EAT, B!! HELL U TALKN BOUT RUN MY FADE NUCCA!

    • @kandresp
      @kandresp 4 роки тому +1

      @@jesus4lyfe00 aight

  • @soulfireclash2882
    @soulfireclash2882 4 роки тому +1

    Lived on Bay Street really near to pier 7 everyone was skateboarding out there. Probably seen him plenty of times and just didn’t know it.

  • @tobyacosta244
    @tobyacosta244 8 років тому +5

    Stevie Williams is my favorite skater of all times as well as daweon song and Rodney Mullen and his past is so unique I think that's what makes him such a cool skater

  • @benkova6925
    @benkova6925 5 років тому

    I remember watching Stevie WIlliams' skate tapes growing up when I was younger. He was always my favorite skater because he stood out amongst the rest, he had that originality he was talking about. I would say what made him so original was his rawness. He was the type of skater that completed insane tricks/combination of tricks so cleanly, in a fearless confident manner like no other. I always wondered what it was that made him so good. Very glad to hear some of his upbringing in this great share, good job Vice!

  • @socaloutdoors7355
    @socaloutdoors7355 7 років тому +184

    you can stay at my house.....cool....btw, I'm homeless....wtf

    • @JaneDoe-c
      @JaneDoe-c 5 років тому +2

      😂😜😂😜😂😜😂

    • @Cj-hj6rm
      @Cj-hj6rm 5 років тому +2

      😁

  • @JustWhatever96
    @JustWhatever96 4 роки тому +1

    The first pro board I ever got was a dgk Stevie Williams. Ill always love this man.

  • @BrazillianFOsho
    @BrazillianFOsho 8 років тому +44

    This made me very sad. The way he talked about not being interested in skateboarding anymore. He seems sad. Success is often bittersweet. Draws you away from the things you enjoy in the momment

    • @TheRickyp83
      @TheRickyp83 6 років тому +8

      It probably has something to do with the fact he's a 40 year old dad of like 3 kids now and smokes entirely too much weed....and no I don't think he's ever smoked as much weed as he does now. There's no way. If he smoked just as much back then, that'd imply he had the money to buy it but the dude was homeless with no job, no nothing. Now he's loaded so he can afford all the weed he wants. So obviously he's smoking more now than he was when he was a teen.

    • @vertsk8er419
      @vertsk8er419 5 років тому +5

      @@TheRickyp83 yeah blame it all on the sacred herb 🙄

    • @jameswilliam9160
      @jameswilliam9160 4 роки тому

      TheRickyp83 he said for a time period

    • @ezplays6030
      @ezplays6030 4 роки тому

      vertsk8er419 don’t abuse the plant because it will abuse you

  • @_Maxten
    @_Maxten 4 роки тому +2

    10:29 honestly thats so true. the tricks you do and combos you think of reflect personality. like if you doin bonelesses and primo flips that says so much about you

  • @HaggardOutdoors
    @HaggardOutdoors 8 років тому +41

    I grew up with the stuggles he is talkin bout homelessness, jail, felony charges drugs all that, I'm considered an OG skater around my town. I looked up to STEVIE WILLIAMS and saw his struggle and used his influence to get through all these struggles. I was going places but the stuggle kept up but I never laid my board down and i'm still out here crusin. DIRTY GHETTO KIDS..DGKallDAY #HAGGARDSKATEKREW/Facebook

    • @MrJoandon
      @MrJoandon 8 років тому +1

      Craig smith

    • @HaggardOutdoors
      @HaggardOutdoors 8 років тому

      Yeah no lie

    • @joemama5126
      @joemama5126 6 років тому +2

      @@andrewb8235 your comment is stupid and ignorant.

    • @jasonmccraw4664
      @jasonmccraw4664 5 років тому

      @@andrewb8235 damn, u just hatin all up in this videos thresd. Just looking for a fight. Hope u change ur ways one day. Get a life

  • @Justin_Marrs
    @Justin_Marrs 4 роки тому

    I can remember being about 9 years old thumbing through my first ever skateboard mag. There was a photo of stevie kickflipping off a bump kicker in the sidewalk, at the time I knew nothing about skating and I STARED at that picture for an eternity, trying to figure it out, how did he get up that high...what's his board doing... it wasn't even touching his feet...whats a kickflip? That's the first time I can remember feeling infatuated with the sport. Still am, and still a skater at 31. You're a legend Stevie.

  • @danielquimby9170
    @danielquimby9170 8 років тому +4

    been a fan since the original 411 spotlight with lord of the underground. big ups from D.C. health and prosperity!

  • @jaym6466
    @jaym6466 6 років тому +2

    This is the true meaning of following your dreams. Much love n respect to Stevie! He always has been and will be that dude!

  • @1Manny93
    @1Manny93 8 років тому +196

    looks exactly like freddie gibbs

  • @TheMAR3oner
    @TheMAR3oner 8 років тому +2

    Stevie Williams always reminds me of the days when I first started skating back in the early 2000's.... Agh... Goodtimes man, goodtimes

  • @JS-bk4pn
    @JS-bk4pn 8 років тому +19

    damn... switch heel fakie nose manny fakie hardflip out... damn

  • @tylerbelec4152
    @tylerbelec4152 8 років тому

    what you said about "being the city" (4:40), was straight poetry. i don't normally comment on videos either but damn, that was for real moving
    -Cole Harbour N.S. represent

  • @maxwellanderson6270
    @maxwellanderson6270 8 років тому +65

    Freddie Gibbs can skate?

  • @Davanillaguerrilla
    @Davanillaguerrilla 8 років тому +1

    Really needed this inspiration

  • @internetvide0
    @internetvide0 8 років тому +49

    He left out the part that Josh Kalis basically gave him his shot.

    • @moblin799
      @moblin799 8 років тому +31

      +Tony Roberts actually he didn't give him his shot. he got him back in to it. stop trying to make shit up hating ass.

    • @internetvide0
      @internetvide0 8 років тому +2

      +Mob Lin I am not making shit up you know many times I heard the dam love park story rofl.

    • @vonvex
      @vonvex 8 років тому +6

      He covered it pretty extensively in his own & Kalis' Epicly Later'd

  • @onlinemoney9850
    @onlinemoney9850 8 років тому +2

    God Bless the people that gave these dudes a place to lay their heads. A lot of talent out there!

  • @mrmacho41
    @mrmacho41 8 років тому +35

    he is the reason I attempted to skate lol. I'm a big fan even though I don't skate bc that is a tough thing to do.

  • @natitruth3328
    @natitruth3328 4 роки тому

    Been a skater for 20yrs now.. always loved this man when he's on the board.

  • @sblast8199
    @sblast8199 5 років тому +3

    This was really inspiring! It makes me want to get my dreams out there and make it happen!

  • @su44dk
    @su44dk 7 років тому +2

    GREAT story. Love the hustle and the hard work... kudos DGK and the Philly-Frisco connection!

  • @djmon1987
    @djmon1987 8 років тому +66

    "lifestyle specialist".

    • @JaxBeach2NewportBch
      @JaxBeach2NewportBch 8 років тому +9

      San Francisco lifestyle specialist.... Gotta really elaborate after those words exit your mouth

    • @puertousbmonkey
      @puertousbmonkey 6 років тому +1

      CARLOSi that was his best trick

  • @johndoug4794
    @johndoug4794 7 років тому

    Stevie! Always confident but filled with humility... got the chance to see him at a party on a Supra Manila Tour and was psyched to just be there. Respect to the man!

  • @w.c.5302
    @w.c.5302 8 років тому +7

    I knew about DGK, but I never knew what it stood for. Good story!

  • @ryanramsey4405
    @ryanramsey4405 7 років тому

    37 now and was a great street skater, now my son's want me to come out and show the neighborhood kids! God damn feels great! 20+ years off the board but they think what I can do is amazing.
    Love it 100% and feels good just like riding a bike

  • @stevenforeman1
    @stevenforeman1 6 років тому +23

    Everyone who experiences starvation and homelessness can be a powerful politician.

    • @Cj-hj6rm
      @Cj-hj6rm 5 років тому +1

      Some not all

  • @1ElliotBanks
    @1ElliotBanks 4 роки тому +1

    He was my idol skater when I was growing up, congrats to you Stevie W

  • @eonhand8
    @eonhand8 8 років тому +13

    I miss my old life. I'm a life style specialist.

    • @OhhFocal
      @OhhFocal 6 років тому +4

      eonhand8 that’s all u pulled from this eh?

  • @ZackNasty
    @ZackNasty 4 роки тому +1

    this little documentary didnt do a great job at capturing how much of an impact stevie had on black skateboarders... skateboarding was already a sport for outcasts, but being a black skater at that time was not common by any means. He broke that barrier. He made it kinda cool to be a broke dude living in the streets and skating all day. a legend for sure.

  • @curryboyftw
    @curryboyftw 8 років тому +31

    I miss Epicly Later'd :/

    • @HmmmmNiceBike
      @HmmmmNiceBike 8 років тому

      +Curry Boy They still make episodes sometimes.

    • @andrewmoore5644
      @andrewmoore5644 8 років тому

      Vice Sports and Epicly Later'd are different. Patrick O'dell still makes them here and there.

  • @zambimaru
    @zambimaru 4 роки тому +1

    Make a video that goes into more detail about when he hitch hiked and when he got to California.

  • @iPRBLMZ
    @iPRBLMZ 8 років тому +4

    Gawd dayum those Manuel combos

  • @hcclips8780
    @hcclips8780 Рік тому

    Salute to the legend...i was watching his DGK and DC videos back in 2009.

  • @TheLordsChips1234
    @TheLordsChips1234 8 років тому +4

    When did Andrew Mccutchen start skating?

  • @chefboiarty
    @chefboiarty 6 років тому

    I always love watching old school skate videos with the fisheye cameras.

  • @Metatron141
    @Metatron141 8 років тому +5

    every street skater i knew that was trying to make it couch surfed and smoked weed in the mid 90s. living day to day looking for that trick that would bring them to the next level

  • @natlikethebug9522
    @natlikethebug9522 4 роки тому

    I love stevies humbleness. The guy truely is real. My fav skater

  • @ASUALPHADELTS
    @ASUALPHADELTS 8 років тому +3

    i still remember his special trick from tony hawks project 8 haha

  • @lionprince7226
    @lionprince7226 8 років тому

    A Senegalese friend told me when a person interests you it's always good to understand where they're coming from and more importantly their format. Usually by analyzing their youtube interview in depth presentation of their journey helps you to appreciate that person's music.Poetry In Motion!

  • @dickjohnson7354
    @dickjohnson7354 8 років тому +5

    everybody laughed at this nigga , URBAN SKATING lmao in the early 2000s no one fucked with it but now DGK bigger than any other skate company LONG LIVE STEVIE

  • @chuckd5877
    @chuckd5877 8 років тому +20

    Being a celebrity and being a degenerate aren't mutually exclusive.

    • @pekingblush
      @pekingblush 8 років тому

      +Chuck D There are plenty of famous scumbags

    • @pumkinface1
      @pumkinface1 8 років тому

      +J i think thats what he's trying to say.

    • @pekingblush
      @pekingblush 8 років тому

      Looks like I misread that. Thanks

  • @johnnyg5237
    @johnnyg5237 7 років тому

    stevie williams if u read this thank you for your contributions to skateboarding and not giving up man huge fan DGK all day

  • @gabrielmartinez-ls5cp
    @gabrielmartinez-ls5cp 8 років тому +3

    fuck yeah I love this

  • @koyeism
    @koyeism 7 років тому

    I met dude at a Kayo signing back in 07 in Glendale Galleria in California. Chill ass dude HIGH AF TOO.. Random af im from Tuc, Az. Was shopping at a store and came across a flyrt saying meet Stevie @ 3:00 P.M.
    needless to say I left the store and got in line instantly!! Still have his autograph!!

  • @lionprince7226
    @lionprince7226 8 років тому +9

    News Flash; So h'es the owner of DGK(Dirty Ghetto Kids). Now i'm going to support my black brother's fashion attire garment investment.

    • @johnkordulak3897
      @johnkordulak3897 6 років тому

      “News flash” ? Oldest news flash ever? Haha Lion Prince you’ve been in the jungle too long. Dummy

    • @FoodImitatingArt
      @FoodImitatingArt 4 роки тому

      Dont support it just because he's black supported it because he's talented and ab inspiration.

  • @jaelynnzee9091
    @jaelynnzee9091 7 років тому

    Kick ass vid! Used to love boarding when I was a kid. The way how he describes how each person's style is different. It reminds me of how figure skaters or gymnasts do their tricks differently. Different approach, transitions, grace, height, length, landing. All unique to each athlete.

  • @LukeBlovad
    @LukeBlovad 8 років тому +42

    His bottom lip looks like a succulent scallop.

    • @TIGERGUTS
      @TIGERGUTS 8 років тому +13

      +luke blovad hahahaha rad dude. Nothing like a super random comment. Bravo ya silly prawn.

    • @gregg8583
      @gregg8583 7 років тому +21

      nigga u gay

    • @matthewcory24
      @matthewcory24 6 років тому +1

      calm down

    • @viper1161579
      @viper1161579 6 років тому +2

      co122189 And most white people really aren’t racist, dumbfuck.

    • @chillerstones
      @chillerstones 6 років тому

      co122189 but m8 u r on ytUHAVEA B33n quikcopsped

  • @tokyosmash
    @tokyosmash 2 роки тому

    Man I seeing Stevie skate when I was like… 12 and getting his pro DC’s not long after. So smooth.

  • @rushipatel8785
    @rushipatel8785 8 років тому +3

    if he wasnt on tony hawk pro skater he isnt shiiiiii

    • @digiprez77
      @digiprez77 8 років тому +6

      +Rushi Patel He was in probably five of them...

    • @newbutthunt
      @newbutthunt 8 років тому

      +Rushi Patel
      That's true, skaters come and go. if you're not a marketable brand, you're forgotten tomorrow.

    • @mayleye
      @mayleye 6 років тому

      Kyle Shade really you know fuck all

    • @chiefcaptn1922
      @chiefcaptn1922 6 років тому

      @@newbutthunt tell me more about skate culture weeby wonderbread

  • @Colombia_finest
    @Colombia_finest 5 років тому

    When starting skating me watch skateboard movies like 411vm, elementality.. but i never see one skater if me identifyng .. when watch The dc skateboard video I feelin so good and pride on stevie´s part.. that rap music and pop tricks and style influence me skating and more skating.. since this day stevie was my fav skater! THANKS stevie williams for skating your style is magical ! salute from Brazil

  • @mrslapside
    @mrslapside 8 років тому +3

    I had his first dc shoes people were on my d when I had them

  • @yeaboi55
    @yeaboi55 8 років тому +1

    Stevie has always been my 2nd favorite skater, he is one of the best!

  • @eljefe114
    @eljefe114 4 роки тому

    Crazy. I live above the TL laundromat next door to his building and grew up with Steve..I was younger but always kept up with them when I could..much love Steve it’s steezy

  • @omardiouf3360
    @omardiouf3360 5 років тому +1

    Most of the footage is taken from a video called REASON. remember i had on repeat on VHS. Long live stevie

  • @mikeuptegrove
    @mikeuptegrove 2 роки тому

    I met Stevie just as he arrived in the city. At 12 years old, I used to bus into the city on weekends with my friends. Stevie bummed a smoke from me at Pier 7. I remember being so excited to meet him. I was a huge fan of his from that 411VM part, I think it was video 8 or 9. That was kinda a highlight for me as a young kid of only 12, running into Stevie at Pier 7 and him asking me for a smoke. I also was friends with Pat for some time as I was recognizable to him weekend after weekend. I’d give him my fries from Carl’s Jr. I remember he’d stuff them into the side of his cheek and like save them there. I had no clue these guys were homeless chasing dreams. None. I thought they were pros getting paid. I hung out at Pier 7 every weekend basically from 94 to 97ish. We’d skate mini hubs a lot. But he’s right, 94 EMB became a bust overnight. :( I only saw Stevie maybe one other time. Karl I spoke to on the phone at FTC. He had Joey or Andy put me on the phone. I had just bought his last deck when he called in to reserve it. He told me he was stoked I bought it, come skate at the Pier. So I did. That was pretty cool too. When Karl was on Profile, one of my buddies jumped into the bay to get a board Karl threw into the water. I used to buy decks from Ben Sanchez or Mike York. Henry sold me a deck once too. Kids used to buy used decks from all the guys down there. I wish I had spent more time there than I did. I used to bus up to Ft. Miley, hit Wallenberg, bomb from Haight after stopping into FTC, down to DLX store, then skate markets all the way to P7. Very fun time in life that improved my skating. I was also at Santa Rosa park a lot too back then skating with Tony Trujillo. Probably should’ve put more time in in the city, and man I put a lot of time in there! Remember a Back to the Bay contest that Mike Carroll won on his bday probably in 96ish. All the FTC guys were there. I’d give anything for those times again.

  • @ryanembler7841
    @ryanembler7841 4 роки тому

    Soo much love and respect big bro and for all the real ones that keep the spirit of skateboarding alive

  • @ygsthth
    @ygsthth 4 роки тому +2

    ''We in Boston right now and I just wanna give a major shout out to my nigga Dustin Dollin, keep your motherfucking head up, dont let these niggas discourage you, you feel me dawg?? '' - Stevie Williams in Baker 3.

  • @eeppaa
    @eeppaa 8 років тому

    Stevie seems dope as hell. Super inspiring story, dude should write a book or something. While he's real rags to riches, simultaneously he shows there's some real genuine longing for his old life, or maybe just some of the genuine joy and excitement he used to be able to get skating. I don't know if that's just cause being who he is now he doesn't have time for that lifestyle anymore or if he's really just no longer able to enjoy it the same way but it would be really interesting to hear him go further into what he misses from his former life and what he would've done differently looking back.

  • @ThirdEyeAngel
    @ThirdEyeAngel 4 роки тому

    I feel like even people that don’t skate need to see this just hear the part where he talks about not doing what’s popular or accepted by your friends, family, race or culture and pursuing what lies in your heart regardless of circumstance. People don’t believe in themselves as much these days because how much influence there is in the world. Like he said, back then word got around by mouth not text. Mad respect to to Stevie for leaving such a well deserved foot print in the history and culture of skateboarding.

  • @ViktorVaughan
    @ViktorVaughan 4 роки тому +1

    I used to go missing for days skating in the late 90's/2000's when I was 15/16. I had no money. Fuck knows how I ate and survived.

  • @upnorthviking823
    @upnorthviking823 4 роки тому

    I remember smoking a blunt with him and kareem in montreal back in 98
    I enjoyed that moment.
    Very good people!I will never forget it.Kareem told me to stay like i was,a real dude.And i did!