Over the years, skateboarding just like many other sports has not only changed but also reached new audiences and even influenced new genres never thought possible before. What had originally started in the 1950's as an idea "to surf on the street" was now reaching audiences in the hip-hop community. Chris Nieratko from Vice comments that "There was always an unspoken understanding between the two worlds: skaters would not rap, and rappers would not skate". A interesting but true idea, since the early 80's there was not one hip hop artist that would make a video skateboarding. Nieratko, also mentions that "At some point, the rap world...realized that white kids made up the majority of hip-hop record sales, and the majority of white kids were skateboarding". Fast-foward nearly a decade and we hear that Lil' Wayne skateboards, odd yes, but certainly true. Nieratko, also comments on Wayne "naturally, the first thing Wayne does to prove how down he is for skateboarding is to start a skateboarding clothing line to capitalize on it". Whether a fad for the moment, or a forever arrival into the hip hop community, what we do know is that skateboarding has now reached more audiences and grabbed the attentions of those internationally as well, surpassing cultural and ethnical groups. A devout skateboarder and student at Westchester Community College tell us more about his thoughts on this ever changing sport.
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