I blame hip hop crossover

You never saw this bullshit when punk rock was in charge, although there was plenty of other bullshit. These appear to be concepts only done by a cat named Kirk Henry, who appears to be disavowing it because the picture has been removed from his Flickr stream. And so, there you have it. Luxury skateboards. Why not, they actually made the Ferrari skateboard.

[Source: Hype Magazine but I really just want to throw in a gratuitous link to Doobybrain just because of the name.]

– Thanks to Boy Ipoh for the tip.

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13 thoughts on “I blame hip hop crossover

  1. masterochicken on October 5, 2010 - Reply

    Also, we can’t forget the BMW Street Carver.

  2. talentlessquitter on October 5, 2010 - Reply

    Wade Speyer was way before Burberry.

    Last line in the text;(….only a matter of time before they start producing these…..) “Fashionista’s have skating sons too.”

    Are you a fashionista,Kilwag?

  3. when did board graphics become the official qualifier for something being bullshit?

    sounds like your comparing apple bottoms to agent oranges….

  4. I’m over this crap. Everyone and everything tries to become “legit” by putting their art, logo, whatever on the bottom of a skateboard. The bottom line is, you either ride one, or you’re a poser.

  5. Dan Tag pays homage to Gucci/Louis Vuitton, but with his skulls! See http://deathmarchskates.com/dantag.html

  6. lou sassel on October 6, 2010 - Reply

    Lame

  7. lurkcifer on October 7, 2010 - Reply

    hey don’t forget about this mess – LINK

    LINK

  8. skatevnc on October 7, 2010 - Reply

    you

  9. WHAT THE FUCK IS THIS SHIT!!?!
    (caps lock for emphasis)

  10. oh my i bet theyre overpriced too – anywho whats the deal with coldwarskateboards.com!!! im hella excited to buy a square tail deck if you have on in the new lineup!!

  11. talentlessquitter on October 9, 2010 - Reply

    Aawrgh;was watching tv…,spotted a kid on Zeke&Luther holding what looked a lot like the Burberry board! Have been endlessly skipping through Z&L YT vids…..nothing yet.

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