$tevie William$-Dirty Ghetto Kid to Rich Black Kid

I was headed home the other day and happened to pass by the Transworld Awards Party in Hollywood at the Avalon and one thing came to mind..Stevie Williams. I first posted this story a little over a year ago and since then you can't go any where without seeing him rep DGK to the fullest. National commercial for RBK, billboards and magazine covers, then I came upon this documentary and I was once again blown away. I've never skated a lick in my life but trust me when I say that every single time I hear his story it keeps me on my grind and I stay constantly inspired!







You should think about it, take a second, matter fact, you should take four B, and think before you fuck wit lil skateboard P
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Because we are genetically superior and excel at everything we do....

About four years ago I did a feature piece for television on a young man who was said to be the hottest Black Skater in the country. I didn't know much about the sport at the time. My knowledge was limited to the skaters I used to see in Union Square in San Francisco from my office window. Skaters, not unlike bike messengers appeared to me as rebels and outlaws, dirty kids seeking cheap thrills. Little did I know that one of those skaters was street legend, at that time known as Little Stevie Wonder.


There was no doubt that he was at the top of his game. What he didn't have was an agent, a publicist or a means to get in touch with him.


The articles painted a picture that I least expected. Range Rovers and diamonds, a rock star lifestyle touring around the world. I guess Dirty Ghetto Kids were on the come up. In his pictures he looked defiant, wise beyond years, warrior like. I couldn't wait to interview him. As soon as I found him! I would also learn in my research that skateboarding was a 3 billion dollar a year sport and growing and Tony Hawk wasn't the only one cashing in.


Eventually he returned my call, and we set up a meeting. His grounds for granting me an interview were that I spent a whole day with him first. Cautious wouldn't begin to describe him. It wasn't the Mercedez CLK, it wasn't the diamond pinky ring, the fresh kicks, it wasn't the companies he owned, or the way in which his sponsors adored him. It was the tale he told.


Running away at age 13, from Philly to California to go Pro. His mother watching him flinching in his sleep, as though skateboarding had taken over his life. Her fear and apprehension that son wanted to partake in a sport that she couldn't afford. They were poor and she was a young mother, and as scared as she was she saw something in him that she knew she had to support. He didn't want to play football, or soccer, basketball or baseball, although he probably could have done any of those.

He wanted to skate, and he would soon become a skate legend a Love Park, a Philadelphia Landmark. He would purchase a home for his mother, and tour the world more times than he can count. He would appear on magazine covers and have shoes named after him, all before he could legally buy a drink. He would save his mother and himself from abject poverty and become an example for little black boys all over the country who might also want to skate.

Stevie now has a multi million shoe deal with Reebok. His vision then is his reality now, which was that skating would become mainstream, and that he as a black man, would be seen as a professional athlete, as a skater. It looks like his day is finally coming around. Dirty Ghetto Kids are on the rise and the black man is genetically superior, now and always!


Take a look here and see what would make a mainstream shoe company sign the first black skater to a major shoe deal!


For information on Stevie Williams' Reebok deal [Click Here]

For Stevie's DGK Website [Click Here]

So if you're gonna rock that skater style this summer, represent DGK, cuz we all gotta little Dirty Ghetto is us.