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This is kind of alarming and reminds me of child models. The fact you’re telling a 13 year old kid he needs to prove himself and then can’t then be a rapper or can’t overwhelm his time spent skating and can’t veer too far off the path. It’s been done in other sports forever I guess, but this kind of pressure is why kids wanted to skate instead of play baseball to begin with. Also what happens if a kid like zion or Jax gets hurt? What happens if they’re at school and suddenly inspired by a teacher and want to pursue a physics degree but they can’t because they’re under pressure from signing contracts with companies at a young age. I’m speaking in hypotheticals but It’s not like skateboarding offers the financial security or longevity available in many careers. It’s a also different from some sports too where you can get scouted for athletic scholarships that at least offer educational opportunities to kids trying to go pro in a sport. Pushing an 8 year old kid to be viewing skating as a career, producing video parts, etc. is honestly kinda messed up. I think there should be safeguards in place for kids under 18. I don’t know what the solution is. I think people have good intentions, but we need to remember these are children. Also if managers are going to take on this role of mentoring, they should be held more accountable for the messaging of their brands, etc.
The corruption of skateboarding
Ryans the nicest guy ever. 🫡🫡🫡
Awesooooooommmmmmeeeeeee, coooooool!!!!!!!!
Capitalism sucks
Nah get me sponsored by pocari sweat and Yerba mate 😂
The finance of skateboarding is a conversation that is seldom had. I would like to see more content on the numbers that keep skateboarders and skate companies going.
quote at 2:32 sums it all up. they’re creating skaters to put in front of the camera for modeling/acting opportunities. He could care less for someone like Dashawn Jordan or Austyn Gillette who want to still make music as if that’s gonna ruin your skate career
strip-mining the kids? seen too many get absolutely roached in the public life of the industry… hearing that Andrew Reynolds is so active in "making a super star" after watching Kader getting lost in green fog… all of this is difficult to take in. there is an aspect of this that looks like yet another strip-mining operation… money money money money
Let's Go
lol sounds like these guys don’t do much for the skateboarders. Doesn’t wanna reach out to unconventional sponsors, doesn’t wanna help them create “momentum”. Just a middle man taking a piece.
Lol Andrew Reynolds has such a hard on for teenage black dudes
Love this. Fascinating.
God so corporate it’s gross
This was interesting
This thumbnail is killing me
So can we talk about a union yet?
This is my Al Bundy football thing. I had the idea to be an agent for skateboarders before it was a thing. Seeing this is bittersweet. I'm very happy with my job right now, but I wish every single day that I was still earning a living doing the only thing I have ever been passionate and obsessive about.
For five years we had her under training – singing lessons, acting lessons, dancing lessons. I spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on her, I was gonna make her a big star. And let me be even more frank, just to show you that I'm not a hard-hearted man, and that it's not all dollars and cents: She was beautiful; she was young; she was innocent. She was the greatest piece of ass I've ever had, and I've had 'em all over the world. And then Johnny Fontane comes along with his olive oil voice and guinea charm, and she runs off. She threw it all away just to make me look ridiculous! And a man in my position can't afford to be made to look ridiculous!
This was much more fascinating than I expected
Is this the MY KNEES kid? Good for him man. When i was young i always wanted to be a pro sponsored skater but my parents told me that was a fantasy and told me to get a job in a factory or else i would never be able to have health insurance or be able to afford anything . Glad these young kids have the opportunities me and my generation never did.
Man I’m looking for sponsors…
If y’all were really hungry and allowed the normal folk like us into such a select industry that I thought was purely for the love of skating,
Drop an Email contact of anyone of relevance and importance so People like me in Va could have the same possibilities as if I’m currently living in Orlando or Tampa…
That’s all I’m saying…
Open the door for more than just 10 year olds.
Shout out Zion Effs 🫡🔥
One Of Floridas Young Rippers 🙏
. How long before skaters with patchy backgrounds dont get picked up because theyre not marketable. How many of your favourite skaters wouldnt have got deals if that was the case? Scary.
Why is Bad Santa cosplaying as the lead singer from The National?
Such clickbate
is jamie leaving baker coz he had stack-up clips and he's tricks are slowly going out there done by other young aggresive playah? 😉 juicy theory huh!
What does the typical skate contract look like and how are some brands able to work without them? What do they gain and lose by having or not having their riders on contracts?
Kind of lame how skating gets corporatize to hell. I get that it’s needed for it to grow in some aspects but damn, it’s cookie cutter how it’s explained here. Remember the days when skaters did more than just skate? Music and art for example. I kinda get why Muska left the spotlight. He wanted to do more than skating but not leave skating.
If Andy Howell hadn’t dipped his toes into rapping/DJing, we might not have ever gotten Lil Jon. That’s a fact.
Let’s gooooo🎉