Beauty & Darkness | Nyjah Huston

What do you get when you have a controlling father, a strict and secluded Rastafarian upbringing, six Street Skateboarding World Championships, 13 Summer X Games gold medals, three ESPY awards, total domination of Olympic qualifying for Paris 2024, and sponsors the likes of Nike SB, Monster and Disorder Skateboards? You get Nyjah Huston at 28 years old and seemingly on top of the world of street skateboarding. He has come a long way since spending four years isolated on a rural farm in Puerto Rico under his father’s questionable managerial control. After he reunited with his mother and siblings, his mother spent her last $100 to get Nyjah from their home in Davis, California, to his first Street League Skateboarding event in Phoenix, Arizona. SLS, Ridiculousness and Fantasy Factory founder Rob Dyrdek had to lend Huston’s mother the money for a hotel room. Never one to disappoint, sixteen-year-old Huston stunned Dyrdek and the judges by winning the event, collecting a $150,000 prize and stabilizing his family’s financial situation. His meteoric rise in the skateboarding world has seen him win more prize money than any other professional skateboarder in history, but was almost snuffed out in its early stages. In a wide-ranging interview with Inked Magazine’s own Jayme Foxx that takes place aboard a private flight with Huston’s new aviation partner Set Jet, Inc., Nyjah opens up about his family, his career, his tattoos and his philosophy on skateboarding.
Presented by Set Jet
Photos:
Editorial by Spencer Fahlman / spencerfahlman
Assistant photographer Abby /
Interview by Jayme Foxx / jaymefoxx
DP: Spencer Fahlman
Assistant Director & Sound: Jeff Iverson
First AC: Nicole Martinez
Makeup: Abby
Special thanks to Tom Smith and the Set Jet team.
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[@waedjradi]

Whenever you see someone who has mastered a skill, know that they went through a time period when they were always by themselves.

[@MrTruthseeker99]

That's totally true

[@Fitjazpooh]

Man, I've been seeing his skate career since he was so little. Maybe 8 or so. It's crazy that he's been able to do what he's passionate about for so long. It's truly amazing. He's literally one of, if not the greatest of all time.

[@owenmartinez3639]

Well its debatable cause there is Rodney Mullen

[@TheSportsandFilmFellowship]

The 🐐!!!

[@hlonisk813]

Dad ❤❤

[@dubginkxx]

I love how he Risks his Ink on the Daily....

[@tex.that.scrazy]

Bout time he got on inked

[@conmantine9588]

Wait till Gifted Hater finds this King JAH Gem

[@GregSkinner]

my favorite skater

[@user-ob6dt1fk5z]

Very chill interview, even though they barely talked about the tattoo's. But I don't understand why Inked is giving so much airtime to a private plane company. We're in the middle of a climate crisis for crying out loud. Do better, Inked.

[@Tkenny35]

Climate activist complain about everything LOL. I hope you understand the irony that you've probably flown in a commercial plane before and youre talking shit about private plane companies when you flying a jet blue plane is no different. I actually hope you counter back and say you've never flown in a plane before and ride a horse everywhere actually

[@zacharykirkham9481]

lmao stop talking

[@user-ob6dt1fk5z]

@@zacharykirkham9481 no u

[@zacharykirkham9481]

@@user-ob6dt1fk5z thats fair

[@talibancat393]

It's on the goverments to take action to make any real change to the climate crisis. Them stopping flying private isn't even going to be a drop in the ocean. Stupid ass comment.

[@byrontapia6580]

🐐🔋‼️

[@elorasurene]

👑

[@JesseMcLanahan]

Nyjah flexing with a pj?! Also Jason is hilarious.

[@roberthorry621]

hi guys, jamie fox here and welcome to i cant feel my face here

[@joeabouassaly7960]

👏🏻👏🏻

[@fuky2725]

the subtitles in the first 5 seconds O_O

[@curroofficial9156]

😂😂😂

[@youtubevideowatcher1]

Take it easy on the bg music

[@IamSoEasy47]

Ok this woke stuff has gone too far. Jamie fox is a young white woman now ?!?

[@Fitjazpooh]

💀😂😂

[@curroofficial9156]

😂😂😂

[@rad-719]

Its ethier short shorts or baggy pants what happen to clothes 😢

[@847lifestyle]

dude I like how he flexed on her about being an investor into that jet service

[@Inexpressable]

Misspelled his name in the title. Bit embarrassing.

[@mitachy2528]

some poser behavior by my man the Jah

[@user-mw3co6mx2t]

Sounds like turtle music

[@garybarrel6822]

Needs a haircut

[@nrivera0717]

He used to have long dreads this is nothing

[@BloodBoughtMinistries]

Repent and believe the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Your good works won't save you. You must be born again! Hell is real, money and fame will save no one from hell fire. Jesus alone can save you!