Classics: Kareem Campbell's "Trilogy" Part

Kareem had one of the great, effortless snaps of all time and is a godfather of smooth street style. Here's a classic part from the 1996 Trilogy vid picked by none other than Tom Penny.
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[@TheTrifeone]

i Remember meeting Kareem at Skate Street back in the day , dude took a pic with me, signed my world shirt and even busted a ghettobird with my board.. real humble cat

[@jnutz4871]

Thats beleivable until the part about the ghetto bird its been confirmed by rad rat video that reemo's stated hes only ever actually did that trick twice and only once on video

[@spacecaserecords1204]

The first incarnation of Skate Street remains the best park I've ever skated. Right there off Victoria in Ventura.

[@isaacpk5378]

@@jnutz4871 but there are two different videos of him doing it on KZbin

[@kalidashansen746]

Skate Street Ventura is the reason I ended up getting paid to skateboard for years. Saw Kareem there too probably same day! Ali Boulala was there once too. I was starstruck and filmed him sw lip the big rail first try. Rick Mccrank was another unbelievable skater to see skate there. He instantly became my favorite skater.

[@TheJulesfoote]

Skate street in Ventura... Ive been I first met Daewon Song there

[@treny1962]

Tom pennys so legendary hes the thumbnail even when he's not skating

[@datnuk305]

Remember when I was like 8 and saw him for the first time it just validated that black kids can skate and be cool I'm 23 and still skating till this day. Thx Kareem!!!

[@debomb721]

Stevie Williams did that for me

[@johndoeiii6103]

​@@debomb721 man he always had such dope style

[@debomb721]

@@johndoeiii6103 hell yeah he does, I met him once, I was mad weird and awkward cuz I was 14, but he still took time to say what’s up at the demo. He offered my friend who hadn’t been skating too long a fat wad of money (hundred on the outside) to do a bs 180 on a tiny hip… my friend couldn’t do it and Stevie still wanted to give him the money. My friend said nah it’s cool but I was like “dude that could’ve had us smoking for a month”. Good times

[@begs100]

Had this on VHS watched it every night for years! That's when actually saved gawp to buy these pieces of art

[@thepupils209]

That b/s 180 over the two trash cans at the beginning of his run has always been the mind fuck of his part. I remember seeing this vid when I was like 14 and to this day I haven't seen anybody bust a 180 over 2 from flat.

[@timbrap4693]

Dude holy shit, thanks for pointin that out to me, completely missed it, But truly amazing!

[@cablateflip]

mind fuck of every skate part of all time....never seen that much pop from flat...

[@dishwater63]

Same here. Some of the stuff that went down in these old videos are just mind boggling. Like, the shittiest setups, sketchiest landings, no lights, tiny ass wheels, it was a totally different time.

[@IrieMon]

And it's bs 180, way harder than frontside

[@theeeves]

TheSens1son no way man, how can you say you can front 1 higher than a back one. that's straight fucked up.

[@NeuralNetProcessor]

When Tom Penny says you're a good skater, you're fuckin good.

[@killyrthoughts]

+NeuralNetProcessor Right?!

[@mobbinhard42]

+NeuralNetProcessor or when ur in thps 1

[@NeuralNetProcessor]

I didn't like THPS until the second one, where you could manual. I think he was in that one too, though

[@dapperdan9412]

Uh no.... Reemo been good before Penny's co-sign. Penny more than likely looked up to Reem when no one knew who the hell Tom Penny was...

[@NeuralNetProcessor]

Are you fucking serious?!? Tom Penny is a fucking god compared to Kareem Campbell! I like Kareem, always have, but these two guys came up around the same time, in the 90s, but on different sides of the Atlantic. "Looked up" to him? More like mutual respect between two good skaters. Maybe you're young and you don't know who Tom Penny is, but if anybody should be looked up to, it's him. Think before you start spouting off like that again, boy!

[@speedhead]

this is so beyond nuts, i literally felt like i was watching footage from today. Guys these days are still trying to skate this good.

[@mikehemens9359]

Kareem is a stylish dude like Penny. You can tell he didn't have to spend forever filming to make a classic part.

[@kyleelsmore1947]

This part is so old but still holds up so well. Guys don't have style like this anymore.

[@michaelr.4878]

I wish the word 'style' would stop being used and strived for in skateboarding today. Yes, you want to be comfortable on your board and look like you know what you are doing. But aiming for 'style' is extremely juvenile and pointless. In a sense, it is like putting on an act to impress other people. Do your tricks, do them well and do them your own way. Instead of trying to look cool doing them, do them however your body allows you to do them.

[@homerpimpson7169]

@@michaelr.4878 Lol isn't that the definition of style

[@OnTheDownLowODL]

@@homerpimpson7169 lol for real... that's exactly what that meant. He didn't even realize it...

[@Paul-mq5yn]

@@michaelr.4878 you kids just don't understand anything.

[@maxsmart9116]

@@michaelr.4878 He wasn't trying to look cool. He just naturally had style.

[@812skatetreflip]

he pulled his beeper out in the middle of a line so much steez

[@TheRealStoner420]

Ethan his girl was pregnant at the time so he was constantly checking his pager.

[@heelturnsface]

Skaters were so much realer back then. Now they’re manufactured to sell soda and energy drinks.

[@DARRENTINOnz]

Yeah, Back then I used to think it was his pistol slipping lol

[@Calijayok]

kareem is the shit. Met him at a Wayout sk8 shop contest in Lincoln Nebraska in the early nineties. He was there doing a one man demo. After the comp during the product toss i look over to see kareem holding his board over his head saying "free board, free board". I walked over and was like "i'll take it?' He handed it to me and i thought he was joking so I handed it back to him and he was like "naw you can keep it!" I was sooo stoked! I was only in the 5th or 6th grade. I gave him a Tee this dude Elvo gave to me (elvo actually won the contest) and kareem kindly accepted it and asked ME to sign it! Shouts out to Wayout skateshop, Elvo, and Kareem, good memories...

[@mikeschmidt4800]

Pros in the old days were dope. We were skating to a demo one day when a van pulls up and asks us if we want a ride to it. It was the Blind team. We hopped out of that van at the demo like GODS. Cut to a year or so later when they came back around and Ronnie Creager remembered us all by name. Probably the best memories of my childhood.

[@aarongodwin6302]

one of the best parts ever. kareem's style and tricks are effortless. timeless video

[@Ckypwnd]

fuckin raw old school shit

[@mick_plays_guitar]

Tom Penny is the coolest person ever.

[@chad9455]

Why? Could barely formulate a sentence.

[@keenanketsdever590]

@@chad9455 you answered your own question

[@rickymaru6456]

So cool, He seems anti-social. Lol

[@Terriblegolfer16]

Tom penny lenny Rivas Wade desarmo coolest people ever

[@OnTheDownLowODL]

@@chad9455 Yes he can, you just don't understand the way he talks homie.

[@TheBankofJosh]

Kareem's definitely a legend. Has the best nollie and switch Hardflips in the game!

[@radrailerchris]

The guy who save my life after a bad slam on a street. Thanks kareem forever !

[@daliks]

takes me back to my earlier skating years.. watched this a million times!

[@anthonygonsalves7020]

Love this dude's skating. love the fact that he still skates. but.... the way he lands is so gnarly!! my knees hurt watching it to this day!

[@aggressivelyaverageskate]

love seeing older parts like these! really gives a good chance for us younger skateboarders to appreciate the scene from back in the day

[@Skatearmada4]

That switch hardflip over an LA table will go down in history ... 96’ ❤️

[@alfredoking14]

hell yeah this is a classic for real nollie hardflips simply DO NOT get any better than 2:48

[@jamalydude]

Best nollie hardflip ever! I loved that line and no matter how many times you watch this part. Everytime the scene where he is writing comes to an end and he starts that nose manny on the nice sunny day you know that nollie hard is about to go down! Every time it's just as good

[@DARRENTINOnz]

For sure!!! I hate how cats do them these days, they flair their leg out like a ballerina, Between the legs has always been the steeze

[@Dudderlyful]

Super solid, can't believe people think the ones people do today look better! LOOK at that nollie hards, proper

[@jonskimckerry6536]

World, 101 & Blind. This video tape was packed with so many good skaters.

[@joeydlc]

This video is absolutely timeless.

[@theramplocal]

This part is top 5 all time imo, so dope

[@brdrdrdr]

That flip catch at 1:07 blew my mind as a kid, still does now.

[@booski1865]

Used to rewind it over and over and slo mo it. This and Keenan's switch flip in mouse over the picnic table.

[@draconianTL]

@@booski1865 Keenan's sw flip over the picnic table is one of the all time greatest sw flips. Can see it when I close my eyes, what a talent.

[@booski1865]

@@draconianTL agree. I'd say it's one of the all time greatest kickflips, switch or regular. Keenan is in the top three best styles ever in my opinion.

[@TheAwkwardCantaloupe]

If Tom Penny's the thumbnail... you know this shit is good!

[@kevsweat]

Dude the way he does it is so sick it’s like full athletic prowess and sick style cause he’s not forcing it. He said he started late too 16 if I remember correctly. Def my all time favorite skateboarder.

[@VegetabIeMan]

Master of the Hardflip.

[@bobbywalls2155]

this man is why I started skating. my favorite skater of my childhood he was before his time. only could imagine if he was in his prime in 2016 the damage he would do to the skateboard industry

[@BiancaBoyC]

This video is one of the most underrated/slept on skate videos of all time.

[@tinsane73]

I've met Kareem plenty of times, literally the chillest dude ever

[@snatcherzeroone1278]

Tom Penny will never die.

[@rattopo1ka]

Amazing talent. Kareem makes everything look so easy and effortless.

[@peterpwner]

dude, switch front shove the shopping cart was massive!!

[@DRO1705]

One of the reasons i started skating

[@StanTheMan709]

always is and always was the master of the hardflips, his nollie hardflips are still the most amazing and snapped ever. and how high he could bust kickflips in that time on those old school fat boards with tiny wheels is just crazy

[@talktal]

i forgot how good Kareem was

[@90sskatevids14]

+talktal Is...

[@michaelr.4878]

I disagree. I think he is one of the most overrated pros of all time.

[@jamalydude]

Kareem is soo ridiculously smooth it's no wonder Penny chose this video, both make skating look smooth, cool, and fun to watch.

[@dudleymorris1731]

He was up there with everyone else in the 1990's, help progress skateboarding into what it is today. He made the transition into the 2000's perfectly, next thing I know the man seemingly disappeared from the skateboarding radar. If Kareem is still going strong, then I'm sure he loves not having the spotlight anymore, kind of like Penny.

[@christineandersohn-james3177]

kareem god bless you, tom god bless you from dougie Oxford England.

[@2Swift4u]

used to watch this part all the time back in the days

[@gigilamorosso4163]

Kareem ruled the world of skateboarding, definitly...

[@502jackal]

the BEST switch n nollie hardflips.

[@thejamnasium6447]

loved this dude when I was comin up. always wanted a pair of his kicks

[@pm2007est]

Those Duffs Kareem Campbell kicks were some cold shoes

[@14tHiAgUiNhO14]

when skateboard was skateboard

[@realdeal680]

Time is running faster and faster. 2019. Damn

[@myFluro11]

This part still goes hard!!

[@adamb6905]

20 years and he's still the best picnic table skater

[@tahaguelzim6731]

+Adam B torey pudwill

[@orellisupplyl4178]

Yea, if you wanna automatically say Mullen doesn't count. Haha.

[@bryankidder4295]

Bryan Herman . nuff said

[@KrispyInTheHouse]

daewon!

[@causeseffects6573]

rodney made the tables. daewon owned the tables. everyone else can fight for third place.

[@OfAngelicParagons]

Brian michaud from PA let me borrow this back in 97, first video i ever watched, took it everywhere too, loved skating then

[@taylorstove803]

Seemed like penny was reading that intro lol. It also kinda seemed like that was the 20th take and that was the best one they got.

[@nickbagelboy]

Always loved Kareem. First pro board I ever bought was his when he was with ATM.

[@TRpimpness]

Mannn Reem was one of my favorite skaters back in the day when I first started skating in 01. Wish he was still around... One of the most natural pop out of any skater then and still to this day!

[@imtonyskaboni]

Crazy too watch this now, and see how much my style resembles his.

[@jasonbessler875]

So much fucking power, he makes every obstacle look tiny.

[@arebecause0]

That back 180 over those two orange trash cans! in a run! FUCK! I love back ones

[@236santi]

That sw hardflip at the end,daaaamn so good love him

[@BewleyUK9]

Tom Penny comes across as the kinda guy you see in the pub that you wanna stay away from, but then he asks you for a lighter, ends up talking at you for 45 minutes about how many fights he's been in, and then asks if you wanna go halves on a gram.

[@illmsg77]

HAHAHAHAA yep

[@ViniAndradeMusic]

I learned high and clear bs 180 watching this. and that was my special trick. everyone in my neighborhood was trying to skate like this, aka putting up regular, switch and nollie hardflips.

[@chrismaw5117]

For me this was the best era for skateboarding something about was so dope

[@christophersawyer253]

Kareem Campbell was style , pop, flow and was soooo smooth. Hope he still gets out there to skate

[@HOTRODRICO]

Campbell has always been my favorite from the first time i seen him on Trilogy super high ollies and trick in general... mad vert

[@michaelrowe8115]

The sw fs flip over the table is my favorite clip

[@loopypoopy5]

This is actually nuts and to think it was in 1996... DAMN

[@M88G]

Tom Penny should narrate some documentary, sick voice

[@TM-tn2jj]

Even his voice styles for miles

[@na2898]

One of my favorite skaters

[@brosettastone7520]

my first ever set of pro wheels were Ricta Kareems, I skated those for almost 4 years

[@YourDumbTutorial]

He has the best looking 360 flips. I haven't seen no other skater looking like his 360 flips

[@TheDangerousKid]

This is awesome that Penny respects this part!

[@ratmosphere]

that switch hard flip ender tho .. classic vid !

[@jburrito7653]

Gosh damn those heelflip manuals were sick

[@bridgerbartley9577]

that nollie hard flip at 2:48 is siiick! makes me wanna skate!

[@Patrick-de8qg]

He will forever be immortalized as the black guy in the original THPS.

[@juhhrizsburner7400]

The back 180 over the two trashcans was at chaffey highschool in Ontario, ca. Crazy that was 1996 I skate there all the time now

[@talktal]

Jerome Adams chaffey was in pomona

[@boboscott1283]

Love his style!

[@wearethiss]

Kareem to this days is still the smoothest skater ever. Period.

[@snorgisborg2]

Tom penny, Kareem campbell, Method man 👍

[@ItsVinnieHager]

Tom Penny is such a majestic mysterious man

[@johnnyapples33d0E]

Penny doesn't blink in the intro, lawl. Word

[@josephramirez5088]

Hell yeah. Great part from a great vid.

[@winsomelosenone]

I think I rewound the b/s flip at 4:19 like 20 times marveling at it. He got so high he was almost standing straight up before he landed, and then that switch illusion flip at the banks took a few times to comprehend as well. Wish I was older than 1 year when this vid came out.

[@valegendre]

This time when simple tricks were enough nothing crazy but great style ,Nas and Laureen hill ,fisheyes ,the koston 2 ,my era ....it was so cool back then no fucking cell phone to keep us on leash all-day. the 90's I miss you.lol

[@_quirinus_]

such a great part

[@chiefkirby9982]

Kareem is a legend. Remember Axion shoes.. So good.

[@FabianGraciaFilms]

Tom penny is the man

[@deanlapointe7017]

I would always practice nollie half cabs and imagine the one he did over the bench. Inspiring

[@Rougz_]

Karreem is a legend

[@supernewuser]

God has spoken.

[@jasongvines]

What's that rnbish track at 1:43 when he's writing the letter?

[@RestFunction]

+Jason V I NEED TO KNOW!!!

[@ericstevens8138]

We still looking

[@ericstevens8138]

We still looking

[@garrrettt186]

we still looking

[@ericstevens8138]

We still looking

[@matthales9471]

Soo good, legend!

[@lucasprado6248]

Flatground kickflip over a 200 liter barrell at 4:14. Insane back then, now and forever.

[@waynepaul3914]

So much pop this guy👍

[@m.clayton79]

My two G’s🐐🐐🇺🇸🇬🇧

[@JefeDeJefes8484]

I wish I kept my all white with the gum sole Kareem Duff shoes. Had all his other classic KCK Axion skate shoes. I wish they brought these both back.

[@timboslice45]

4:20 the catch on that b/s flip was clean as hell

[@GymnasticsCoach83]

MAD POP!!! Holy crap.

[@hantz]

my first skate I owned. everyone in there goes off. lavar McBride and daewon wow!!!

[@Thurston86]

Ive seen the clip at 3:35 growing up and Always thought it was/looked like a Kickflip Lipslide!

[@jkwatson1]

Coffee With Kareem !!!

[@lancelottheknight7126]

Kareem is the reason why I love all white bulky skateboard shoes and all plain shirt and baggy pants when I was a kid.

[@slowdadox4762]

Don't know if it's because of the lense but that tre-flip is huge 3:29