From Homeless Kid to Skate Mogul - VICE Sports Meets: Stevie Williams

[@DGK]

ALL DAY!

[@standupmothafucka]

fosho

[@stufog]

+DGK Originality, style and finesse .. Much respect Stevie, always been an authentic role model to street skateboarding an inspired us alike all across the globe. Cheers, Peace

[@FusionSb_cl]

+DGK FOR LIFE !!! GREETING FROM CHILE

[@MrandMrsLivingLife]

That's what's up bro, I love these kinds of stories

[@michaelswanson6677]

+DGK Such a good story! Thanks for sharing this.. truly inspiring !!

[@otto0667]

I worked across the street from Pier 7 in the late 90s - used to watch this guy during smoke breaks. Didn't know who he was, but I remember thinking he should be famous. Glad he made it.

[@vladimirscares137]

Matthew Graham are you yes theory

[@waslostnowfound3026]

Dope finding comments like this

[@TheCmb89]

Andrew B weird flex but ok

[@zxtzv]

@@TheCmb89 this entire thread is toxic

[@Cj-hj6rm]

@@andrewb8235 reaching at it's finest

[@CatchTheBus]

"like she ain't comin to California, she can't even afford to get here" lmao

[@JaeOne3345]

Stevie is a legend. Period. There used to be a time when the other black kids gave me the most shit for riding a skateboard and "trying to be white." Naturally, me and my homies looked up to Stevie, Ray, Gershon, Keenan, Clyde, and others with the utmost respect because they made it doing what they "weren't supposed to be doing." I gotta say out of all the activities/hobbies I have been involved in, skateboarding has been the most welcoming in terms of diversity.

[@primetimepoolplastering]

JaeOne3345 because in the skate world fuck your money fuck your race fuck your opinions. It all comes down to what can you do on your board. I had some of the best times I will ever have riding my skateboard with friends weather they were black white or Hispanic didint matter we all loved the same thing

[@jd-zu5ok]

Perfect example of how modern black American culture holds it's people back more than anything else. "The world is your oyster" is what black people should be telling each other instead of "quit trying to be white" just cuz you don't like all the same stereotypical shit.

Gus bus that's goes for pretty much every major sports in America bruh.

[@frankiep-9381]

straight up.

[@joemcbee]

Just like the whole 'why you talkin white?' thing. It pisses me off black kids talked down on for speaking properly. Striving to speak proper English and to use a broad vocabulary makes you sound intelligent, not white.

[@WatSupDehn]

Respect he real he made it out the struggle

[@Dillonisgone]

Sesh

[@HazeyEyes11]

+WatSupDehn man Stevie was such an inspiration to me and my friends growing up, so happy to see this and to see how against all odds If u dream hard and work hard enough anything is possible. mad respect

[@JulesCmg]

+WatSupDehn hell yea he really came out the trenches

[@iShredStreets]

Team Sesh

[@fortytwocarats]

sesh till i rest

[@72vince27]

I used to always pick my nigga Stevie in Tony Hawk games.

[@JulesCmg]

+72vince27 gang gang

[@big3ye378]

+72vince27 That was Kareem Campbell

[@72vince27]

Big 3ye It was either Stevie, Kareem or Nyjah Huston. And other than them i always picked Bob Burnquist for some reason.

[@big3ye378]

Ohhhhhh I was thinking the older THPS. I used to love those games

[@Nirvezz]

+Big 3ye I was thinking the classic thps also. Sucks that Kareem Campbell screwed over his old Menace team. And didn't put on Stevie Williams. Maybe Kareem was jealous of Williams being more popular.

[@MADCITYSTUDIOS]

Im born and raised in SF. This some real city shit right here. The city is dying tho. All those spots have practically been made to be unskateable. They gentrifying the whole city. Fuck all these tech companies and politicians who allowing this to happen.

[@PapiAldoDiaz]

Wes Manoff times change man the scene will pass to a different area maybe

[@big3ye378]

Same in Seattle. i HATE amazon and the tech companies/culture who ruin good cities

[@mikey-eb4ug]

I know stevie probably may never come across my comment, but damn, I don't even know this guy and I'm proud of him. Your story is inspirational brother. Continue showing people, showing your community, showing everyone that things can change in your life, and you can always better yourself no matter what stage you are at in life. It's people like you, that keep me going and motivated. I love to see people succeed and I love when I see people going after what they want in life...Much success to you brother. cheers

[@theForrestGalantey]

Great comment mate, couldn't have been said any better. CheerS

[@brickpig]

ahmen to that. Stevie Williams is a man.

[@bigyoppa3403]

mikey legend

[@najeewarden9645]

DGK influenced the under develop[ed culture of black skating to a point where it became acceptable for black kids to skate and not be ridiculed by others for not playing a "regular sport" that black people are suppose to be good at. mostly form other black people. I know for me, i started skating before DGK made it back over to the east coast and once it did i know i felt like a validation almost for what i was doing at the time in skateboarding. hell still known around my town for being the first black kid on a board that could hang with the best. #goskateboardday #DGKALLDAY

[@GreenHornet553]

Which is weird when you consider how many great black skaters there were before the rise of Stevie Williams on the scene. Guys like Kareem Campbell, Sal Barbier, Clyde Singleton, Harold Hunter, Ray Barbee, Shiloh Greathouse, LaVar McBride, Galiea Momolou and so on.

[@rippasix210]

@@GreenHornet553 it's crazy man. When I started to skate I really thought Stevie and Kareem were the only black pro skaters ever until I found out about Ray Barbee and other pioneers earlier on.

[@iag1940]

the iverson of street skate

[@Legends]

+Iván Acosta saucing saucing saucing saucing

[@rorschach9027]

I AG He's no Paul Alexander. That guy was king. He did things on a board nobody has done to this day. He would do anything anyone else could do but bigger. He did shit nobody had the balls to even try.

[@LRone-e2f]

shut up dont kill the analogy

[@coleleelee3601]

I didn't know he founded DGK

[@claysoggyfries]

Instead he isn't broke

[@chfour83]

Skateboarding accepted me more then my own family and so called normal everyday friends💯.I was never told I couldn't hang around cause I was black. As a kid I was more encourage to skate because it was a rare thing to see a black person skate so I was praised and to this day I can still call these same people and talk to them to this day like nothing ever happened I can't even call family like that lol smh I even went through the so called black people don't skate thats for white people ridicule period and survived. When the black community said your not one of us it was hurting as a young black teen growing up smh.I saw more racial barriers conquered in skateboarding then I have in normal society 💯. If anything I thank Stevie for doing this and showing some that you can think outside of the box and you don't have to play basketball and run track to make an honest living 🔥🔥💥💥💯💯👊👊

[@jamesblue5906]

The people who used to clown black skaters for "trying to be white" were the same people who stay playing basketball, a sport invented by the white man lmao.

[@chfour83]

@@jamesblue5906 haha so true and they had more white girl friends then I ever had in my whole lifetime and these are supposed to be the most hood down for the cause came from nothing I stick to my roots leaders lol so hypocritical lol 🤣😂 😂

[@chfour83]

@Junior Sanchez thanks my dude I got nothing but love for you and the whole Latino community my friend I was practically raised and love by your culture fam much love to you and your family 👊👊 ❤️♥️🙏

[@lostlost4655]

👋👊

[@thirty3fpv]

This what the world needs!!

[@OneEyeGoating]

Skateboarding culture is awesome and promotes not following the rules. Just think if Stevie listened to everyone around him? He probably would've followed everyone into basketball and never touched a skateboard as he states in the video. Instead he contributed in a big way by creating something new and unique. Everyone should live their lives like that. Break the mold!

[@trappingdope1845]

Fuck yeah!

[@tuesdayevenings]

Yeah it was so hard to get the neighborhood kids to play something else other than basketball, but once you did and they enjoyed boiiii

[@RafaelFregoso]

Mark Botelho yes dude. That's what I love about skateboarding. There aren't really any rules. Love that Shit

[@GauntLife]

Until you wake up one day and realize you're not Stevie Williams. Follow the rules. You can still skate, but realize good decisions get you to where you want to be.

[@handsomepsychopath.9012]

Agreed

[@socaloutdoors7355]

you can stay at my house.....cool....btw, I'm homeless....wtf

[@lmoree00]

😂😜😂😜😂😜😂

[@Cj-hj6rm]

😁

[@philg6757]

That single mindedness,fierce determination and drive this young man has is inspirational. He would no doubt have been a success in any field he chose. Good story VICE.

[@JaxBeach2NewportBch]

Stevie Williams should be someone all kids look up to ...everyone...black white red yellow or blue. But especially the black ones... And a percentage of blue. Ha

[@therealwewin]

Your hero a racist

[@tonykartracer8032]

It's weird..... but the sounds of skateboard tricks is soothing in a way and I'm not even a skateboarder, if that makes any sense.

[@Matt-cs4bu]

Makes total sense to me. 👌

[@NullAndVoid-ui9re]

let it corrupt you

[@apatheticmisfit4756]

lol word

[@BlaxicanBeautyTV333]

Totally. Its like asmr lol plus the watching helps me focus.

[@dbspaceoditty]

as a 20+ year skate vet, i love the sound. never gets old. ill be in my house and hear "click clack click clack" ohhh the sound of skateboards and sidewalks

[@spearPYN]

Baggy jeans, Wu-Tang t-shirts... missing the 90s.

[@MrEazyE357]

I still have a Wu-Tang shirt and I rock it all the time. It's literally just the classic black Wu-Tang tee and every time I wear it I get so many "nice shirt"s from people it's crazy.

[@pcprincipal1791]

i remember wearing tall-t's in the 2000s. i find fashion always recycles. i can see the baggy look come back sometime

[@Shakester71]

This goes to show that hard work and perseverance pays off in the end. It would of been easy for Stevie to do dirt to make ends meet, but he went the honorable route. He worked his ass off. He stayed true to himself and the people around him. He got what he deserves....success.

[@iMarkStyle]

You know it was 2000's when you see this dudes pants and T-shirts

[@5ch3nk]

Every time I throw on baggy clothes now it's like "wtf were we thinking?"

[@JamesTaylor-sc7hu]

Thats all 90s style

[@gregkis]

Most of that footy was mid to late 90s dumbdick

[@Sharkfan]

someone doesnt remember the 90s lol

[@218maryland]

Late 90s buddy lol mustve been before your time

[@meman24]

I'll never forget him at Vans Skatepark at the Bloc when I was 8 years old, like 1998/1999. signed my first deck and still skating now over ten years later

[@BeartheGhost11]

2008 2009 would b ten years later u wrote this shit in like 2016 and now it's 2018 almost 2019 That's 20 years later stupid

[@holyhoodlum6026]

@@BeartheGhost11 he said over ten years later asshole. Go find something better to do than try and look better on KZbin comments. SMH

[@YesYES-no8kf]

Bradley Mitchell He said he is still skating, not still skating on the deck lol

[@meman24]

BeartheGhost11 I’m sorry, I didn’t realize this was math class Professor Kook.....I tend not think much about my comments cause I expect no one to see them or care 🤷🏽‍♂️

[@koopahmarley9174]

Vans Skatepark at the Bloc n OC?

[@rm5127]

I remember getting laughed at for wearing his shoe cuz it looked like a basketball shoes and all my punk rock friends hated, till I started doing front side flips switch over stuff and all of them were like where u learn that. I said stevie period.

[@DSchea]

Yoooo those dcs were mad 🔥🔥🔥

[@druciferdoesdjent5671]

i had his shoes when i was in highschool(34 now lol) ..i miss those shoes and want to buy them again...i learned my 1st kickflips and started progressing alot at the time when i had/was skating those shoes...somewhere in the back of my mind and heart i still subconciously attribute all that progression at 1time/short time to those shoes...wether it was or wasnt but either way YESTHOSE SHOES WERE AND STILL ARE FIREEEEEEE ASF....MAKING ME WANNA ORDER THE UPDATED VERSION OF THEM(ALL BLACK) RITE DAMN NOW LOL ....im just curious if the updated versions have the same feel &, longevity

[@tonioortiz]

didnt like DGK for years, just because of the name. but now i have a whole new respect. dont judge a book by its cover

[@jamesbaldwin3496]

I got into DGK purely because of the name

[@BahamasMusicLasers]

yeah, Im the same. Coming from the Bahamas we wouldn't know shit about most of these brands (until).. but thats not what a bandwagoner is man. chill. its called a new fan. band wagoning is different

[@BahamasMusicLasers]

shit, especially for me. I didnt even know what DGK stood for until this. im glad I know now.

[@eddieg9060]

if you were smart you wouldve seen the team skating for dgk and u wouldnt even think twice about the name

[@Campfishfamily]

Bunch of hateful fucks replying

[@gog3d]

damn being fifteen getting dropped off in the tenderloin..and it turns out dope..this guy must be the most successful ex tenderloin resident ever

[@gregevans3542]

Only folks from SF understand this but it's so true!

[@jesus4lyfe00]

@@gregevans3542 the tenderloin is suburban..all the richy rich people live there HAHAH YOU SCARED OF NOTHING MY FAIR SIR. I WILL WALK THROUGH THE TENDERLOIN AT NIGHT AND CUSS EVERYONE OUT AND NOTHING WILL HAPPEN MUAHAHHAHAHA

[@kandresp]

TwitchtvTrigun52 you good?

[@jesus4lyfe00]

@@kandresp NAH NUCCA I AINT GOOD ...NIGGA IM BROKE...I AINT EATIN..EVERYBODY POSE TO EAT, B!! HELL U TALKN BOUT RUN MY FADE NUCCA!

[@kandresp]

@@jesus4lyfe00 aight

[@JS-bk4pn]

damn... switch heel fakie nose manny fakie hardflip out... damn

[@shweg_9418]

Str8 up inspirational, from the soul... One love

[@hiphopknights]

Swag.

[@nickcooper4265]

I first saw him in the chocolate vid growing up (I'm 30 now), and being black he inspired me to stake despite what people's said about being black and skateboarding. Much respect !

[@Xxjoseph1029xX]

you mean stakeboarding hahahahaha

[@lumpenproletarier9584]

What are you talking about, black people where always skating.

[@ERICF66]

Lumpen, that is not exactly accurate. For many years skateboarding was considered a “white thing” by black folks. Me and my brother used to get so much shit from other black kids for skateboarding in the mid 80s. There were only a few black pros then. Not like today where it’s cool to be black and a skater. Glad things changed because skateboarding is for anyone who wants to do it.

[@rcppop3090]

ERIC F same shit for being Mexican and skating but I’m even older then you. I’m 40 & Chicano skaters got all kind a shit from the older generation.

[@tom-ot8kg]

@@rcppop3090 I'm 22 years old first generation born mexican! 2 hours away from the Arizona/Mexico border. It's crazy getting critized by your peers and family for attempting to skate!! Fuck all the close minded people chasing the same daily routine. We trying to skate!!!

[@Jiggalo252]

You can see the growth in this dude..Happy for homie!!

[@dickjohnson7354]

everybody laughed at this nigga , URBAN SKATING lmao in the early 2000s no one fucked with it but now DGK bigger than any other skate company LONG LIVE STEVIE

[@Sbigrox]

he is crazy good even in the 90s he was killing it

[@OTKP]

DGK All Day! Respect to Stevie Williams!

[@karenwatson5053]

OTKP nuch respect

[@thanksforwatching4867]

met him the other day, he's cool as hell

[@ultradiversity544]

hell is hot!!!lmao!

[@joemcbee]

That's depends on which school of thought you come from. Hundreds of years ago, it was thought hell was a cold place due to being far in proximity to God, which is the source of life. Proof of this is from paintings actually depicting Satan as being blue in color.

[@1Manny93]

looks exactly like freddie gibbs

[@XD-ly7fp]

+Gladio Ammazzare he said Freddie Gibbs dummy

[@georgiodelomba4541]

It's Gibbs bitch 187

[@a.t.hustle1583]

Fucking exactly man.

[@vomspit4744]

1Manny93 I’m not the only one

[@julianoutlaw876]

Yo freddie got 100 dopple gangers

[@maxwellanderson6270]

Freddie Gibbs can skate?

[@curryboyftw]

I miss Epicly Later'd :/

[@HmmmmNiceBike]

+Curry Boy They still make episodes sometimes.

[@andrewmoore5644]

Vice Sports and Epicly Later'd are different. Patrick O'dell still makes them here and there.

[@IIMIKEYMOII]

Stevie shows mad class and veteran insight here. I wish more skaters elaborate on individual styles like he somewhat began to touch.

[@djmon1987]

"lifestyle specialist".

[@JaxBeach2NewportBch]

San Francisco lifestyle specialist.... Gotta really elaborate after those words exit your mouth

[@puertousbmonkey]

CARLOSi that was his best trick

[@mrmacho41]

he is the reason I attempted to skate lol. I'm a big fan even though I don't skate bc that is a tough thing to do.

[@zofiadoesntneedwithstand4672]

A.P. X Dont give up bro

[@internetvide0]

He left out the part that Josh Kalis basically gave him his shot.

[@moblin799]

+Tony Roberts actually he didn't give him his shot. he got him back in to it. stop trying to make shit up hating ass.

[@internetvide0]

+Mob Lin I am not making shit up you know many times I heard the dam love park story rofl.

[@vonvex]

He covered it pretty extensively in his own & Kalis' Epicly Later'd

[@stevenforeman1]

Everyone who experiences starvation and homelessness can be a powerful politician.

[@Cj-hj6rm]

Some not all

[@DrDizzyMorris]

I remember watching Stevie Williams in the DC video when I was 9, his style was so original and inspiring. Can’t forget the prolonged FS pop-shuv to catching mid-air with a late FS 180. Truly didn’t understand how that was possible as a little kid lol

[@joebazooks]

nobody's ever done that trick agian?!

[@DARRENTINOnz]

+tonyfalca at that spot and at that time

[@joebazooks]

DARRENTINOnz ahhh

[@TenderloinsToughest]

Nobody really skates the pier anymore because it's all skate stopped and is a bust now. Everyone just chills at the island (where he was with the concrete balls).

[@toadiri]

whats that trick combination ?

[@rack2646]

^ Heelflip to Nose manny to Nollie Hardflip out.

[@HaggardOutdoors]

I grew up with the stuggles he is talkin bout homelessness, jail, felony charges drugs all that, I'm considered an OG skater around my town. I looked up to STEVIE WILLIAMS and saw his struggle and used his influence to get through all these struggles. I was going places but the stuggle kept up but I never laid my board down and i'm still out here crusin. DIRTY GHETTO KIDS..DGKallDAY #HAGGARDSKATEKREW/Facebook

[@MrJoandon]

Craig smith

[@HaggardOutdoors]

Yeah no lie

[@joemama5126]

@@andrewb8235 your comment is stupid and ignorant.

[@jasonmccraw4664]

@@andrewb8235 damn, u just hatin all up in this videos thresd. Just looking for a fight. Hope u change ur ways one day. Get a life

[@Back2BasicsUS]

I remember cutting school to hit love park in the early 90's. We'd go to the Roy Rogers under city hall, and sometimes a very young Stevie would show up with rasoul, 40 etc, and we'd end up sharing our food with them. They were always cool with us, even though love could be sketchy back then. Big up for living your dream man. Pride of philly!

[@tuesdayevenings]

[Back2Basics] Philly represent!

[@drewtatasciore7086]

if anyone ever has the pleasure of watching stevie skate in person , thank god for it. He invented the lazy/effortless style along with more pop than you could ever imagine

[@lionprince7226]

News Flash; So h'es the owner of DGK(Dirty Ghetto Kids). Now i'm going to support my black brother's fashion attire garment investment.

[@johnkordulak3897]

“News flash” ? Oldest news flash ever? Haha Lion Prince you’ve been in the jungle too long. Dummy

[@FoodImitatingArt]

Dont support it just because he's black supported it because he's talented and ab inspiration.

[@eonhand8]

I miss my old life. I'm a life style specialist.

[@OhhFocal]

eonhand8 that’s all u pulled from this eh?

[@w.c.5302]

I knew about DGK, but I never knew what it stood for. Good story!

[@BrazillianFOsho]

This made me very sad. The way he talked about not being interested in skateboarding anymore. He seems sad. Success is often bittersweet. Draws you away from the things you enjoy in the momment

[@TheRickyp83]

It probably has something to do with the fact he's a 40 year old dad of like 3 kids now and smokes entirely too much weed....and no I don't think he's ever smoked as much weed as he does now. There's no way. If he smoked just as much back then, that'd imply he had the money to buy it but the dude was homeless with no job, no nothing. Now he's loaded so he can afford all the weed he wants. So obviously he's smoking more now than he was when he was a teen.

[@vertsk8er419]

@@TheRickyp83 yeah blame it all on the sacred herb 🙄

[@jameswilliam9160]

TheRickyp83 he said for a time period

[@ezplays6030]

vertsk8er419 don’t abuse the plant because it will abuse you

[@THEMRLURCH1]

Stevie has one of the best styles of skating ever. Living legend.

[@TheRickyp83]

Eww wtf are you talking about? He was good af don't get me wrong but wtf Stevie's style was sloppy af.

[@nomadtrails]

this is the truth

[@tobyacosta244]

Stevie Williams is my favorite skater of all times as well as daweon song and Rodney Mullen and his past is so unique I think that's what makes him such a cool skater

[@M4TTYN]

damn much love to the legend and CEO of DGK all these cail kids to those who are "influencers" now days discredit us who went through shit to rise up and make it out of the hood, to your own hood might look at you different when you blow up and think you forgot about em when of course you ain't again all the hard ship that most got to over come from rough parts of NYC, Chicago, ATL, Florida and all over... love this nigga man.

[@danielquimby9170]

been a fan since the original 411 spotlight with lord of the underground. big ups from D.C. health and prosperity!

[@z1lla4]

Lmao the west doesn't sound like the type. They got that shit twisted west coast needs to be afraid of the east

[@briang8766]

I remember seeing Stevie skatin at Love Park in '93-'94. Haven't rode on a board in years but man, I sure miss do those days 😄

[@brendonwhartonfit]

I’m 25 is it too late to learn to skate? Not to be pro but just learn some cool tricks

[@TheLordsChips1234]

When did Andrew Mccutchen start skating?

[@ygsthth]

''We in Boston right now and I just wanna give a major shout out to my nigga Dustin Dollin, keep your motherfucking head up, dont let these niggas discourage you, you feel me dawg?? '' - Stevie Williams in Baker 3.

[@therealwewin]

*Barcelona

[@sblast8199]

This was really inspiring! It makes me want to get my dreams out there and make it happen!

[@_Maxten]

10:29 honestly thats so true. the tricks you do and combos you think of reflect personality. like if you doin bonelesses and primo flips that says so much about you

[@iPRBLMZ]

Gawd dayum those Manuel combos

[@strangefacekid]

I met Stevie Williams at Mr Goodbar in Sydney around 2001. Drank with him all night without knowing who he was, didn't really matter to me, was a super nice guy.. Next day my skater friends couldn't believe i was kicking it with him,, Why? He's a super nice guy, maybe because i didn't fame bomb him.. PEAS !!!

[@chuckd5877]

Being a celebrity and being a degenerate aren't mutually exclusive.

[@pekingblush]

+Chuck D There are plenty of famous scumbags

[@pumkinface1]

+J i think thats what he's trying to say.

[@pekingblush]

Looks like I misread that. Thanks

[@caliboi7603]

I’ll watch this over a skate part before I go out to skate; don’t know what it is about this video but it really makes me want to just go out and skate. Wether is cold as hell out or just dark as shit... this video gives me that skate rat vibe and makes me want to go out and hit the streets to skate 💯💯💯

[@gabrielmartinez-ls5cp]

fuck yeah I love this

[@su44dk]

GREAT story. Love the hustle and the hard work... kudos DGK and the Philly-Frisco connection!

[@Metatron141]

every street skater i knew that was trying to make it couch surfed and smoked weed in the mid 90s. living day to day looking for that trick that would bring them to the next level

[@glawktawk]

LIESSS , cause i was smoking with you on our breaks and i used to walk across the street to go say wassup to them and you were always scared (and racist) saying "are you crazy ? why would you go up to those type of people?" c mon Matt, and you wonder why i never answered your calls after you got fired (for doing H in the bathroom that he forgot to lock).

[@LukeBlovad]

His bottom lip looks like a succulent scallop.

[@TIGERGUTS]

+luke blovad hahahaha rad dude. Nothing like a super random comment. Bravo ya silly prawn.

[@gregg8583]

nigga u gay

[@matthewcory24]

calm down

[@viper1161579]

co122189 And most white people really aren’t racist, dumbfuck.

[@chillerstones]

co122189 but m8 u r on ytUHAVEA B33n quikcopsped

[@ViktorVaughan]

I used to go missing for days skating in the late 90's/2000's when I was 15/16. I had no money. Fuck knows how I ate and survived.

[@rushipatel8785]

if he wasnt on tony hawk pro skater he isnt shiiiiii

[@digiprez77]

+Rushi Patel He was in probably five of them...

[@newbutthunt]

+Rushi Patel That's true, skaters come and go. if you're not a marketable brand, you're forgotten tomorrow.

[@mayleye]

Kyle Shade really you know fuck all

[@chiefcaptn1922]

@@newbutthunt tell me more about skate culture weeby wonderbread

[@Eoj24]

Stevies cool but people forget the dude Kareem Campbell

[@ASUALPHADELTS]

i still remember his special trick from tony hawks project 8 haha

[@TheMAR3oner]

Stevie Williams always reminds me of the days when I first started skating back in the early 2000's.... Agh... Goodtimes man, goodtimes

[@mrslapside]

I had his first dc shoes people were on my d when I had them

[@YouFeudTV]

Good on him.. but I don’t get the hype. Nothing exceptional.. in a time of Keenan Milton.. I just didn’t understand it.

[@soulfireclash2882]

Lived on Bay Street really near to pier 7 everyone was skateboarding out there. Probably seen him plenty of times and just didn’t know it.

[@ZackNasty]

this little documentary didnt do a great job at capturing how much of an impact stevie had on black skateboarders... skateboarding was already a sport for outcasts, but being a black skater at that time was not common by any means. He broke that barrier. He made it kinda cool to be a broke dude living in the streets and skating all day. a legend for sure.

[@timeslot09]

So good!! I met Stevie back in the late 90's SF days. Super friendly, always killing it ... Wish we could get a new part from Stevie.

[@emergematic9048]

I had no idea you was homeless Steave

[@Dubs3402]

Who was the SF loc they showed when they we’re talking about SF dudes not liking east coast dudes

[@jaym6466]

This is the true meaning of following your dreams. Much love n respect to Stevie! He always has been and will be that dude!

[@christianfarmer555]

YOU GAVE ME HOPE WHEN KiDS LAUGH AT ME AND MADE FUN OF ME 📖✏️📖✏️📖✏️

[@conforzo]

Skateboard is all about talent and hard work, nothing with race. All that matters is ones skill.

[@zambimaru]

Make a video that goes into more detail about when he hitch hiked and when he got to California.

[@bernardthomas6232]

Wow, one trick supposedly changed his whole life. Not Kalis giving him a helping hand, I guess.

[@dominickadusale5289]

the time i knew stevie williams, when i started playing THAW.

[@shimes424]

Still got my ol DGK board after seeing his part in the DC video Almost set it up last week for a friend's kid but it's got a real bad chip on the tail

[@farco22]

He was my idol skater when I was growing up, congrats to you Stevie W

[@VonBMX]

Y'all should do one over a bmx rider like Tom Dugan, Adam 22, or some one else

[@simmerthemdown]

I remember when his shoes first came out. in like 2001, i could only afford shoes once a year. Became one of my fav skate shoes. I still have the keychain it came with. Once I saw he had new ones out with that style i was so stoked I got them again and 2 more pairs haha

[@jaydenscott1523]

As a black kid I only used Stevie to skate in tony hawk😂

[@claysoggyfries]

I didn't know Freddie Gibbs could skate

[@erichusayn]

Had a magazine pic of Stevie on my wall for the longest time, everyone would always ask, who's that guy?

[@JustWhatever96]

The first pro board I ever got was a dgk Stevie Williams. Ill always love this man.

[@onlinemoney9850]

God Bless the people that gave these dudes a place to lay their heads. A lot of talent out there!

[@kellymurphy2948]

he doesn't even mention how he rode for chocolate....

[@drinkingpoolwater]

crazy story. he used to get made fun of in the hood for skating cuz it was a "white" thing. he took it and made it acceptable.

[@therealwewin]

He hung around losers I see.

[@moontiger5272]

Just came here to say sk8ing is an art not a sport cya.

[@omardiouf3360]

Most of the footage is taken from a video called REASON. remember i had on repeat on VHS. Long live stevie

[@biglousfoodreviews8459]

If i was a skater DGK would be my team!

[@Pedz92]

Anyone know the beat around 2:15 please?