John Hill Traumatic Birth Story, Beef With Chris Chann, & Getting Kicked Off Birdhouse Skateboards!

Today we speak with Pro skater & youtuber John Hill on recently having a baby, his beef with Chris Chann & getting kicked off Birdhouse Skateboards!
Vlog Channel: ‪@LamontsBeautifulDay‬
John's Channel: ‪@JohnHill‬
#skateboarding #podcast #johnhill

[@JohnHill]

My favorite podcast I’ve ever done. You’re the man Lamont, let’s get a round 2 in the future 👊👊

[@josiahamaze]

glad to see you doing good g

[@user-uw8sq8yj8f]

111

[@Ernie_Creates]

Damn I was hoping you’d be on here!!!

[@thirdeyevision11]

Congratulations to you and Sarah! Such a good interview. I've always loved the picture of the fighter holding up the We are all one flag. It was my banner on facebook in like 2012 haha

[@frost_fs93]

Love Bluetile 🟦💙

[@svaucyi]

dude has been skating for years, does it everyday and his life revolves around it and he still is so passionate about it like hes a kid lol I love john hill man hes such a cool dude

[@FerdinandZebua]

Traumatic Birth Story - 0:36:50 Beef with Chris Chann - 1:21:21 Getting kicked off Birdhouse Skateboards - 1:04:55

[@FerdinandZebua]

- 0:00:00 Podcast preview - 0:00:09 Promo - Lamont Holt's Beautiful Day Vlog Channel - 0:00:39 Podcast begins proper; stressin' - 0:01:20 When did John & Lamont last meet, 5 years ago..!? - 0:02:25 First question: Where is John Hill from? Columbia, South Carolina the Deep South south - 0:10:35 How John Hill got into skateboarding: Tony Hawk Pro Skater - 0:13:47 Struggles growing up skating, getting onto Bluetile Skateboarding 💙🟦 - 0:17:30 John getting hate from the Columbia skate scene from 14 years old - 0:24:44 Reflecting on Ryan Sheckler and how he gets so much hate growing up skating - 0:26:48 John says Lamont Holt was the fastest growing skateboarder John has ever seen in John's life. Period. - 0:36:50 Traumatic story of the birth of John's daughter - 0:42:54 John asks Lamont about dad stuffs, taking care of a baby etc. - 0:46:20 When John first get to LA, first wheel sponsor, filming for Thrasher and Ride Channel - 0:53:03 Getting on Birdhouse Skateboards 🐦 - 1:00:55 Getting on Revive ❤, getting on NKAvids, and getting on KZbin skateboarding - 1:04:55 Getting kicked off Birdhouse - 1:07:20 Getting back to the Revive story - 1:09:35 Meeting Aaron Kyro and funny story with Lance Silber of Braille Skateboarding - 1:11:35 Comparing 2010's Core Skateboard Industry vs early KZbin Skateboard Scene - 1:12:50 Is John Hill the most hated skate youtuber? - 1:17:55 John shifting away from skate youtube, and Lamont posting rap songs - 1:21:21 Beef with Chris Chann (totally John's fault) - 1:27:54 Places where John has lived, in California and elsewhere - 1:30:40 Top three Revive team skaters according to John - 1:32:15 Why John skipped Battle At The Berrics 2022 - 1:36:22 Why John thinks competition in skateboarding is kinda corny - 1:40:00 Last question: If you had one thing you could change about the skate industry, what would it be?

[@Nickskates]

@@FerdinandZebua thank

[@andrewgonzalez8679]

i feel like the dude who was a dick in birdhouse gotta be clint walker

[@kam7789]

saint

[@GamingFlatOut]

Bruh Lamont needs to do this…..

[@TheClientele96]

We need that gifted hater interview

[@giftedJeiter]

For real

[@jordann.sb123]

this

[@karningham2849]

Need that GH review of this bs haha

[@piggytrombone]

doubt it. gh thinks lamont is annoying. he said it in some video

[@xiii.storee]

Eric is in both Underground’s but he started off as your friend in 1 then in 2 he plays more of a villain character

[@mrdude7225]

Oh lord !

[@Nick_Tank]

FUCK ERIC SPARROW!!!!! He makes a return in Project 8 and other games if I’m not mistaken and he’s a fucking skid😂😂😂😂 time tells even in video games lol

[@jayfangss]

oh lord!

[@harleyrobles560]

Love your content g always got some good takes and just funny all around.

[@cobragun13]

More like a clown in the second one.

[@goodgriefmedia4483]

Seriously becoming one of my favorite podcasts. We have the nine club but this the perfect skateboarding/KZbin hybrid. Big fan man.

[@JosephACampbellJr]

The fact John is from SC, That’s actually amazing. Sending Love from Virginia! Thank you Lamont and Thank you John ☝️🙏

[@michaelchapman288]

The one thing that has always drawn me to skating is the fact that everyone can be an individual and yet be a part also.

[@Skatelifemidcrisis]

Really is the best podcast in the space RN, just real authentic,informative but cool,just down to earth and got great guests.keep rockin💪✊

[@j.8471]

Lamont and the John hill collab. Just what I needed for my Sunday 🕺🏽

[@PressureCracksToHealthySnacks]

As i got older corny is way better then being bitter and being miserable. We all are weird who gives a shit right? I thought we were "punk rock" and shouldn't care what people think. Podcast has been on point

[@hospitalheel]

corny was made up to stop people from being themselves💔

[@PressureFlipperZ]

I hope Lamont Holt had the courage to ask John Hill about his feud with gifted hater should be a fun watch 🍿 👀 💯

[@Ilikesk8Ilikesk8]

🤞🏻

[@Roseeee592]

💯 but John hill a 🐱 no way he gonna let Lamont holt ask him any real questions lol haha 😂

[@PressureFlipperZ]

@@Roseeee592 😳

[@JohnHill]

We don’t have a feud, at least one I’m aware of haha

[@PressureFlipperZ]

@@JohnHill he goes @ you a lot on his live streams unless it’s all for clout he comes across very serious lol maybe it’s just a one sided feud then 🤷🏻‍♂️😂💯

[@Jammin_Jordy]

John Hill is the man! Loved this podcast. He was a big inspiration to me when I was struggling in the military nearly a decade ago.

[@ReezyResells]

Killer podcast boys!! Nice to hear this side of John

[@WraySchultz19]

That was a fantastic interview. Looking forward to part 2!

[@melissadorough]

John Hill is the shit 🫶🏻 Lamont’s podcasts are 🔥

[@teeganwessels3752]

havent watched lamont or john in a while this is such a good combo , what i needed to get back into both of their content

[@mynameisrandom]

I am from fayetteville and I started laughing once john apologized for crapping on it lmao

[@chasemcdaniel9680]

It’s cool he mentioned getting decks out the trash at the beginning we used to do that at our local skate shop they would keep every old deck that wasn’t snapped and let us go thru them and pick one

[@pizzaguy89]

I've loved all of Lamont's content, but these interviews been hittin specially hard. Glad to see someone like him take up this space before the nine club decides to interview youtubers...

[@driftlessskater5475]

I recently went to Atlanta. I really really wanted to head to Columbia to go to Bule Tile and skate the DIY. One of the few places I really want to travel to skate. South Carolina has some love.

[@seanbrownskating]

For me it was Underground 2 that got me into skating! Cool to see those games got a lot of people into skating 😂

[@sixtyhrs]

Sean brown!!

[@bFOURdwZEROlf]

John's the most down to earth skater out of everyone here The hate they get is surface level youtube. They are different, and they feel like my generation's core skaters. My generation watched last generation's core, which is what we know, and it feels like the innovation is all based off how we bounce ideas off eachother, and the fact that youtube gave us the ability to "hey watch this right now" and it's already over, the information we portrayed, a picture is a thousand words, a video is a thousand pictures John Hill wants positive and other people want "Cool" and Cool Factor has a neutral to negative skew to it. I feel like John Hill is so Neutral, does cool tricks, but is positive, the scale isn't tipping in any sort of direction. We embody the people we are around and I do feel like alot of Andy Shrock rubbed off on John, and that's fine. I also feel like there's alot of different ways people can be and You're One of the G.O.A.T.s of Skateboarding. You learned random Freestyle Tricks, You colab'd with people that were interesting enough to understand the whole road is unique for everyone in Skateboarding. It's awesome.

[@nickpeterpaul]

John is an inspirational dude. I’ve known about this dude since I was a little ass kid skating in Florida seeing him through peoples instagram and stuff

[@dgdagwood8042]

Being from Columbia, SC and knowing John. He’s right about SC but he HAS to move past how SC was before. He was also a very reserved kid, mean to other kids he didn’t know and it took starting his KZbin channel/ moving out of SC for his personality to finally blossom. He from a young age knew he wasn’t with “life” and went through a lot. Stoked to see his success and progression but I hope he doesn’t live with this bitterness towards where he’s from forever.

[@charlesoglevy7503]

Ready for the part 2 already. John’s baby might be walking by then.

[@abrahambaker5085]

1:09 was hilarious 😂

[@kizashikaze9066]

Met John when he was still in NYC downtown at Tribeca skate park, good dude for real!

[@quarter_cab]

Tony Hawks American Wasteland is my favorite, best soundtrack by far, best mix of genres, the gameplay is super fun aside from the gimmicky stuff like the bmx bikes

[@quarter_cab]

And the two main characters are voiced by two of the main characters from Batman Beyond. Super rad

[@IchDuForeverExplorering]

@@quarter_cab i liked the bmx

[@zuivv]

the best podcast i swear lamont! youre the only one i watch through all the way

[@localjoe]

dude the sound guy coming in clutch again!

[@Iwasraisedbyrobots]

@JohnHill yo your clips on the Mafia Edit was sick. You're pro AF

[@dantebazzea782]

This has been my favorite podcast of yours so far!

[@richluna]

We need the part 2 🔥

[@jdskates.69]

I'm from Greenville south carolina moved away when I was 18 and live in Kobe, Japan now. He is 100% correct.

[@dewdrop3009]

It's hilarious everyone in North Carolina says the South Carolina is poppin, and everyone in South Carolina says North Carolina is poppin

[@jeffli480]

Dylan Jaeb sending progress daily a sponsor me video is probably the craziest thing ever

[@ActorsReal2Reel]

Was it me or was the sound fine outside and liked the vibe out there more than the dark neon room

[@ThankMeNowBro]

When John said he gets hate he was referencing youtube as the place he gets it the most. Not necessarily the most hated on youtube lmao. I forgive y'all though I hope those drinks were hitting the spot !

[@theJACK__]

Lamont's always faded ob these. *"😎*

[@josiahamaze]

Did John upload consistently during his child's stay at the hospital? That's truly remarkable, and he deserves mad respect for that

[@prodfuji]

Love the podcasts deserve so much more attention!

[@12Kcalico]

Premature pregnancies 😮,in my family it’s common and I was born premature too , I get why John and Sarah was super worried and I was born 1pound too . I’m glad their little one is all good ❤❤

[@bFOURdwZEROlf]

Dude I Loved every Tony Hawk game and I got it because my dad used to skate back in the 80's. He fell and couldn't play music and he played drums all his life and he couldn't play with the band he was in that day, he gave up skateboarding because of that, but he still would watch Tony Hawk and all that. But.. literally he lived in Vista California starting from the 70's to the 90's ish, the bowl skating of swiming pools and partying in the back yard type shit. I was born in 95, but he raised me in Missouri, and Kansas I'm like the outlier Cali guy in a bible belt sea of people, raised like a cali kid and people since the 90's stared slowly moving from California out to over here. Reguardless, I loved Skate 3, got it the last time Blockbuster was ever open... Played the game every day for an entire week, bought it the first time I had money, Literally made skateparks because my favorite part about the Tony Hawk Games is park making, and I wasn't really into tricks. Skate 3 turned me into understanding tricks, I loved making parks right after school and I also made music. I kinda started both at 14. Tony Hawk Games? Since the first one, the same year, I basically grew up with video games in my hands since the age of 2 I learned so quickly even though I was autistic, as a kid Surprisingly I discovered Revive, then I checked out Garrett Ginner, Jason Park, Chris Chann, Braille, and then suddenly Johnny Giger, Lamont, Jerell Ware, Luis Mora, John Hill.. that group, right? for me my dad supports me no matter how I go, and I'm a Furry and people say that shit's Gay or kinda like that but I'm a dude but you also gotta only dip your toes in parts of scenes that help you, let it be music, let it be creativity... The furry community is 20x more diverse and accepting of people, but then you get so many more extremes, Femenine guys, Strong girls.. You get to the point to where you have more of a variety of opinions, and people come from other places, and we lived on the internet But deep down I understand there's a Brotherhood/Chill group, in skateboarding. Nowadays Skater girls are starting to really get good, and I'm like hell yeah, more girls than just Elisa Steamer... I feel like the direction of Skateboarding has went from a masculine standpoint, to an all-over standpoint and I'm more into extreme music and Drift Racing, and you can put anything on a board and skate it I feel like Monster, DC shoes, and Skate made the era after Tony Hawk games, cause it dropped off after American Wasteland, and American Wasteland was kind of my culture, My dad came out of Punk Rock, Metal, and all types of hip hop, Run DMC, Dre, Snoop, Ice Cube, Pac, KRS ONE. I feel like the friend groups within this, there was a 1-way video relationship and it felt like friendship, because youtube let you talk to a camera. I never really talked to anyone, and whenever I speak it means something. I realized friends aren't really for me, but I'm getting to that age where I need a support network and people like you have that because you went out into the world I feel like because I'm so good at designing things, graphic design and photography... I would literally be able to make deck designs all day for skate companies, I literally am so good at a bunch of different things in creative stuff, and I feel like I need to network with people in skateboarding that I used to watch and learn things with people, but I live in Kansas of all places. I live right by a skatepark. I have a stack of DC Shoes I've never worn and I feel like because of Ken Block, Rob, and Tony Hawk, I would always have a spot in skateboarding. It's cool that you came back and talked, John, and bringing people together is what Lamont feels like he does best Money doesn't matter in this whole thing, because all skaters do is learn, no matter the struggle, It's like the last form of Ninja Training, ever, and it's really American overall. Thanks for the vid!

[@leodobinson4525]

I gotta be on Spotify with these

[@jxrion]

This is one of my favorite podcasts tbh

[@calebbonvillain8839]

THPS was a big moment and did amplify my passion for skating, BUT I was born in the 80s my older cousins skated fish tail boards and I started in early 90s(91-93) when you was a nerd for skating.

[@jackpot5115]

No one cares

[@calebbonvillain8839]

@@jackpot5115 ahhh that's why you commented. Thank you for your appreciation

[@jackpot5115]

@@calebbonvillain8839 whatever helps you sleep at night brother

[@calebbonvillain8839]

@@jackpot5115 right, but you keep commenting. You must have an amazing life. 😂🤣

[@michaelchapman288]

Congratulations John on the baby. I love you too John.

[@sixtyhrs]

I never knew John Hill was born in SC, that's dope as someone who's from SC as well!

[@Ernie_Creates]

Y’all should’ve started in the office 😂

[@stevenpaplan7154]

I'm from Baltimore and am a big supporter of blue tile. I have a really awesome dgk/blue tile shirt Ive gotten on one of my trips to Columbia. I'm a father of a 18 month old. My wife went through hell through her pregnancy as well. Very easy birth though. Sounds incredibly scary what you guys went through. Men, never underestimate or belittle what women have gone through to get us into this world.

[@Mrleahey]

Love this one, felt like listening to the homies talk.

[@israelmalagon9932]

real lamont ride or die fans bumped his music no matter what bring back blood stains on the carpet my favorite song by lamont

[@aelues5773]

John Hill you are a goat! Congratulations on your new born and sending you and your wife positive vibes. Lamont Holt you a goat for starting this podcast. Also THPS 4 was my start to skateboarding.

[@michaelchapman288]

John is amazing and he deserves all the credit.

[@TheContester]

This was a great interview! Keep it up

[@Knosferatu]

John is an amazing story teller. Feels like I was there.

[@marcohuarcaya-pro6151]

Best one yet

[@michaelchapman288]

We love you Lamont and your vids are incredible

[@kyrouske]

Im from Sacramento CA just moved to Spartanburg SC and lemme say there aint shit over here but the money is nice for jobs. Sac made me a city guy so im still getting used to it out here

[@Long_Shoulder]

The audio actually sounded surprisingly good outside.

[@Jeremya74]

😂..Berra was to focused on to many things?!...he's a doosh..I'm starting to believe you could piss on hill and tell him it's raining and he would say" I know your peeing on me but I understand.you had to go"😂

[@donnywth]

John bill is the goat. Congrats on 400k Lamont

[@donnywth]

John hill *

[@sandhanitizer15]

​@@donnywthnah, John Hill is cool and all, but John Bill is the real goat.

[@bencatriz8479]

Yo this duo is next level

[@m0ntazz]

John Hill one of the most nicest sincere skaters out here

[@theJACK__]

agreed 1:38:26 we don't need Jingoism in skateboarding!

[@dripsonice413]

Shout out to SC, John put it perfectly the people our age will cycle out the bad apple older racists that still occupy SC.. but it is growing rapidly and there are beautiful areas

[@FakieGhettoBird]

For some reason I feel like if Joa (gifted hater) came on and Lamont mediated a convo with John it would be a great time and they’d be chillin and laughin

[@dariuswels]

JEFF DECHESARE (WONSONG) Hands down 👐🏽⬇️ gets the MOST hate in KZbin skateboarding (skateboarding period).

[@GwizProducer84]

Met Sara n John in nyc both awesome people glad everything is ok🙏🙏

[@alexdavies7112]

This is such a good podcast!

[@kenmiller5318]

I really want to know who the dudes on birdhouse were that gave John the cool guy attitude.

[@azazelreficulmefistofelicu7158]

About the skate industry, Imagine the prices back in the day in Europe. No local brands, with taxes and everything prices were doubled. Skateboarding was for 'rich' kids, high middle class could afford 'regularly' buying material and normally the cheapest. I was looking for boards yesterday, we have Europeans brands now, close to 100 bucks. The US brands are now the 'cheapest' option, and still not affordable for a working class salary. That is a catch22 problem.

[@wellsaidgoodheadfred9843]

such a good interview.

[@ryanrowe1975]

Great podcast

[@josepop2487]

HE finally did what i told him to do!!

[@zureai]

Man skateboarding is already expensive. I just got back into it and a whole set up cost $300 CAD.. not even including the shoes yet

[@alyasaguilar5272]

1:15:48 John said he gets most of his hate on yt rather than the industry, i don’t think he said he gets the most hate out of skateboarding KZbinrs on yt i think

[@mitchcolangelo550]

I got 3 kids under 3 they all love skating so far

[@k.j3173]

I’m from Sumter SC

[@jonacker6991]

The moment I knew I loved skateboarding was when I was at a skateboarding lesson, and my instructor said I should stand on top of the 12 foot vert ramp, then I tried it, slammed straight into the concrete, got up, and landed that drop in, and I never felt so happy till that day. Skateboarding will either teach you to fall and get back up and try it again, orrrrrr you'll be one of the posers, who falls once and won't try the trick again....skateboarding taught me more lessons than my own dad did ahahahaha

[@paytonfowler5641]

Needed this collab ☝️

[@rahmanpermana4741]

glad to hear someone picking THUG as their favorite Tony Hawk's game

[@nicksnyder2749]

The MMA fighter is Genki Sudo. One of my favorites.

[@Asanhokcrook]

Awesome talk fam

[@-NxFace-]

That scientologist shit was funny asf 🤣🤣🤣

[@nix.tricks]

i didn't know John had an older brother, damn near 10 years watching his videos

[@MrShanesteele]

He’s been in a few videos back in the day

[@leastselfawarepotassium]

Sick I was waiting for this one.

[@turbocateyeS475]

In YSL you get points for smiling now so John could kill it.

[@dewdrop3009]

This is gonna be a dope ass episode

[@Anzner1993]

Shout out to 400k subs 🔥

[@n4tcf]

🔥🔥🔥🔥 good ish Lamont 🏆🥂

[@JackMorgan_RLP]

Classic John

[@elizabethalferd4247]

John Hill for president 2024!

[@garygamez1294]

this dudes is deadass a Tony hawk video game story

[@colinftp3288]

Damn i didn’t know Chris and John and beef that sucks

[@matsmileymusic]

I think John Hill just discovered what he should do next a fucking podcast!

[@Freddysannchez]

1:09:52 That got me haha

[@Skate_life_love]

Good interview but I think the next one you should do is amgrip from revive

[@indiegrab360]

Progress Daily

[@magaz]

I worked in GameStation when Underground came out. Myself and two other staff members were playing through it simultaneously. One on PS one on Xbox and me on GameCube. I remember one dude getting ahead of us and coming in the next day all “dude, I did a McTwist over a friggin helicopter!” I remember being so excited to get to that point in the game. Those were the golden days man.