Mikey Alfred Returns

[@johnxue4468]

That shot of Mikey Alfred walking up to the table with a plate of burgers and handing them out to children like a dad will be forever seared into my mind.

[@chunkyspliff]

Lmao it just happened to me too

[@rmhfpv9225]

that was horrible. It was like watching a john pay his hooker

[@chromegnats]

“Thank you, sir”

[@thatguysean6]

you could really see the narcissistic feeling “aw yeah these kids think i’m fucking god getting them burgers n shit” but it really just comes off as weird ash

[@thatguysean6]

like bro he got everyone’s food 🤣

[@N00b1shx3]

Nakel just went live telling all the young kids not to jump on a sinking ship. Everyone knew what he was talking about lol

[@Westcoastnn]

I wish I could’ve caught that

[@DougiexKingz]

Can you tell me what’s goin on? Please

[@N00b1shx3]

@@DougiexKingz illegal civ is barley staying afloat. Can’t pay their riders and Mikey’s being lame so all the new kids in the upcoming video hellweek left. And when one of the kids wanted his clips back he started being a rich asshole

[@KoldAsHell]

​​​@@DougiexKingz did you watch the vid? Mikey is a weirdo who gets a car full of younger skater kids to do his weird work that he needs done. Taking advantage of kids and not taking ANY accountability

[@reece2213]

@@KoldAsHell how is it weird work?

[@CODZILLA331]

mikey alfred is like the dungeon tier unemployed 30 year old that sits at the skatepark all day trying to make friends with 16 year olds

[@pillows.pillows]

Lmao

[@alexalb5256]

He gets older, but they stay the same age

[@LetMeKnowBeforeItsTooLate]

@@alexalb5256 just realized sweet Lou is right out of dazed and confused

[@Labergemusic]

"You guys bring any weed today?" - him, to the kids

[@lostone1677]

put inz on the blunt foo

[@_lowpoke700]

Mikey has finally progressed to grooming

[@THICCTHICCTHICC]

Not even subtle either. Like it's just his whole thing now.

[@poetsrear]

Considering what he's like and that Midler was his main target, it's confident to say, that to some extent it's homosexual grooming... ...But hey hail pride, right huh

[@_lowpoke700]

Maybe this is why his graphics look like a kids drawing. It's bait.

[@oxstorm644]

came here to comment this 😂

[@Yr-wx3gb]

@@poetsrear I never heard about Brian Anderson grooming and he's pretty damn open

[@dangerouscommentator]

I swear Mikey Alfred is just a few more instagram stories away from saying "Gifted Hater doesn't care about black people"

[@Shellshockd85]

Lmao buy large mansions

[@charliewoodhoes1603]

you called it

[@evanwright8932]

Bro said that today 😹😹😹

[@jayfugazi9751]

this man seen it like cudi on gorgeous

[@ColeWheeler4Lyfe]

Well… You were correct except that he called his unpaid child labor racists, not GH. 😂

[@patricksalone5871]

I think if 16 y/o me shared a blunt with Mikey Alfred & then ate food with him at an in n' out I would've quit skateboarding

[@imnotarob0t1984]

they went to Fatburger but yes, i think me and my homies woulda clowned on Mikey alfred

[@dinguscollective1872]

I would've take advantage of him and steal his weed. The fuck is a a grown man doing driving around teenagers?

[@KotaBryce]

at least for a little while

[@a5cen5ionn]

😂😂😂😂

[@SkateboardDad]

If Mikey couldn’t make it in skateboarding, he’d be selling pyramid scheme supplements for sure.

[@flippinbeastIG]

Ayyoooo😂

[@straightupgurlll9641]

Herbalife 😂🤣

[@chinyMontana1]

did he make it in skateboarding? Hope that shit is next

[@jairocatalan4974]

I can see him as a barista at a coffee shop

[@happymealchiz]

Illegal Civ Essential Oils coming out soon

[@GarretRB]

Mikey handing a bunch of children he got stoned cheeseburgers is hilarious

[@chadking464]

Dude is so weird lmao

[@scovell7]

I remember seeing Mikey on the 9 Club years ago and being repulsed by the idea of this narcissist using skateboarding to promote his Hollywood fantasies. Of course, Crob and Company did nothing but encourage him, so I'm glad there are people like Hater in the culture to enforce standards.

[@VinnyyHH5]

I couldn’t stand that interview either.

[@sean_69]

9 club is awful they’ve never disagreed with a single guest even once

[@TheMikeMase]

I mean tbf what are they supposed to do, tell the dude "nah, fuck that, don't follow your dreams"

[@Armadillo1523]

@@TheMikeMase No but they can easily not give him a platform to put more bs into the industry

[@jonathanborthwick400]

Yo I was literally just saying the same thing. Then I remember Reynolds talking about distributing IC (glad that went nowhere) and how bummed I was seeing him in interviews with Jonah Hill regarding Mid 90's. All the while I was thinking to myself "who the fuck is this dude and why is he in this position?" I went and watched IC3 thinking I was missing something and it was the worst video I had watched in a long time. A few years later I find a video of this Gifted Hater guy saying something along the lines of "I hate Illegal Civ. I've hated it since it became a company..." and I immediately knew this was my dude.

[@mynameisrandom]

the definition of the unemployed friend at 2 PM on a tuesday

[@dynamight9492]

Not me laughing at this while not working on a Tuesday rn🥲

[@dynamight9492]

And it’s 1:57🥲

[@sebastianpaisley]

@@dynamight9492 brooo wtf is 1:57 for me rn and im not working

[@dynamight9492]

@@sebastianpaisley me too 4 weeks later and still got no work 💀rent bout 2 b late

[@conyor]

@@dynamight9492u got a job yet gang?

[@rickyspanish4335]

Mikey’s cult leader vibe really contrasts the whole artistic man-child thing so well

[@Reladan187]

Cult leaders are usually charming

[@PhilLayshioh]

So I guess that Doritos collab didn’t pay off

[@bryanflo4500]

The triangle was not powerful enough

[@devinrodriguez3530]

Looks like it was a stop sign they hit not an apex

[@gort6491]

I feel like Doritos is connected to skating in an authentic way

[@skittlemctitty]

Was thinking after the stream, "Mikey should have just stuck on the Mid90s path instead of trying to make North Hollywood by himself and whatever he was doing after that". I didn't realize Mikey pulled this move unprompted in a Complex interview: Dude publicly talked shit on Jonah Hill and Spike Jonze lol, two guys that could have actually helped his career as a filmmaker. Didn't even give any context, he just said he doesn't like them and never wants to work with them again. He's not equipped to run a skate brand, but can obviously make a movie... why burn that bridge? Like Mikey what is the point of you running a skate brand in the way you are? Let alone keeping it on life support through way of putting kids in situations they shouldn't be in.

[@mlombardo9]

I thought you were exaggerating til I looked it up myself. Dude’s dead man walking

[@ilsk8in94]

Yup. He shitted on Spike and Jonah in his interview with Big Boy, throwing the lowest of blows. Sounding like a true ungrateful snob. 🤦‍♂️ it was within the last 7-6 minutes of the interview

[@TheMikeMase]

extremely bizzare move for sure, goes pretty much completely against what you'd think he'd do (suck up to dudes like that). Proves his ego is massive.

[@yungrefugee5469]

jonah and spike jonze deserve it tbh. They pretended they found some actual pro skaters randomly on the street for their mid movie. dont get me wrong i hate mikey but he is right in talking shit about them although its not a smart move for his career. the only thing he fails to realise is that he is also just taking advantage of skateboarding to serve his moviemaking dreams just like jonah hill did.

[@mlombardo9]

@@yungrefugee5469 what are you smoking?

[@SovereignSpectre]

HE CAN'T KEEP GETTING AWAY WITH THIS!!!

[@HubCityMan]

He can't keep getting away with this!

[@BaylenRailey]

In regards to those that still support illegal civ, its important to keep in mind alot of people in their mid twenties now (myself included) grew up loving odd future as teenagers who heavily endorsed IC. Now mikey serves as a remedy for a post OddFuture hangover to those that wanna still latch on to 'the good ol days'

[@scovell7]

post Odd Future hangover, nice

[@rickertonfickerton1268]

i’m only subbed to go back 11 years and watch old shit basically 😂

[@jackminehard]

Right there booom you ain't it. if you was or is a OddFuture fan your the reason the scene for skateboarding had turned 360 in its own ass

[@alibaba-yf8ur]

Yes

[@canyousayscrewed]

this is so accurate lol people don’t know how far back this stuff goes and just how much it’s deteriorated

[@timmorris6456]

LOL that dudes ego is so powerful it won’t allow him to be wrong. Truly impressive.

[@crazycatx3885]

I really fucking miss the days of illegal tour videos with Tyler and making a fucking documentary about it and skating in Europe and taking the camera everywhere they went, it felt so authentic and real, the new kids probably grew up watching ic and it seems like they tryna recreate it but it’s just cringe and a weird atmosphere, it was never really a skate company it felt like a community lol

[@Llamasondeck]

exactly how I feel, IC was a pretty big part of my childhood it reallly sucks to see Mikey take all these L's

[@davidrewit]

I really miss the old IC 😢

[@tomspicy]

this is literally steve berra 2.0, great coverage gifted skater

[@jackminehard]

ED

[@jasonbrooks6872]

I'm 36 years old. Started skating in the mid 90's. I still skate but can only cruise around on 78A old man wheels and giant shaped boards. Huge fan.. dont change anything. I enjoy each and every one of these videos. Thank you for the content. -Corpsegrinder

[@Mattieb_23]

😂😂 something isn’t adding up here

[@Bojonni]

Mikey is that one dude that peaked in high school and cant get over it

[@stevebanning902]

mikey was def one of those skatepark filmer kids with rich parents, guaranteed.

[@xOTSxGAMERSx]

His mom was a PA to people in Hollywood sooo pretty spot on lol

[@2dopesick]

Where you been?

[@Westcoastnn]

Hahahaha damn

[@shandonwalker4187]

His mum worked for Robert Evans for like 15 years and I’m pretty sure he went to private school too, Gold spoon.

[@stevebanning902]

@@shandonwalker4187 Seems to be racist too as he said that he won't be letting the "white boys" take advantage of him -- which is why he's asking for 700k for clips because he's an insecure spoiled beiiitch.

[@non_brewed_condiment]

When I was a kid there were two companies in my city. One of them was part of the skate shop and the owner recognized the age gap between him and some of his riders so he had more of a young teacher vibe, we had to show him our report cards and if our grades dropped he would suspend us from the team until we got them back up, he was always good to us but there was a boundary, we didn't chill because I think he recognized that he had to figure out a way to navigate that kind of awkward dynamic appropriately. On the other hand there was this other dude who had a "board company" who would just straight up party with kids, it was really weird. Mikey reminds me so much of the latter and all I can say is years later that shop is still there with the same owner and that "board company" is dead and gone and that other dude has had a rough time (to put it lightly).

[@glacierbaby]

best comment on this vid, there's precedent for this shit people don't know about and there's a reason they don't know. IC is gonna be a footnote real soon

[@zaycad215]

@@glacierbaby I wonder how much of the hollywood pedophillic quid-pro-quo bleeds into skating. Like I wonder if theres a skateboarding equivalent to Harvey Wienstien working as a Vans rep or something

[@glacierbaby]

@@zaycad215 jenkem did a story about this kinda thing that happened in the 2010s with a company in atlanta, the dynamics between the relationships of the company and their riders were shockingly similar. but tbh idk if mikey IS a pedo.. i think he just is this fucking stupid that people can think he is bc of all the dumb shit he does. 😭

[@LetMeKnowBeforeItsTooLate]

I cant thank you enough for trying to keep some decency in this culture. 🥀

[@samueljamespillar]

The salad fingers throw was top drawer

[@LilCrispyBoi]

You know it’s bad when I can barely watch this video because of Mikey Alfred’s awkward vibe. Also smoking weed or drinking in public with a bunch of minors is never a good look.

[@ffukdemdragons415]

Shows a huge lack of maturity. When you’re younger and skating you think you’re the shit and do things to make you look cool. But when you get older you mature and realize how stupid and embarrassing this is. I hate this phrase but this guy is the definition of “peaked in high school” and just living in the past

[@gesture6786]

man IC2 is one of the greatest skate videos in the 2010s

[@LarryJuan_]

Was But everyone left

[@planetchopurcockoff]

917 better

[@PhilLayshioh]

Mikey reminds me of Lou Pearlman. He’s trying to discover a new boy band and coming off really creepy.

[@Equestrian-b2l]

Facts

[@martzorts4922]

At least Lou Pearlman had a personality.

[@infinidominion]

@BLaKJACK! definitely

[@milkcasino]

He just found a way where he can put himself in skate videos without actually skating

[@sage5098]

Mikey the guy who starts a board company to make himself pro

[@PhilLayshioh]

Mikey definitely payed that dude to pull up and pretend to give out money.

[@HostileHairline]

Yeah I could see that but it seems like the kids aren’t in on it, Mikey always sus

[@putonghuama]

I literally watched all your videos in a week to catch up to all the drama and i love your channel. and you also shred dude.

[@luibond9418]

Haha lmao. One of the best moments when you first discover a KZbinr you really like and have a good catalog to watch 😢

[@Saiyamanmc]

never once seen an illegal civ board in the wild

[@chriscuriosity]

"everyones been wondering what weve been doing"

[@mr.e8561]

Burberry Airy, Nijah, Berra, and Mikey Alfred are gonna form a Legion of Doom to get you.....

[@iforkliftcertified]

@BLaKJACK! Dan Corrigan and Local Joe

[@augormasterson9312]

“There are many of them” is the most accurate quote possible

[@innormal99]

I think people realized mickey was crazy but just liked the skaters enough to still watch the content

[@stabbz6479]

ngl I never really notice but I can kinda see what people are talking about and the vibes did feel lowkey weird. But I do miss the old group like olan , na kel, ryder, sunny , nico, aramis , and any other ones I missed.

[@Siegefya]

Never really payed much attention to him, didn't think anything negative either though just thought he was sortof quite dude putting money and opportunity up for other skaters...until that one video where he made all the riders go on like some goofy ass treasure hunt at different locations in LA...then I realized he's legit a weird dude. That video was awkward af.

[@Naturalist1990]

If you really think about it, most brands are guilty of “pimping out” young kids. They start as ams, get free food/weed/alcohol for participating in filming sessions, and are basically just used for promotion until they turn pro. Baker has definitely done this over time. Hopefully the TMs or whatever with the brands have certain limits, but that’s something I don’t see disappearing in skateboarding. It’s helpful almost all the time though. They get exposure and the big sources of money (Nike, energy drinks, etc) start paying attention. Look at the original IC dudes PS Mikey still sucks

[@bennyshambles]

Very true. Also made me think back to the Rocco era, except there’s one huge point you didn’t fully cover; Mikey Alfred does not, nor has he ever, skated at a professional level, so he comes over even more exploitative and creepy because he hasn’t and doesn’t lead by example and he’s aesthetically and conceptually clueless when it comes to skateboarding. Reynolds and Co. (Baker/Deathwish, etc.) were some of the biggest pros of their era and they still skate and know what’s up. Rocco was a pro and he employed amazing artists and skaters, so World et al were hugely successful in their heyday. Mikey Alfred is just exploitative without any good qualities to balance things out.

[@booftoot]

Especially brands like BAKER/DEATHWISH, they promote the alcohol/weed image and once the person skating for them turns into a burn out alcoholic they cut them from the team

[@jackminehard]

Know your history bunch of wankers follow gifterloser gotdamn I'm bout ti start a YT that's for real skate heads this dude skaterhater is wacc AF

[@Naturalist1990]

@Avery Breaux what’s up with Atiba? I haven’t heard much negative about him

[@josiahamaze]

​@boof toot Glad KADER got out. Look at Antwan story in the 9 club you know he was bothered by it. They def used him.

[@ariekanibalie]

In Mikey's defence, plenty of older skaters seem to have a stunted emotional development that makes them act like they're thirteen, though they're really in their thirties or even forties. I don't know if this comes from having invested far too much time into learning how to flip your board every which way, or because skateboarding is a safe space for people with undiagnosed psychiatric problems, but it's a real thing, especially if they don't have steady jobs or families to support. But then at least they're usually not trying to cajole younger skaters into building their silly brand with weed and burgers, lol.

[@meltingspot1064]

I was watching an Alex Olson interview and his dad showed up and started acting like a teenager. So I’m sure your onto something.

[@dadmadedinner5456]

I knew there was a reason I day drank today. Thanks Gifted Hater!

[@Oliver_Hallowee]

king

[@liamingrouille9905]

...and now he is trying to gaslight everyone claiming that the skaters he is holding clips from are racists.

[@primedog1211]

That 100 came straight out of Alfreds pocket.

[@RealFeelsTrip]

Mikey giving off big groomer vibes

[@billscott69]

intresting critter he is

[@maxkoltun5263]

Mikey alfred has statutory vibes

[@maxkoltun5263]

Mikey alfred groomed 15 year old girl while promoting new film

[@andrewbikes1]

Hes the irl version of zumiez if zumiez were a person

[@capo_di_capi]

It's Sixteen skateboards all over again, but Mikey "Like's it " Alfred is the ring leader.

[@kirby2662]

I never got the weird vibes from Mikey until he kept calling himself “the first teen movie studio” he’s obsessed with being a teen.

[@LowEnuff]

Yea I noticed aswell. And he sk8s like a female. He might as well long board

[@tjjjj66]

Gifted, Mikey is charging Logan(one of the kids in the video) 700k because he dropped out of the video

[@joshreyes00]

BRO FINALLY SOMEONE SAID SOMETHING ABOUT IC you made some valid points r.i.p IC

[@tnparge976]

I think you summed it up well when you said that Mikey is trying to re-live the "glory days" of IC. Seems very desperate to go back in time

[@nofuturestudios]

mikey set skating back 100 years w that video

[@revengelewis]

a hood classic

[@shmooveyea]

25:05 - Gifted Vocals 😍

[@penuts17]

You were like Nostradamus on this guy’s absolute wackness. Video is brutal lmao !🎉

[@ktotheroc6131]

“Adult drugging kids then feeding them hamburgers”💀💀

[@SLAAMIT]

I said it on the original video and i'll say it here: Mikey is the Dan Schneider of skateboarding

[@JohnnySackoh]

Mikie was smokin weed with 15 and 16 yr olds, he's such a cool dude. 😎😎

[@TheOrphanLaboy]

Godspeed was Jolly, we fuck with Jolly

[@drinkingpoolwater]

9:05 wtf standing in front of a shopping center with minors smoking a blunt. man california is a different place. bizarre to say the least.

[@JonPlarr]

it's not all like that. I think these guys hang out in the inner san fernando valley which is basically overrun trashy desert suburbs it really fits in with their whole schtick. For anyone familiar with North Hollywood it's absolutely hilarious how this guy acts like it's this awesome place to represent.

[@bryanflo4500]

I'm from north hollywood and I think he definitely misrepresents the community for what it actually is

[@JonPlarr]

@@bryanflo4500 100% I think he's from Toluca or something actually though he's just always talking about north hollywood

[@bryanflo4500]

@@JonPlarr he started off legit as a filmer during the IC 1/2 days. I think fame just got to him bigtime and he's out here as a top tier kook.

[@daviddandridge8228]

"whats up with the perspective on it?" had me fucking dying

[@SticksAandstonesBozo]

This guy should have to post a 90 min apology video for making me watch 10 mins of his 9 club episode. 5 years ago.

[@jonathanborthwick400]

😂😂😂 that was the first time I had ever heard of him and it was a horrible first impression.

[@Air.keccc1]

‘It’s one banana, Michael. What could it cost, $10?’

[@stabbz6479]

He used to have really big connections to everyone around and now that their gone he's doesn't know what to do and is prob desperate. Rip og IC

[@SPOD_ZONE]

Hope Illegal Civ drop these vids every second Friday just so I can have something to direct my hate towards

[@frostbytes8906]

The pop shove it over the cat was pretty hype though

[@namcox40]

them saying he "landed" it shows alot about them and their principles

[@DuckGoddies]

Dude really made a mid 90s type movie..shit has like the same plot and the same actors 😂

[@griffdawg300]

the invisible people are the voices in his head.

[@tonyturner4602]

Mikey ain’t the Gonz & them kids ain’t Mariano…

[@bennyshambles]

😂 exactly

[@anjrooo1]

3:00 unavoidably stamped onto my brain

[@fauxdauteur]

Best thumbail I've seen on youtube for a long time

[@AamarahKing]

Ok but legit why is he only hanging out w kids i-

[@fthisjob6676]

Some adult drugging teenagers and feeding them hamburgers 🤣🤣

[@kilianappleby1140]

I thrifted an Illegal Civ t-shirt and it look literally a year of it being up on Depop for me to sell it. Zero market for that.

[@WheatLandFilms]

Hell yeah I love when Joa just talks some shit 💀

[@versnellingspookie]

Mikey Alfred dresses like he's about to host the 'Whatthebuck' show around 2008

[@SlugLord424]

Saw the video yesterday n knew you were coming with some heat soon haha

[@erichalbrecht9278]

What if mikeys entire existence is a parody and one day hell pull the curtain on all of us!

[@KotaBryce]

I never knew how badly I wanted Joa to sing Marvin’s Room

[@dariadayle]

Logan Kirshak isn't in it anymore either 'cause Mikey is charging him $700,000 for his footage. dude has fallen off the wagon fr

[@nathanread7980]

yellow is probably the worst font color he could've picked for that insta story

[@bragehaavik6107]

mikey alfred sends cult leader vibes

[@dadseyes4854]

Mikey will be a Scientologist one day soon

[@BugHost]

Time to make anotha Mikey Alfred vid

[@guccimanes_left_sock]

il hungover as fuck everytime this man uploads thanks

[@shreddindude]

Him saying “magic???” Kills me every time

[@purplepandda]

Was waiting on this one fr fr

[@andrewvasquez2164]

That robbery situation was so rehearsed lmao

[@PeepGamePopoff]

I hope this ends with him hiring you as creative director for IC 😂

[@Rayspeace]

Not a bad idea, actually 😂

[@mattapalmer7]

Coming back to this video 9 months later, and going on old ass interviews and videos of Mr. 700k years ago the comments sections in those are so overwhelming positive and supportive they have got to be bots

[@fteej7861]

The text was yellow so you had to stare at the picture of him longer while you tried to read it LMAO

[@gusdonnelly9661]

Bill is kind of doing this with violet (old man putting a bunch of kids on) but the difference is he just sits in the back and lets them do their thing

[@Theruserofusernames]

Bill is like the most Influential skate filmer of the past 15 years lol, mikey is still trying to do baker 3 hijinx with kids half his age.

[@thethe-nt1tb]

I think Strobeck said a big influence on him was Larry Clark, and that dude was creepy as hell. Why, oh why, does Strobeck love to film the faces and shirtless chests of teenage boys? If this was an episode of Law & Order: SVU, Elliott would be in his face asking him why his apartment is filled with videos of teenaged boys. And I was just on jenkem's site the other day, and there was an article about Strobeck and he was dressed as a leather daddy. By the preponderance of the evidence ... I'm just sayin'.

[@bennyshambles]

And that’s why the SLAP boards don’t like him.

[@Johnnydo391]

Bro dude who gave him the $100 is the homie. He’s an actor… I’m dead lmao

[@planetzoot7410]

Kevin White turned down dill and fa to stay on illegal civ💀

[@iforkliftcertified]

He’s not as good as any FA rider rn and I think he knows that respectfully. He’s a nice dude from what I heard through so wish the best for him

[@Marijuanasuana]

Mikey is the “where my hug at” guy

[@jjpboosh4452]

That ender was a banger

[@BulletProofBacon]

That Leo Decaprio joke was golden

[@thevernonposse]

For some reason the kids on KZbin love watching black people

[@ERROR404_._]

Something tells me that this story arc is not quite over yet...

[@movieman1644]

You were right

[@RyanBeckford]

"this dude exsits" you to funny lmfaooo