Have any girls tried to get your atten-
tion 'cause you're a pro skateboarder?
I don't know. It's funny 'cause at
demos. bitches come up to you and
want you to sign their shirt, across their
titties and shit, but that's cool. Whatever.
Do you have a girlfriend?
I've got my girl Toni.
How long have you been going out?
Like four years.
Does she like you skating?
She's down for it, or whatever. Fuck it.
You like to freestyle battle, right?
Freestyling's crazy if you can do it. It's
sick. You see how many words you can
rhyme off the top of your head. It's like
a brain quiz. I don't really battle. just
I have fun with the homies.
Who's the best at it?
My homie John Savino. He'll rip up
any MC out there and shit. He can dig
people out. You better watch out.
He's going to be rapping on my video
part and shit.
What's it like having a brother
that skates?
When you go skate, it's like extra fun.
It's like having a closer homie..
Have you ever been arrested?
Fuck being arrested. dude. Being
arrested for skateboarding is stupid.
If you see the cops. just run out. Don't
let them fuckin trouble you. One
time we were bombing the
Concourse and I was riding my
friend's piece of shit board. We were
going on our third run and I'm com
ing down and I see this cop coming
up directly in front of me, but I
couldn't turn because his trucks were
wack. so I'm like. "Bam." and I
deflected off the door of the cop car
and went into some battle rolls. I got
up as fast as I could and just started
bookin. But we tried to get the car
back and got caught. That was stupid.
dude. Fuck cops. Fuck the police!
Are your parents proud of you?
Are they proud of me? Maybe now that
they've seen me in the magazines. They
used to talk some mad shit. "Why are you
always skateboarding? You need to get a
job. Fuck a job. fuck going to school. It's
all about skating right now.
Have you ever had a job?
Fuck that. Fuck a job. dude.
How old are you?
Twenty
Where do you see yourself in
twenty years?
Pimpin, I'll be pimpin when I'm
forty and shit. I got plans, but that's
confidential right now. Ahhh! That's
for a later interview and shit. I want to
say what's up to all my sponsors:
SHORTY'S. ETNIES. S ONE INSOLES
they're sick 'cause if you bomb drop a
lot. the millimeter of cushion can
reduce weeks of pain. That's why I
represent that shit. Fuckin' TSA BLACK
MAGIC BLACK PANTHERS. SPITFIRE.
PACIFIC
DRIVE
fuckin
INDEPENDENT-sick as fuck. I'm
stoked to represent Shorty's 'cause it's
like the Mafia, dude. The team's super
tight. Let me say what's up to all the
homies: my brother Mike Smolik.
Paully B. JD. Bobby Steels, gettin
paged every night, Lil' B. John Savino.
all the skate homies. downtown
homies. Celentani. Minnick, Eric Hatch.
Schlossbach. Kanten Russell.
Do you think you could freestyle a little
for our readers? Just hold the tape
recorder like a microphone.
Oh, we got the microphone.
wack MCs step up and I knock 'em all
the way home
'cause I shine like chrome
smash anyone's dome who steps in
this place
oh shit. I disgrace by a pimp slap to
the face
but I got caught up in this murder case
by all these fools who step in the
Clairemont place
oh shit. I'm gettin off pace, but it's
all good
because I will grace the skills.
oh shit, wack MCs just chills
I send mad ills down your spine
tap that ass from behind
then I grind
up on your ho, drink my 4-0
of Mickey's, bitches love to give hickeys
and I pimp any bitch in the C-L-M-T
represent the West Szzzt
Bobby Steels. Paully B
where's my boy John Savino
oh shit, here I go
off my lyrical flow
Ahh fuck it! Shit! Ohhhh!
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SWITCH
HARDS BUTTAHS.
DOUBLE SET. WHAT!?,
WHAT?!, WHAT!?!
WEST SIDE!!!!
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