I was never really a dude that could swallow that. F—k that [laughs]. How involved with music has the brand been? Because it shows my family. It shows my kids. Can a kid from the suburbs in Kansas be down? DGK is not defined by your race. Keelan [Dadd] is my little homey, and we talk a whole lot.
DGK is just what we got called. DGK to us was a statement. It was about showing that you can overcome adversity. It ties back to the motivation to lift yourself out of it. Taking on those challenges and being proud of it. You dig? I have a great team. I have a great group of distribution partners at Kayo. All that allowed DGK to happen.
What are the future plans for DGK? We always have plans for growing this. We have to get these parts done right now. Is there anything in skating that you still want to do? I have my days. You want to hear something crazy? It took me 10 years. It just took me 13 years to realize that I had the last part in The Chocolate Tour. That would be sick to have the last part.
You had the last part in the Chocolate video. I did. They already know I know how to do my job. If my shit is better than your shit, you got a f—king problem [laughs]. We had known each other since we were super young, so he was my first choice. We basically made the decision together. He quit Deca and I quit Chocolate. So Marcus and myself are really the backbone of DGK.
He had to go through a few complications to get thoroughly on the team, but he deserves everything he has to this day. I watched Jack come from wanting to getting. Josh Kalis: Josh is OG. Josh is a legend.
I used to always ask Rick Howard to get him on Chocolate. It never happened. We tried for a couple years with DGK, then right when I finally gave up on it, it came through. He motivates everybody. He kind of pioneered what DGK was about in terms of style and tricks. Lenny Rivas: The OG baby gangster of the team.
He got on DGK like the second day it started. He showed me his sponsor-me-tape at ASR, and I put him on right there. Told his mom and his brother that we was taking care of him. Marquise Henry: Marquise came with Josh. I was trying to get him on a long time ago. When Kalis came to us it was like a two-for-one type situation with Marquise. He embodies everything DGK is about, too, and came under the supervision of Kalis, so you already know how that is. I always wanted him to ride for us.
But I always made sure that he was taken care of. When we did the deal with Reebok, I brought him along for that. He wound up just being a cannon—a young champ. I seen it in his eyes and from then on he was my pick. He definitely shined through all the trials and tribulations of getting on and became the dude.
Derrick Wilson: Oh man. We saw that part that he put out on the website, and we got light of him before anyone else could. He fits right in the DGK pocket. Rest in peace to his mom—we definitely are his extended family, and he fits like a glove in the circle.
Dwayne Fagundes: Dwayne is my homey from Brazil. I found him on YouTube. We flew him over. The best style. He reminds me of myself. Just a little bit taller and way younger. By signing up you agree to our Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy.
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This edit is dope. Videos Today Was Chill Day 12 The chillers hit the courtyard for recess then break out to the streets for an af Mackenzie Eisenhour. Features The 30 Most Influential Skaters Of All Time 30 of the greatest, most influential skateboarders in the world, counting down in He lives with him single mom and says that money was always a struggle for them. At the age of 12 Stevie gets sponsored by Underworld Element skateboards, through meeting and becoming friends with Jeff Pang.
At the age of 14 Stevie leaves Philly, and hitchhikes to California with some older friends. He ends up in San Francisco and homeless. He makes friends with the skaters in SF, and at one point he ends up making good friends with Chico Brenes, who was riding for Chocolate skateboards at the time.
Everyone was impressed with his skating and the word spread on his ability. Mike Carroll and Rick Howard see him skate and add him to Chocolate skateboards team soon after. They take a chance on Stevie and give him a spot on one of the most revered skate teams in history. In , at the age of 19, he gets added to Chocolate skateboards and DC shoes. After the success of Gold Wheels, Troy Morgan approaches Stevie about becoming a business partner and starting a board brand.
Together they start DGK skateboards. Stevie says leaving Chocolate was really hard for him because Rick and Mike were his idols growing up, and the team felt like his family. Dirty Ghetto Kids is started, and almost instantly starts gaining some serious momentum. Most notably Josh Kalis and Stevie Williams.
He said after thinking of it, he never looked back or waivered on the name. Starting with some little stuff in the Kayo promo video in when they were brand new. They release Da Playground in and Parental Advisory video in Later on, they would also release Blood Money and Saved After 15 years with the brand, DGKWade, trades in his Instagram handle and parts ways with the brand to join the squad at Primitive skateboards. It was a warm and dry place for the DGK team and friends to skate.
At a time when the internet was starting to take over traditional skate media, they also let out a bunch of online clips at the park. Kalis and Williams have a long rich history together of skating in Philadelphia and being the most infamous skaters at Love Park. The two also shared a part in the Transworld Sixth Sense video.
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