I recently got a pair of his Shoes.
Quite good! Rate them!
Im coloring his name up tho. Think hes a shit role model.
Local kids think hes the best cause he smokes weed and hes black etc etc
These kids spend more time hiding in trees smoking rather than skating...
Between the avatar, the "black" comment, and the line of reasoning.. you gotta be trolling. You do understand that buying Antwuan's shoe results in him getting money, right? If you don't support how he influences kids, don't buy his gear.
Folks need to gfto with the corny creativity meta-talk too, it's over and done with. I could paint something that looks like something Picasso would do, but that doesn't mean I'm not making something new. There's too many intangibles.. a Gonz kickflip does not = a Reynolds kickflip does not = your 10 year old cousin's kicklip. If they did, skateboarding would've gotten way too boring for all of us to even give a shit long ago. Everything carries influence, and just because we can refer to a trick by definition doesn't mean they're all the same. You sound like some music critic being all "durr rock is dead" or "hip hop is dead".. mindless cynicism.
Bottom line, the guy is talented as fuck and looks like a million bucks on a skateboard.. and sometimes life/circumstance/poor choices get in the way. There's not much to it beyond that.