Wade on Primitive

[Matthew_James]

RNS, watch. Usually I hate these threads, but it's my turn to be an awful human being.

[Paul Cicero]

Good fit if true, DGK is the lamest in the game.

[pointandclick]

would be such a bad time to switch. isnt there a dgk x es colab dropping soon?

[Grind King Rims]

As much as I love Wade on DGK, I also like the idea of Wade being paid to support his board sponsor, so I'll have to support this move.

[lampshade]

It feels like that team is growing fast.  Is Primitive really popular in southern California?

[VCR]

Is Primitive really popular in rural America?

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The evolution of wades fits indicates this was happening for quite some time.

[Dontfearthereefer]

Dude is lowkey one of the best ever

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Dude is lowkey one of the best ever

Unfortunately he fell victim to the curse of the Canadian ghetto gown at a young age.  Very few successfully overcome this tragedy.  He is damn good though. 

[fulfillthedream]

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Unfortunately he fell victim to the curse of the Canadian ghetto gown at a young age.  Very few successfully overcome this tragedy.  He is damn good though. 

I wondered why he never had a proper shoe sponsor until I heard on the nineclub (jack curtin episode) that when the whole rbk/dgk thing was dropped all the riders didn't get past flow for another 2-3 years after. curtin was the first one to get a legit sponsor (fallen) after stevie got on supra which was like 3 years after that reebok shit didn't work out. 

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Dude is lowkey one of the best ever

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Unfortunately he fell victim to the curse of the Canadian ghetto gown at a young age.  Very few successfully overcome this tragedy.  He is damn good though. 

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I wondered why he never had a proper shoe sponsor until I heard on the nineclub (jack curtin episode) that when the whole rbk/dgk thing was dropped all the riders didn't get past flow for another 2-3 years after. curtin was the first one to get a legit sponsor (fallen) after stevie got on supra which was like 3 years after that reebok shit didn't work out. 

It sounded like the DGK guys put all their eggs in one basket with Reebok, then Reebok bailed.  I never really saw that venture succeeding.  They went in too hard on the "DGK vibe."  Also Reebok doesn't have nearly as many classic shoes to work with or the "cool" brand recognition as Nike or Adidas. 

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Dude is lowkey one of the best ever

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Unfortunately he fell victim to the curse of the Canadian ghetto gown at a young age.  Very few successfully overcome this tragedy.  He is damn good though. 

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I wondered why he never had a proper shoe sponsor until I heard on the nineclub (jack curtin episode) that when the whole rbk/dgk thing was dropped all the riders didn't get past flow for another 2-3 years after. curtin was the first one to get a legit sponsor (fallen) after stevie got on supra which was like 3 years after that reebok shit didn't work out. 

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It sounded like the DGK guys put all their eggs in one basket with Reebok, then Reebok bailed.  I never really saw that venture succeeding.  They went in too hard on the "DGK vibe."  Also Reebok doesn't have nearly as many classic shoes to work with or the "cool" brand recognition as Nike or Adidas. 

Reebok was crushing it up until then. NFL and NHL exclusinve license. S.Carter, G.Unit, AI, reebok classics were popular. They also had projects with lil wayne, and rick ross. Reebok was hot from like 2003-08 (Atleast in where i'm from). But Reebok was pushing a shoe with lupe fiasco, and pharrels ice cream brand. 3 fucking vanity brands targeting the same demographic. Ice cream was doing better that's why it lasted a lil longer but RBK started hurting all at the time. (source: I used to be a into hypebeast shit back then)

Jack was right, linking the RBK line to DGK was a bad move.

Mcbride is the only OG DGK dude left. Good for wade though

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Dude is lowkey one of the best ever

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Unfortunately he fell victim to the curse of the Canadian ghetto gown at a young age.� Very few successfully overcome this tragedy.� He is damn good though.�

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I wondered why he never had a proper shoe sponsor until I heard on the nineclub (jack curtin episode) that when the whole rbk/dgk thing was dropped all the riders didn't get past flow for another 2-3 years after. curtin was the first one to get a legit sponsor (fallen) after stevie got on supra which was like 3 years after that reebok shit didn't work out.�

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It sounded like the DGK guys put all their eggs in one basket with Reebok, then Reebok bailed.� I never really saw that venture succeeding.� They went in too hard on the "DGK vibe."� Also Reebok doesn't have nearly as many classic shoes to work with or the "cool" brand recognition as Nike or Adidas.�

Reebok went ghetto at the exact wrong time and it backfired. Stevie wasn't the greatest ambassador to compete with Nike, so RBK pulled the plug. I know Stevie said RBKxDGK was going to continue with only him, but... the writing was on the wall.

Saying Reebok doesn't have the classic shoes is pretty short sighted. If New Balance can survive in skateboarding there's no reason RBK can't mount a comeback.

[NowhereInLife]

i don't dislike them but i've never associated reebok with serious athletic shoes. 

good for wade, i was glad to start seeing him in clothes that didn't look like he trapped in some wegro hip hop fantasy.  he does bring the goods.

[reptar_bar]

I hope this is true, seems like Primitive is trying to get some roots going in Canadian skating since their tour last summer, which is sick because not many companies are trying to do that. Wade also represents his sponsors good and kills it daily so would be a great move for Primitive, his style has also changed in the past couple years for the better and Primitive is definitely a better fit. Just seen a clip of him on insta tho and he's skating a DGK, so I'm interested to know where this rumour came from.

[Bitter]

Just seen a clip of him on insta tho and he's skating a DGK, so I'm interested to know where this rumour came from.

There was a couple recent Bunt podcasts where Wade was in California skating and hanging with the Primitive team.

[SodaJerk]

I hope this is true, seems like Primitive is trying to get some roots going in Canadian skating since their tour last summer, which is sick because not many companies are trying to do that. Wade also represents his sponsors good and kills it daily so would be a great move for Primitive, his style has also changed in the past couple years for the better and Primitive is definitely a better fit. Just seen a clip of him on insta tho and he's skating a DGK, so I'm interested to know where this rumour came from.

Call me when they start hooking up the Ghost ya dig? Eh he eh he ya smell me?

[Matthew_James]

I hope this is true, seems like Primitive is trying to get some roots going in Canadian skating since their tour last summer, which is sick because not many companies are trying to do that. Wade also represents his sponsors good and kills it daily so would be a great move for Primitive, his style has also changed in the past couple years for the better and Primitive is definitely a better fit. Just seen a clip of him on insta tho and he's skating a DGK, so I'm interested to know where this rumour came from.

It came from a place close enough to the source That Leads Me to believe its going to happen.

[slappies]

Good for Wade assuming this is true. Unfortunately though, it's one more reason to be bummed there will probably never be a Primitive video.

[MexicanSpaniard]

so then there's what, 8-10 primitive pros?

[Stoop Kid 2.0]

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Dude is lowkey one of the best ever

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Unfortunately he fell victim to the curse of the Canadian ghetto gown at a young age.� Very few successfully overcome this tragedy.� He is damn good though.�

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I wondered why he never had a proper shoe sponsor until I heard on the nineclub (jack curtin episode) that when the whole rbk/dgk thing was dropped all the riders didn't get past flow for another 2-3 years after. curtin was the first one to get a legit sponsor (fallen) after stevie got on supra which was like 3 years after that reebok shit didn't work out.�

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It sounded like the DGK guys put all their eggs in one basket with Reebok, then Reebok bailed.� I never really saw that venture succeeding.� They went in too hard on the "DGK vibe."� Also Reebok doesn't have nearly as many classic shoes to work with or the "cool" brand recognition as Nike or Adidas.�

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Reebok went ghetto at the exact wrong time and it backfired. Stevie wasn't the greatest ambassador to compete with Nike, so RBK pulled the plug. I know Stevie said RBKxDGK was going to continue with only him, but... the writing was on the wall.

Saying Reebok doesn't have the classic shoes is pretty short sighted. If New Balance can survive in skateboarding there's no reason RBK can't mount a comeback.

I wish Reebok would come back to the NFL. Nike doesn't make a bad jersey at all, but none of my current  Nike ones compete with my Reebok ones.

[mynameisnotjeff]

If he does move es will probably make the DGK X eS collab a Wade capsule like Huf did with Sammy Winter (crossing fingers).
But hell yeah, get Wade that money dude is way top good to starve for a mediocre company

[lk130]

What

[GinosGroceries]

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Unfortunately he fell victim to the curse of the Canadian ghetto gown at a young age.  Very few successfully overcome this tragedy.  He is damn good though. 

July is Ghetto Gown Awareness month

[Francis Xavier]

DGK....WACK!

[Matthew_James]

DGK....WACK!

Lol that dude was so heated when that video went viral & ppl outside of skateboarding were calling him a crack head..

[gub]

Pay wade

[TreBombMartin]

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DGK....WACK!

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Lol that dude was so heated when that video went viral & ppl outside of skateboarding were calling him a crack head..

That dude was definitely so heated. 

[Francis Xavier]

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DGK....WACK!

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Lol that dude was so heated when that video went viral & ppl outside of skateboarding were calling him a crack head..

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That dude was definitely so heated. 

It cracks me the fuck up,the last dime challenge was so good too

[planman]

I miss xxxxl Wade