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Skateboarding => USELESS WOODEN TOY BANTER => Topic started by: VHS ERA on May 18, 2023, 11:51:30 PM
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If you follow Antwuan on instagram you know how well he’s skating. Anyone know if he’s filming in the street? Who’s gonna edit this thing? Is Straye or FTP or whoever the hell he’s sponsored by going to do Antwuan footage justice? They should just give the footage to Reynolds/Dollin for a part in Baker Has a Deathwish 2.
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FTP is taking over...
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FTP is taking over...
I know nothing about FTP but if they choose a great song and give us a banger of a part then they can have him. An Antwuan comeback is too legendary to be mishandled is all.
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its street wear company, dude makes limited runs when he feels like.
This rapp duo $uicideBoy$ reps it super hard.
it stands for fuck the population.
dude who runs it interned for HUF and knew the K.Huf personally.
sort of carrying on a traditional street wear modus operandi.
FTP is not a skateboard company.
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As much as i would love to see him back on baker, i dont get the impression thats really an option.
Prod should scoop his ass up for primitive or maybe Stevie for DGK.
Honestly, he would probably be able to shine a bit more on DGK.
So much talent on primitive already, and theyre also a bit more clean cut than Twuan.
Either way, a huge comeback part from him would make my fucking decade.
Love that dude.
Maybe Sk8 mafia?
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baker gotta bang us over tha head with that surprise part only a matter of time
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I have a feeling him and Baker/Deathwish aren’t good for each other.
DGK doesn’t deserve him. Besides, nobody can shine in Monty Clifton’s shadow.
Primitive needs to start a sister company or just sponsor the entire industry already.
I want him on a cool board co and getting paid so Dwindle/Tum Yeto are out.
Not hesh enough for DLX/Blackbox, too hesh for Crail. Palace and sobriety is a no go. Polar, Sour and Quasi are too euro, white, and or fashionable.
Skates too much for FA… not crusty enough for Hockey.
I honestly don’t think there’s a single board brand that would suit him.
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I really wanna meet Twaun. I usually don't care about the status of a skater.
He's such a legend. Skating is lucky to have him.
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If you follow Antwuan on instagram you know how well he’s skating. Anyone know if he’s filming in the street? Who’s gonna edit this thing? Is Straye or FTP or whoever the hell he’s sponsored by going to do Antwuan footage justice? They should just give the footage to Reynolds/Dollin for a part in Baker Has a Deathwish 2.
According to him he’s working on a part right now. Posted about it two days ago.
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its street wear company, dude makes limited runs when he feels like.
This rapp duo $uicideBoy$ reps it super hard.
it stands for fuck the population.
dude who runs it interned for HUF and knew the K.Huf personally.
sort of carrying on a traditional street wear modus operandi.
FTP is not a skateboard company.
Not a skateboard company but they make decks and and have riders. Hmmm
https://youtu.be/XW4e0CpfB-I
I know, I know HUF is the same way…
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DGK doesn’t deserve him. Besides, nobody can shine in Monty Clifton’s shadow.
DGK is one of the coolest companies out they just have the worst fucking graphics in the game
Twuan would be amazing on DGK, honestly the best fit for him
Imagine twuan muni clips? Fuuuuuuckkkk
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DGK doesn’t deserve him. Besides, nobody can shine in Monty Clifton’s shadow.
I don't get why DGK "doesn't deserve him"?
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its a job. just needa patch things up with the boss. why on earth would he ride for any other brand lol
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its a job. just needa patch things up with the boss. why on earth would he ride for any other brand lol
Him back on baker/deathwish would be the best thing ever.
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why do all these antwuan threads devolve into what board brand he should ride for, FTP has supported him for a while and i think he's happy there, doesn't seem like he's actively trying to jump ship. i'm sure he gets paid more with FTP than he would if he went back to baker.
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why do all these antwuan threads devolve into what board brand he should ride for, FTP has supported him for a while and i think he's happy there, doesn't seem like he's actively trying to jump ship. i'm sure he gets paid more with FTP than he would if he went back to baker.
because most people on SLAP dont think of FTP as a legit board company
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my only concern is how he's edited and the camera they film with, the sponsor is just window dressing. hopefully they don't fuck it up
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ingrained into my brain…
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ingrained into my brain…
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How? Ohh God!! How?
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why do all these antwuan threads devolve into what board brand he should ride for, FTP has supported him for a while and i think he's happy there, doesn't seem like he's actively trying to jump ship. i'm sure he gets paid more with FTP than he would if he went back to baker.
I honestly doubt FTP is paying anybody to ride their boards. Zac definitely knows what he’s doing with that brand. That said, Antwuan deserves the “welcome home” treatment more than TK ever did.
If he’s done going to jail and can manage to just smoke weed and not fight cops at spots he could have a better comeback than Guy. Can’t forget that dude dipped for 8 years to smoke crack, then put his lakai part ledge dance videogame part.
Free max b
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Not hesh enough for DLX/Blackbox, too hesh for Crail.
I don't know that I see all of DLX as super hesh-I could see him on DLX as a sort of redemption arc sort of thing, Thiebaud has a big heart.
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Not hesh enough for DLX/Blackbox, too hesh for Crail.
I don't know that I see all of DLX as super hesh-I could see him on DLX as a sort of redemption arc sort of thing, Thiebaud has a big heart.
I don't think any of DLX brands really fit Antwuan's aesthetic
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baker gotta bang us over tha head with that surprise part only a matter of time
I'm sure he's done with Baker and I don't blame him, but if Baker and Twuan dropped a new deck tomorrow it'd be Baker's best selling board in a long time.
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Wow, been off social media awhile and had no idea this dude was skating at such a high level again. Awesome to see. I don't even care about a "part" - just digging his phone clips.
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why do all these antwuan threads devolve into what board brand he should ride for, FTP has supported him for a while and i think he's happy there, doesn't seem like he's actively trying to jump ship. i'm sure he gets paid more with FTP than he would if he went back to baker.
If he’s done going to jail and can manage to just smoke weed and not fight cops at spots he could have a better comeback than Guy. Can’t forget that dude dipped for 8 years to smoke crack, then put his lakai part ledge dance videogame part.
Free max b
yeah i'm sure antwuan appearing in their videos, lookbooks and tagging them in every post is just a flow situation
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Not hesh enough for DLX/Blackbox, too hesh for Crail.
I don't know that I see all of DLX as super hesh-I could see him on DLX as a sort of redemption arc sort of thing, Thiebaud has a big heart.
I don't think any of DLX brands really fit Antwuan's aesthetic
Does Real have an aesthetic outside of the people who skate from them are generally very good? Krooked and Anti-Hero clearly do though.
I think if he's serious about putting out another street part or two, he would fit Chocolate. Chocolate's foundation was pretty much inner-city minorities skating LA and SF outside of Mike York and it's always been a brand with skaters with amazing style (Gino, Keenan, Scott Johnston, MJ, Kenny Anderson, Gabriel, etc) more than being overly tech outside of MJ. Only ways he doesn't fit the old school Chocolate vibe is he used to go pretty big and skates rails, but Chocolate has put on those types of riders since they put Eldy on in 03.
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Not hesh enough for DLX/Blackbox, too hesh for Crail.
I don't know that I see all of DLX as super hesh-I could see him on DLX as a sort of redemption arc sort of thing, Thiebaud has a big heart.
I don't think any of DLX brands really fit Antwuan's aesthetic
While Real sort of has a no bullshit no image just straight up talent kind of vibe, I could easily see him on there.
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Could see him on krooked
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Not hesh enough for DLX/Blackbox, too hesh for Crail.
I don't know that I see all of DLX as super hesh-I could see him on DLX as a sort of redemption arc sort of thing, Thiebaud has a big heart.
I don't think any of DLX brands really fit Antwuan's aesthetic
I guess when your brand image is "anyone who is good", its pretty easy to fit in.
But an edit with Twaun, Ishod, Chima, Patrick Praman, and like, Christian Henry would be fire
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I still don't see what the fuss is with this guy, at least in terms of his style. From what I remember his arms just hung by his sides the whole time which looked weird to me.
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FTP isn’t what worries me about him to be honest - they dropped that video not too long ago I actually thought was dope. The straye on the other hand is so lame to me it’s already cheapened mr Dixon’s image to me unfortunately
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Could see him on real or grimple. But
Twan on chocolate or girl would be tight. Dudes to legendary to not be hooked up proper. Skateboarding needs a twuan redemption arc
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I still don't see what the fuss is with this guy, at least in terms of his style. From what I remember his arms just hung by his sides the whole time which looked weird to me.
(https://i.imgur.com/YuqlVy2.jpg)
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FTP isn’t what worries me about him to be honest - they dropped that video not too long ago I actually thought was dope. The straye on the other hand is so lame to me it’s already cheapened mr Dixon’s image to me unfortunately
Although Straye is admittedly wack, the guy that owns it was involved with Kr3w and Supra back on the day and those brands are synonymous with Twuan's heyday. Twuan seems like he's loyal to people who had his back and although I'd rather see him in something else you gotta respect him backing his homies.
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FTP isn’t what worries me about him to be honest - they dropped that video not too long ago I actually thought was dope. The straye on the other hand is so lame to me it’s already cheapened mr Dixon’s image to me unfortunately
Although Straye is admittedly wack, the guy that owns it was involved with Kr3w and Supra back on the day and those brands are synonymous with Twuan's heyday. Twuan seems like he's loyal to people who had his back and although I'd rather see him in something else you gotta respect him backing his homies.
this. also, antwuan having a comeback part with any other company than baker/desthwish is a sin. no idea why people say they’re not good for one another, all baker wanted was for antwuan to stop wilding out. now that he’s gone sober for a good while as well as most of the deathwish crew has it would be perfect. they need to make a big move after losing kader, gaining back twuan would be the only thing to replace such a big loss and gain back the hype. especially if he’s in baker has a deathwish 2 since he closed the first video. we need to make a petition & send it to the boss.
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my only concern is how he's edited and the camera they film with, the sponsor is just window dressing. hopefully they don't fuck it up
This is exactly what I’m saying. Ya Baker would be cool for obvious reasons but mainly because I trust them to film and edit it well. They don’t have beef it seems at least.
https://www.instagram.com/p/CrtiIeAvN5N/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
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I still don't see what the fuss is with this guy, at least in terms of his style. From what I remember his arms just hung by his sides the whole time which looked weird to me.
either trolling, or you just dont know wtf you're talking about haha.
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my only concern is how he's edited and the camera they film with, the sponsor is just window dressing. hopefully they don't fuck it up
This is exactly what I’m saying. Ya Baker would be cool for obvious reasons but mainly because I trust them to film and edit it well. They don’t have beef it seems at least.
https://www.instagram.com/p/CrtiIeAvN5N/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
If theres no beef then i hope he does go back home to baker.
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I still don't see what the fuss is with this guy, at least in terms of his style. From what I remember his arms just hung by his sides the whole time which looked weird to me.
Pine is your favorite skater?
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I still don't see what the fuss is with this guy, at least in terms of his style. From what I remember his arms just hung by his sides the whole time which looked weird to me.
Looking amazing on a skateboard is weird to you?
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Well honestly, I'm getting a lot less hate than I expected from that comment. I think it's a generational thing possibly. I was a huge fan of the Baker2g video, but I was over the company and their vibe by the time Baker 3 rolled around, and whatever offshoots they had/have.
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Well honestly, I'm getting a lot less hate than I expected from that comment. I think it's a generational thing possibly. I was a huge fan of the Baker2g video, but I was over the company and their vibe by the time Baker 3 rolled around, and whatever offshoots they had/have.
I've never heard of anyone being too old to not understand why Antwuan is great.
But that's alright.
Just watch his baker 3 part, baker has a deathwish, and the tour footy.
really examine his execution of tricks.
It's fucking superb.
Beagle talks a lot about the standards Antwuan had for his clips, he really didnt like clips that werent basically perfect, and it shows.
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I still don't see what the fuss is with this guy, at least in terms of his style. From what I remember his arms just hung by his sides the whole time which looked weird to me.
it's called "HANDSDOWN" idiot, sorry you don't have an advanced enough taste in skateboarding to appreciate this style
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Well honestly, I'm getting a lot less hate than I expected from that comment. I think it's a generational thing possibly. I was a huge fan of the Baker2g video, but I was over the company and their vibe by the time Baker 3 rolled around, and whatever offshoots they had/have.
I've never heard of anyone being too old to not understand why Antwuan is great.
But that's alright.
Just watch his baker 3 part, baker has a deathwish, and the tour footy.
really examine his execution of tricks.
It's fucking superb.
Beagle talks a lot about the standards Antwuan had for his clips, he really didnt like clips that werent basically perfect, and it shows.
Yeah, style is timeless, regardless if its the most tech or not. Some guys can do a kickflip or 360 flip on flat and it's just apparent. Antwuan is one of those dudes, just like Carroll, Gino, Guy, Nate Broussard, Huf, Scott Johnston, etc (just listing some of the guys I think have the best styles I've seen) were. Pops was also notoriously nutty about what he wanted documented.
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https://youtu.be/VMo55z5H86g
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https://youtu.be/VMo55z5H86g
can we take a moment to appreciate how sick supra was at this time.
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I still don't see what the fuss is with this guy, at least in terms of his style. From what I remember his arms just hung by his sides the whole time which looked weird to me.
This is not an acceptable opinion.
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https://youtu.be/12MSCPMVfJo
Possibly the best flat ground fakie flip of all time, and a handful of sick double flips, a notoriously difficult trick to do well.
And yea, supra was pretty tight for a minute there.
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I still don't see what the fuss is with this guy, at least in terms of his style. From what I remember his arms just hung by his sides he keeps them hands dine the whole time which looked weird sick to me.
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Old Supra and krew were dope but straye sucks - seems like bad friends / bad shoe makers to me.
probably wouldent want to majorly stunt career to be “loyal to the homies” and if the homies don’t understand that then they def not real “homies”
if anything the strays is probably guilting him into staying. If he stays he at least deserves real team mates or a pro shoe
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https://youtu.be/VMo55z5H86g
can we take a moment to appreciate how sick supra was at this time.
Totally. Loved his shoe as well
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I still don't see what the fuss is with this guy, at least in terms of his style. From what I remember his arms just hung by his sides the whole time which looked weird to me.
Looking amazing on a skateboard is weird to you?
For real the only real complaint anyone should have with antwuan is that he never had that magnus opum part we knew he was capable of . But damn those primitive park clips say he’s got an actual banger of a part in him in still. Be cool to see him keep skating a few more years and maybe start to add a couple more tricks to the repertoire now that it’s clear he’s gotten back to full form. Would be the best come back since guy.
In a certain sense he is my generations guy if he makes the full come back. Maybe he’ll bring Herman out of retirement with him but idk if that’s the best move given Herms love of weed . Damn now I gotta go watch his baker 3 part and relive 8th grade skate vibes
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https://youtu.be/12MSCPMVfJo
Possibly the best flat ground fakie flip of all time, and a handful of sick double flips, a notoriously difficult trick to do well.
And yea, supra was pretty tight for a minute there.
Man I hate to double post , but watching this was sooo good. He makes notorious illegal tricks like nollie back lip and nollie varial heel look so good. Is that switch frontside flip over the the same spot Herm switch frontside flipped in baker 3 .
There’s something with baker riders and flawless switch front side flips even kader has a great one. That’s a weird trick cause you have the baker Version which is identical to Reynolds regular ones in execution . And then you have the Chris Cole , nyjah one which is hideous and should never be done.
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https://youtu.be/12MSCPMVfJo
Possibly the best flat ground fakie flip of all time, and a handful of sick double flips, a notoriously difficult trick to do well.
And yea, supra was pretty tight for a minute there.
Man I hate to double post , but watching this was sooo good. He makes notorious illegal tricks like nollie back lip and nollie varial heel look so good. Is that switch frontside flip over the the same spot Herm switch frontside flipped in baker 3 .
There’s something with baker riders and flawless switch front side flips even kader has a great one. That’s a weird trick cause you have the baker Version which is identical to Reynolds regular ones in execution . And then you have the Chris Cole , nyjah one which is hideous and should never be done.
you mean the switch fs flip over the doubleset rail?
I remember herman (switch) fs flipping the double set in an old digital video- shared part with joey poires (R.I.P).....gonna watch both and report back!
On the sentiment of him making illegal tricks look good i am 100% with you. you could see how good he was basically on anything he ever put out but doing a tricks sooo good that nobody before could make look like that is some serious shit! now for example i didn't witness gino in his prime but i am sure he changed a lotta dudes mind about what trick was doable/ should be done by just doing them better than anybody else. just a thought
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https://youtu.be/12MSCPMVfJo
Possibly the best flat ground fakie flip of all time, and a handful of sick double flips, a notoriously difficult trick to do well.
And yea, supra was pretty tight for a minute there.
Man I hate to double post , but watching this was sooo good. He makes notorious illegal tricks like nollie back lip and nollie varial heel look so good. Is that switch frontside flip over the the same spot Herm switch frontside flipped in baker 3 .
There’s something with baker riders and flawless switch front side flips even kader has a great one. That’s a weird trick cause you have the baker Version which is identical to Reynolds regular ones in execution . And then you have the Chris Cole , nyjah one which is hideous and should never be done.
you mean the switch fs flip over the doubleset rail?
I remember herman (switch) fs flipping the double set in an old digital video- shared part with joey poires (R.I.P).....gonna watch both and report back!
On the sentiment of him making illegal tricks look good i am 100% with you. you could see how good he was basically on anything he ever put out but doing a tricks sooo good that nobody before could make look like that is some serious shit! now for example i didn't witness gino in his prime but i am sure he changed a lotta dudes mind about what trick was doable/ should be done by just doing them better than anybody else. just a thought
Yeah that one over the rail. That’s a cool little homage given they were like best friends around that point. .
On the Gino point it’s funny you say that cause Clyde singleton said the exact same thing on his episode of the bunt a few weeks back .completely agree . Only other person to make varial heel off the nose is Reynolds.
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Well honestly, I'm getting a lot less hate than I expected from that comment. I think it's a generational thing possibly. I was a huge fan of the Baker2g video, but I was over the company and their vibe by the time Baker 3 rolled around, and whatever offshoots they had/have.
Nah not generational. I was out of skateboarding during his first explosion, knew nothing about him until recent years. Holy fuck, mind got melted with that style once I caught up on him. Now a fave. Dude is a prodigy clearly.
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I could care less about his board sponsor, I’d like to quit seeing those wack ass flame strayes though, if he’s not gonna get on baker Herman should at least hook him up with Hours, lateral move yes, but definitely more pleasing to the eye
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I still don't see what the fuss is with this guy, at least in terms of his style. From what I remember his arms just hung by his sides the whole time which looked weird to me.
Looking amazing on a skateboard is weird to you?
For real the only real complaint anyone should have with antwuan is that he never had that magnus opum part we knew he was capable of . But damn those primitive park clips say he’s got an actual banger of a part in him in still. Be cool to see him keep skating a few more years and maybe start to add a couple more tricks to the repertoire now that it’s clear he’s gotten back to full form. Would be the best come back since guy.
In a certain sense he is my generations guy if he makes the full come back. Maybe he’ll bring Herman out of retirement with him but idk if that’s the best move given Herms love of weed . Damn now I gotta go watch his baker 3 part and relive 8th grade skate vibes
The bolded is so Slap.
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https://youtu.be/12MSCPMVfJo
Possibly the best flat ground fakie flip of all time, and a handful of sick double flips, a notoriously difficult trick to do well.
And yea, supra was pretty tight for a minute there.
Man I hate to double post , but watching this was sooo good. He makes notorious illegal tricks like nollie back lip and nollie varial heel look so good. Is that switch frontside flip over the the same spot Herm switch frontside flipped in baker 3 .
There’s something with baker riders and flawless switch front side flips even kader has a great one. That’s a weird trick cause you have the baker Version which is identical to Reynolds regular ones in execution . And then you have the Chris Cole , nyjah one which is hideous and should never be done.
There’s a tour video from about 5 years ago right after his hiatus where he does one of the craziest looking switch frontside flips. He’s MIA the whole video but closes it out with a kickflip down the this big ass set like 13 or something and then does a super boned out switch frontside flip down it. Wish I could find it cus it was pretty insane for the time given than he stopped jumping down shit for a minute. If anyone could link it that would be amazing.
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There has to be a guy out there who quit skating in 2009, just started getting back into it, sees some Antwuan footy on Instagram and has no clue what he’s been through lol.
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I could care less about his board sponsor, I’d like to quit seeing those wack ass flame strayes though, if he’s not gonna get on baker Herman should at least hook him up with Hours, lateral move yes, but definitely more pleasing to the eye
Hours is a dramatic step up from straye
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I still don't see what the fuss is with this guy, at least in terms of his style. From what I remember his arms just hung by his sides the whole time which looked weird to me.
Looking amazing on a skateboard is weird to you?
For real the only real complaint anyone should have with antwuan is that he never had that magnus opum part we knew he was capable of . But damn those primitive park clips say he’s got an actual banger of a part in him in still. Be cool to see him keep skating a few more years and maybe start to add a couple more tricks to the repertoire now that it’s clear he’s gotten back to full form. Would be the best come back since guy.
In a certain sense he is my generations guy if he makes the full come back. Maybe he’ll bring Herman out of retirement with him but idk if that’s the best move given Herms love of weed . Damn now I gotta go watch his baker 3 part and relive 8th grade skate vibes
The bolded is so Slap.
Rofl holy shit, this is my new fake Scandinavian name.
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Ellington should get him some lo meins or whatever there called
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yRLXaEMKwAM
let's get it on!
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Facetimed Twuan once because he was staying with my homie. Told my buddy Happy Cday cause it was his bday and then was not amused at all when my other friend proceeded to tell him to "eat dat shrimp, eat dat shrimp."
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Twuan’s influence is legendary because more than a decade later I still sing the shrimp song every time I see shrimp
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Looks like he has a pro shoe coming. Not really a fan, they are pretty much vans with flames. But good for him.
(https://i.postimg.cc/85gPfqMx/IMG-6722.jpg)
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Looks like he has a pro shoe coming. Not really a fan, they are pretty much vans with flames. But good for him.
(https://i.postimg.cc/85gPfqMx/IMG-6722.jpg)
Kinda looks like a one star with an extra fatass sole, whatever as long as twuan gets a paycheck out of it I guess he can ride for whoever the hell he wants to
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Frog should strike while the iron's hot. Get this man a contract, Jalba.
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god those strayes are awful
I'd say im glad he's getting paid but idk who is buying those things.
Twuan back in accels would make me so happy.
Kelly, get this man a check and some better looking shoes STAT.
He'd look good in adidas too.
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those look like those tiny shoes people put on their fingertips to tech deck with
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those look like those tiny shoes people put on their fingertips to tech deck with
hahaha my goodness yes
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god those strayes are awful
I'd say im glad he's getting paid but idk who is buying those things.
Twuan back in accels would make me so happy.
Kelly, get this man a check and some better looking shoes STAT.
He'd look good in adidas too.
I agree about adidas he would be styling. But don’t see it happening…
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god those strayes are awful
I'd say im glad he's getting paid but idk who is buying those things.
Twuan back in accels would make me so happy.
Kelly, get this man a check and some better looking shoes STAT.
He'd look good in adidas too.
Imagine this man in superstars!!!
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god those strayes are awful
I'd say im glad he's getting paid but idk who is buying those things.
Twuan back in accels would make me so happy.
Kelly, get this man a check and some better looking shoes STAT.
He'd look good in adidas too.
Imagine this man in superstars!!!
My thoughts exactly !
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Reynolds just posted a clip of Twuan skating the baker boys park.
The plot thickens.
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god those strayes are awful
I'd say im glad he's getting paid but idk who is buying those things.
Twuan back in accels would make me so happy.
Kelly, get this man a check and some better looking shoes STAT.
He'd look good in adidas too.
I agree about adidas he would be styling. But don’t see it happening…
he’s definitely not getting back on eS, somebody tagged him under their post on ig and he said something that basically meant fuck eS in a more polite way
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https://www.instagram.com/reel/CsWu4xHviQD/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
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antwuan got that injustice doomsday stance
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unironically antwuan would go great on King even tho that brand is cringe af
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unironically antwuan would go great on King even tho that brand is cringe af
Twuan is the only person that could skate for king AND straye, and still have people clamoring over him.
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Reynolds isn’t stupid, so we’ll see how he handles this one. Antwuan has had his shit together for a minute now, if Sparky can get his spot back but antwuan can’t that’s truly Motherfucked up.
Need the IG post where antwuan shows up to bakerboy park or jkwon and everyone’s skating what he thinks are just Baker OG Font boards. Then realizes they all say his name. Because if they put him back on it can’t be deathwish.
Free max b
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It warms my heart to see this guy doing so well.
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It’s been a serious epiphany lately that he is hands down :) my favorite skater. He deserves all the greatness he’s got coming to him. Rip on, twuan!!!
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da black gino
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based god film my goat
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Looks like he's out skating with the ftp guys from his stories. Hopefully since FTP is self proclaimed "not a skateboard company" he can skate for both them and Baker. Baker has a Deathwish 2 needs some hype. Casper and Antwuan in the same video would be great.
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Reynolds isn’t stupid, so we’ll see how he handles this one. Antwuan has had his shit together for a minute now, if Sparky can get his spot back but antwuan can’t that’s truly Motherfucked up.
Need the IG post where antwuan shows up to bakerboy park or jkwon and everyone’s skating what he thinks are just Baker OG Font boards. Then realizes they all say his name. Because if they put him back on it can’t be deathwish.
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Dude don't play with me like that, I would literally shed tears if that happened. Seeing Antwuan's slow but steady come back this last year or two has been of the greatest "what-ifs" come true in skating for me. Remember when everyone on here (including me) was like "fuck this dude, he's been given so many opportunities and thrown them all away"? That was at the height of his drug use and legal troubles. And he's sober and now we're on stoked on him regularly posting ig clips and hoping he gets on Baker/Deathwish again? That's some truly heartwarming shit!
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Someone needs to put him on a bigger platform tho something about him tells me he doesn't want that.
Not with ghosts from his past at least.
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I still don't see what the fuss is with this guy, at least in terms of his style. From what I remember his arms just hung by his sides the whole time which looked weird to me.
If you can’t see what’s special about Antwuan just by watching his Baker 3 part, you got problems and I feel for you…
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Something else just from that first trick & line.
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Just from the first trick & line should be enough.
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Just the first trick & line show you he’s supernatural. Carlsbad…….game over.
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What if he really got back on Baker
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@adidastm @bakertm
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Yeah, now that he’s on track and could be profitable, he should go back to his abuser, baker and give them said profitability. Leave behind the brands that helped you while you down too.
Baker treated a guy with clear substance issues as a novelty, marketing it for sales with no regard to helping the kid, even while the owners knew all about sobriety in their own lives. Then they tossed him aside when shit hit the fan. Not sure that he should be running back there for any reunion, and Andrew and crew should be too embarrassed to ask.
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lol his "abuser" shut up nerd
anyway in my opinion he shouldnt get on baker because baker isnt what it used to be, the hype is down, the company is on a downswing. Id rather see him on some new shit as the legend rider. even ftp seems kinda better than baker, its just bakers vibe is kinda non existent now. baker should go back to fucking up the youth or something.
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Yeah, now that he’s on track and could be profitable, he should go back to his abuser, baker and give them said profitability. Leave behind the brands that helped you while you down too.
Baker treated a guy with clear substance issues as a novelty, marketing it for sales with no regard to helping the kid, even while the owners knew all about sobriety in their own lives. Then they tossed him aside when shit hit the fan. Not sure that he should be running back there for any reunion, and Andrew and crew should be too embarrassed to ask.
Wack take - baker had that image before antwuan and he was a grown man then and a grown man now he can fuck up his life or not it was always in his hands despite having baker handle his party footage the way they handles everyone’s party footage
Either way I think he’d actually b dope on April - him n mariano n Shane kinda fit together in my mind
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Not to play psychiatrist but as someone who deals/dealt with addiction issues (18 months sober in 8 days), I link the city that I had my most self destructive moments in with those destructive moments… even if it was me that chose the booze, not the damn city.
So I could easily see how even if amends were made (on either side) with the Baker Boys fellas, I could still see him not wanting to come back around those guys for his sobriety’s sake. Sure, skating (as a career or past time) is important, but I would wager staying out of jail/self destructive habits/alive is much much more important to our guy.
He’s clearly skilled enough to do whatever he wants on a board on whatever board he chooses. Hearing street hassle before his name comes on the screen would be a cool cherry on top moment, but I think we would still be just as stoked on an FTP part made up of the same footage.
Edit: for clarity, not agreeing with the verbiage that the companies he used to ride for were ‘abusing’ Antwaun but hopefully a more nuanced take.
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lol his "abuser" shut up nerd
anyway in my opinion he shouldnt get on baker because baker isnt what it used to be, the hype is down, the company is on a downswing. Id rather see him on some new shit as the legend rider. even ftp seems kinda better than baker, its just bakers vibe is kinda non existent now. baker should go back to fucking up the youth or something.
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I was being hyperbolic for effect, but my point stands. They marketed his downfall hard then were nowhere to be found. And he was most def a kid looking up to those guys. Not saying he’s not responsible for his life, but now that he seems to be doing ok seems like he’s smartly stealing clear of people who enabled his downfall and we’re ghost when he was down.
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lol his "abuser" shut up nerd
anyway in my opinion he shouldnt get on baker because baker isnt what it used to be, the hype is down, the company is on a downswing. Id rather see him on some new shit as the legend rider. even ftp seems kinda better than baker, its just bakers vibe is kinda non existent now. baker should go back to fucking up the youth or something.
I was being hyperbolic for effect, but my point stands. They marketed his downfall hard then were nowhere to be found. And he was most def a kid looking up to those guys. Not saying he’s not responsible for his life, but now that he seems to be doing ok seems like he’s smartly stealing clear of people who enabled his downfall and we’re ghost when he was down.
thats all nice but they marketed everybody the same, look at how they marketed dollin.
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guys, chill, looks like all american brands are crumbling right now, everbodys want to be hip, skaters leaving companies like atoms splitting in atomic bomb, its chaos, who will survive the atomic disaster, who will be the last man standing, lets make a brand "bunker"
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People act like Baker/Deathwish completely dropped him when he got locked up but I remember Deathwish putting out a deck to raise funds and help him get back on his feet in like 2012-13. There was an interview in thrasher with him in jail and Reynolds or maybe Ellington talking to him about sobriety and getting back to skating once he got out. In retrospect maybe the Free Antwuan deck with a pic of him behind bars was in poor taste but I think it was well intentioned
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I feel like on a different team he wouldn’t have been marketed as a simultaneous jail bird & Christ-like figure at 18/19 years old. How is that not a form of enabling?
I think the way Baker is now, he would be fine if he returned, but not wanting any parts of that makes sense as well.
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don't get me wrong, personal responsibility is most definitely a thing.
but baker were paying him. and their marketing angle for him was essentially fucking his life up.
so they were, at least in part, paying him to fuck his life up.
if you pay someone to do something, you're partly responsible for it.
saying baker played no role in him having a shit time is beyond stupid.
at the end of the day our weaknesses our or own to overcome, but baker were quicker to profit off him than help him.
i'm not saying it's bakers responsibility to help him. but they gleefully embraced that lack of responsibility. which is what businesses do. it's just a great reminder that they're just a business like any other.
i mean, they thought "i wanna be a baker" was a cool idea.
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don't get me wrong, personal responsibility is most definitely a thing.
but baker were paying him. and their marketing angle for him was essentially fucking his life up.
so they were, at least in part, paying him to fuck his life up.
if you pay someone to do something, you're partly responsible for it.
saying baker played no role in him having a shit time is beyond stupid.
at the end of the day our weaknesses our or own to overcome, but baker were quicker to profit off him than help him.
i'm not saying it's bakers responsibility to help him. but they gleefully embraced that lack of responsibility. which is what businesses do. it's just a great reminder that they're just a business like any other.
i mean, they thought "i wanna be a baker" was a cool idea.
I kind of agree. Obviously wasn’t the intention, but he was basically being glorified for his behaviour for a while. At least that’s what it seemed like. Would he have been the way he was anyway? Probably. He talks a bit about it in his 9 club interview.
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https://www.thrashermagazine.com/articles/magazine/antwuan-dixon-interview/
Thrasher interview with Reynolds and Ellington.
Seems like they wanted the best for Antwaun!
April would be a good fit!
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People say it wouldn't be a good idea for him to go on baker/deathwish but is the same thing really going to happen again they have a different image now fucking jake hayes is on the team
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Lots of graphics showcasing Antwuan’s problems with the law. How much money did Reynolds Ellington and Greco make off him?
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People say it wouldn't be a good idea for him to go on baker/deathwish but is the same thing really going to happen again they have a different image now fucking jake hayes is on the team
...what's wrong with Jake Hayes?
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People say it wouldn't be a good idea for him to go on baker/deathwish but is the same thing really going to happen again they have a different image now fucking jake hayes is on the team
...what's wrong with Jake Hayes?
im just saying the brand sort of mellowed out and so did twaun and I think reynolds has grown as a person i dont think he would do those types of exploitive graphics anymore
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don't get me wrong, personal responsibility is most definitely a thing.
but baker were paying him. and their marketing angle for him was essentially fucking his life up.
so they were, at least in part, paying him to fuck his life up.
if you pay someone to do something, you're partly responsible for it.
saying baker played no role in him having a shit time is beyond stupid.
at the end of the day our weaknesses our or own to overcome, but baker were quicker to profit off him than help him.
i'm not saying it's bakers responsibility to help him. but they gleefully embraced that lack of responsibility. which is what businesses do. it's just a great reminder that they're just a business like any other.
i mean, they thought "i wanna be a baker" was a cool idea.
Their marketing angle has always been leaning into their riders personalities/antics... I'm not saying being on Baker didn't feed into things but it's not like they curated Twuan into being what he was, he did that on his own
Yes, they profited off of him, but they did also try to get him help but people forget/ignore that for some reason. Also, all skateboard companies profit off their riders, this is how it works... I don't know why we only apply this to Antwuan and not other skaters who have had substance abuse or law issues but still get a paycheck from their companies.
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https://www.thrashermagazine.com/articles/magazine/antwuan-dixon-interview/
Thrasher interview with Reynolds and Ellington.
Seems like they wanted the best for Antwaun!
April would be a good fit!
AR: You know, I’ve been sober—no drinking and no drugs—for ten years now and it’s the best decision I’ve made in my life! Everybody who drinks like we drink, it’s the same story over and over again. So when you get out, stay close to people who don’t drink. Me and Erik don’t do that. You gotta stick close to people who are doing positive things.
AR: I just want good vibes out there for when you get out. I just want you to stay away from druggin’ and drinkin’. I just want you to do good. That shit kills people. For kids out there who look up to, you could save their life! You can. Trust me!
AD: Yeah. Yeah. I’m looking forward to it. I just want to say thanks again. Thanks for putting out that board for me. I wasn’t even expecting nothing like that. That’s cool as fuck.
EE: Yeah, no problem. You’ll have a little money to get back on your feet. You’ll get out and everything will be good.
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!
Whole interview is them suggesting he get out and focus on skating, stay away from booze, etc. Baker marketing was what it was but everyone acting like they helped sabotage Antwuan's life and then kicked him aside is delusional. Dude was fighting demons, couldn't stay straight, was unfortunately thrust into the limelight at a young age and couldn't handle it... it's not that unique of a situation and we see it a lot.
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don't get me wrong, personal responsibility is most definitely a thing.
but baker were paying him. and their marketing angle for him was essentially fucking his life up.
so they were, at least in part, paying him to fuck his life up.
if you pay someone to do something, you're partly responsible for it.
saying baker played no role in him having a shit time is beyond stupid.
at the end of the day our weaknesses our or own to overcome, but baker were quicker to profit off him than help him.
i'm not saying it's bakers responsibility to help him. but they gleefully embraced that lack of responsibility. which is what businesses do. it's just a great reminder that they're just a business like any other.
i mean, they thought "i wanna be a baker" was a cool idea.
Their marketing angle has always been leaning into their riders personalities/antics... I'm not saying being on Baker didn't feed into things but it's not like they curated Twuan into being what he was, he did that on his own
Yes, they profited off of him, but they did also try to get him help but people forget/ignore that for some reason. Also, all skateboard companies profit off their riders, this is how it works... I don't know why we only apply this to Antwuan and not other skaters who have had substance abuse or law issues but still get a paycheck from their companies.
i mean, it sounds like we agree.
i wasn't trying to say that what baker did was out of the ordinary - just that it's a good reminder that you need to give a fuck about you own wellfare, because your employer is only going to care about you to a fairly limited degree.
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Combine that with the deity imagery they were also giving him, how could they be surprised that he was an asshole to deal with?
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Edit (because some people are slow): not saying Antwuan’s bullshit was Baker’s fault, just they played into his problems on a level that is weird for a company ran by former addicts. So I can see how Antwuan would rather not be part of that.
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https://www.thrashermagazine.com/articles/magazine/antwuan-dixon-interview/
Thrasher interview with Reynolds and Ellington.
Seems like they wanted the best for Antwaun!
April would be a good fit!
AR: You know, I’ve been sober—no drinking and no drugs—for ten years now and it’s the best decision I’ve made in my life! Everybody who drinks like we drink, it’s the same story over and over again. So when you get out, stay close to people who don’t drink. Me and Erik don’t do that. You gotta stick close to people who are doing positive things.
AR: I just want good vibes out there for when you get out. I just want you to stay away from druggin’ and drinkin’. I just want you to do good. That shit kills people. For kids out there who look up to, you could save their life! You can. Trust me!
AD: Yeah. Yeah. I’m looking forward to it. I just want to say thanks again. Thanks for putting out that board for me. I wasn’t even expecting nothing like that. That’s cool as fuck.
EE: Yeah, no problem. You’ll have a little money to get back on your feet. You’ll get out and everything will be good.
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!
Whole interview is them suggesting he get out and focus on skating, stay away from booze, etc. Baker marketing was what it was but everyone acting like they helped sabotage Antwuan's life and then kicked him aside is delusional. Dude was fighting demons, couldn't stay straight, was unfortunately thrust into the limelight at a young age and couldn't handle it... it's not that unique of a situation and we see it a lot.
also at least one the of deathwish boards posted they didn’t profit it on at all and used the money to help him in prison with commissary and lawyer fees and such.
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Deathwish has the worst graphics in the game.
Twan should kept on Baker. Jj
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god those strayes are awful
I'd say im glad he's getting paid but idk who is buying those things.
Twuan back in accels would make me so happy.
Kelly, get this man a check and some better looking shoes STAT.
He'd look good in adidas too.
Damn you got me questioning if es looks better than straye. Its a toss up.
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god those strayes are awful
I'd say im glad he's getting paid but idk who is buying those things.
Twuan back in accels would make me so happy.
Kelly, get this man a check and some better looking shoes STAT.
He'd look good in adidas too.
Damn you got me questioning if es looks better than straye. Its a toss up.
Some might say that you've been led es straye.
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still producing footage.
genuine question - were all those face/neck tats temporary or did he get them removed? if this has been answered elsewhere let me know, but it sure seems like they are gone.
(https://i.ibb.co/KKqdRjV/Screenshot-2023-09-09-at-8-36-18-AM.png)
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still producing footage.
genuine question - were all those face/neck tats temporary or did he get them removed? if this has been answered elsewhere let me know, but it sure seems like they are gone.
(https://i.ibb.co/KKqdRjV/Screenshot-2023-09-09-at-8-36-18-AM.png)
I think the beard is a tattoo.
Your welcome. Have a good day zahed.
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I noticed that too.
Greco removed his neck tattoo as well so it is possible.
On the other hand, it is really really expensive apparently.
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i think i read somewhere that tattoos may fade quicker on darker skin but i might be wrong.
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Man is gettin' his shit together, I love it.
And yeah, Deathwish perpetuated his 'mythology' to make money off it, which is dogshit. They can say what they want, be as nice now and have good intentions for him but the shits right there. They were cashing in on his mythology, locking his livelihood to the illicit bullshit that he was doing. I'm sure them helping him is as much guilt as doing the right thing.
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still producing footage.
genuine question - were all those face/neck tats temporary or did he get them removed? if this has been answered elsewhere let me know, but it sure seems like they are gone.
(https://i.ibb.co/KKqdRjV/Screenshot-2023-09-09-at-8-36-18-AM.png)
I think the beard is a tattoo.
Your welcome. Have a good day zahed.
thank you for the insightful answer, versacekid420
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I doubt he got them removed that would be crazy expensive and I don’t think he cares enough. It would also look like shit on and off for like a year, they get all raised up and blistery for a couple weeks after every treatment. Think they’re just old/on dark skin/not done very well to begin with and faded as fuck
edit to add if they’re not done well in the first place/not taken care of while healing there can be scars underneath that removing will reveal. and they can scar during the removal too. shit sucks hah
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i think i read somewhere that tattoos may fade quicker on darker skin but i might be wrong.
You're not entirely wrong.
After time ink-particles move deeper into the skin giving them a more faded look. This time is the same for all skintones.
But on black skin black ink will of course "seem" faded faster because the contrast isn't as big as on white skin.
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Man is gettin' his shit together, I love it.
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still producing footage.
genuine question - were all those face/neck tats temporary or did he get them removed? if this has been answered elsewhere let me know, but it sure seems like they are gone.
(https://i.ibb.co/KKqdRjV/Screenshot-2023-09-09-at-8-36-18-AM.png)
I think the beard is a tattoo.
Your welcome. Have a good day zahed.
thank you for the insightful answer, versacekid420
Wrong pal, pal.
You always frame a stupid question as “genuine” before you ask it? I bet if you asked that to his face he’d slap the dog shit out of you.