the thing that people dont understand is that east coast skating is raw, we dont have any school yards with plastic benches to train at. we have to skate places where you risk having your board taken, getting chased by park police, even getting thrown in jail. just ask tucci, he spent a week in jail for skating, true story. you're not always going to get a smooth style with east coast skaters. just look at freddy gall, he skates in his own way, and lands everything sketchy, but i love it. people dont understand that dc is a crazy place. dc is not limited to constitution ave with all the monuments. nobody that comes to dc on vacation goes to south east, where people are getting shot everyday. our mayor was on coke! what other city can say that? darren is real, and so is his skating. he didnt change his style to become marketable like many cats on the west coast have. i can say this because im from dc and i personally know and have filmed and skated with darren. everybody on this site needs to stop hating, the footy in that "mini part" was three to four years old. hes been doing crazy shit that you'll need to check out in get familiar.