Does Lil Wayne Deserve to be a Pro Skateboarder?
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Honestly speaking skill wise not really but logically ,yes because of he's influence on people in the sense that it shows people anyone can achieve this
Not just anyone can achieve that though. He is the exception and the ONLY reason he is "pro" is because of his big influence. Less than 1% of the 1% can ever achieve that influence level.
Wayne is a real skater and he's a visionary. If i'd have a comapany I'd want him having a model. We need people like Wayne in these shiddy times! Defund Thrasher!
Hey dude whats wrong with thrasher?
Lol your reputation gets ripped instantly, “oh your the skate company that sponsors crap rapper’s because they like skating?” 😂
He put more eyes on skateboarding than most pros
Fact!
Anyone can say anything, but what he's doing takes years to accomplish along with the pain and glory that is skating.
There’s nothing skate wise he did that would take years
@@gavintradesfx5107 so in two years you were better than that?
@@gavintradesfx5107learning at his age basically everything can take years because one slam can put you out for months lol
@@XanraxWayne can’t kickflip bro I was popping flips in like 6 months 😂
@@Fifagoat914 really I think it was a year and I was doing heel flips, but it's winter half of the year where I am. In two I was doing k flips and once I counted how many I could do in a row and got to a hundred before I quit.
Anyone can be pro, there really are no rules. It's the beautiful thing about skateboarding. Make it your own, lil Wayne is killing it.
Endorsements from your actual skill level make you a pro, you can’t just state that you’re a pro and bam you’re magically a pro.
Self Endorsed. @@ThorsMjolnir996
@@ThorsMjolnir996once u get paid for something, you are a professional at it basically lol. I could make a board company and pay my homie to ride for it and now he’s pro.
@@CPDFilms not entirely true with your statement. Yes, payment does help define your “professionalism”, but you could get paid to do a job you lack all skills for, and create a shitty product, I wouldn’t call you a professional in that case.
@@ThorsMjolnir996 pretty sure he is getting paid.
Considering he started at age of 32 i can say if i get that good till 40, will be more than happy 🙂🙂
Yeah man gives hope for a lot of older skaters I’m sure
Yo tha ramp on tha roof is actually his house. Shit is sick that's just one of his skate areas at his house. Dude decided to build tha park before he even knew how to skate. Was teaching his self while it was being built got seen by tha builder who was building his first skate area and that dude wanted to teach Wayne how to skate. Wayne definitely dedicated to skating and promoting his crew as u seen with tha little cuts of other people in his video.
Yeah man for real, he seems like a pretty sick dude from what I’ve seen so far
Pretty good for a 40 year old, gotta remember he’s js having fun. Thank you skateboards definitely are benefiting from this
Yeah when I was 13 I got into skateboarding because of lil Wayne
That’s sick
He’s been doing the same ride on, ride off maneuvers for his whole 8 years of skating! Step it up Lil Wayne, let’s see some progression from this Pro!
At least a properly popped Ollie c'mon!
Wayne is the man. I hope he can win skater of the year eventually to show him the appreciation he deserves
Yea okayyy
He's having fun that's what matters but damn Wayne learn to Ollie!! Basics first then advance
Lil Wayne the reason I started skating back in the day ! He was my favriote rapper in 4-7th grade and he came out with truck fit around that time
Lil Wayne is richer than God. He never has to do another kickflip in his life if he doesn't want to. He does it because he loves it. I can't hate on that.
Preach 🙏🏻
@Philthy_777 Another kickflip? He cant ollie let alone kickflip.
there's absolutely no reason lil Wayne should be a professional skater at this point in time. the dude's been skating for 8yrs, he works harder than most pros and this is all he has to show? the dude can barely ollie, and he maybe has 4 tricks in the whole part that match a 15yr old nobody's first sponsor me tape.
he doesn't do it for the clout, and he doesn't need the title...so it's completely out of vanity that he's pro. and for Thank You, it's not publicity because skaters have shown time and time again that authenticity and community is what ACTUALLY sells on a sustainable level (where you at G&S?). all these massive brands like Nike and New Balance only keep their involvement in the market because of F.U.B.U.
the reason that lil Wayne is a pro, is simply because that's what friends do. he impresses pros with being so positive and working so hard. it doesn't matter the marketing, it doesn't matter the skill, it doesn't matter the celebrity status....it's just being nice to someone who deserves something nice. it absolutely bums me out that he more or less bought his way into his vanity status even tho there are kids out there with just as much drive and more skill who will never make it out of their local skatepark in east jesus nowhere USA....but no one can argue that Weezy approaches the act of skateboarding as a celebrity vanity project. the dude's been on a board every day for 8yrs, trying his ass off. he deserves something more than a pity prize. he earned the rite of respect. that's why Thrasher doesn't write about him, that's why he's not sponsored by a big company, that's why he'd be a King Of The Road challenge for points instead of a "get in the van" skater.
just some wholesome ass friends helping friends shit. which is a net good thing.
4:10 Not surprised he's skating an Amsterdam park. On Hawk vs. Wolf he said he rents out a park for his crew to have a private session in every city he visits on tour.
Up to 2000, Amsterdam had a skatepark in an abounded building, I arrived just after they tore down the building. That sucked.
Tho I got to skate a metal ramp near the Van Gogh museum and some other places.
The ramp was scary…
That ramp on the Museumplein from the late 90's early 2000's was the old vert from inside the Powell distribution office in Amsterdam west that closed in the early 90's. Story goes they sold the ramp to the city council for a symbolic $1
he's super fit too, so not like your average 30-40yo stepping on a board for the first time. i don't have a problem with him being pro, he's a good ambassador for the sport
@diplenski Cocaine will do that
No it should come down to skill when millions of people skateboard and have this dream and can literally skate 1000 times better than him
Fair opinion that
If Wayne is pro then I'm cario foster...
Yea he dose lil Wayne the reason the kids from the hood started skateboarding, including me - he made skate boarding cool in the hood & brought it to our attention … he gave kids in the hood an alternative to just being outside doing stupid sh&& w terrible friends ,
He’s not the greatest alive, but he can hold his own and seems to just be doing the tricks he likes to do. Starting at age 32 and being 40 now, and due to his main career being music, he’s probably pretty worried about serious injuries and honestly I get it. You can see that it makes him happy, and that’s what’s the most important imho.
+ 11:05 calling that a “rock slide” isn’t the most illogical thing, since it basically combines a rock and a board slide. “rock slide” is honestly a pretty dope name for a trick in general.
this is so bad lmao fair play he bought his way in, does he really need to be pro tho?? i imagine people would buy his merch anyway
Micro Wayne 😂
I didnt realize how old the dude was. That completely changes my perspective.
Based off of the amount of kids he’s inspiring to skate should be reason enough
No he just doesnt skate ate a pro level he just doesnt
Bro keep the videos coming. Your takes are fire and I agree with almost all of them! You got some good skating too. Love it homie
Thank you mate! Appreciate that alot
I don’t think I saw a single flip trick in that whole part lol
I want to play a game of skate against him
QUANTITY DOESN'T
EQUATE TO QUALITY
I think Wayne said either in the nine club or hawk v wolf that he wants skaters to use his music, free of charge
Totally respect him and he's not a bad skater either but pro he is not .
I’m 50 with a busted up spine and I can sk8 better than this but I bet he sells boards. Isn’t being marketable the most important aspect of becoming pro.
"Microwayne"😂
There is not a chance Lil Wayne is a Professional Skateboarder, he bought his way in the game. You gotta earn it not buy it. I've been skateboarding for over 57 yrs and listen to Wayne as a rapper but not a Pro Sk8rs.
If he should be a pro skater, than Justin Beaver should also be a pro skater...last time i checked, you need skills above the average skater to become a pro.
He is a great ambassador.
Wayne wouldn't exist without BG and Juvy
calling him a pro naw but he does deserve a board. Tune isn't a poser at all , he gets better and better every day that goes by & he isn't a young person either
Skateboarding is a business and lil Wayne is good for business
For the low impact skating he does, he sure goes through a lot of boards. Makes me lean more towards 'poser' than pro. Little Wayne has zero pop. Him being considered a pro is total insult to other professional skateboarders. His bag of tricks would fit in a matchbox with plenty of room to spare. He would have progressed so much more if he wasn't surrounded by yes men hyping up his stuff.
There is a person I grew up skating with named Pierre from San Francisco. He is not pro and he was given a board. The board is the: Anti-Hero Chef Pierre Crabman Skateboard. Pierre is well known in the San Francisco skate community and I do not think Anti-Hero or Pierre have claimed pro status. I think Lil Wayne can be given a "guest board" similar to what was given to Pierre, but for Lil Wayne to be claimed as a pro skater is a joke. I suppose when people started becoming pro by doing video parts and not actually going to the proving grounds that we call skateboard contests was the beginning of this nonsense. I am going to double down and say that I do not think Riley Hawk should be pro unless he mans up and competes at the skateboard contest.
That was 😎 to watch , he certainly improved from the beginning 👍
Loving the Thrasher hoodie... not seen that design... 😂
Yeah man he’s done pretty well to be fair
I disagree with you’re statement that he is pro.
He may be a positive influence on the community and shit but his skill level is not that of a professional skateboarder.
There is pro skaters that don’t do shit for the community and lack any moral compass.
Why are they pro??
Because they have mad skills on a skateboard.
Yes he should if the the pro community thinks he should. At least his name on a board, maybe not putting out parts in Thrasher.
He does really back skateboarding, even fly’s out to contests. Also it’s a win win, it’s sick for him to be on a board and it helps Welcome Skateboards out too 0:01 . And we all know how rad TPuds is.
@tylerrud5461 So being pro comes down to votes now? WTF is wrong with you?
Wayne is a legend
Wayne is definitely a good skateboarder tho, and he genuinely takes time to skate and he takes it pretty seriously.
@prod.h4lf Hes not good at all. Stop lying to yourself.
to be fair he probably sells alot boards and keeps company above water, that honestly point of pros is to sell product.
I mean he is pretty good let’s be honest.
@lucasbricker4434 If you think hes good, that tells me you have never seen a skateboard in real life, let alone a skate video. They can actually make the board flip under their feet!?
Unfortunately pro =/= skill. Pro just means making a living. Some people compete by doing what wins instead of "omg hardest trick". Some people become teachers, some people go for tv
The whole "pro" thing aside i have mad respect for Wayne sticking to skateboarding. He received loads of hate but did 100% proof it's not just a gimmick for him personally. He actually appears really invested.. and to start learning that stuff at age 32 is definitely a different story than for the rest of us who stepped on a board age 6 or something (and a lot of us stopped skating at age 32 already). His music: Fell off as i grew old - i did listen to earlier lil Wayne stuff and do rate his "500 Degreez" album for example (showing my age), but everything he released since that "Fireman" tune is just hurting my ears.
love this take
“More of a celebrity than a skateboarder” .. You’re one to talk when you barely know trick names man, hes A skater. His pro status was an homage to what hes done so just keep up the TH-cam mate glad its working.
I cant stand this clown but as a 40 year old who just got back skating this year I have mad respect for him and his skate skills, he is not bad at all. Def not pro material but money will buy you anything.
There are enough eyes on skateboarding and it all depends on who you ask if skateboarding needs all that attention.. I'm not hating but this is purely commercial.. i must say on a positive not that in 8years on hes age hes quite good and inspiring but no he doesn't deserve pro level,simple as..
went to leiston sp yesterday was hoping to see u lol
Dude he’s actually not a bad skater
Love these vids g
My only thing is he needs to start popping his tricks even if their basic just doing them properly is key and opens doors for other tricks
with how bad falling at his age must be he deserves pro for his commitment and what he can offer skateboarding i've met loads of technical skaters who could be pro but they offer nothing to community being a good skater isn't just about your skill evel its about your commitment what you're willing to go through to get a trick and how you elevate other skaters around you and bring new skaters into the fold you could be the most technically gifted skater in the world but if you dont offer anything to help skateboarding stay alive then imo you dont deserve pro
He still looks like he only been riding a few months. Them shaky legs. Pro cause he has a huge existing fan base.
I respect the shit outta lil wayne for skating as long as he has, BUT in no way shape or form is he a pro. Considering what a busy life he probably has, hes pretty damn good at skating, but a pro? c'mon dude.
Yes
I think its great that Lil wayne skates because anyone who loves skateboarding should skate. But dubbing oneself a pro and exclaiming to younger crowds like kids that this is a pro skater is wrong and it takes from the achievements real pros have. Although this does prove that anyone can do anything even if you dont have the required skill, a way can be found Xd
** I could fs flip over lil wayne off a kicker
He’s good I wouldn’t say pro tho
Wayne is goated. Why not put his name on a board?
No not anyone can be a pro, technicaly you could say he's pro because he's spent the money to put himself on a board. But in the true sense of course lil Wayne's not pro.
Can you do one with Justin Bieber please ?
Skill wise no I’m sorry but no
Skateboarding has different rules to other sports, someone as trash as lil wayne can become pro because of how skating works, its simply not about deserving it or not
He's better at skateboarding than he is at guitar, so he's got going for him.
Love how the white guy only has squad written properly the rest are sqvad
Haha I didn’t even see that
he doesn’t have the same level of skill as other pros and that alright
No !
Hell nah
Skateboarding at one point was obsessed with whos cool or hip and trendy or who isnt. I remember the hesh vs. Fresh debate.... so saying this. Yeah yall skateboarders earned something this corny in your culture. Lmao.
In blading we barely make anyone even AM or flow. Let alone pro. Like how bam came back and had decks made and such... in blading once you mess up good luck the community riding with you.
Level has little to do with who is and who isnt pro, alot of teams, if youre the homie, youre on the team, and if youre the homie and you influence people then youre pro
Being on a team doesn't mean professional. Being professional means you have a contract and are getting pay checks from the team. Homies do not get pro contracts with paychecks from team. They might get product sponsorship but are not professional.
@@eriklarson4082 look at the last section of my comment after the final comma
@@eriklarson4082 homies who are on the team are just flow and on the team like I said, and then homies with influence may that be through their skating or social media are pro, because they're the guys driving sales, so they are the guys getting paid
@@eriklarson4082 at the end of the day, for the most part it's more about your relationship with the individual and their ability to drive sales more than actual ability this is just a really extreme example, but look at people like Beatrice, like a lot of the women in my local scene are literally better than her and she doesn't really stick out, but people like her and she has influence, therefore she has a pro model for vans and fa
Good video
I like Lil Wayne,,but no he isnt pro.nowhere close to being pro.so now the word pro doesn't mean shit.now anyone can have the name on a board an be pro...well.about to order my dog a board. Lmao he'll be pro in about 2 week,
he should have a board if he wants obviously he has the money. but pro no
No
How was better than him? No I don't think he's a pro skater I was better a lot better
No smh, and yes it is about skill level what are you talking about!
Stop talking and play the video
He skates like a 3 year old cant even ollie onto his grinds ive seen 6 year old skate 100 times better than him
Machine gun kelly making lame TH-cam videos now.... sad
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Lil Wayne is too rich to have to Ollie lol. It's probably a good marketing stunt for pudwill idk if it worked out well for him or not
No!
No