Bringin’ Back That Old Zoo York Rap…
GENERAL By TSSCrew on August 5, 2009 at 11:44 amWords By Prop Jay
Things I love — Skateboarding and Rap
Things I cannot do — Skateboard or Rap.
I quit skating in 2003 after a tenure that lasted ten years or so. Plain and simple, my claim to fame was a kickflip down a four stair. Since I don’t think I could have ever done it again, it was time to tuck my board away.
Since then, the sport has progressed more than I could have imagined. Vert skating not so much, but street comps these days are mind blowing. The above is an example. It’s from the Zoo York Am Contest held recently; Zoo York AM’s Gettin Paid. Back in the day, I remember Harold Hunter Skating for the Zoo and then appearing in the movie Kids as “Harold”. Instantly he was my favorite skater. Still is to this day, just in front of Stevie Williams.
The AMs in this are Shetler, Deily and Z.Y. with a few flow Riders. I wouldn’t know who is who but they all kill it.The soundtrack to Zoo’s vids always is the highlight. Over the past few years, they fell the fuck off, but as of recent the minds at Zoo York seem to want a return to the underground and to quit fuckin with the mainstream. I’d say they shouldn’t have strayed from their roots in the first place.
Bonus : Zoo York (Mixtape 1). Its got some old ass (rare) footage of Busta on the Stretch Armstrong Show (circa stone age):
This clip is priceless. I spoke to stretch Armstrong ‘bout it a few years ago and he said the footage was taken during the first two months of his show. Real Old. Real Hip-Hop. LONS was my shit back in the day.
Posted in GENERAL — Tags: Busta Rhymes, VIDEO, Zoo York
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8 Comments
“bunson over the junson!”
word, that footage was fresh…everybody rips nowadays; I see all these lil’ groms @the parks and the streets straight skating like them pro ninjas.
good looks on the Robbie Gangemi action plus a youthful Busta & Kurious @Stretch Armstrong & Bobbito Show…
After watching the PRod it was a good day video, im stoked on skating again, and by that i mean, i went to best buy and picked up Skate 2. Shits dope…
Ps anyone got any new skate movies i should be familiar with, last i see was yeah right…
That busta clip seriously took me 5 years to track down back in the day. I had it on the video but had no idea where it was from.
It still gets me stoked.
And yeah skating is bananas these days. Same with snowboarding. Luckily I can keep up with most of the groms riding. Skating just wasnt my thing. It only took forever to figure it out.
^^im in the same boat.
Is there a site for them?
Trailer for The Lovely Bones is now up, good book, and the movie looks good too, judging by the trailer:-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q03T80TiPqk
Prop Jay
What choo mean cant rap?
Until the full sentence, I thought that waas a gucci mane lyric
“Things I love — Skateboarding and Rap//
Things I cannot do — Skateboard or Rap//
Things I love more - money and the trap//
So every weekend you can find me in the trap//”
Lol, I guess your right.
*starts rap career
*Drops rhymes over familiar beats
*releases dopest tape of year
*becomes next internet buzz rapper
*???????
*profit
aye prop…i thought u were going to bring that reggae flavor to TSS….whats gud wit it holmes