His flow has been morphed and mimicked dozens of times over and his oddball aesthetic has become more or less the norm within the rap world. The fact that skateboarding, too, has become a dominant feature in rap likely speaks to Wayne’s uncanny ability to be miles ahead of his peers.

As for the numbers, Bieber has by far the bigger audience on Twitter with 112.2 million followers, second only to Barack Obama. He’s also been ranked as the 7th most influential man on the platform. As for Timberlake, he has roughly half the number of followers, with a respectable 64.3 million.

He went solo after the boy band phenomenon fad stopoed and grew up and is a successful star. He is also a good dancer and he is a pretty good actor too. Justin Bieber less knowledgable about since I’m a little older. Yet he has done some collaborative work that was surprised he was involved in.

Most of us know Lil Wayne as a Grammy-winning hip-hop artist. But to those close to the skate industry, he’s also known as a passionate skateboarder. He skates when he can, he hangs with those who skate, and he follows skateboarding as much as possible.

When Lil Wayne came out of Rikers in 2010, he announced he would be taking up skateboarding. Still: he carried on, smacking wood onto coping metal, dedicated to the cause, telling Rolling Stone in 2012 that “Rap’s taken a backseat to skateboarding.” If we look to history, Wayne is the first of his kind.

Note there isn’t even a clip of Travis Scott riding a skateboard in this, because if you watched Travis Scott take one push on a skateboard, it would instantly become apparent that he’s never rode a skateboard in his life.

Lil Wayne says goodbye to his skateboard instructor Adam Ziegler. Dropping the news via Twitter, Lil Wayne has revealed to the masses that his beloved skateboarding instructor Adam Ziegler AKA Adam Z has passed away.

Adam himself wrote only one book, the Kalendář historický (Historical Calendar, 1578 and 1590, an overview of European history). Adam was a secret member of the Unity of the Brethren….

Adams died of a heart attack on August 15, 2014. A memorial funeral service was held in honor of Adams at Venice Beach, California, on August 30, 2014. Surfers and skateboarders from across the country showed their respect by taking part in a traditional Hawaiian-style paddle-out tribute.

Chris Cahill, an original member of the Zephyr team or Z-Boys, a skateboarding phenomenon that transformed the sport with punk belligerence and a fluid surfing style born in a rundown Southern California neighborhood, was found dead on June 24 at his home in Los Angeles.

Soon their stories were gracing the cover of Skateboard Magazine. Members of the Z-Boys became top ranked surfers and skateboarders. As a result, many team members left for other companies and teams. By 1977, the Z-Boys were no longer together.

Sid’s real name was Dino and he wasn’t “friends” with the boys. He was dying of cancer and his last wish was that his dad would allow the boys to skate in their pool. (The Dogbowl sessions actually happened before they went on their own cuz the whole ‘reuniting’ thing didn’t happen in real life.)

Kathy Alva