City Update Pt. 4

More Photos to come... This is that sequence I mentioned last week. Brandon Cole - Kickflip

This is a classic song... I remember hearing this when I first started skating..

.... WATC4LIFE

City Update Pt. 3 (Blowin Up The Spot)

Originally we were gonna skate this spot first and get some more tricks. When we first got there some mark ass dude parked his van right by this skate obstacle.. I guess he thought it was a loading ramp or something. So we came back and the lil homies were there blowin up the spot! It was like 10 lil homies practicing Indy grabs and shit. So once they got kicked out, we had like 20 minutes to skate it before I had to bounce to work.. and these photos are the outcome

Brandon Cole- Ollie

Brandon - Tre bomb!

Larry - Back 180

A dope song from Tyler The Creator of OFWGKTA.. If you skate and arent hip to these niggas kill yoself!

Out Here with Jabari Pendelton

Out Here with Jabari Pendelton

skateboarding is my life
~Pendelton

WATC:You been in these streetz for a long time….when and how

did you start skating?

Pendelton: Ive been skating all my life, I got my first board for my birthday from Target back in 87' or 88 ',I think. At this time, I never seen anybody skate before and i didnt know anybody who skated, but i knew i wanted a skateboard.I think I still had it when I met Bobby.


Skateboarding Is My Life


Back then we couldnt even ollie yet, just racing down Niphers and The Magic House's hills and crashin into each other. LOL, I dont know when I started skating for real like my first ollie.

Matt Miller and Jabari Pendelton in the Mission

Joe Herbert and Jabari Pendelton OUT HERE

WATC: Describe one thing that Skating has taught you about

LIFE?

Pendelton: I just look at life like skateboarding you have to try, you have to put some kind of effort towards what you want or nothing will happen. Falling on a trick is like failing in life but it doesnt hurt everytime and you will learn from it, get up and make it happen next time. And sometimes you suceed right away. I could go on for hours with metaphors and shit but I aint gonna bore you with that.

WATC: What does success mean to you?

Pendelton: Being able to do what you love and taking care of yourself and family all at the same time. Fuck loving what you do but cant take care of yourself, Im too old for that shit. LOL But fuck hating what you do just to ball out that'll just kill my spirit, trust me Ive been there. Jim Jones got that Balliiiiiiin shit from me. Ask about your boy back in the Lou. LOL.

Jabari Pendelton-kickflip

WATC:What is an average day like in your life?

Pendelton: I either wake up dumb ass early or dumb ass late, roll a couple, turn the computer on and check out new music and footy. Then I get to the money and skating all day, thats all I know. Actually, lately Ive been in the studio with P.W. I broke my hand so Ive been taking it a lil easy on the board. Im solo alot so Im all over the place on some other shit .

Jabari Pendelton and Adrian Williams @ 3rd N Army

WATC: Also, what were some of the deciding factors which lead

you to relocate to SF?

Pendelton: When your born and raised somewhere you sometimes get stuck in your ways and your expected to be a certain person or act a certain way. When I started back skateboarding I still felt real insecure about it because of my childhood experiences, so I kept it a secret from everybody. I knew I had to move when I went skating for the second or third time and was faced with some ignorance while trying to enjoy myself in the CWE at the fountain. We were skating across a four way intersection and we had the right a way but this old skool with five bitch ass niggas in it hits a right and almost hits the homie. Then stops in the middle of the street and starts mean muggin us like we're in the wrong. Me being the only nigga out the whole group of course they single me out and I sware this nigga looked at me like I shot Tupac

Tupac and Jabari Pendelton...making classic hits..somewhere in the middle east..circa 94

and threw his beer all over me in broad day light in front of everybody, bad ass chicks and all. I just lost it
and snapped, I was so upset I had tears in my eyes. I started running after the car holding my board in the air, they pulled off all scared but stopped again. Thats when I swung down and busted out the back of their window with the truck of my board. The window completely shattered with one hit and made the loudest sound, it sounded like a gunshot, they skirtted off so quick. Everybody in the nieghborhood was staring at me like WTF so we all skated back to our cars so quick and dipped out. All the homies were hella scared that they were gonna come back with guns, its funny cause that never crossed my mind. As I thought about it more, I realized how stupid that was of me, I couldve really hurt them or vise versa. That type of shit happened to me all the time(in STL) as a child and I used to just take it, so I just lost it, I have so much pinned up anger from my childhood I wouldve killed one of those niggas. And thats when I realized I needed a new environment, a new beginning, I felt like if I didnt that type of shit would just keep reoccurring in my life and would have to keep hiding a huge part of me from the world outside of skateboarding.

WATC: Thanks for doing this interview…I would like to ask you


what does the statement, “WE ARE THE CITY” mean to you?

Pendelton: I am the city, the city made me and I made this city so collectively we are the city ya feel me

Jabari Pendelton-swicth backtail @ 3rd N Army

WATC: Anybody you would like to thank?

Pendelton: God & Mother STL & SFC Friends & Family, Ando at FTC, Daughters and Troy over at Gold Wheels, Tony over at Venture Trucks, Sean, Lumbo and Weston over at Diamond Supply Co. Tyronne over at LRG, Kent and Ian at Western Edition and Sean and Jimmy at DC And thank you for reading this

City Update - Pt. 2 (Still Out Here)

I told yall we got hella photos, this shit dont stop. We out here for life.

These are just a few from skatin over this bench with Brandon. Shit was ill.

Larry - Nose Bonk

Brandon - Kickflip **Be on the lookout, got a sequence of this dropping in the near future. WATC4LIFE

Dropping some fresh shit from the Musical Legend - Jimi Hendrix. Music would not be where its at today if it wasnt for him.. and you'd be surprised by how many people aren't familiar with his shit. Anyway, luckily for those idiots WATC is here to save their lives

WUSSLER WEDNESDAY

Poetry/Art:Amiri Baraka's "Something In The Way Of Things (In Town)"

City Update - Chicago

First I want to apologize for the lack of photoz on my end. It be like that sometimes. It just got nice here (consistently at least) just a few weeks ago.. So a nigga had to re-learn tricks and all that shit. Went shredding with the homie Brandon Cole the other day.. got some dope pics. Lucky for you I got enough to fill up the week.. So with that being said, each day you will be blessed with some epic ass photoz. In case you didn't know ... WE OUT HERE

Brandon- 5-0

Fs Tail slide (this nigga was killin it)

Larry - Crooks to fakie

P.s. You know I had to hip yall to some fresh music. Check this out.. shit goes hard as fuck.. Kev Brown and Phonte from Little Brother

Dane Vaughn

This was sent to our group on facebook.. pretty dope part. Shoutsout to Dane Vaughn / Hustle Skateboards

Dane Vaughn from Trevor Morgan on Vimeo.

George Jadelrab

The homie George sent this to us. Dope ass sequence of him doing a switch tail at 3rd and Army.

Documenting the lifeSTyLE with SuspiciousVM issue1

SuspiciousVM issue1

 The STRANGE SUSPICIOUS WHITE Van with a crew of locals from STL decided to document their adventures at "The Grea Tones" music video shoot and skating at some pools located in the Midwest. Also, in this issue you will see skaters at  ramp riders and KHVT(DIY skatepark located in STL).Be sure to look out for future issues brought to you by  MENU Skateboards, Guano Wheels, W.A.T.C.,Show Me Pools, KHVT,and  DEAF Skateboards.Documenting the LifeSTyLe....WE ARE THE CITY

DJ Aladdin - #Rare #Unreleased Style

It's 2011 and the DJ game is crazy, I'm talking intricate beat-juggles, really technical scratching, custom battle tracks, you name it, its being done. Well now lets take a step back and keep it 100%. Right now we're going to drop this raw footage of DJ Aladdin showcasing the rare and unreleased, "I Don't Give A Fuck Style". Take note new jacks, take note.

All jokes aside, don't get it twisted, DJ Aladdin is a true legend and innovator. One of the first DJ's to put the west coast on the map in the DJ world. Here is DJ Aladdin's DMC US Finals set; in better times...

 

"This is where it's at, taking that negative energy and turning it into positive energy" - DJ Aladdin

Twitter Love

The homies @futuresk8rs just pumped our montage and blog here WATC WE OUT HERE

Archives:Going Back at Least 10 Years with David Kolher

Kevin Stallings....backyard pool in clayton....circa early 2000

Tiombe Lockhart - California Dreaming

Maaaannnnnn! Mother nature did it again.

Weather was looking good, sunshine, warm weather,
then...WHAM!...Freezing temperatures again. I woke up the other day to cold ass temperatures and sleet everywhere, with all this cold weather Sunny California is looking pretty good right now...

This song is dedicated to either some warmer weather or a west coast trip....

Gumbo Mix: A Tribute To Nate Dogg....RIP

Skater: Charles Harris

Filmed by: Gabe Kehoe & Bobby Taylor

Edited by: Bobby Taylor

Song By: Nate Dogg & 2Pac: Me & My Homies

Wussler Wednesday

Shoutout To Jason Wussler & TurfWATC4LIFE

Jesse Palmer

Came across this video of Jesse rippin up the Granite City park

Jesse Palmer from jesse palmer on Vimeo.

STLs.....Jenn Asia

Nato Caliph - Physics 720 (and the Universal Laws of...) REMIX

Yo, ladies, chivalry ain't dead..

These videos explain it all..

Rare Video -- Altered Skates "Give Away Guy"

Glen Stallings....Altered Skates of America.....U-City skateshop....Know your history....

Esther Cortinas Skateboarding

This Was Sent To Us On Twitter. Esther Cortinas From Bakersfield, CA. Rippin it up with Steez. WATC4LIFE!

Also If You Are On Twitter, Hit Us Up @WATC4LIFE

Shoutsout to @myestherface

4/19: TALIB KWELI

In 40 minutes, tickets for Talib Kweli at Pop's on  4/19 go on sale. 

Show at 7.

18$ now

20$ at door (HA). 

And A Nother Gumbo Mix....South with Mitts

And A Nother Gumbo Mix....South with Mitts

The City+Gumbo Mix+Rice=Quick Edit

Charlie Sheen Bi-Winning Dubstep.....Don't know bout you but im trying to get as high as my boy charlie....

"California" by Jonathan Livingston Crucial (skateboarding by Kyle Beachy)

'Member That? by Jonathan Livingston Crucial [DJ Crucial and Jonathan Toth from Hoth]

Decampo Filmin at the B

this is a nice little edit that was sent to the group on facebook..check it out

Out The Kitchen-Tef Poe

WUSSLER WEDNESDAY

All My Life - 'Ivan Ives'

Spring, the season of rebirth, is coming on quick. That's right, we are well into 2011 and you better get started on those new years resolutions.  Yeah, this cold winter that started last year is almost over and now spring is upon us.

It is time to come out of physical and mental dormancy and hit the streets on the good foot.

Being as that may, there are a lot of naysayers that, if they could have their way, want to put a stop to your chances of epic success. I say fuck that! 

As someone who's life endeavors have been mostly met with constructive criticism from others, that usually amounts to; "That's Impossible", "You can't do that", "It's undo-able" or "No one can do that", I can say that those responses usually come from people that have been brainwashed by society or are trying to make excuses for never going for their dreams and staying on a stagnant and pre-programmed life course. 

 However, the good thing is that we as human beings are not trains, the course of our lives are not rigid and unchangeable like oh so many railroad tracks...







"So you open them doors, and they hate when they see you get more; they say you really got to stick too what you know; 

Right? NO!

Get up and get YOURS!"

- Ivan Ives

Russian born Emcee, Ivan Ives, has been named as one of Rolling Stones Top 40 Artists to watch. Ivan Ives has released 4 albums; First Of The Month (2010), NEWSPEAK (2009), Iconoclast (2007), and Deus Ex Machina (2006). This track is from the most current album, First of The Month. Ivan Ives, who currently lives in Los Angeles CA, has worked and toured with several well known hip-hop artists. For our west coast readers, he has a show with RJD2 coming up May 7th in Eureka CA. You can check out his latest work and future tour dates on his pages located below.

Ivan Ives - Myspace Page
Ivan Ives - Facebook
Ivan Ives' No Threshold Records - Youtube Channel

Ken Goto

Ken Goto "Extended Vacation" art show San Francisco from Ando Nesia on Vimeo.

Sweet And Low!

The homies from Hillbilly Bombshell sent us this swagged out video clip! WATC4LIFE

Double Vision

Shouts out to Guy & BeefTruck Mag for the Photo.. Jabari and Jared, back to back ollies over the barrier.

Do Work Son

Check out the homie Jeff Rasp goin' in on this rainbow rail.....if you dont grind, you dont shine
WATC4LIFE

Weekend Muzak

Finding TIme to Document

Joe Jackson....lipslide

Double Rock: Western Edition

CityBound

Knowledge Wisdom and Understanding is a Cipher of Power; Equality with the Unification of All People and All Nations. This Divine Understanding of Reality will Show and Prove that we are the True and Living Gods and Goddess, by Civilizing our Consciousness with Virtues and Moral Concepts to Evolve Mentally, Physically, and Spiritually. Life is about Love Peace and Spiritual Development.~Jared Owens

Anotha day in the City...We Are the City..... Fakie Nose Grind

Local Steeeezz

Exclusive Ceasar Rosado

Homie From Sf has been gettin it in

St. Louis rapper SCRUB

St. Louis rapper SCRUB just returned from a week in LA performing in Long Beach and Hollywood and meeting with labels. Also check out www.nineballent.com/fr_home.cfm....to stay updated...support talent in your own backyard....out here with SCRUB....

Vidal Mora

dope local edit


Extra Leftover Vidal Mora Dagger Footage Edit! Guest Skaters: Levon Conkin, Colin Shue, Jake Schwerdt, Scotty Laird and Kino Kaiser. Edited by Levon Conkin

Archives:Going Back at Least 10 Years with David Koehler

Joe Herbert-melancholy (circa 1999 @ Webster Groves)

And in the back drop is the homie DRE

Curren$y at FTC

Diamond x Curren$y release at FTC in San Francisco from Ando Nesia on Vimeo.

3 Amigos pt 2.

This is a dope edit of Jabari, Brad, and Wussler... StL Natives ... We Out Here

WATC:CANADA STyLe

Gilbert-kickflip

Thanks Matt Macleod for sending in this photo at FNF Media

check out there site (click here)

Beauty Bar Drunk'n High ollie challenge

Ando's new edit....fresh

Dj nappy needles: Ill Vibe 2|24|11

Shitside In Thrasher

While chillin in borders lookin at the latest Thrasher.. I came across this swagged out photo..... we out here

Nato Caliph-Appreciation

TAYLORMADE-WORLDWIND

Archives:Going Back at Least 10 Years with David Koehler

Keith Reese-5.0 grind @ Wet Willy's (early 90's)

Either LIVE or DIE there is NO in between

Documenting the LifeSTyLE

WATC4Life

Sal Orlando

The Fifth Element of Hip Hop

This is a cool documentary we came across

OFWGKTA!

I recently just found out about them. OFWGKTA is a young hip hop group from LA and whats tight about them.. THEY SKATE. Their music is also dope. Different style, but still catchy. Below is a pretty crazy music video.. and some of you may have seen them on the Berrics recently. You can peep more of their music at http://www.oddfuture.com/

Don't Stop Doing What You're Doing with Dutch Jackson

KOOL KID KATT!!

Produced by Dutch Jackson

John Motta-A Happy Medium

TURF AND DESTROY

New Turf video! Check it out. If you aren't aware.. The homie Jason Wussler rides for Turf.. and Jabari used to ride for them. They got some new members on the squad so def be sure to watch the video

TURF AND DESTROY from TURFglobal on Vimeo.

STAY POSITIVE

New edit from the homie Stephen Serrano

Motivation .........

Let this be motivation to everyone who is thinkin about quitting skateboarding to become a rapper.

Stay Skating.... WATC4LIFE

WATC:SKATEBOARDING FROM BERLIN - CHRISTOPH WEISS

Street Update: Clarence

Clarence with some more photos! This time they're photos of him. Sick. Just in time for Valentines day. Which reminds me, if you have a chick- dodge her all day and tell her you don't believe in corporate holidays for religious reasons.

here's some motivation for V-day

Fuck corporate holidays; spend $$ on WhiteOut & RT-FaQ

"..when we get to get on stage and look people in their eyes and express our passion... for however long our set is; we take advantage of that anytime possible, even if it means taking two gigs in one night.. The people of St. Louis, all of us on the East Side and the surrounding areas are more important than most of them even know.  Without them there is no US. Point blank." - RT-FaQ, 2.12.11.

Hailing from East St. Louis and Fairview Heights, WhiteOut and RT-FaQ had one of the best live performances I have ever seen. Their passion and enthusiasm represents WATC and it is highly visible in their words and presence. When I talked to them after their performance, I was shocked by the amount of energy they still had left over that even my scatter-brain-insomniac-mind could not comprehend. It was an impressive, yet graceful impression they left not only on myself but everyone in the audience. These twenty-something guys are driven by their heart and pushed by the constant attainment of more complex and rewarding goals that they create for themselves. Who knew two non-natives would defy the St. Louis DIY ethic..

If you are going to spend any cheddah on a bag of flaming hot cheetos or a rello (or some shitty chocolates), hold up on the artery cloggin' and purchase their single, On and On on iTunes. Celebrate this VeeDay by showing some positive love.

WATC will forever be my valentine.

we out here.

WE IN HERE

Yea since its cold outside, you may find yourself carpet skating..trying to practice your moves..

But sometimes shit happens..

Check out this video the lil homie sent..

WATC Trick Tip: Heelflip

We've been getting a lot of emails to do a heelflip tricktip.. Since its cold outside, this is the outcome

*VERY EXCLUSIVE* CAESAR ROSADO #BASED

Clarance Archives: Jeff Rasp

Clarence sent us this the other day.. sick ass photo of Jeff doing what he does best-shittin on shit.. translation: performing skateboarding maneuvers

Footage From The Homies

Apparently we weren't the only ones to drop a sick montage this weekend.. check out some more local videos from the homies at PrettySkateboards and TheRadOne

WATC4LIFE WE OUT HERE

WE ARE THE CITY:VOLUME 2(RARE CLASSIC HOMEGROWN EDIT)

WE ARE THE CITY:VOLUME 2(RARE CLASSIC HOMEGROWN EDIT)

Droppin another montage to keep everyone inspired while its cold. Spring is coming soon, so stay up! WE OUT HERE!!

We Are The City represents each and every individual who has a creative positive outlet in all cities from art to skateboarding. Whatever you do...just do it well. If you want to represent your city and show everybody what your city is all about send your clips or photos to stldotglobal@yahoo.com. Again, this site is for all cities to showcase what is actually happening in them. This montage represents the urban skate scene in St.Louis, San Francisco, New York, Chicago, and Puerto Rico.

Thanks for all the support...you guys know who you are...

Shoutsout to everybody

DgKalis

Out Here Documenting

Another one from the Clarence Archives.. man shouts out to Clarence on the photos we got hellas lol.. anyway, this is one from the summer.. out here documenting

WATC4LIFE

since the midwest and east coast is currently snowed in.. enjoy this Wiz Khalifa and Roll one up WATC style fool

WE OUT HERE: Chi-Town/Wisconsin

Fuck winter. Hope everyone is stayin safe in these streets.. I am unhappy to say that I am currently not out here.. Im in here.. indoors... But the blizzard finally stopped earlier today, so I took some shots from my balcony.. nuts

These are some pictures from my homie Mitchell about 30 minutes North in Wisconsin.. Still out here. Aint even gonna stunt... this looks fun. I don't think it'll work from a 6 story balcony though haha

PLANИIИE Edit

The homies from Illinois sent this in.. pretty sick edit
Check out the skooter kid at the end... P.s. if you ride a skooter or a ripstick.. kill yourself

WE OUT HERE!!

another one from turf.. shoutsout to Larry Redmon

Hyde Park -St. Louis by F. Burke

"As one of the residents... said, “other people have wondered why I haven’t left, and I say, 'Why should I? I’m fine here'. The neighbors look out for each other, and I like the house and neighborhood. There is a nice mixture of people, from the poor to the college educated and well-off. That’s important to me. I don’t want to live in just a homogeneous upper-middle-class area.”"

I found an article that one of my professors wrote about Hyde Park in North St. Louis near downtown. Professor Burke made me appreciate and comprehend the importance of documenting the lifestyle of not only the people but as well as the life of the neighborhoods and buildings within them. At a glance, she is a small woman with a short boyish haircut, but when she speaks - you become amazed by her use of words and vast knowledge of relevant information.

Since you're going to be snowed in, you might as well take the time to read the article. It's worth it.

Flannery Burke - Hyde Park, St. Louis: Are We Almost There Yet?

Some Winter Inspiration

hope everyone is enjoying this snow.. the homies are still out here hittin tricks

Documenting with RADONE

Documenting with RADONE

Take some time out of your day to check this site out...its filled with amazing photos....this past weekend we got to get it in...and Andrew Wissman was out with us documenting...Wissman recently posted a sequence of Bobby Taylor and Ryan Brinkmann enjoying the good weather(click here to view the post)...also check out radone first online zine by( clicking here)...

BUILT ST.LOUIS

BUILT ST.LOUIS
A site dedicated to the historic architecture of St. Louis, Missouri - mourning the losses, celebrating the survivors.
POWER'S WAS NICE ENOUGH TO LINK US ON HIS SITE. LEARN MORE ABOUT STL...

ABOUT THE SITE

The content of Built St. Louis is brought to you by ROB POWERS, except for reader contributions(click here WATC) and quoted articles as noted.
Built St. Louis began as a way to document the destruction of the city's historic architecture. Spurred on by the 1996 demolition of the Ambassador Theater, and shocked that the Arcade, Syndicate Trust, and others were similarly threatened, I began photographing them and posting the photos online that fall. Over the years it's grown into a way for me to express both joy and outrage over changes in the cityscape.

BUILT ST.LOUIS CONTACT INFO.

BuiltSTLouis@gmail.com

when you get time catch up on your STL history...Built St.Louis is linked below on this site

or

CLICK HERE TO LEARN SOME STL HISTORY

Seva O.

I love this girl (and not because she's my cousin). She honestly has one of he best voices out there. Check out her videos, her style of mixing Kurdish with English is superb! Even us Kurds are out here! 

Check this mix of O.M.G. by Usher in Kurdish and English.

She hellaaaa spicy.
kicha gian, chan juani

Ladara-wain = we out here!