Looking at the later Jordans, it’s hard to believe that Jordan had some of his best seasons and craziest dunks in shoes that are essentially a pair of Nike SB Dunks… Something to consider when you look at the teched-out madness of foamposite space boots and carbon fiber weaves on later shoes. It”s gotta be [...]

Hello my name is… Slick Rick. AKA… Slick aka Gangster Rick in my skateboarding days. I was raised in… Born in Coney Island and then I moved to Manhattan.

Supreme in Manhattan is arguably the most influential skate boutique and sneaker store in the world. Not only did they originate and create the model of the much-copied sneaker and streetwear boutique, they have remained on top for—oh, let’s say—fifteen years? Yeah, if you didn’t know, they’re the OGs of the game. Akin to the [...]

Primitive’s partners—Paul Rodriguez, Andy Netkin and Jubal Jones—stopped by the Vapors office in late July, and in between bouts of skate-talk (the $100,000-for-first Maloof Money Cup, which P-Rod took the next weekend, and Cameron from Hot Rod’s switch back tails), we talked about their newest hustle. From the get-go, Primitive is a store that looks [...]

Squeak E. Clean is Spike Jonze’s brother, and Spike Jonze owns part of Girl Skateboards, therefore Girl skaters show up to Squeak’s events. The carwash party is kind of an annual event (except for that one year at a laundromat), and it’s usually pretty good. Highly recommended.