Plan B's New Skate Video ( and Everyone Else's )

Word on the street is that Plan B has a new Video Comming out soon. Heres the first released trailer / teaser. Also Check out what Paul Rodriguez and Ryan Sheckler had to say about it. Stevie Williams and the DGK team just released a full length film titled Parental Advisory with endless cameo's and lots of great skating that we've come to love from the DGK guys. (Wasnt' this video of the week not too long ago?) Deathwish also has a Video comming out spring 2013, as does Shake Junt and Heroin. Is Antwaun still on deathwish? Is he in jail? Who told him all those tattoos were a good look?

And what about Zero? They've been entirely too quite for too long. Its almost like they fell off. Late Last year Girl and Chocolate put out Pretty Sweet, and it was pretty sweet. Everything you'd expect from Koston, Malto and all those next level dudes. Anyway keep an eye out for future videos, we'll deffinetly be reiviewing them. Keep in touch.

Lil' Wayne's New Skate Park

Yup, you read it right, Rapper, Designer, Entrepreneur and now Skateboarder Lil' Wayne has opened a skate park in his home town of New Orleans Lower Ninth Ward, Louisiana. Lil' Wayne's "DEWeezy Skatepark" is intended to be a beacon of hope and a rebirth for the community in an area that's seen little growth or rejuvenation since 2005, when it was virtually destroyed by Hurricane Katrina. In an interview at the park's opening, Lil' Wayne told The Associated Press, "I just wanted to help out my city, help out the people and the kids and give them something to do, something they haven't done before. It's always good to learn something new." Professional skateboarder and this year's X Games gold medalist Paul Rodriguez was on hand, along with fellow Mountain Dew teammate Theotis Beasley to help commemorate the park's opening and to wow local kids with their bag of tricks, skating the park alongside novice skater Lil' Wayne for the crowd of spectators. The skatepark was designed and built by veteran park builders California Skateparks. The design mirrors the local geographic attributes of the neighborhood, with the quarterpipes at either end of the skatepark symbolizing the Mississippi River and the Bayou Bienvenue, and a line running through the middle of the park representing Caffin Avenue. The DEWeezy Skatepark is named after Lil' Wayne's Trukfit clothing line, which launched at the Agenda Trade Show in January, in addition, Lil' Wayne's line of sneakers through Supra debuted in August at the Project trade show. Having recently appeared on the cover of skateboarding's biggest mail-order catalog, alongside some of the most prominent pros in the industry, Lil' Wayne appears to be carving out his place within the skateboarding market. From the videos the park seems pretty legit. Hand rails, hubbas, stairs and flats rails. It almost seems like Wayne did his research on this one. either way check it out and let us know what you think. You can read more Here and see some actually interview and skate footage Here Be sure to give us some feedback about how you feel about Wayne skating, what he's doing for his community, the Truckfit line, and the skate park project as a whole, we look forward to hearing from you. - The Philly Skater Over n' Out.

Injured, a Skaters Worst Nightmare.

Its every skateboarders worst nightmare come to life. You see a farmiliar stair set, rail, or flat bar. You've done this a million times, fakie kick, fakie 5-0, or even just front side board slide to shove it out- nothing fancy. First try, pop, flick, bolts. Again, pop, flick... bolts. Ok this time you grab the camera, kick push kick push, pop - that's when you know, this is gonna get ugly. Instead of committing, taking the pain and rolling to safety, you try to bail, leave the board behind and land on your feet. Big mistake. Instead of some brush burn and a bruise, now you've got a fractured ankle, bone bruises on your heel, or worst a broken anything. So now your one true love has been taken away from you so what do you do? Well for starters mentally review how you got hurt and make sure your understand exactly what happened so that you can prevent it from ever happening again. Secondly the best thing to do is stay off you injured foot. Regardless of how small it is, pain is pain and it means somethings wrong. Skating with a little bit of pain can lead to waking up with a large amount of pain. So what are your options. Well one is just stay in and watch skate videos. I recommend the DeathWish tape, Baker 3 , ( anything w. Antwuan Dixon really hahah ) or something classic like the Lakai Fully Flared . Watching footage is a great way to compare your style and skills and is an entertaining way to learn new tricks. For example seeing Antwuan Dixon nollie heel the Carlsbad Gap taught me how to position my weight when taking a nollie heel off a gap. Even video games like skate 3 will show your the ideal way to set up and execute aerial gymnastics. If watching skateboarding is going to tempt you to skate in your injury then perhaps try filming for your crew. I know it's not your typical role but its for the greater good. With one person constantly filming versus each member filming here and there you'll capture more of those "dude I wish we were filming" moments. If none of these alternatives float your boat, try editing some footage. Everyone likes being filmed, no one likes editing but this is the perfect time to do it. Get a good 2-3 minute part together and share it with the world. That way when your good to skate again, you can clear space on your camera to capture more golden moments. Either way plan on giving yourself ample time to rest, and stay off the injury. Before you know it you'll be back on your feet... erm board. For your sadists out there's a link to the worst skateboarding injuries on the internet. Enjoy. - The Philly Skater. Over n' Out