If you know, you know.. love. The shuv, backside 180, fakie bigspin run! Maaan.. If you know, you know. Jahmal was doing it in Boston and Jovante was doing it in SF.
I was there when they filmed parts of this. My friends and I regularly skated at the Copley Square fountain with him and hung out with him sometimes. We weren't like close friends or anything. He was just a guy we knew that was always cool as shit. This one night right after the LA Riots this crazy motorcycle cop came at us and put a gun to my head and kicked my friends and I out of there. Jahmal ran up to the top of the fountain and jumped over the water in the back and landed on the bricks by the church and rode off. Psycho motorcycle cop was all who is that guy! What's his name? Where does he live? My friend Josh says to the cop, "Yo I don't hang out with those guys, I ain't got nothing to do with those dudes." And I said, "And I saw your female with them to what's up with her. I been hearing she's been giving that stuff out to all those graffiti guys" That motorcycle cop almost shot me right in the head right there. Pretty crazy time. I can't say for sure but I think I'm actually hanging around in the background at the fountain in a few clips. It is impossible to tell. But that motorcycle cop was after Jahmal for a bit for skating there but the dude always got a way. He was fast as lightning and had super human ninja skills. We all wanted to skate like him. He was crazy. He was 5 times as good in real life but not everyone had cameras then to capture it all.
Does anyone know where Jahmal lives now? What he is up to? I used to skate with him in between 1988-1992 in Boston. I remember when he used to do front side grab airs down the stairs at copley before he could even ollie. I believe he was riding a Santa Cruz Rob Roskopp during this time. I was so happy when I heard that he had turned pro. Great video!!!
Might've even been before this, my neighbor skated and it was back when their were the huge boards with no nose, maybe 1990, he had built a decent mini ramp, for being 4 years old I built a shitty crazy angled ramp, it was just 2 steep banks lol. Tried to skate it with my Bart Simpson, yellow banana board and probably fucked myself up but I built that shit myself. Got my first real complete in like 97, wish I had been all in back in the early 90s. 96-2003 was a great period in skateboarding. I think the double sided boards first came out in 1991 afaik.
38mm wheels, 6.5 inch decks, size xxl clothes. I remember those days!
Big pants,Airwalks,small wheels. Shuvits and pressure flips.. I miss the 90's!
If you know, you know.. love. The shuv, backside 180, fakie bigspin run! Maaan.. If you know, you know. Jahmal was doing it in Boston and Jovante was doing it in SF.
I was there when they filmed parts of this. My friends and I regularly skated at the Copley Square fountain with him and hung out with him sometimes. We weren't like close friends or anything. He was just a guy we knew that was always cool as shit. This one night right after the LA Riots this crazy motorcycle cop came at us and put a gun to my head and kicked my friends and I out of there. Jahmal ran up to the top of the fountain and jumped over the water in the back and landed on the bricks by the church and rode off. Psycho motorcycle cop was all who is that guy! What's his name? Where does he live? My friend Josh says to the cop, "Yo I don't hang out with those guys, I ain't got nothing to do with those dudes." And I said, "And I saw your female with them to what's up with her. I been hearing she's been giving that stuff out to all those graffiti guys" That motorcycle cop almost shot me right in the head right there. Pretty crazy time. I can't say for sure but I think I'm actually hanging around in the background at the fountain in a few clips. It is impossible to tell. But that motorcycle cop was after Jahmal for a bit for skating there but the dude always got a way. He was fast as lightning and had super human ninja skills. We all wanted to skate like him. He was crazy. He was 5 times as good in real life but not everyone had cameras then to capture it all.
Wow thanks for posting this QS!
I love this kid so much ❤️he is the best !!!🌼🌼🌼
The nostalgia, it hurts so bad
God bless my child 🙏🙏
Rick flip line was sick!
very dope. i love this era.
So sick. Thanks for all the Jahmal footy.
Some crazy tech for the era in there! J🔥
3:38 crazy. And the love footy was so raw
3:50 aswell
A+
Fuck yeah I love watching old skate vids.
Sick
this was wonderful 🐸
underground barbee
Does anyone know where Jahmal lives now? What he is up to? I used to skate with him in between 1988-1992 in Boston. I remember when he used to do front side grab airs down the stairs at copley before he could even ollie. I believe he was riding a Santa Cruz Rob Roskopp during this time. I was so happy when I heard that he had turned pro. Great video!!!
He owns Hopps Skateboards
This reminds me of the opening of Mean Streets.
Man the 90’s were so shitty, in a good way. I miss it.
Might've even been before this, my neighbor skated and it was back when their were the huge boards with no nose, maybe 1990, he had built a decent mini ramp, for being 4 years old I built a shitty crazy angled ramp, it was just 2 steep banks lol. Tried to skate it with my Bart Simpson, yellow banana board and probably fucked myself up but I built that shit myself. Got my first real complete in like 97, wish I had been all in back in the early 90s. 96-2003 was a great period in skateboarding. I think the double sided boards first came out in 1991 afaik.
nyceone
LOVE always win🙏❤️❤️❤️