At the various intersections of popular culture and skateboarding throughout history, skateboarders have always taken the L. Lupe Fiasco’s “Kick Push” and Avril Lavigne’s “Sk8r Boi” gave pedestrians unfailingly annoying catchphrases to yell at skateboarders. The injury porn of MTV’s “Scarred” taught the public that the wincing pain of skateboarders is for their unmitigated pleasure. “Jackass” and “Viva La Bam” made obnoxious goth clown Bam Margera the national face of skateboarding.
The representation of skateboarding in popular culture is so grim that Lil’ Wayne’s recent infatuation with skateboarding can only be regarded as a rare bright spot amongst a depressing background of mangled bodies and corny pop songs. It’s great that one of the preeminent arbiters of “cool” in the world has taken an interest in skateboarding, for Weezy seems to genuinely enjoy skateboarding. However one minor side effect is the often questionable references to skateboarding that have popping up in his music. Let’s be honest here, he’s not dropping Dedication 2-level bars about ollies and kickflips, as you will see in the list I’ve compiled.
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