For the Love of Skateboarding
Bunny Hop premiered three years ago today, December 16th, 2021. In celebration of 30 Chocolate Years, Crailtap wanted to share some outtakes from the video. Enjoy!
Featuring James Capps, Erik Herrera, Jesus Fernandez, Jordan Trahan, Stevie Perez, Kenny Anderson, Raven Tershy, Carlisle Aikens and Vincent Alvarez.
Chris Roberts and the Nine Club talk Carlisle Aikens, Rowan Davis, Marky Numbers and more Live!
A good chunk of the crew were in town for Girl’s 30th anniversary celebration, so we decided to all link up for a classic Weakdays session at Vincent’s new spot he’s been workin’ on. Featuring Carlisle Aikens, Andrew Brophy, Vincent Alvarez, Niels Bennett, Simon Bannerot, James Capps, Cody Chapman, Rick McCrank and Cory Kennedy.
8 states, 24 riders and 2 vans. Watch the adidas team rip through the East Coast, visiting shops and your local spots. Featuring Dennis Busenitz, Nora Vasconcellos, Daewon Song, Silas Baxter-Neal, Mark Gonzales, Dan Mancina, Mariah Duran, Felipe Gustavo, Diego Najera, Kris Brown, Joey O’brien, Gui Silva, Alec Majerus, Jonathan Perez, Jack Fardell, Frankie Spears, Carlisle Aikens, Vincent Milou, Miles Silvas, Donta Hill, Jamal Smith, Marcos Montoya and Deandre Thebpanya.
Kevin Perez brings you VITO featuring Nikolai Piombo, Johnny hernandez, Art Cordova, Yuto Horigome, Paul Rodriguez, Dylan Jaeb, Diego Najera, Tanner Burzinski, Robert Neal, Kai Kishi, Ish Cepeda, Jake Hayes, Franky Villani, Christian Henry, Ronnie Kessner, Carlisle Aikens, Willie Wilson, Ryan Carrell, Lui Elliott, Trent McClung, Trevor McClung, Thomas Dritsas, Tre Williams, JP Souza, Ron Parker, TJ Harris, Daniel Scales, Mike Wine, Grant Fiero, Brandon Starr, John Dilo, Austin Heilman, Dartagnan Greenfield, Kevin White and Adrian Adrid.
Carl Aikens discusses growing up in Chicago, Carls mom hosting house music parties in Chicago, getting his first Chocolate ad in a mag, filming for Chocolate’s “Bunny Hop” video, shoe company’s offering him contracts but choosing Adidas, Melon grab over Hollywood High’s fence, why he doesn’t watch too much skating content, his first contest ever was SLS, getting modeling gigs, FaceTiming pro’s for motivation to land tricks and much more!
Another one for the books! Thanks for the good times, see yall in 2023! Featuring Rick McCrank, Rowan Davis, Mike Carroll, James Capps, Jordan Trahan, Kenny Anderson, Tyler Pacheco, Carlisle Aikens, Vincent Alvarez, Cory Kennedy, Rick Howard, Sean Malto, Brian Anderson, Frank Gerwer, Tyler Bledsoe, Mouse, Stevie Perez, Chris Roberts, Erik Herrera, Griffin Gass, Andrew Brophy, Mason Silva, Cody Chapman, Zach Allen, Breana Geering, Silas Baxter-Neal, Simon Bannerot, Dan Fisher-Eustance and Dougie George.
The boys dig in to the all new Crail Park. Featuring Carlisle Aikens, Vincent Alvarez, Kenny Anderson, James Capps, Mike Carroll, Cody Chapman, Rowan Davis, Erik Herrera, Sean Malto, Rick McCrank, Tyler Pacheco, Daniel Policelli and Jordan Trahan.
With the country opening up the adidas team was eager to get back in the streets, so they hopped in the van and hit the American Southeast. Hitting spots, DIY’s and the local shops. Here’s what 2 weeks, 13 riders, and 5 states looks like. Featuring Mark Suciu, Carlisle Aikens, Maria Duran, Dennis Busenitz, Nora Vasconcellos, Felipe Gustavo, Silas Baxter-Neal, Kevin White, Jake Donnelly, Dan Mancina, Kris Brown, Jack Fardell, and Hermann Stene.
Kenny Anderson, James Capps, Jordan Trahan, Carlisle Aikens, Raven Tershy, Vincent Alvarez and Erik Herrera travel four hundred miles, shot fifty-three rolls of film, hours of video, and had one hell of a good time.
A rainy day in Copenhagen with Jesus Fernandez. Guest appearances from Wes Kremer, Stavros Razis, Carlisle Aikens, Erik Herrera, and Aske Mikkelsen.
Chocolate Cinema Presents “Bunny Hop” Starring James Capps, Erik Herrera, Jesus Fernandez, Jordan Trahan, Stevie Perez, Kenny Anderson, Raven Tershy, Carlisle Aikens and Vincent Alvarez. Featuring Justin Eldridge, Chris Roberts, Andrew Brophy, Breana Geering, Cory Kennedy, Griffin Gass, Jeron Wilson, Niels Bennett, Rick McCrank, Rowan Davis, Sean Malto, Simon Bannerot and Tyler Pacheco.