For the Love of Skateboarding
Lil Dre, Marcos Montoya, and Nikolai Piombo in LA for Dre’s Centennial 85 Low ADV.
Debuting in 1985, the Centennial is a hardcourt classic. Inspired by archival basketball but made for skateboarding, Dre’s Centennial Low gets the ADV treatment. Crafted with a mix of durable split suede, nubuck, and air mesh rubber for the upper, with pops of muted pink and a reflective heel detail.
Remember demo tours? Yeah, we miss those days, so Jenkem joined Adidas in the van to bring you “SHABEATZ” a nostalgic tour video through the East Coast full of skateboarding, behind-the-scenes interviews and crusty locals. Featuring Daewon Song, Vincent Milou, Mariah Duran, Dennis Busenitz, Silas Baxter-Neal, Nora Vasconcellos, Lil Dre, Miles Silvas, Marcos Montoya, Dan Mancina, Paul Shier, Jake Donnelly, and Jamal Smith.
Lil Dre discusses why he moved from San Francisco to Los Angeles, why early on he was being labeled an “Instagram Skater”, his younger brother also rips at skating, getting sponsored by Karl Watsons company Maxallure Skateboards & turning pro, his first time skating in a Tampa Pro contest, getting into the modeling world, his experience skating in Battle At The Berrics, working on a new part and much more!
We discuss Manramp “Return of the Ramp”, Nyjah Huston stops by to talk about his new Nike SB shoe the Nyjah 2, we watch live and celebrate as Karl Watson turns Lil Dre and Jonathan Perez pro for Maxallure Skateboards, Eldy’s pick of the week, a fly joins the show, Mega Park: Elliot Sloan, Josef Skott in DC’s “Domino” part and much more!
A video short capturing the experiences of Na-Kel Smith in Los Angeles. Featuring a cast of friends including Lil Dre, Kayla Montoya, Loudy Luna, Tyrea Seals, Mikey Alfred, Kevin White and Lola Dompe, the edit highlights his newest co-creation, the Rivalry Hi OG by Na-Kel.
Das Days continues it journey across the globe with the most recent stop in Buenos Aires, Argentina. From the streets to the parks, join the team for a week of action bringing the entire skateboard community together. Featured #adidasSkateboarding team riders include Nora Vasconcellos, Diego Najera, Heitor Da Silva, Donta Hill, Lil’ Dre, Mike Arnold and Latin American riders Akira Shiroma, Kervin Miranda, Paula Costales, Federico Gonzalez, Luciano Cristobal, and Guilherme Silva.
3MC is the three-stripe modern classic made for all of us. From the hours spent skateboarding to the hours in between, take a look into the world around Lucas, Donta, Nora and friends in Los Angeles, California. Featuring Lucas Puig, Donta Hill, Nora Vasconcellos, Marc Johnson, Lil Dre, Jen Soto, Jack Fardell, Diego Najera, Felipe Gustavo and Daewon Song.
HONEY AM’s Hosea Peeters, Aramis Hudson, Lil’ Dre, Andrew Arnold, Trevor McCune and Hayden Kelly ripped up SF last month.
Matt Pepe put together this giant Woodward edit featuring Sean Powderly, John Shanahan, Jamie Foy, Jagger Eaton, David Horsey, David “Squid” Billet, Andrew Singh, Quincy Freeman, Jamel Marshall, Jalen Willis, Will Sickels, Ian Kline, Forrest Edwards, Matt Pepe, Craig Gelman, Earnest Teamer, Niels Bennet, Will Gomez, Ryan Lay, Chris Lombardi, Race Peschl, OG, Ronnie Gordon, Lil Dre, Matt Goodwine, Shane Carter, Karl Watson, Ty Tarzetti, James Britton, Aidan Chenard, Miles Silvas, James Richardson, Gabe Rivera, Julian Lewis, Ryan Hamburg, Peter Bezek, Brett Henderson, Alexio Cardona, Clay Kreiner, Zion Wright, Ashton Dohany, Christian Dufrene, Rory Doran, Chris Pierre Jacques, Chris “Piss” Hayton, Dane Clarke, Nolan Warner-Sullivan, Hayden Harlan, Josh Cooper, Chris Crawford, Becker Dunn, Blue Wilson, Jason Nam, Cole Leyva, Pete Simpson, Alex Sorgente, Haze Miller, Dylan Witkin, Cj Titus, Trey Wood and Damonte Tillman.
Josh Anderson, Karl Watson, Walker Ryan, Zion Wright, Tafari Whitter and Lil Dre skate Spokane with Organika Skateboards.