Jeron Wilson
Ledge Ends
There’s something about long tees. We used to call them butt-tees because they covered your arse, which is important if you don’t like to wear your pants above your hips. Lets be honest, no one wants to see your arse hanging out. There never used to be such a thing as a tall tee, so you would be hard pressed to find a tee that was long enough. If you did find one that was perfect, it was a miracle if it didn’t shrink at least three inches – into a size extra small – after one wash. And yes, I do know that you shouldn’t wash your shit on a hot cycle! Then one day I was enlightened, this dude showed me how to keep your t-shirts long. After you wash them you spend a good ten minutes pulling on them evenly at the bottom before you hang em. Fuck! It worked. The guy I owe a great deal of thanks to is this weeks great, the one and only J Dubs, aka Jeron Wilson.
Jeron is a motherfucking BAWSE. He’s done his time and he still kills it. The most outstanding thing about Jeron’s skills on a board are that he has always had the same style. A lot of cats change up a bit as they age, sometimes for better and sometimes for worse. Jeron has kept it thorough since day one. The first clip I ever saw of J Dubs was in FTC’s Finally and it pretty much sealed the deal for me. He skated to Mary J. Blige’s Sweet Thing, which if you don’t know, is an R & B classic and not your average skateboarders cup of tea. Originally, like many greats J Dubs was in with the World guys then made the move to the OG Girl team and has been on Girl ever since. He had first part in Girl’s first two releases Goldfish and Mouse and that alone says a whole lot. Jeron is also a member of the mo’-pop club. Not many men could nollie heel a school bench back in the day, let alone now. Have you seen his switch tré bombs? They are to die for. I think it is great that Jeron has kept up on his game – he hasn’t really had to change much to do so. Sure there are some haters that say, “he shouldn’t be pro still” and “anyone can do what he does, blah, blah, blah”. But in this day and age Jeron comes correct amidst a sea of robots and eyesores. So, thanks Jeron for giving me the breakthrough I needed with my t-shirt dilemma, and for being dope when you came to New Zealand, but most importantly for being a huge inspiration over the past eighteen or so years of my life. It’s guys like you that keep a lot of us still riding skateboards to this day. Much respect.
Jeron Wilson, Venture Trucks ad.
Jeron Wilson, switch 360 flip.
Quick Pic
Did you know that Jovontae Turner had a clothing company called Jovontae Jean Co? It was fresh as fuck, just as you’d expect being Jovontae’s company. H.J and Aaron Bolt from Wide Load made sure we were able to rep it. Thanks Aaron, you always made sure we had the dopest shit!
Jovontae Jeans Co.
E-Clipse
One important part of your life is the huge decision of choosing who to live with. I’ve seen friendships crumble more often than not when you decide that it’s a brilliant idea to live with your good pals. I’ve even had it happen to me on a few occasions. It really brings out the best and worst in people and usually the side of your peers that you never knew about. Relationships definitely become different when you live with others. For example, you might just wanna go home and chill after a long hard day of work standing up for 8 or 9 hours, but you get home and there’s a party in your lounge and the place is a warzone. In saying that though I do miss the good old days of trial and error where everything is one big learning curve. The most important thing to remember is that no one is the same and we all come from different walks of life. It appears to be all smooth sailing at this pad though.
Fine Tuning
The Show cover.
East VS West. I guess it doesn’t really matter, does it? If it’s got a dope beat then roll with it. What about the South then? In the mid 90s there was a blowout between East coast hip hop and West coast rap. I think the most infamous dispute was the whole Biggie VS Tupac beef. I went to a fairly hood school in Christchurch and whilst most of my pals and I were fairly bent in our ways of the East coast vibe at the same time I had mad love for the West coast gangsta rap scene and I thank the little hoodrats and homies from my school for that. There was always Warren G or Dr. Dre bumping around every corner you turned, so it just kinda became a part of my life. You can’t really hate on Doggystyle, The Chronic or Regulate…G funk era. In ’95 a dude called Brian Robbins made a documentary called The Show. Presented by Russell Simmons, the doco focused on both coasts vibes and the affects that money and fame were having on these young rappers. To quote Treach of Naughty by Nature: “If I wasn’t in the studio and not doing this shit right now, in this motherfucking trailer, you know what I’m sayin, and doin’ this positive shit, I’d probably be right in your motherfucking house, right now, tying your ass up, in ya safe, slappin’ your kids around, on the real”. This is an important documentary to watch and showcases a lot of hip hop’s legends including Slick Rick, LL cool J, Snoop Dogg, Warren G, Notorious B.I.G and members of the Wu Tang Clan (who have an interesting argument on the subway in japan). One thing to remember when watching this film is that stardom was still at an early stage at the time of its release. It’s a hard one to find so here’s a link to part one on youtube. The rest is up to you.
The Show Soundtrack.
Stomping Grounds
It may have started with this: The Airwalk NTS. Although NTS stands for Not The Same I find Ninja Turtle Shoe more appropriate.The Osiris D3 in all it's glory.
Hook-Ups shoe.
éS Scheme.
C1RCA CM901.
Chet Thomas IV by Globe.
The Osiris D3 in all its glory.
