Ya maaaaad close minded, aminah. Perpetuation of negativity is a symptom of unintelligence. It's all love, skateboarding IS closely connected with hip-hop in urban areas. It don't really matter whether you think so or not, the plain fact is that when somebody rocks a 'Zoo York' hoodie or T-shirt from NY, they're representing skateboarding. The roots of a sub-culture may be found in different places than related cultures, but a truth about human patterns is that they tend to change and become interconnected with other patterns they exist in close proximity with. Called 'Evolution'. Fuck talking about hip-hop as an adjective or, "what the fifth element should be." Urban culture, ya heard? My bad if this went over your naps.

Grandmaster Flash was a tall, skinny dude, I bet he could bust a dope 360 flip.