Tony Hawk says Tyler, the Creator is the best skateboarding rapper

by Tyler Munro

February 26, 2014

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Most musicians aren’t much for sport, and from Justin Bieber’s puny 5-stair ollies to Lil Wayne’s wipeouts, skateboarding is no exception. For the most part.

Because of course, why not, TMZ ambushed Tony Hawk at the airport and asked who his favourite rapper-skater is. His pick? Odd Future’s Tyler, the Creator.

“Honestly, the best skater that I’ve seen who raps is Tyler the Creator,” said Hawk. “He really can skate.. He’s legit.”

He’s not wrong. Hawk, an innovator and legend of the sport who’s almost single-handedly responsible for its massive popularity peak in the early noughts, tends to know what he’s talking about, and the Odd Future crew have long had ties to the skateboarding world. As for Wayne, Hawk jokes, “I don’t think he picked it up as early, let’s put it that way.”

With word that there’s a new Tony Hawk game on the horizon, could Tyler be a possible guest skater in the game? With members of Metallica, Green Day, KISS, Beastie Boys and Lil Jon having been playable in previous games, we wouldn’t rule it out.

Tags: Music, News, Lil Wayne, Lupe Fiasco, Odd Future, OFWGKTA, skateboarding, Tony Hawk, Tyler the Creator, video games

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