Here’s 14 Things you Didn’t Know about DGK Skateboards!
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Stevie Williams gets sponsored at 12 by Underworld Element skateboards, through meeting Jeff Pang, and has a part in the 1994, Element Fine Artists Video Vol.1
Later on, he ends up making friends with Chico Brenes, Tim Gavin, Mike Carroll and Rick Howard, and they add him to Chocolate soon after. They take a chance on Stevie and give him a spot on one of the most sought after teams. In 1999, he gets of Chocolate and DC shoes, and has video parts in Transworld’s the reason, hot chocolate tour, dc video, its official. Stevie Williams also has characters In Tony Hawk’s pro skater project 8, American wasteland, and the
NFL Street 2 video game.
Stevie and his friend Eli Soto co-owned Gold Weels together under the Kayo umbrella. Troy Morgan owner of Kayo becomes Stevies business partner going into it, they start DGK skateboards. In 2002, Stevie Williams shocks the skate worlds leaving Chocolate, starting DGK, or Dirty Ghetto Kids.
Together, Stevie grows up skateboarding in Philadelphia at Love park with guys like Josh Kalis. The park has been featured in so many videos, such as 411vm, the reason, DC video, Workshop videos, TWS the reason, Ricky Oyola etc.
Stevie creates Dirty Ghetto Kids in 2002. The early DGK team consisted of team riders such as Wade Desarmo, Lenny Rivas, Darren Harper, and Marcus McBride.
DGK has been a part of iconic videos such as the Kayo Corp Video, It’s Official, Transworld’s The Reason, 6th Sense, the DC Video, Blood Money, Saved, and more.
In 2004, DGK signed a massive shoe deal with Reebok to launch the RBK-DGK line; it was a 3 year multi-million dollar deal. Stevie notes that on his worst months he was making over 100k a year on the complex sneaker podcast.
DGK has since collab’d with Zero skateboards, Bruce Lee, Cup Noodles, Diamond, ES, Love Park, High Times, and G shock watches.
In 2012, DGK was hurting bad. With the boards in Macy’s, the brand’s image was starting to lose core status, and at the same time was being sued by Rick Ross for an unpaid contract. Team riders weren’t getting paid, and were starting to leave.
DGK has since recovered, releasing it’s most recent video “Saved.” Their team now consists of Stevie Williams, Dane Vaughn, Josh Kalis, John Shanahan, Marcus McBride, Chaz Ortiz, and Boo Johnson.
Most recently, DGK has started to regain a street wear status, working even with Virgil Abloh of Louis Vuitton to release limited edition collections. Stevie even notes at one point he received a call from Michael Jackson, to visit the Neverland Ranch, along with Chad Muska.