Following the first appearance of Lil Wayne at Skatepark of Tampa back in August and again at last weekend’s 18th Annual Tampa Pro, hip hop artist Lil Wayne and his Cash Money empire announced their further expansion into skateboarding today. Young Money closed a deal with Skatepark of Tampa to acquire a majority ownership in the long-standing skateboard facility.
“I get all my skinny pants and some Vans at Skatepark of Tampa,” said Wayne, noting that Trukfit would be the exclusive apparel brand at skateparkoftampa.com moving forward.
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RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA – For nearly 10 years Ashton Maxfield has watched skate star Ryan Sheckler grow.
Maxfield, 32, first met Sheckler when the San Clemente skater was 14 and breaking onto the skateboard scene in a big way.
Now Sheckler, 22, is one of the world’s best professional skateboarders and continues to win contests while pushing the limits on street skating.
Through his talent he has not only made an impact in the skate world but is reaching out to give back to the community … More