{"product_id":"vision-street-wear-x-wu-tang-clan-raekwon-skateboard-ridden-and-signed-by-chad-muska-and-raekwon-2001-2002","title":"Vision Street Wear x Wu-Tang Clan — Raekwon Skateboard, Ridden and Signed by Chad Muska and Raekwon (2001\/2002)","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis fully-outfitted Vision Street Wear skateboard was one of nine decks Vision manufactured in a limited run of 150 each in 2001\/2002, sold through select independent skate shops, with each deck bearing the likeness of a different Wu-Tang Clan member. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eComplete with a deck, trucks, grip tape, and four Wu-Tang branded 52mm wheels. This example centers on Raekwon: a large black-and-white silhouette portrait taken directly from the back cover of the Clan's 2000 album \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe W\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, set against the Wu-Tang \"W\" logo, alongside \"Raekwon,\" \"Wu-Tang Clan,\" and \"WU\" logotypes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe board took on a second life beyond that original run. Professional skateboarder Chad Muska rode it during a 2002 meeting with Raekwon in Los Angeles - a chance encounter that later led to Raekwon and U-God's featured appearance on Muska's 2003 album \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMuskabeatz\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Muska and Raekwon signed the deck directly after the demo: Muska in pink marker (\"2002 You Know How We Do \/ Reprazent Wu \/ -Chad Muska\"), Raekwon in gold (\"Don't Go 2 Snake Hill \/ Respect! Wu. \/ Raekwon da Chef\"). \"Snake Hill is a street in Staten Island that we all used to ride our bikes down, because it's super steep,\" Duane Grant explains. \"It's a steep incline, and if you don't do it right, you might die.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCarrying visible wear to the deck and wheels from Muska's demo, the board stands as a rare, physically used document of hip-hop and skate culture's overlap in the early 2000s\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKey Details \u0026amp; Collectability\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOne of 9 Vision Street Wear x Wu-Tang Clan member decks (2001\/2002, edition of 150 each) — the Raekwon example\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDeck art sourced from the back cover of \u003cem\u003eThe W\u003c\/em\u003e (2000)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFully assembled complete, fitted with a separately limited set of Wu-Tang branded 52mm wheels (1 of 25 produced)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRidden by Chad Muska during a 2002 demo, then hand-signed by both Muska and Raekwon with personal inscriptions referencing Staten Island's “Snake Hill”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDirectly connects to Raekwon and U-God's 2003 feature on Chad Muska's \u003cem\u003eMuskabeatz\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBelieved the only known signed, ridden example from the nine-deck series\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProvenance\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the personal collection of Duane Grant (Wu Wear, Queen Ruby Holdings), who produced the collaboration.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Duane Grant","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55104106004809,"sku":"NYC_WUDG_003","price":10000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0064\/9992\/files\/NYC_WUDG_003.2_b7dbab78-5117-412c-9ed5-4e2bef09bc80.jpg?v=1787144115","url":"https:\/\/waxpoetics.com\/products\/vision-street-wear-x-wu-tang-clan-raekwon-skateboard-ridden-and-signed-by-chad-muska-and-raekwon-2001-2002","provider":"Wax Poetics","version":"1.0","type":"link"}