{"product_id":"wu-tang-clan-raekwon-skateboard-ridden-and-signed-by-chad-muska-and-raekwon","title":"Chad Muska \/ Raekwon Wu-Tang Prototype Skateboard","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis fully-outfitted Vision Street Wear skateboard - complete with grip tape, trucks, and four Wu-Tang branded 52mm wheels - features Wu-Tang Clan legend Raekwon’s likeness. It has been autographed by both Raekwon himself and skateboarding icon Chad Muska. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Raekwon skate deck was manufactured in a limited-edition run of 150 by Vision Street Wear in collaboration with the Wu-Tang Clan, as part of a series of nine decks, each bearing the likeness of one of Wu-Tang’s nine core members, that were sold through select independent skate shops in 2001\/2002. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eThis example centers on Raekwon: a large black-and-white silhouette portrait taken directly from the back cover of the Clan's 2000 album \u003cem\u003eThe W\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e,\u003c\/em\u003e set against the Wu-Tang \"W\" logo, alongside \"Raekwon,\" \"Wu-Tang Clan,\" and \"WU\" logotypes. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Wu-Tang branded 52mm wheels that the deck is outfitted with represent another rare and significant feature: only twenty-five sets were produced separately by Vision, and were never commercially sold. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe board took on a second life beyond it's 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\u003cem\u003eMuskabeatz\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Muska and Raekwon signed this deck directly after the demo:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Muska in pink marker \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(\u003cem\u003e\"2002 You Know How We Do \/ Reprazent Wu \/ -Chad Muska\"\u003c\/em\u003e)\u003cbr\u003eRaekwon in gold \u003cbr\u003e(\u003cem\u003e\"Don't Go 2 Snake Hill \/ Respect! Wu. \/ Raekwon da Chef\u003c\/em\u003e\"). \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"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 slight visible wear to the deck and wheels from Muska's demo, this skateboard board stands as a one-of-one \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eartifact representing an important landmark in the intersection of hip-hop and skateboard culture. \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\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eRarity 1 of 1 (autographed complete), 1 of 150 (deck), 1 of 25 (wheels)\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFully assembled complete, fitted with a separately limited set of Wu-Tang branded 52mm wheels \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 this series\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Duane Grant","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55104106004809,"sku":"NYC_WUDG_003","price":100000.0,"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\/wu-tang-clan-raekwon-skateboard-ridden-and-signed-by-chad-muska-and-raekwon","provider":"Wax Poetics","version":"1.0","type":"link"}