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Dgk Skateboards was born from the legend of Stevie Williams. The brand is world famous and superstar in the states. Find in our shop the latest dgk news selected by pleasures milano.Enter our skateshop now and find out more.

DGK DIRTY GHETTO KIDS FROM PHILADELPHIA

To fully understand the philosophy of DGK skateboards you have to start by getting to know its legendary founder whose first name is Stevie Williams. Stevie was born and raised in Philadelphia in the state of Pennsylania in the United States OF America.

The young skater begins to improve day by day. In a short time Stevie Williams finds himself among the creme of skateboarding in the city where he lives.
Stevie Williams began to be already a champion since the age of 8 when he started skateboarding with the first skateboards available.
By the age of 12, he was already part of a skate crew made up of friendly skaters like Jeff Pang and other riders from Element skateboards.

Stevie Williams’ skate crew was already called DGK skateboards or “Dirty Ghetto Kids” at that time. Stevie Williams was part of the Element skateboards team in which he debuted with a part in the video “Fine Artist vol1.”

Little Stevie Williams was called “lil Stevie” and his part was filmed entirely in his hometown.
The little skater already had his future very well in mind and at the age of 14 moved to California.

STEVIE WILLIAMS FROM PENNSYLVANIA TO CALIFORNIA

Once he arrived in California the still teenage skater continued to make steady progress and became increasingly influential in the rapidly evolving world of skateboarding.

Hip Hop culture is increasingly present in skateboarding from 1995 onward. Many brands are growing with a new philosophy that is increasingly underground and hip hop and Stevie Williams is the perfect person and skater for this type of new school brands that are growing in the States.

For Stevie Williams begins an adventure with the brand “Zoo York” and “Chocolate” where he appears in promotional videos. In addition, Dc shoes decides to have Stevie Williams himself as a reference skater. Dc releases the Stevie Williams model on the market and for the Philadephia skater begins a glorious period of sponsorship and success.

Between 2003 and 2004 Williams began his venture into the skateboarding business with his two friends Eli Sotto and Troy Morgan by founding the legendary distribution “Kayo Corp.” As soon as the company was founded some promotional videos pioneered the market for Kayo Distribution.

THE BIRTH OF KAYO DISTRIBUTION AND THE BRAND

In 2006, the distribution launched its created brands which are DGK, Organika, Expedition and Gold. From that moment, DGK “dirty ghetto kids” and Stevie Williams’ venture into the all-around business was definitely born.

In 2006 The pro skater opened a skateshop named “l&K Limited” in Oceanside California with his friend Nick Lockman and later a second shop called “sk8tique” in Atlanta Georgia.

Both stores were filled with Dgk merchandise and products from Kayo distribution and other selected brands. The future was very promising for DGK skateboards.

After leaving Dc shoes DKG makes a line in collaboration with “Reebook.” Unfortunately, this collaboration does not have a very happy outcome and the skater for several years finds himself without a real shoe sponsor.
Later Williams collaborates with the shoe brand Supra Footwear where in 2014 his promodel was released.

The “DGK” brand continued to grow and in 2011 began building its headquarters in Atlanta Georgia with a mega skatepark inside named “Da Playground” where all team members could be filmed.

The skatepark was also available to the local skate community. This project meant that the brand could introduce itself even more into the world market.

Later came the success of Tony Hawk pro skaters as well. A success that gave Stevie Williams and DGK skateboards a very wide notoriety thanks to the video game that depopulated all over the world.

DGK AND THE CONTINUED SUCCESS OF THE BRAND

DGK brand in 2012 was elected as the best team and won the award of “transworld skateboard magazine” . The video made by Stevie Williams “Blood Money” made the idea of how the team was united and made skateboarding a natural and fun thing.

After the release of the video in those years, the notoriety of the DGK team and its products became established worldwide. Today the brand produces skateboards of the highest quality with a truly special and out of the ordinary clothing line.

The DGK brand has always been involved in good works to benefit all less fortunate people. In this case Stevie Williams is always at the forefront with the foundation created by the skater’s mother named “Save a Heart, Save a Mind.”

This association was created by Susan Williams the skater’s mother. To this day, the association is responsible for assisting young skaters at the various skateparks in California.

Young people who do not have the opportunity to buy a board. The ‘association wants to get them off the street. Trying to get them back on the straight and narrow using skateboarding as a means of socializing. A chance of rebirth for these less fortunate young people with difficult living conditions.

Later it will be the brand itself to open a second association always with these good intentions of helping others. The whole team actively helps the aid projects that the brand promotes.

Thanks to his character The Philadelphia skater has always been able to move very smart. Stevie has won the trust and respect of everyone in the skateboarding business. Always the figure Of Stevie Williams has been a reference point for all young skaters.

THE DGK SKATEBOARDS PHILOSOPHY AND THE AND THE TEAM TODAY

The team consists of Stevie Williams, Josh Kalis, Chaz Ortiz, Boo Johnson, John Shanahan, Dane Vaughn, Marquise Henry, and Dwayne Fagundes.

Stevie Williams states in an interview that his greatest inspirations were five legends including in first position Rodney Mullen for his contribution to skateboarding and its evolution.

In second position comes Daewon Song with Guy Mariano and the legendary Henry Sanchez.

Dgk is definitely a state of mind and a legendary brand that has created the history of skateboarding. Its unique products are exclusive and come straight from the street just as its creators come from the street.

The philosophy has been the same for so many years for DGK. The saga of the brand does not stop for any reason. If you want to stay informed about the brand we invite you to follow their official instagram page.

If you want advice on how to choose your DGK skateboards read our skate dictionary articles. Alternatively you can write to us or call our customer service. We will give you all the answers and advice so you won’t go wrong with your purchases.

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