Jahmal Williams

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Jahmal Williams is a regular-footed professional skateboarder, skate company owner, and artist from Boston, Massachusetts. [1] [2] [3]

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Early life and education

Williams was raised by his mother in Boston, Massachusetts with four other siblings. [4] As a young kid in the early-to-mid 1980s, Williams was into breakdancing and graffiti writing. [1] In an effort to stay out of trouble, Williams got into freestyle BMX biking. [1] He brought his bike to the local skatepark and had it stolen. [1] This lead Williams to buy a skateboard in the summer of 1988. [4] His mother bought him a Thrasher magazine issue with Tony Alva on the cover, further encouraging his interest in skating. [3]

In 1998, Williams received a scholarship to attend the School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. [5] There he studied drawing, sculpture, and painting for four years. [5]

Skateboarding

Williams first sponsor was Beacon Hill Skateshop. [6] T.V. skateboards came to Whitman, Massachusetts on a tour. Williams befriended the team and ended up going on tour with them. [6] T.V. team was Mike Vallely, Ed Templeton, Steve Berra, Ethan Fowler, Jerry Fowler, and Williams. [6] Williams went pro for T.V. [7]

After T.V. folded Williams joined Ed Templeton's new company, Toy Machine. [8] [6] After riding for Toy Machine for a number of years, Mike Vallely connected Williams to Powell. [4] Williams rode for Powell for a number of years until he parted ways with the company. [1]

Skate Video Parts & Appearances [9] Year
The Fat Juicy Video1991
3D Innovations1991
Toy Machine Live!1994
Eastern Exposure1996
adidas Commercial1998
INFMS2000
DNA Continuum2002
Static 32007
Hopps Commercial 12009
MIA Skate Shop Welcome to MIA2010
Ride Channel Skate New York with Hopps2012
Orchard Stone Soup2014
Static 42014
Hopps The “Saturday” Project2016
Welcome to Dial Tone MFG2018
The Converse CONS X Hopps Collection2018

Hopps Skateboards

In 2007, Williams founded Hopps Skateboards. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "NY Clips: Mission Statement Episode 08: Jahmal Williams (2019)". NYSkateboarding.com. 2019-02-28. Retrieved 2020-03-03.
  2. ↑ "Jahmal Williams". Theories of Atlantis. Retrieved 2020-03-03.
  3. 1 2 "Jahmal Williams Skateboarder Profile". SPoT Skate Shop at Skatepark of Tampa. Retrieved 2020-03-03.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Studio Visit: Jahmal Williams". Monster Children. 2018-11-16. Retrieved 2020-03-03.
  5. 1 2 "CHECKING IN WITH THE HOPPS CREW". Jenkem Magazine. 2016-09-21. Retrieved 2020-03-03.
  6. 1 2 3 4 "Jahmal Williams". www.bobshirt.com. Retrieved 2020-03-03.
  7. ↑ Chops (2011-10-07). "chrome ball interview #32: jahmal williams". the chrome ball incident. Retrieved 2020-03-03.
  8. ↑ "Off The Board: Jahmal Williams". Transworld SKATEboarding. 2011-10-31. Retrieved 2020-03-03.
  9. ↑ "Here's a Comprehensive Look at Jahmal Williams's Video Parts ⋆ SKATE NEWSWIRE". SKATE NEWSWIRE (Press release). 2019-02-20. Retrieved 2020-03-03.
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