Applebum and Wu-Tang Brand have come together to create an amazing new skateboard deck. The photography on the board is taken from the the ‘Enter the Wu Tang (36 Chambers)’ album cover and was done by Danny Haskings.
Hip-hop and skate culture have an astounding number of parallels, and often find themselves intersecting to create unbelievably artistic works. In this case, a skateboard has been produced.
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Applebum and Wu-Tang Create Sweet New Skateboard Deck
Trend Themes
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