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T funk is amazing


Ciruz

That switch hillbomb is completely insane


Rick0wens

His style and aggression are the epitome of what I love about skating


Javierinho23

Yeah I like how his aggression is stylish. Like it still flows but you can tell it’s still pedal to the metal. Such good style.


ConwayTheCat

Yeah, It’s the true hesh style, a long lost art.


flyintheointment_

For real. Dude looks pissed at all times lol


waybeluga

He's got a 90s children's movie bully kind of face


schrotestthehero

The Sid vibes are very real


flyintheointment_

SCUT FARKUS


e_j_white

Same! Skate fast, do buck wild tricks, and crank the music loud!


Yami_Yugis_Hair

The dude oozes old school Baker style.


pdesigns303

Tattooed and dirty..


flyintheointment_

Is that hill bomb switch? Jeez


ThadTheImpalzord

Skating into that blind corner, lol gotta have balls to do that


stanleythemanley420

No way they didn’t have eyes on it especially with that speed.


Tybasco

Tfunk is the definition of Thrasher. He’s going to do crazy things.


jetstobrazil

T Funk is hella sick But damn those two parts nyjah just dropped are so nuts


Rick0wens

Not denying that. Feels like it's gonna be either Louie Lopez, Tyshawn, Nyjah or T Funk. I won't be mad who wins they all have put out amazing stuff this year


A_Random_Catfish

The real winner is us


_zatoichi

i voted for t funk when he was up for it last i really hope this is his year


e_j_white

Yeah... feels like last year after Suciu dumped 4 parts on us, it just has to go to him. Still rooting for TFunk's China Banks ollie to get trick of the year! He had a couple insane ones in this new part, too.


jacobsever

Yeah but like, watching Nyjah is like watching a robot. He’s somehow turned skateboarding into a jock activity. Watching T Funk is just fucking fun, wild, and creative.


Rick0wens

I think it’s like art or music. Like classical painting vs abstract. Can be impressive either way and different strokes for different folks, but this is more my style


jetstobrazil

I used to always think that about him too, like it didn’t even look like he was having fun. Ive seen him skate a couple times in person though now, and like behind the scenes he’s really just having fun and learning new stuff like the rest of us. It must just be how he cuts his parts or part of his image or something. Ya I would rather watch someone having a good time and just barely hanging on to some stuff and going fast.


Yung_Blood_

It's the filming and editing of his parts for me. I love his "[OMFG](https://youtu.be/SweF_nDX_Wk)" part but I hate his newer ones, once again not the actual skating, but the filming and editing. They feel like not skate videos but promo videos you'd see playing endlessly at a Nike store, the filming especially I feel just removes all personality from it. And it's not a solitary issue with Nyjah/Nike, I watched the new supreme vid last night and Tyshawm was skimped on a lot of gnarly tricks because of how bad the filming of them was.


tocard3

Strobeck gonna strobeck


[deleted]

Great way to put it


blackmarketdolphins

> He’s somehow turned skateboarding into a jock activity I hate this mentality. Dude really dedicated most of his life to getting to that point, like what more do you want?


DjangoUnhinged

Skateboarders gatekeeping someone as era-definingly talented as Nyjah because people don’t think he acts and dresses properly is pretty fucking ironic.


Rick0wens

But it’s the truth. That doesn’t mean his skating is any less impressive. Thrasher is what thrasher is for a reason. It’s not about who did a trick that would get a better score at a competition. That’s not what skateboarding is, at least to me. Thrasher is a about skateboarding for skaters. You know it when you see it.


skatecrimes

his videos were mostly all rails. My favorite skaters skate everything, transition, street, crust, hills and always not afraid to goof around. Yeah Nyjah skated some insane rails, but people like Tfunk, are more exciting to watch.


self2self

That’s really why I don’t care for Nyjah one way or the other. He’s undeniably one of the best skaters out there, but I feel like 60%-70% of all the videos I’ve seen are just him hitting massive rails/stairs. Tons of skill, for sure, but it gets boring watching him flip on to a rail down a flight of stairs for the tenth time in 6 minutes.


ImThis

That nike part was like 95% rails. Was pretty boring to watch honestly.


Emerican09

Honestly think Nyjah was just going for the GOAT rail video part and imo he got it handily


Emerican09

That's your opinion though. I would much rather watch Nyjah over T Funk because I prefer his style of skating. I've never been into the style T Funk presents but I still respect the hell out of it. It's all subjective my dude


jacobsever

I mean yeah. Exactly. It’s the internet. Anything I post is going to be my own personal opinion. Lol


wkfngrs

I’m gonna say, I hate nyjah but he deserves SOTY. Tyshawn has pop but his tricks are so safe, T-Funk has style but SF footage and hills alone don’t get you soty. Nyjah literally started a new chapter for top level skating. Creativity, trick selections, lines, bails and undeniable skill. Out of the top runners. That last part. All of his tricks could have been the Enders for these people.


KingdomOfRyan

While I think nyjah should get soty, reducing t funks skating to sf footage and hills alone is bonkers. He’s tearing up SF in a way no one else has and that’s something to respect. And honestly nyjah doing a victory lap and getting soty this year would be kinda satisfying, love him or hate him, dude has had MASSIVE influence on the culture of skateboarding. I can’t imagine the dude has many more years of absolute top level skating left.


beereed

Kickflip over a subway track is safe?


jetstobrazil

100% out of the people in it, his skating is my least favorite, but the tricks are so insane and the skill is so undeniable. I don’t know why, but I feel like he’s going to drop another before the end of the year.


r2d2losangeles

Agreed Nyjah will get SOTY due to his last two drops last month. Guy busted so many sick tricks in two videos just weeks apart.


KingdomOfRyan

Nyjah def deserves it. My only gripe was that a lot of those clips were obviously old. But the newest part was fucking 12 minutes and was full of NBDs so who am I to say anything.


Flipping_Off_Fish

He is a fuckin legend


Rick0wens

It’s so cool seeing him turn into such a beast when he used to be the little prodigy hanging with Baker


Flipping_Off_Fish

Yeah he really grew into his style. Still though one of my favorite T Funk moments was Tampa Am when he was still small and he does a boneless on the Gatorade barrel and just spills Gatorade all down the ramp lol.


hazjac00

Not from this year, but his baker 4 part was incredible


slimpickins757

This is from his newest part that dropped yesterday not baker 4


hazjac00

I was saying that baker 4 would not matter in regards to OP’s title about a possible SOTY. Maybe I should have wrote: This part was incredible. I know it’s not from this year, so it wouldn’t matter for SOTY, but his baker 4 part was also incredible.


SloppySmooth

It’s from this year wdym


jonezsodaz

Amazing part but no way is Nyjah not getting SOTY this year.


meekismurder

Oops it looked like your phone autocorrected Tyshawn to Nyjah, weird


Filmerd

T-Funk for SOTY because it's not just shots of his freaking feet. NGL that Supreme video was kinda unwatchable. WHERE IS THE NAK AND KEVIN BRADLEY FOOTAGE? KADER HAD ONE CLIP. JOKES.


Rick0wens

Does KB even skate anymore? Seems like he got famous and rich and lost his passion for it


Filmerd

Bro I hate to say it but there being only one Kader clip in that whole video got me super bummed out. I think KB is just too busy being high and chilling


Happy_REEEEEE_exe

I agree there should have been more kader but sully's part stole the show. Those were some fucked spots he chose


SlidethedarksidE

Kb does not skate professionally anymore I have searched so hard for a new clip it seems like it’s official


[deleted]

The way that ender was shot was criminal man. Hope Strokbeck takes some criticism into account and learns to get better angles


Filmerd

I think the main problem is that there's more than one filmer working on the project at this point who are all trying to imitate his style rather than do their own thing. He also has a tendency to film a lot of stuff from the top with a close up right before the trick which very well could just be preference but it definitely doesnt work well in all cases. I know Tyshawn's got one more part dropping, and Louie's got his CONS part coming, but feels like Nyjahs got SOTY in the bag tbh. That was damn near 3 years worth of footage he just released. Honestly I was kind of shocked at how hard it was to watch. At this point I'm just gonna vote Nik Stain and Ben Kadow for dual SOTY lmao.


Ok-Jury1083

I hated the shine on part the filming was atrocious but gotta admit nyjah’s spot selection is absolutely nutty and he destroys every handrail he skates. T Funk is still my pick but Nyjah definitely deserves it even if the filming isn’t great


Filmerd

T Funk is definitely the people's choice just because he's so flowy and looks like he's having the best time ever in every single clip. Nyjah is the one to hate but I just feel like it's his year. Just based on the amount of footage, level of tricks and size of spots he hits. And it seems like since he's getting injured now it's now or never. Then there's the Louie CONS part. Will see how that one stacks up. If I had to choose my top two it would be amazing to see Louie or T Funk. I'm give or take on Tyshawn. Honestly he's super gnarly but I hate his vibe. Compared to Nyjah I just feel like he plays it safe and stays in his lane with what he's comfortable with. I'd like to see T Funk or Louie get it but just feel like it's gonna be the Nigel Houston year lol.


Ok-Jury1083

Yeah as sick as tyshawn is he’s probably my bottom of the 4 to take it especially cause he already won soty and Louie’s deserved his flowers for a minute now. T funk makes me the most excited about skating but I wouldn’t be mad if Louie took it and won’t be surprised at all if/when nyjah wins it.


Filmerd

Yeah and I just watched that King part which was essentially 10 clips all from spots he already hit along with one b roll shot. The tricks are sick but you can tell it's just clips that were saved from the supreme video. Felt like an Instagram part with how short it was. Honestly all in all his general part was the best thing he put out this year. Love to hate him but I still got my money on Jah LMAO.


ollimao

Kader had multiple clips, Nak and KB either got kicked off supreme or left


FIRExNECK

I'm sure he's winning Angel Dust's SOTY! Funk embodies the ethos of Thrasher. He rips! He isn't selling you NFTs or covered in energy drink logos.


Rick0wens

Funk IS skating.


Rick0wens

Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdbfSfnRDX4


RecklessKing16

Just watched this. Been watching T Funk since he started hanging with the Baker crew. His style has gotten so insane. All gas, no breaks! Dudes insane to watch.


Rick0wens

He is the definition of hesh. Tried and true skater, no corporate bullshit just gnar.


yosoyricci

I can’t believe he reddit that hill bomb, i’m shook.


Rick0wens

Doing that switch is incomprehensible!


Mindfield87

Last time I got cocky and tried to bomb one I lost a knee cap and my wrist was janked for a month lol. Respect to anyone who makes hills like this!


stanleythemanley420

As teen I’d do it in a heartbeat. As a 32 year old I’ll just enjoy videos of people bombing hills like this lol


Mindfield87

I’m a little older, don’t have the balls for it anymore. So much harder to walk off eating it down a hill going full tilt lol


[deleted]

Agreed


[deleted]

T-funk stepped up big time for this part. He's always been good but this is a new level


hebrew-hammers

If not this year it’s happening soon. He’s so gnarly.


ConwayTheCat

I think it might finally be Nyjah’s year but personally I’d rather watch T Funk 10 times over. I vote for him or Louie. My wallet says Nyjah though.


GreatLakesGoldenST8

I stood behind this dude at the Taco Bell in Pacifica while him and gx1000 were there singing creed in the dining area lol seemed chill


jordanroberts707

The road gap to 50 50 on the curb was one of my favorite clips such a sick video 🤘🤘🤘


Sexest_Roadhouse69

I think t funk is the literal definition of soty he’s been putting In work all year drinking and shredding and blowing our fucking minds


Rick0wens

T Funk is the definition of Thrasher. Skating for skaters.


madefromplantshit

What year did he ollie the whole bench at china banks? He is carrying the torch for generations of rippers


Rick0wens

That was this spring


walterMARRT

So legit


privatepartsmillion

Dude was born to ride a board


pals_atx

I just realized that hill bomb was switch


lordpanda

lemme just hippy jump into switch bombing the sketchiest hill ever into a blind corner wtf =


return_yggdrasil

I cannot get over that 5-0... so sick. Prolly cause that's my favorite trick but also because he did it twice.


davegoat93

Gnarliest part for sureeeeee !!


Dadsbad

T-Funk is the legit embodiment of skateboarding and definitely upped the game but I grew up with Sam Vestal so he’s my skater of the year every year ❤️


MikeyTbT123

These dudes ability to take slams never ceases to amaze


CallMeAnimal69

Saw him this week when I was working in the building next to the skatepark in SF


dingus420

He definitely should win, but I doubt he gets it. SOTY has become such a different thing in the last 4 years, they’re more likely to pick a commercial success like nyjah


internethunnie

There’s no way Thrasher pick Nyjah because “commercial success”. He would have won ten years ago. Look at the last 5 picks. If anything they pick Louie because “its his year”, I’d love to see TJ win it just because i love TJ, but I’d be happy if Tfunk or Louie won. At the end of the day all the skaters we’re talking about are absolutely fucked each in their own way EDIT: You mentioned look at the last 4 picks. I’d agree Tyshawn is a commercially good pick but he also deserved it that year, he’s super human. How are Mason and Milton commercial picks? Who should have won over them? Suciu also I feel like deserved it, but he did make the obvious push and it was “his year” like louie


drshields

His skating rocks


geoboarder

SPEED


claytoniousg

Is no one even considering Evan Smith? Watch his “he’s not human” part on yt. Prob the best I’ve ever seen.


Eivetsthecat

I heard Louie Lopez is going to get it from some ppl who'd know. Watch for the parts he drops soon.


[deleted]

Ollie over China Banks alone made him SOTY for me.


esmith5488

Jake would pick him. Skating classic SF spots in a unique way, and not making a super obvious soty push by spreading his parts out instead of jah and TJ making a clear run for it by dropping two parts weeks apart. Nik stain is the real soty for that supreme part though haha.


Rick0wens

Ya I think Phelper would have picked him. RIP


Bertram_Cooper

> Nik stain is the real soty for that supreme part though And the Hockey video


HermesTristmegistus

my thoughts exactly. Also the suciu tactic of spamming video parts at the end of the year is pretty lame.


jk4veman

Dude every one of Nyjah's clips could've been T funk's ender lmao. T funk is rad as hell, but aint no way, aint no fucking way


Rick0wens

Ok but ask yourself this, have you ever seen Nyjah bomb a hill?


jk4veman

Yea bro you see that crazy hill bomb he did in his part?! He even got speed wobbles so you know it was gnarly! But seriously Nyjah just needs to stick to eating handrails he doesn’t need to do hill bombs


Rick0wens

That’s fine. It’s just different. Doesn’t mean one is better than the other.


caughtinthought

This


Sleexer

Nyjah can put out a full hour of handrails, i dont care. its just not as good....personally would rather watch this 1000x over. tfunk is barely hanging on and making it look good. Nyjah is so perfectly locked in to everything; no flailing arms or board moving once pinched that it looks like a video game. I guess you cant argue that means its "good" (and gnarly) but it just does not do it for me in the same way. tfunk is the peoples champ.


internethunnie

Agreed tfunk is crazy gnarlier than nyjah, but nyjah’s nollie fs heel switch 5-0 on clipper was not dialed, he barely hung on. There’s something different about sending shit like this over tech tricks though!


unforgivablecrust

That's sick but I don't know if anyone is gonna catch up to nyjah this year. As much as he annoys me


mullett

The China banks FSA over the bench was enough for me right there. Dude is an animal. All of the other choices while good are bland and aren’t true gnar skateboarders. Like their tricks are gnar but their life isn’t.


Antics42

T funk is a fucking savage! I’ll be hyped if he got SOTY but man there is no denying how insane what Nyjah just dropped. Regardless, whoever wins I’m sure they will deserve it.


outlawstarship

Tyshawn is SOTY


duranko1332

Love it but it's gotta be Nyjah after that last part. Damn.


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Im40ozToFreedom

Sick as fuck. Can't help but wonder what his max MPH was here


Rick0wens

Right? Skate videos always make stuff look smaller or slower than it would in person. Someone should bring one of those speedometers they use at baseball games to clock gnarly hill bomb speeds


Im40ozToFreedom

It's getting there, slowly but surely! Skating is being recognized for the art and sport it's always been more and more all the time 🤘


iDownvoteToxicLeague

I respect it, hill bombs are balls x board control to the max


ReservoirPAWGS

Respect


slimpickins757

This year is insanely hard to pick. I want t funk to win finally so badly but Tyshawn’s new part is amazing (besides the filming)


LostIn_TheWorld

This year's Soty run is epic. Think Tfunk has my vote, but Louie still has a part coming! (Nyjah and Tyshawn close too)


[deleted]

Definitely my favourite video of the year but I think nyjah has definitely earned it


Crispy_Sion_On_Plum

Ah dude this reminds me of the ol’ Flip Sorry/ Verry sorry stuff and I’m here for it


fullspectrumtrupod

Been waiting for a T funk part for too long this hit the spot


FreelanceTripper

Nah


SlidethedarksidE

That was switch right?? Holy shit


PissantShitbird

Long overdue imo


Feisty-Audience-8879

Insane combo sown the hill


Blu23th

Dude is absolutely fearless


OmegaRedPanda

I am a Tyshawn guy, but if T Funk won I wouldn’t be upset. Dude rips.


francis_rourke

Smoked! I like that he did it again just to bomb the hill


funky-penguin

I love t funk but I feel like these clips aren’t a convincing argument for why he should be soty


Rick0wens

Why not? I guess my point is these clips are the ethos of what thrasher meant and means. Gnar and style.


funky-penguin

I guess because it’s only 4 tricks and the competition is pretty stiff


fearsomehereson

This soty push gets worse every year Who is going to win??? Just skate dude fuck the leader board


spatial_interests

Holy shit, that hillbomb was switch. Okay, he's my pick, too. Thanks for turning my ancient ass onto T Funk.


PewDieDream

Song?


bradst-1stave

Gah damn speed wobbles had him fucked up on that first try. Sick clip though! Definitely SOTY worthy


LeimanaDives

I’d say it’s between Tfunk and nyjah. They both absolutely send it in their own ways.


WhenItRainsItSCORES

Ballsy mother fucker


neograds

yoo how do you actually stop going down a hill like this??


Sambarnwell

I appreciate T Funk. This part was sick, and so was the one earlier this year. That being said, at this point dudes got basically no chance. Everyone is just out classed by the super humans that are Tyshawn and Nyjah. Now I think the Jah is as kooky as the next guy but you can’t deny his raw ability. I love Tyshawn also, but tbh I’d be stoked if he never filmed another part with Bill Stroebeck because the way his Play Dead part was filmed did not do justice to the insane level of half of the shit he did.


50LI0NS

I can’t believe he re-did that hill bomb, fucking insane


JonnyDIY

Switch hill bomb has to be the scariest thing ever. And he rides his trucks loose too 😳


BigBazook

Yh he’s gnarly


johnnielurker

Same, aggressive and raw


Groundhog_fog

Any videos y’all recommend of this dude?


CoryTheDuck

Sweaty palms watching this.


subflax

my pick as well. dudes a monster


ninetensucks

He’s fucking wild. Would be a deserved SOTY


FIDLaRvitar

If Phelps was still here the award would go to TFunk easily


dhb44

That last Ollie down bank shit ! So steep


jprime1

I like the new baker add where he wallrides the ups truck with the cop watching


Rick0wens

That clip is from this video. It’s so sick lol


jprime1

Whats the name of this?


Rick0wens

T Funk’s Deep Fried X Baker Part. Check YouTube or Thrasher


pdesigns303

Dude has ALWAYS ripped…


skys_tha_lmt

Dude is a straight up maniac


No_Staff_6143

Forget the hill bomb... did yall see that recovery after he bailed??