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What Really is a GHETTO BIRD?

Rad Rat Video8 skaters recommend it · 8 mentions, 2017 to 2024
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106K views · 10 years ago · History

Rad Rat Video traces the history of the ghetto bird, from Kareem Campbell's original nollie hardflip backside 180 to what the name means today. Uses a clean rip of the original footage.

Why skaters like it

Gets linked whenever someone argues over what counts as a ghetto bird, and whether the trick has to be nollie.

“The original ghetto bird done by Kareem Campbell was a nollie hardflip bs 180. If you want to learn what the trick really is you can watch this video”

u/LOvEisEvOLxanax

What skaters said on Reddit

u/Pacman3272017 · 5 points

I think this guys explains it best: [VIDEO]

u/PM_ME_STRONG_CALVES2024 · 2 points

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u/chumjumper2019 · 1 points

He literally says in that video that a ghetto bird is a nollie hardflip backside 180 [VIDEO]. He then goes on to say that we could lose the stance specificity [VIDEO], but that would just make OP's trick a Nollie Ghetto Bird.

u/LOvEisEvOLxanax2023 · 1 points

The original ghetto bird done by Kareem Campbell was a nollie hardflip bs 180. If you want to learn what the trick really is you can watch this video what really is a ghetto bird ? [VIDEO]

u/PF4ABG2019 · 1 points

Ghetto Birds are Nollie only in the same way that Caballerials are Fakie only. [VIDEO]

u/hengamp2018 · 1 points

quality explanation for your feeble peanut brain [VIDEO]

u/reidfisher2019 · -2 points

Ghetto bird isn’t supposed to be nollie. Watch this video. [VIDEO] that may have been how it was done once, but that is not a ghetto bird now.

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