Kareem Campbell

Kareem Campbell is an American professional skateboarder, born on 14 November 1973, known for popularizing the trick The Ghetto Bird, a nollie hardflip late 180. He was an innovative street skater in the 1990s, featured in the World Industries videos New World Order, 20 Shot Sequence and Trilogy, which many skateboarders regard as classics, and has been called the godfather of smooth street style. He started his own company under the Dwindle Distribution umbrella while still riding for World Industries, helped found Axion Shoes and later created City Stars Skateboards, which he still operates. He rose to mainstream fame in 1999 as a playable character in the Tony Hawk's Pro Skater games, reprising the role in the 2020 remake, and Tony Hawk credited him with raising skateboarding's standing in the Black community.