SKATEMASTER TATE: SKATE ROCK LEGEND

MC, skater, crate digger, SK8-TV host, Thrasher Magazine contributor, skate rock champion, LA rap pioneer. Skatemaster Tate, born Jorge ‘Gerry’ Hurtado, could be labeled a range of guises. An avid thrasher as a teen growing up in Los Angeles, Tate became a top skate competitor quickly, but ultimately decided to ditch one deck for another, establishing himself as one of LA’s original vinyl-collecting hip-hoppers making beats and spitting raps about skateboarding, half pipes, and the best taco place in San Francisco… read more >

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