even with all the backlash, kevin is still trying to keep mikey in a respectful light. and mikey has the nerve to still speak on him on the ic story painting the picture that kevin is a bad person. buisness is buisness, but at the end of the day people change for whatever reason wharsoever. kevin still has options in the community and noone should question what hes going through or his loyalty. kevin needs to have a sponsor almost immediately after hes healed. he deserves it.
@@PenneSandwicho after this interview mikey posted a new clip of kevins debuting part and said he paid kevin $10K for that part. Then went onto say he helped get him on adidas, paid for his rent, and took him around the world. Now i think mikey is mad that kevin is trying to be neutral which makes mikey feel alone. All mikey had to say is for the kids to reconsider leaving a company that garners 100k views each drop, always talked about, and has potential to get them on other teams. Kevin is a follower he doesn’t know his next move just chasing his friends around.
In the old IC crew Mikey felt like a kid surrounded by adults, maturity wise, so it's not surprising that his new move is surrounding himself with actual children.
Mikey is basically like “oh no! the consequences of my actions!” and dealing with it like an entitled rich child. What a joke. Shoutout Kevin for being the better man.
I’m not the biggest “fan” of Mikey but after watching this video I find it funny how you just listened to what Kev said, and still end up pointing fingers. Lmao
@@Twigmf Yeah, if you charge a child 700k for some clips i’m gonna point fingers. Kevin is not bashing mikey because he has a career to uphold in that scene. I don’t. Deal with it
Never trust a skatebrand that wasn't started by a skateboarder who put in the work, that's how we honor these dudes who put their body on the line to push the culture so they can live easy later in life
I’m so happy Jaron was askin the real hard hittin questions . They to scared to potentially stir up issues but sometimes they need to b blunt and address the elephant in the room and that’s what he was tryna do so big ups for tht💯
I concur. I’m real tired of all the fake niceness to avoid pissing ppl off just for the sake to keep things “cool”. That’s not how you grow and move forward.
@@MaejorArray I agree with what you’re saying tho that’s not the point. Shit’s already been aired out by Mikey and continues to do so. Idk how it’s so hard for these people to just be like Mikey what you’re doing is wack, we’re all older now and the company feels wack too. That’s all. Maybe that way Mikey will sit his ass down and possibly grow to build something new that people can appreciate. At this point tho the hole he’s dug is pretty deep.
They’re willing to ask hard hitting questions when it doesn’t effect the people their friends with. IC isn’t really part of the core skate industry mafia, so the nine club doesn’t care about controversy But if it was something that had to do with Baker, Chocolate, Nike, Lakai, best believe they would be on their “let’s keep things positive” shit because behind the scenes they’d get some backlash. Even tho not every company is affiliated, all these industry guys know each other and they keep shit hush hush
Dude is humble. After being in crutches for a year myself recently, just being able to ollie again feels amazing like it did when I was 15 and I'm 31 now
Kevin's maturity about the whole situation from his pov is really refreshing. Especially after seeing how it was handled on Mikey's end. Wish things didn't happen this way, it couldve been avoided.
This is a wise dude. He’s already hurting physically and mentally from being hurt and it seems like he’s feeling the weight. Sometimes you gotta circle your own wagons and protect yourself. And if your homies fuck up you just have to try and run it as a good example and stay out of the fray. Heal up homie, and keep your head up. You’re on the right path. Peace.
Mikey is such a backstabber basically. When he cut off Alex and Zac he said it was just business nothing personal, but when it came to kevin he made it personal with his goofy ass posts
He also defended himself when he was criticized for smoking weed with kids by saying he was being a “big homie”, but is holding their footage hostage being a good “big homie” ? This dude is a clown.
I know Kev is trying to stay neutral and he has absolutely no obligation to pick sides, but I really wish he would realize the influence he has on both mikey and IC in general. He kept saying throughout the interview that he didn’t want to politic or “point fingers” but in a situation like this, maybe if he challenged mikey at some point we wouldn’t have a disaster of a company and 15-16 yr old kids fighting for their clips.
Kev definitely has said his piece. He just chooses to do it privately is the only difference. Mickey is going to continue to be Mickey regardless is Kevin goes after him publicly or not.
But is it? That’s what separates dudes like Kev from Mikey Kev seems like a real dude and he keeps it neutral while he gets disrespect that’s some real shit because he seems genuine
Kevin seems like a really good dude. I feel bad for everyone involved. Obviously Mikey thinks he's fully in the right, but I wish he could just meet people in middle and be respectful. Same goes for everyone tbh. Things aren't looking good for IC as a skate company, but I guess they make enough money doing other stuff
Ya'll are being too nice, and respectful towards a situation where you should be pissed. Defending Mikey way too much. He's an adult using children to line his pockets, and you guys are talking about how these kids should call someone, and get it taken care of when it's not that simple for a kids to handle this type of conflict. No one is stepping up to defend these young riders, and instead giving excuses for Mikey. Kinda sad.
I mean putting kids on flow has been a thing since Baker. Look Andrew with Kader. But again Mikey has an ego problem I remember him on sway in the morning comparing what Nak did and what IC did and basically saying Nak is more note worthy than Micheal Jordan because he had 6 shoes with Adidas and MJ had like 3 or something. He was on an ego rant. And it could show even anywhere he's whole demeanor.
The fact that Mikey thought it was a good idea to have a Hell Week trailer smoking up little kids really calls into question his judgment and assessment of the entire situation. The guy isn't completely right
Life lesson, sometimes you just gotta say it like it is, with love. Imo support can be painful especially when you have to call out things that make your relationship uncomfortable. Not that it needs to be done on camera by any means. But that's how I feel. Claiming kids are racist and then tell people to support your business? Man, as a real friend I can't stand quitely by something like that. That's nuts man. Kevin Whites such a humble dude. Respect.
for me, businesses with (or against) friends are always toxic, and friendship ends because of the toxic businessman friend (no hate, the problem is never caused by an individual person, things just go)
First two minutes are the most LA conversation I’ve ever heard in my life. They say so little with so many words but barely get to the point (1:40 is where it got me)
Really fuck with Kevin. Super kind guy. I'm not sponsored and I don't have any clout but every-time I see him in new york he's kind and sometimes we'll have a short lil convo. and hearing this I see why, he's not with the bullshit
IC is a sinking ship and I'm glad Kevin jumped before it sank. Mikey's ego has been inflated for far too long now and everyone is just starting to pay attention and notice it. Respect to Kevin for being a stand up dude and I understand the friendship thing but Kevin deserves so much more than what IC was providing for him.
All the homies and old IC crew are afraid to say Mikey is whack or a phonie, IC wasn’t cool because of Mikey it was cool cause the crew was solid and Mikey as the filmed and person that put it all together ruined it
Honestly just sounds like an objective, reasonable, man speaking his truth. Can't do nothing but respect it. Just sounds really mature in a situation while dealing with kids and their drama.
