Rafer Alston on Joining AND1, How He got "Skip To My Lou" Nickname (Part 4)

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In the latest clip, Rafer Alston explained how he joined AND1 and earned the Skip To My Lou nickname. Alston was originally nicknamed "The Energizer" after impressing the Rucker Park crowd as a young teenager. When he returned a year later, he performed a crossover move that won the crowd over and earned him his famous nickname. Alston also noted that the nickname has become so popular that many people believe his real name is Skip.
Alston also reflected on the And 1 Mixtape Tour and embarrassing dudes at their neighborhood courts and gyms. He said there weren't many fights or anything because people understood what was to come playing against the And 1 hoopers. However, Alston noted how that they were more than just tricks and gimmicks.

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@SUPREMEgoldchain_REAKTZ 2 года назад

Skip is the truth! I got my nickname from playing street bball as well. They called me Trash. They would say stuff like, "Don't pick him he Trash." And, "How you let him score twice? He Trash."

@mrtravismarley 2 года назад

🤣🤦🏾‍♂️

@nicksharma8238 2 года назад

LMAO, looool

@cognacjackson 2 года назад

🤣🤣🤣🤣this comment was highly underrated lmao I’m fucking crine

@ericsnow2069 2 года назад

one of the greatest YT comments

@RCBCook 2 года назад

🤣🤣

@zeltee3d 2 года назад

I would love to see a new series about AND1 team! RIP Escalade btw… loved seeing these guys hoop.

@kennethcolbert3190 2 года назад

Rip flash and alimoe to fasho!!!

@zeltee3d 2 года назад

@@kennethcolbert3190 damn forgot about them rip them too..

@kingmind2383 2 года назад

That Had To be 1 of the best Time for Street Ball !! And Hip Hop Culture!!

@walkingbucket_store 2 года назад

Legendary era

@vaughnalston2993 2 года назад

Wow they all passed. Thats crazy

@leonphelps6929 2 года назад

“When I squeeze you hear more Ooouuus than a Skip to my Lou move at the Rucker” -Banks

@flyboyjames7408 2 года назад

PLK

@karateflix 2 года назад

Too smooth to stutter...

@mrtravismarley 2 года назад

🐐

@YardratZ 2 года назад

Y’all heard his new album?!?!??!! Shit slapppps

@flyboyjames7408 2 года назад

@@YardratZ COTI❗❗❗❗

@dburna21 2 года назад

He will not let glad talk over him lol 😂😂😂

@ashleyg5042 2 года назад

Fareal

@imackmusic7924 2 года назад

50..Skip...Hot Sauce..Escalade..Half Man Half Amazing...The Professor..etc

@heem1784 2 года назад

AO ALOMO SPIDER BABY SHACK HEICOPTER THE AIR UP THERE MAN THEY HAD SOME FUCKING PLAYERS SILK

@landrelljones5708 2 года назад

baby shaq was my dude

@stldrop 2 года назад

Gotta include the Air Up There because of that legendary 720 dunk...maybe the best dunk all time 🤔

@xaviersmoke9695 2 года назад

Bone Collector

@coyfromqueens2812 2 года назад

RIP ESCALADE RIP BLACK WIDOW. WAS BUYING THESE TAPES (VHS) AND REWINDING CONSTANTLY IN AMAZEMENT

@KQzActAsSuch 2 года назад

I remember going all over town looking for those And1 dvds. Him and Hot Sauce were my favorite. My fat ass was ALWAYS on the court trying out his moves. LOL

@heem1784 2 года назад

Shit I had the tapes skip 50 and old school with the fucked up teeth then that tape with kobe at the Rucker

@ImaJiveTurkey 2 года назад

Still love Hotsauce 😍

@tylerm993 2 года назад

Yeah that was a big part of my childhood

@clr977 2 года назад

Man, good times. Remember I had a Red Hot Sauce Jersey when I was a yungin, think I found it in a Burlington factory or modells or something NE Philly area. That was my go to for any poppin weekend event, red high top Pony’s matchin and 1 ball shorts sheesh 🔥🔥 Always made this man my started on the rockets on 2k7 🤣

@heem1784 2 года назад

@@clr977 that nigga said them ponys we definitely same age I had tge joints all red with the black check ✔ though them was some Js till my brother was like naw nigga them tge knock offs 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 but them shoes was still hard in my book definitely miss my childhood no lie 💯

@TheNamronTV 2 года назад

Vlad you have to interview Hot Sauce, that guy is legendary.

@2KGbaby 2 года назад

Super Saiyan FACTS!

@danielbyas348 2 года назад

💯

@thegiant6795 2 года назад

Definitely

@suspensefulness 2 года назад

faccs

@ryanroad1646 2 года назад

That'll be crazy if he had him next 🤞

@unclebabba 2 года назад

Hell of a story gave Me goose bumbs , this guy is a legend on the park an He did well in the NBA as well.

@db314 2 года назад

AND 1 tapes changed my life, I practiced those moves everyday all day and came back the court a whole different baller cause of them!

@NewYorksMostWanted 2 года назад

Those mixtapes introduced me to some classics, and those OG And1 shirts bring back a lot of nostalgia.

@TheIcpfan23 2 года назад

Damn what about that unreleashed remix to so fresh and so clean by outkast that was my first time hearing that version on the tape back then

@NewYorksMostWanted 2 года назад

@@TheIcpfan23 I don't remember hearing that. I'm gonna have to check that out now

@TheIcpfan23 2 года назад

@@NewYorksMostWanted i think it was on vol 2 or 4

@factzfromakt1860 2 года назад

@@TheIcpfan23 it was on Vol. 4 my dog. I definitely remember that!

@TheIcpfan23 2 года назад

@@factzfromakt1860 thanks bro that was the jam as well as the original

@Dabernathy51 2 года назад

I remember watching Rafer at Ventura community college. Amazing b-ball player

@mg19cal 2 года назад

I grew up in Fresno when he was at Fresno State when they made that NIT run. My mom was a student there at the same time so I was lucky to go to some of their practices (never caught a actual game though). What Tark did with that crew was SPECIAL to watch

@thomasbooker1996 2 года назад

And your telling us this because?

@mg19cal 2 года назад

Because I felt like it, the same way you felt like butting in with a comment

@thomasbooker1996 2 года назад

Here's a interesting fact, we don't care!

@TRICEATH 2 года назад

@@thomasbooker1996 Im sorry he forced you to read that.

@joshmacdaddy 2 года назад

Ur mother was a bopper

@citizengain 2 года назад

Imagine....an interview where the person interviewed is talking about himself & what he's done. I was also saying to myself, it's nice to not hear about who got shot & who shot who when VLAD slid in with the question about beef & grief.

@essj3334 2 года назад

The legendary battle between Skip To My Lou and Alimoe highlights was what started the And1 mixtapes.

@hoodratpat5228 2 года назад

Duke Tango! Man that dude is a legend and gave some of the best nicknames of all time. The Don Cornelius of street ball. That would be a dope interview!

@hoodratpat5228 2 года назад

@SpacePurpBarney (cough cough) every dude 30+ at a HS game with his phone.

@WatchMilesTV 2 года назад

I can’t lie, Duke Tango damn near is as much of a reason that And1 and them mixtapes blew up as the players were. Duke had me in front of my DVD player thinking I was there!!!

@hoodratpat5228 2 года назад

@@WatchMilesTV Hearing him say “Oh Baby” and “Here we go” are iconic! 🤷🏾‍♂️

@WatchMilesTV 2 года назад

@@hoodratpat5228 big facts bro. Big fuckin facts! Lol

@hoodratpat5228 2 года назад

@@WatchMilesTV What a time to be alive!

@WatchMilesTV 2 года назад

I’m not gonna lie… I was mind blown back in the day when I found out his real name wasn’t Skip or Lou. Mind blown. Lol

@chris2tipsy 2 года назад

No offense but how sway?😂

@WatchMilesTV 2 года назад

@@chris2tipsy I’m from Ohio. I only knew him the mixtapes. So all I knew was “Skip to my Lou”. So when I heard about some dude named Rafer, how was I to know that? Lol

@dennisthemenace855 2 года назад

Same and I’m from Brooklyn 😂😂😂

@WatchMilesTV 2 года назад

@@dennisthemenace855 lmao… exactly. Like if we ain’t know, how we supposed to know! Lol

@Yomommahouse 2 года назад

Yeah I didn't know his name until he got to the NBA.

@lavishlessaguds 2 года назад

Vlad understands his algorithm. He'll ask about violence when he really doesn't need to.

@bojaxsun 2 года назад

😂

@Moneyg73 2 года назад

📠.

@Smoothk410 2 года назад

That’s crazy to lol smh

@freshestinclass763 2 года назад

👀

@noblephantasm34 2 года назад

“I’m off the court, Skip to my Lou, trapping a sport!” - Future

@DAK272 2 года назад

Very underrated

@ACT1ON_JACKSON 2 года назад

@@DAK272 it's not

@chito2o927 2 года назад

Really appreciate u interviewing these underrated goats 💯👌

@cv1368 2 года назад

Them Rucker days were epic n legendary… dam I miss that tournament… 55th has never been the same..

@PetarMilanZijic 2 года назад

I think about that too. You go there now it's a bunch of washed up nobody's. Dyckman took over the limelight

@mr.40acres 2 года назад

Rafer Alston probably one of my favorite magic players of all time

@HeBlewInHisEarAndHeLikedit 2 года назад

I think the momentum they had with him at the point with Jameer out could have beaten the Lakers. Van Dummy ruined that run.

@mr.40acres 2 года назад

@@HeBlewInHisEarAndHeLikedit I could cry thinking about it. All jameer had to do was foul dereck Fisher. And at least the magic win one more game. Skip to my lou would've 4sure made the right play

@Theyhatemeechie 2 года назад

This dude is a legend still watch the AND1 Mixtapez till this day

@gregoryklein7323 2 года назад

Wow - I'm stoked to see this one, I did a lot of the branding for the AND1 Mixtape tour prior to the brand being sold. Rafer is a legend, other cities they visited just wanted to get on the AND1 bus.

@yfndorsey1582 2 года назад

This interview is so surprisingly interesting its insane... So much respect earned for "skip 2 my lou"

@vladtv 2 года назад

Watch the full interview now as a VladTV RU-vid Member: ru-vid.com/show-UCg7lal8IC-xPyKfgH4rdUcAjoin

@PerfectServantOfSelf 2 года назад

Appreciate you for this one Vlad 💯🙌

@manaurecasilla9000 2 года назад

Respect to Glad giving us great free content

@dwightpalmer9103 2 года назад

Street Ball Hall of Famer and living icon, 'Skip'🚀🚀🚀

@SankofaNYC 2 года назад

People give Vlad a hard time about his question style and knowledge of things and etc… but, you gotta appreciate him having stories shared and history documented some of this stuff is rarely heard

@beastmode4ever502 2 года назад

XACTLY...I REALLY RESPECT VLAD...

@hittz2581 2 года назад

Agreed. He's really a journalist. But I do appreciate the legends he brings on. Same ppl that talk shit are still watching... breakfast club should have his guests on

@TheIcpfan23 2 года назад

@@hittz2581 Exactly

@GahplenTBChez 2 года назад

I still remember homes slapping Eddie Howes headband a quarter turn

@moseshanon7060 2 года назад

Why’d he smack Eddie House like that?

@babyigotchomoney 2 года назад

😂😂😂😂😂💀

@JoWBloE 2 года назад

Spun that boy headband 😂

@RichMillz 2 года назад

Cuz house was bussing his ass 🤣

@Justinn.. 2 года назад

Smacked his headband crooked lol

@KDuff-2015 2 года назад

Eddie had the game if his life that night 🤣🤣🤣😭

@hustlengrind8833 2 года назад

That And1 tape had me dribbling a ball to school EVERY DAY in 7th and 8th grade.

@boredfive3001 2 года назад

This is legendary!

@quincylockett7846 2 года назад

Class of 2000...And1 was a big part of my childhood my first tattoo was the And1 guy lol good ol days!

@ashunt29 2 года назад

It sounds as if he's saying 'tornaments" instead of tournaments. Love it! I never seen him play in the AND1 tours. I use to enjoy watching Hot Sauce, The Professor, Spyda, Escalade, Main Event, Sik Wit It, AO, Helicopter, and 1/2 Man 1/2 Amazing. It was something special, like the futuristic Harlem Globe Trotters.

@h.o.o.d.recordingandmanage2841 2 года назад

Him and almoe Aka black widow battles was legendary

@marby. 2 года назад

RIP Alimoe

@TheSstretch68 2 года назад

NASHTY!!!!!!! THE LEGENDARY SKIP TO MY LOU!!!!!!!! That volume 1 AND1 mixtape is still the best.

@jerriellawrence5440 2 года назад

Bruh he was unreal in JUCO at Fresno City

@kaipovilla1343 2 года назад

And1 dropped the ball, literally. They should still be coming out with the mixtapes.

@derekgoodejr8788 9 месяцев назад

Most Definitely.

@nicksharma8238 2 года назад

Skip To My Lou is the dopest name too fr. Fits him perfectly

@stldrop 2 года назад

Hot Sause

@MrShaheedone 2 года назад

I didn't know his real name til he went to the league.

@cyrusgill1594 2 года назад

Good content

@dudeidk4890 2 года назад

LMFAO naaaaah the sequence he described is crazy but the fact that he thought of it on the spot makes it even better 🔥🔥

@inkrdb87 2 года назад

Finally! AND 1

@davitvelasco1 2 года назад

Last time i was this early i had to help set up the party

@andor3442 2 года назад

Bring Steve Francis on

@polowink5476 2 года назад

Skip and Alimoe was legendary

@samgunz1 2 года назад

A true artist 💯

@OneManGSG 2 года назад

I spent countless hours watching And 1 mixtapes

@zonem7618 2 года назад

He has a great story and he was the most exciting players on And 1

@speedybug1377 2 года назад

Vlad ain’t really a sports dude so this interview ain’t gonna hit like it should this dude is a legend

@mybrothakeeper7020 2 года назад

Legend

@jt6145 2 года назад

And 1 volume 2 changed my life forever

@1jonbarnes1 2 года назад

The Rucker and the Towers were my two favorites. I didn't learn about the league in Cali until last year some time. Some good memories. These tournaments were phenomenal. And big RESPCT for the organizers. They gave us a venue to gather, work, watch, learn and enjoy, as well as a springboard for legends, that are still relevant to us today. Thanks for the memories. Thanks for the post. ✌👍✌

@cv1368 2 года назад

The towers? Where was that… Rucker at that time was legendary n kingdome was great tournament also

@1jonbarnes1 2 года назад

@@cv1368 at that time the king dome also went by the King Towers. Legendary is right. Good times ✌

@cv1368 2 года назад

@@1jonbarnes1 good times indeed… in the middle of fosta projects… had to b there… somebody build a time machine already lol… glad we experienced it

@1jonbarnes1 2 года назад

@@cv1368 oh yeah!

@josephzephaniahisrael7507 2 года назад

AZ album is super Dope 🔥

@YungMollyTV 2 года назад

Legendary

@GIJake-oo9ir 2 года назад

The original ball is life

@Rockindaxmike 2 года назад

I remember 1999, when that tape was everywhere and we tried to copy it in basketball class lol. 2000 I was never in class haha

@hittz2581 2 года назад

I remember ordering the 1st mixtape off off of dial-up internet! Then few years later they were on ESPN!

@rellyWrotethat 2 года назад

And 1 Vol 3…life changing !

@itstheheistmeister3796 Год назад

Man Skip to my Lou/Energizer was the truth back in the 90's

@TRELL3132 2 года назад

Them And 1 days was special

@michaellopez8894 2 года назад

Wicked talent

@kindleyfernand4389 2 года назад

I want to know about the beef between him and Main Event.😂😂😂

@_WESTSIDE_ Год назад

Yessss I remember that lol didn’t it happen because skip accidentally hit half man on the head and knocked him out I remember after that main didn’t wanna be around skip there must be more to it tho lol

@pernellhaynesworth1212 2 года назад

Skip ⏭ to my lou days was Fukkkin legendary man🆔😂😭😭💯📌💯💯😎 U wasn’t there in my camron voice ‼️💯💯😂😂😂

@KennyMoe7mile 2 года назад

Dope story

@egovan2191 2 года назад

And1 for life!! Rip to Escalade and Flash!! 💪🏾👑

@nevalyin7802 2 года назад

Used to play against buddy on Ps2 on AND1: Street ball . . Bro was a beast

@estebancalderon9052 2 года назад

No disrespect but….how tf Vlad got an interview with Skip to my Lou before All the Smoke, Knuckleheads etc …”that’s blasphemy” in my Stephen A Smith voice

@hiitsme3039 2 года назад

He wasn’t interesting to them…

@KQzActAsSuch 2 года назад

Vlad you gotta get Philip Champion aka Hot Sauce on here... respectfully

@stldrop 2 года назад

Facts

@yeon723 2 года назад

and1 was so fun to watch back then, those guys had hella swag

@chrisstewart5518 2 года назад

yal need to get hot sauce

@marcuseversley3334 2 года назад

Facts

@stldrop 2 года назад

Omar from "The Wire " voice: Indeed...RIP

@izekmart2017 2 года назад

Need that hot sauce interview too!

@bryanchrisjoseph5526 2 года назад

Skip to my Lou! Salute!

@bruceheicke5899 2 года назад

Rafter Alston and Robyn Kennedy (sick wit it) Juco Legends

@gohan3448 2 года назад

We need that vlad "ok" compilation video

@justiceshipp635 2 года назад

Nice

@kingman1330 Год назад

Skip is one of my favorite rucker players next to the Master Rob & Alimoe!!!!

@richards751 2 года назад

I’m 30 years old, AND1 was my LIFE as a kid! in jersey we ain’t give af about scoring, if I crossed you or dropped you that’s better than the bucket! Still have the DVD’s, I use too do the hot sauce on the cell phone and dribbling and scoring lol AND1 LEGENDARY BASKETBALL. A lot of REAL HOOPERS

@jmoneydadrivah908 2 года назад

I remember when his blue-and-white skips came out they was white on one side and blue on the other and I thought I was the only person in the world who had them shoes

@phillipayoung10 2 года назад

That ladies abd gentleman was how Skip to my Lou was born!! Legend.

@cali7604 2 года назад

Interview Hot Sauce next!

@OmarScruggs 2 года назад

NY, Philly, Chicago, LA, St. Louis....different type of street ball. Its real grown man shit

@dennisthemenace855 2 года назад

Yup none of that cute but I will say LA didn’t start taking over basketball wise till the late 90s

@bxboro4662 2 года назад

Skip to my Lou had summers at the Rucker L🔥T in the mid 90s 💯

@jeromeclowney8536 2 года назад

Facts and the cops be on the roof of the polo grounds wit rifles and stuff

@BomberoDeAcero 2 года назад

Fresno State legend too.

@AllStarCompilations 2 года назад

I remember And 1 back in the day going outside asking ppl to guard me and I would cross them up mimicking Hot Sauce moves lol. And 1 was so big back then. Rip Flash, Alimoe, Escalade.

@coachb2766 2 года назад

Great nickname

@drewbreezy5854 2 года назад

Great nick name.. fitting for sure

@PharaohLawLess1 2 года назад

Basketball is comparable to Jazz with the improvisations that happen. People like Skip are like Jazz artists like Parker or Lion Smith. They have a natural feel for their craft to the point where they can improvise like breathing

@PharaohLawLess1 2 года назад

I’m from ENY Brooklyn and we would go up and see Skip at Rucker’s . It was a scene

@Greg-mu9kp 2 года назад

Vlad brought a great interview here 👏 👍 🙌 👌

@TruthToldTV 2 года назад

R.I.P. Kenny Lou!!💯💯

@RichMillz 2 года назад

Vlad just gotta ask about shootings and fighting he can't help himself lol Vlad can do an interview with a pastor and still would ask did anybody ever get shot at Bible study 😩