Kevin Bradley went pro in May of 2015 and has been affecting the community since. Much like his best friend Na-Kel Smith, Kevin began to get recognition after in appearing in Supreme’s video Cherry and the Nike SB Chronicles 3 video. Kevin was recognized for his unique tricks by SLS pros and street skaters all around. However he didn’t wait for another video to come out before he got his name out.
Kevin alongside Na-Kel Smith and Tyshawn Jones created a skateboard company called Hardies Hardware. Hardies sells bolts and screws alongside griptape and trucks, and despite the name the brand also has a large clothing line. Mainly releasing creative t-shirts designed mostly by Kevin and Tyshawn but occasionally sweatshirts and miscellaneous items. Hardies is now working on a collab with Adidas and has worked with other LA local skate brands in the past. Hardies took off alongside Kevin, as Kevin went SLS pro in 2016.Street League Skating wasn’t as popular to street skaters as it took out some of the edge and was limiting in a lot of ways. However 20 year old Kevin proved that street skaters have a place in the Vert scene. More recently Kevin has created a shoe collab with NikeSB. Kevin is also well known for his parts in Illegal civilization. Illegal Civ is a skate company in which Kevin has appeared with many times. He has been on trips to Japan with the company and appeared in many if not all of their skate videos. The beautiful thing about skateboarding is it allows professional skaters to be supported by multiple brands and work with people from different teams. Kevin is now affiliated with NikeSB, Illegal Civilization, Supreme, and obviously Hardies Hardware. Not to mention working with brands such as Adidas and being an SLS pro. KB is the perfect example of someone who went after everything they wanted and taking it all.
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