It's almost too easy to call this gallery the "Dirty South," I know. But, have you ever been down South? The skaters, like the spots and the overall environment, are rawer. A good analogy is southern rap—you've heard it. It's tight as hell, but it's just straight trash talk and strip clubs and the same words over and over. It's simple and grimey, but you can't help but bob your head. It's no coincidence it's from the south—the south's like that (I'm not saying it's like a rap video, I'm saying it's oddly simple and complex at the same time with a nice dingy sheen). There have been plenty of southerners in skateboarding. But, with skaters like Crockett, Hardy, Brock, Clark, Taylor, Newport, Plunkett and a slew of others born out of that rawness coming up in the scene over the past few years, the Dirty South (cities, spots and all) is gaining it's place in skateboarding. And, well, Ryan Flynn will be down there in Atlanta to cover it all. Peep his gallery: The Dirty South
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