P Rod stands for Prodigy
Rodriguez. I don't know where
I heard this story so it may
be completely untrue. I heard
that Paul's dad asked him what
he wanted to be when he grew
up and Paul said "I want to be
a pro skater". So his dad
found one of the best skaters
at the time to be his trainer.
That man was Kareem Campbell.
The story goes that Kareem
groomed Paul to be this
skateboarding robot who could
execute tricks all day long.
Kareem did put Paul on his
City Stars skateboard company
back in the early 2000s.
That's a fact. But as
skateboarding became big
business Paul got snatched up
by bigger brands like Nike and
Girl Skateboards (then of
course Plan B).
I've created a somewhat
chronological listing of P-Rod
videos. I think the video that
was the breaking point for his
career was In Bloom. Be sure
to watch that one.
| Alternative · Blues · Cartoons · Classical · Classic Rock · Comedy · Country · Documentaries · Electronica · Exercise · Heavy Metal · Hip Hop · Indie Rock · Music Festivals · Punk Rock · Reggae · Skateboarding · World |