Los Angeles has always been at the forefront of car-culture trends. The City of Angels is the original automotive-lifestyle city. Hot rods? That was us. Lowriders? We got that poppin’. The Bling! Bling! Dub scene? We created it. Not the throbbing, subsonic bass line found in ska/reggae music — we’re talkin’ 20-inch rims. L.A. car culture even birthed the ultimate in four-wheel styling: the Dävin (Sprewells) “spinner” rims, shiny chrome rims that keep on rollin’ after... More >>>
''I was always into cars before I got shot. I had a few cars that I put nice rims on and fixed them up real nice, so I thought I would want to do that to my chair,'' says former gang member Eric Gibson. Photo by Gregory Bojorquez