DESMOND
RHODES.

2005 · Original film

A shared New York street section with Nigel Sylvester in the Ride BMX film. In his 2006 interview, Desmond described Livin’ in Exile as his first video part.

Mid-2000s · Release year uncertain

Rhodes appears in the New York mix section of Animal’s All Day. The company later made the section available through its own video channel.

March 2006 · Issue 118

Rob Dolecki photographs Desmond’s ledge feeble for the cover of Ride BMX US. The issue catalog and cover scan anchor this milestone to March 2006.

September–October 2006 · Issue 20

Cream’s issue archive lists Blackman alongside Nigel Sylvester, Marlon Europe and Skinney in its New York City lifestyle feature.

December 15, 2006 · Surviving publication

A teenage Rhodes talks about being raised in Brooklyn, his approach to street riding and the films and photos that first carried his name. He identifies Volume Bikes as a relationship at that time.

Late 2006–early 2007 · Release window

Glenn PP Milligan’s Ride BMX film brings New York street riders together with the Greenville, North Carolina scene. Rhodes is among its documented participants.

December 6, 2008 · Trailer coverage

Blackman is named on The Come Up team for an eight-day tour through New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Pennsylvania and Connecticut.

January 6, 2009 · Published

Keith Romanowski’s tour photographs document Desmond and the crew in Ride UK’s online Photo Booth, accompanying its issue 123 coverage.

Documented by December 29, 2009

A contemporary review names Blackman among the riders in an AM:PM DVD. His later interview also recalls filming early AM:PM footage with Joey Piazza’s New York scene.

June 9, 2011 · Published

Bulldog Bikes identifies Blackman in its behind-the-scenes post from an Urban Ink magazine shoot.

June 28, 2011 · Publisher report

Bulldog Bikes identifies Desmond as “HoodHappy’s Blackman” in its anniversary photo report, documenting the name within the NYC BMX scene before the later film productions.

February 23, 2012 · Published

BMX Union publishes a collection of Desmond’s street footage under the Hood Happy name.

October 4, 2013 · Published

BMX Union’s Blackman archive documents an Instagram Slam session with Craig Passero, Grant Germain and Russ Barone.

October 14, 2013 · Released

Network A’s film pairs Desmond’s story with New York street riding and a rail attempt in Queens. Produced by René Sascha Johannsen.

January 28, 2014 · Published

The Misunderstood series presents a short profile of Desmond and his perspective on riding and life.

March 4, 2015 · Original publication

A wide-ranging conversation with Adam, Catfish and Scott Marceau revisits the Ride cover, early video parts, Megatour 8 and AM:PM.

March 23, 2015 · Published

Rhodes is credited in Steve Croteau’s group edit alongside riders including Mike Hoder, Sean Ricany, Colin Varanyak and Ty Morrow.

December 2, 2015 · Published

Dave Svedosh’s street promo builds toward King of NYC Streets Part 2, with Desmond riding through New York alongside a crowd.

January–June 2016 · SoundCloud uploads

HoodHappyNYC’s public music catalog includes HoodHappy Bitch, Been A Problem, Fuck Em, Gone Say with Lordchild, and Im A Rida. These are the platform’s upload dates, not recording dates.

February 17, 2016 · Published

BMX Union highlights a roughly fifteen-minute collection of riding clips and everyday footage from Desmond’s Instagram output.

March 12, 2016 · Published

Desmond joins Billy Perry, Anthony Panza and other riders for 75 and Sunny, moving through Astoria, Long Island City, Manhattan and Battery Park.

February 4, 2017 · Released

Directed, filmed and edited by David Svedosh, the second film brings Desmond’s riding and personal story back to the foreground. Presented by HoodHappy Productions and Dr. Zeus Productions.

May 1, 2017 · Published

Blackman is credited in the mix-section outtakes from Trip Tape, filmed around Los Angeles and Southern California.

2017-05-09 · Official upload

The Los Angeles BMX jam, filmed by René Sascha Johannsen and edited by Sam Downs for HoodHappyNYC.

December 6, 2017 · Published

FTL’s own Fall/Winter 2017 collection-video post credits @hoodhappynyc among its participating crew.

March 2, 2018 · Official music video

The official HoodHappyNYC video credits production to @dopecoley and @hoodhappyproduction.

January 2, 2019 · SoundCloud uploads

Eight uploads include GUTTA, YOU A HOE, FUK LUV, OUU WOO, DRUGZ, THICK THIGHS featuring PackArillo, FUCkEmmm Remix and PRESSIE FREESTYLE. Track descriptions credit vocals to Desmond Rhodes.

March 14, 2020 · Editorial date

Sesinko features Desmond in a street-style and riding editorial around the Nike Dunk Low Syracuse, connecting BMX with New York sneaker culture.

August 8, 2020 · EP release

Released as Drose45, Yamomz collects Gutta, YOU a HOE, Fuk Luv, Woo and Drugz. Apple Music credits ℗ 2020 HOODHAPPY.

August 23, 2020 · Event date

Photographer Steven Ferdman documents Desmond participating in the sixteen-mile Chinatown-to-Harlem ride, alongside Nigel Sylvester and other riders.

February 11, 2023 · Official music video

HoodHappyNYC publishes the RAW music video. The audio follows on the same artist’s SoundCloud account on February 19.

2023 · Project year stated by the artist

Artist WK Interact credits @hoodhappynyc among the riders in a Brooklyn project exploring the relationship between rider, bicycle and street architecture.

January 8, 2024 · Published

In a full-length conversation with Bobby Kanode, Rhodes reflects on his childhood, riding influences, work, New York identity and ambitions for HoodHappy.

2024-10-25 · Official upload

A 2024 episode from Desmond’s own HoodHappyNYC channel, filmed by @vinylwithjustiniano.

July 27, 2025 · Coverage date

DIG credits Desmond Rhodes and Anthony Panza with organizing a jam celebrating the Brooklyn Banks’ return. Rob Dolecki’s film records the gathering.