Austin Lawrence is all of 21 years and a gangly 6’3”. He is probably no different from the millions of his age in his choice of music, garments, movies, and food. But he has got what few others have and many would gladly give one lung to possess the skills he does. He has mad vaping skills and more than 300,000 followers on Instagram. His followers think he is a Vape God. Although even the Vape God cannot always pull off what he calls the double lasso.
Seeing the Vape God’s videos on Instagram, one cannot help but wonder at the amount of air or smoke that his lungs can hold. Add to that excellent releases and perfect control of facial and throat muscles and you could actually be seeing the birth of an art form.
If you want to learn about just the right momentum at which to dispel the smoke, the right facial contortions, and how to best use your diaphragm then Austin can tell you about it. If you think you’ve got the talent, then you may want to put up a vape video or two. But do that only after you’ve got it down pat. It takes practice and our man Austin is diligent about practicing blowing smoke into shapes such as hearts, circles, and triangles. The vaping community calls such artists, trickers. Two tricksters that Lawrence follows on Instagram are Lucid_stease and Isaacvgod.
Hip-hop artist Drake posted Lawrence’s video on his page and that vaulted our champ into the rarified atmosphere that only a few celebrities inhale. DMs were exchanged and before long our callow but super-talented Vape God was flying to L.A to spend time with the artist and initiate him into the mysteriously flavored world of vapes. Drake, at that time, was into hookahs. The big advantage with vaping is its perceived advantage over tobacco consumption. It is considered a safer alternative. This perception of safety drew Lawrence to vaping.
Before long, Lawrence was playing around with his mod and racking his brains to get the best taste and smoke out of the juices he bought. His interests quickly shifted from video games to vaping. Today, he owns the Vaporium, a shop where he sells vaping-related stuff.
Lawrence didn’t acquire his Vape God moniker without hard work. Every morning he practices his craft four nearly four hours a day, in the morning. That is when he feels he is at his most creative. At noon, he heads to Vertigo Vaporium, which he owns with his brother Jared. Creating videos isn’t that difficult for the talented duo. They shoot the videos on an iPhone; the accompanying music is usually background score by musicians like Future and Pouya. Lawrence usually puts out two to three videos each week.
One of Lawrence’s most popular tricks is the “Bane”, inspired by the comic book character, in which he spews a wad of smoke from his mouth and swallows it up via his nostrils. It is not difficult for the fanciful to see the similarity between the effects created by Lawrence’s act and Bane’s mask.
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