Muska first became interested in skateboarding as a young person following a relocation to Phoenix, Arizona, where his father was residing at the time.

I was riding my BMX bike a lot and then there were some neighborhood kids that would, kinda, skate and I would check them out; and I used to come home from school every day and just stare at 'em, you know?

Muska eventually moved to Mission Beach in San Diego, California,[4][5] with very little money, a sketch book, and a portable cassette player to further pursue skateboarding and art.

[6] After parting ways with Maple, Muska joined Toy Machine, which is prestigious among professional skateboarders.

Muska was chosen to develop the Shorty's skateboard deck division and the company thrived as a result.

When the "éS Muska" signature model was released in 1998, it was a popular product in the footwear market, as Muska was an especially popular figure in skateboarding culture during the late 1990s (the shoe was designed with a hidden "stash pocket" in the tongue of the shoe for particularly valuable items).

[6][11] Following his time with éS, Muska joined the C1RCA footwear team in 1999 as the first pro skater for C1RCA and released numerous signature shoe models with the brand.

Models such as the "CM901" and "CM902" were promoted in magazine advertisements, and Muska also continued with the hidden "stash pocket" design feature that he utilized at éS.

[15] After he left C1RCA, Muska subsequently founded the Supra footwear company in 2006 with Angel Cabada from One Distribution (owner of the KR3W apparel brand).

So anybody that came I encouraged them to paint, interact with each other, have a good time and then my work was being created there and displayed there as well and people came and saw that and asked me to do the show, and that's how it happened.

[6]The press release for the show explained the title's origins: "The title of Chad's first show ... is a word that not only stems from the curved surfaces skateboarders ride on in pools, parks, and ramps, but it's also a reference to the skateboard lifestyle which is defined by movement from place to place, and from one state of mind to the next.

[29] In 2019, Muska created the cover art for Epiphany, an EP by British electronic musician Ross from Friends.

[30] As of December 2021, Muska's sponsors are Ghetto Child Wheels, Shorty's, Brooklyn Projects and Supra Footwear.

[34] In response to the matter of who is the all-time, "number one" influential skateboarder in history, Muska named Gonzales, further explaining:

[34]Muska has named a variety of influences in regard to his shoe design work, such as Louis Vuitton and the Nike "Jordan" range, further explaining that he has attempted to merge the aesthetics of the fashion and sneaker cultures.

I mean, the same thing happened with the Skytop I and eventually all the shops that thought it was horrible and said they would never wear it couldn't deny the fact that people wanted this product ...

Started as a friendship between Chad Muska, Tom Penny and Sean Sheffey, Ghetto Child went on to sponsor some of today's most relevant skateboarders.

[40] Muska's music has been released under the alias "Muskabeatz" and he has produced music for old-school hip hop artists, such as Afrika Bambaataa, Biz Markie, MC Lyte, Guru, Melle Mel, Ice-T, Jeru the Damaja, and KRS-One, as well as Wu-Tang Clan members Raekwon and U-God.

The 1996 Toy Machine video Welcome to Hell features a bonus part from Muska that was edited to a song by Nappy Roots called "Right Now".