Here is Cam Newton and Dwight Freeny at Warren Moon’s Twelfth Annual Sports Dream Bowl in Texas. Ladies, if you had the choice to let one of these fine gentlefolk soak those panties up…. Which One Would You Hit???? WENN
DILF! In celebration of Father’s Day , we celebrate the hottest looking dads in the biz. These handsome celebrities balance their fame with family, and look good doing it. So hit the flip for more dads we’d like to fawk and tell us what you think. Do you agree with our list and who did we forget?
Do single fathers expect Happy Mother’s day cards? Hallmark’s Mahogany Brand creates greeting cards specifically designed for African-American consumers. For this Father’s Day, they created 66 culturally relevant designs for African-Americans, and a few of these celebrated Black mothers. With 2 out of 3 Black homes solely ran by an African-American women, was Hallmark’s decision a good business choice, or an insult to African-Americans everywhere? Hallmark spokesperson Kristi Ernsting said that Hallmark started selling these types of cards at the request of customers. “Hallmark has long offered “Happy Father’s Day, Mom” and “Happy Mother’s Day, Dad” cards in our lines,” she says. “It’s a common request for people who have lost a parent and want a way to express to their living parent that he/she has been both mother and father to them.” Tonya Bryant, a single mother and Hallmark customer, believes in the value of Father’s Day cards for single moms, she doesn’t agree with Hallmark’s decision to market them almost exclusively to the African-American community. I don’t think that it’s appropriate for Hallmark to sell all of these cards under their Mahogany line because they are, in essence, saying that only black people live in single parent homes, which is the furthest thing from the truth,” she said. They are cheapening the great idea of celebrating single moms on Father’s Day by offering these products to mostly African-Americans. In this day and age, there are people from all walks of life that don’t have fathers in the homes, and I think that they should reconsider their marketing strategies and just offer them to people of all colors. Are these cards racist or revolutionary? Source
Finally ladies have some official fan gear that isn’t pink! NBA Licenses Custom-Made High Heels For Women The men of the NBA have never shied away from making fashion statements. There have been Daisy Duke-style shorts, shants (the baggy hybrid of shorts and pants), Pat Riley Armani suits, Air Jordans, Dennis Rodman tattoos, piercings, and hair dyes, and Allen Iverson sideways caps and corn rows. This season the Urkel-meets-Brooklyn-hipster costume is making headlines, best exemplified by the colorful wire framed glasses sans lenses worn by the Miami Heat’s Dwayne Wade and LeBron James, and the big boy fishy, teddy bear and umbrella-themed polo shirts worn by the Oklahoma City Thunder’s Russell Westbrook. But the latest trend the NBA is hoping to bank on is a new offering for its female fans: high heels. Yesterday the league announced its license agreement with Orlando-based shoe designer Herstar for a line of heels that includes two designs available for all 30 teams. One is a 6-inch crystal beaded version currently retailing for $275, the other a 4-inch microsuede version retailing for $99. Yes, 6-inch and 4-inch heels. The founder and CEO of Herstar, Holly Joffrion, can explain. Frustrated when nothing came of her online search for a pair of sport high heels to wear to an Orlando Magic game she was attending with her husband, the shoe designer had the vision of making her own team-themed pair. She worked on some prototype images with various teams’ logos and then last September the 25-year old posted a few on her website to gauge fan interest. Within three days, without any marketing or promotion, while the league was on the verge of its lockout, she found she was not the only one searching for such shoes. She had over 100 requests for her prototypes. Fortunately Joffrion already had her manufacturer and distributor lined up, as she had already been in the shoe business for five years. But the next hurdle was the NBA license agreement application. Without it she was unable to make or sell the shoes. So for three months she and her husband, who has a background in finance, hustled to get the paperwork done. By the time she presented her application to the NBA in February, Herstar’s back orders were in the hundreds, still without the company engaging in any marketing or advertising, outside of Facebook and Pinterest postings. It was more than enough to make up for the lack of 3-year sales figures the league requested on the merchandise. Additionally, by that point Joffrion had been so overwhelmed by requests for something higher than the 3-inch pair she had online, that she first added the 4-inch heels to the mix and later when asked for even higher, offered the 6-inch version. (For the record, Herstar will customize to lower lengths.) Yesterday after the NBA’s press release, Herstar’s sales jumped 400 percent on daily volume; traffic for the company’s website, where the shoes are primarily sold, jumped from a typical 4,000 daily hits to 35,000 hits. In total the company has sold enough pairs of heels to cover the initial $30,000 upfront license fee the NBA required and is already profitable. Current customers include the Orlando Magic’s Dwight Howard and Daniel Orton, while the top three sales markets are the San Antonio Spurs, Los Angeles Lakers and the Oklahoma City Thunder. This lady is about to get PAID! Vicky Picca, the NBA’s senior vice president of licensing and business affairs, said the league and more importantly its 25 million female NBA fans in the US couldn’t be happier. “Our female business has tripled over the last 5 years and what our fans were saying is that they no longer wanted a pink version of a male product,” said Picca. “This appeals to our savvy female consumer.” Ladies, would you rock a pair of these hoops heels? Peep the following pages to see some of Herstar’s designs. Images via Herstar
Happy Birthday bruh man! Maxwell Turns 39 Years-Old Today Singer Maxwell, who possesses one of the smoothest voices in R&B, turns 39 today. Born in Brooklyn, New York, this soul singer made his musical debut in 1996 with the release of his debut album, Maxwell’s Urban Hang Suite. It was an overnight success and featured numerous hit singles, including “Ascension (Don’t Ever Wonder),” “Whenever Wherever Whatever” and “Sumthin’ Sumthin.’” The success of the album launched him into super-stardom and landed him comparisons to greats like Marvin Gaye. In the years that followed, Maxwell released two more albums Embrya (1998) and Now (2011); the former earning him a 1997 Grammy nomination for Best R&B Album. Now rose to the top of the Billboard 200 and the top of the R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts. It spawned the singles “Get to Know Ya,” “Lifetime” and the hugely popular “This Woman’s Work.” It would also be the singer’s last album before an eight-year hiatus. In July 2009 Maxwell returned to the mic with BLACKSummers’night. Four singles were lifted from the album including it’s biggest hit, “Pretty Wings.” Fast forward to 2012, and Maxwell is preparing to release his fifth studio album blackSUMMERS’Night. In recent news he also announced he’s going on a short six-date tour, making stops in Los Angles, Atlanta and New Jersey. Each city will be treated to two nights of music – on the first evening Maxwell will perform his first two albums in its entirety and on the second night he’ll perform Now and BLACKsummers’Night. Hit the flip to peep pics of the soulful singer and listen to some of his classics. Images via WENN Source
The Rock Celebrates 40th Birthday If you smelllllalalalaaaaaaa! Today is a special day for thirst-target himself, Dwayne Johnson aka The Rock aka The People’s Champ aka whatever you want to call him. Today marks his 40th birthday! He doesn’t look nearly that old as he keeps himself right and tight at all times. Hell, he just went out there and wrestled a main event at WrestleMania. But that’s not what you ladies came to see. You came to see Rock’s bod. So we won’t disappoint! Here goes…
These young stars are more than “Gucci This, Gucci That”… The OMG Girls Speak To Bossip Exclusively About Their Career Family And Boys The OMG Girlz are an American teenage girl singing group whose current members include Bahja “Beauty” Rodriguez, Breaunna “Baby Doll” W. and Zonnique “Star” Pullins. The group was formed in 2009 by Tameka “Tiny” Cottle and Kiesha Miles. The Atlanta based group performed publicly for the first time on an episode of BET’s Tiny and Toya. The ladies sat down exclusively with Bossip to chat about their new music, their outagrous and trend-inspiring style, celebrity crushes and what it’s like being a celebrity seed. Keep reading for Bossip’s Exclusive Interview with the OMG Girlz next…
These young stars are more than “Gucci This, Gucci That”… The OMG Girls Speak To Bossip Exclusively About Their Career Family And Boys The OMG Girlz are an American teenage girl singing group whose current members include Bahja “Beauty” Rodriguez, Breaunna “Baby Doll” W. and Zonnique “Star” Pullins. The group was formed in 2009 by Tameka “Tiny” Cottle and Kiesha Miles. The Atlanta based group performed publicly for the first time on an episode of BET’s Tiny and Toya. The ladies sat down exclusively with Bossip to chat about their new music, their outagrous and trend-inspiring style, celebrity crushes and what it’s like being a celebrity seed. Keep reading for Bossip’s Exclusive Interview with the OMG Girlz next…
Everytime we close our eyes, we wake up feeling so… Telli Swift Presents Some Morning Cakes Good morning! Before you squeeze your orange juice check out something else round and juicy that you might want to get your hands on, the lovely lady lumps of Telli Swift! Get your breakfast booty after the flipper.
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