Bone Thugs-N-Harmony member Krayzie Bone is the newest
Hip-Hop star to step into the tennis-shoe game with his new sneaker called the
“Thugline Classics.”
Krayzie explained to Allhiphop.com that the initial response from the shoe
has been great.
“I just saw the first sample of it the other day and it’s looking
good," Krayzie Bone told AllHipHop.com. "They took polls of the anticipation
of the shoes, and it’s been getting good scores.”
Scheduled to be released in August, the Cleveland native said that he’s
excited for this new venture and will be hitting the road to promote it.
“I’ll be doing a promotional run in August, going around to all
the shoe stores," Krayzie told AllHipHop.com.
Krayzie is the latest rapper to receive a shoe deal, joining Game, who will
be releasing his “Hurricane” while 50 Cent and Jay-Z who both have
had recent success with their Reebok campaigns.
According to Krayzie, with
a little love, he’ll fit in just fine. “[My
shoe is] up there with a lot of big names, so hopefully people pick it up when
they get in the stores,” Krayzie said.
The “Thugline
Classics” will be distributed through Authentic. For a sneak peek at the
shoe, you can go to www.myauthentiks.com
