Air Jordan VII ‘Charcoal’ 2012 Retro
January 25th, 2012 by Aaron Hope | 122 comments
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With this year marking two decades since the original Dream Team debuted, we can expect plenty of retro goodness from both Nike Sportswear and Jordan Brand. Keep an eye out for a variety of classic Olympic looks from NSW, as well as tons of Air Jordan Retro heat from JB, including one of the original Air Jordan VII colorways from 1992. The Air Jordan 7 Retro ‘Charcoal’ is sometimes called ‘Raptor’ for its use of a Toronto-style color scheme, but this model’s debut three years before Canada’s only remaining NBA squad means that the name doesn’t perfectly fit the original. Fitting, then, that the 2012 retro is looking more like the DMP release we got in 2009 with its pronounced tonality, than the more uniformly sueded OGs. Regardless of the nickname, these are destined for another return later this year, but do you still have your pair from three years ago? Let us know when you click through to see more of this September drop, and stick with Sneaker News for all of the 2012 Air Jordan Retro release dates. via US11
they deff called bulls 7s & why wont they make em like og's or 02???????????????????????????/
Defly copping, but how much they cost though?
i hope this colorway drops instead of the og colorway this style looks way better
still got the pair from the DMP 7's pack, you ain't taking my money this time JB!
come on bring the all black like the OG for the 20th anniversary man
Copped, I'm getting my collection together...hooped in most of my Js in high school and college!
All black is the way to go! We already did the charcoal in 09. Bring back the 02 Raptors!!!
combination of bordeaux and raptor cw
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You all are dumb af...i personally think the color blocking on the shoe is better than the '02s, the grey looks so hard on the shoe....i can speak because i own a pair from the DMP pack and i love them....quality isnt too great but the tongues stand up beautifully unlike my bordeauxs, and the red shines on them....ii guarantee on my life that once official images of these drop you all with drop your pants as well and clamor for them...until next time, see you soon u fuckin hypebeasts
as stated...these better be samples..i want the all black upper like the 02 version..period!!!
These are the charcoals NOT the raptors. Idk why there retroing these when they just came out 3 years ago !?!?
*sigh* these look like the shitty DMPs.......can we get a TRUE RETRO please!!!!!
Damn, pretty disappointed actually. Not gonna lie.
Charcoal = NO, hell NOO All Black = Yes, Yes, and Yes why is that so hard JB?
I wish mf's would stop calling these the "Raptors" these are the "Playoff""Air jordan 7 that he wore in the 1992 playoffs and Finals, 3 years before there even was Toronto Raptor Franchise. Plus even if JB dont release the Og colorway Im still gonna cop.
why release the same ones as the 60+? smh JB
i dont know why you guys are excited about these.they retroed them in 2009 and the quality is very poor. probably that the quality's gonna be even worst. i purchased the dmp pack in 2009 and its a total waste of money.
Fuck these I'm waiting on the raptors
Kinda dissapointed they're not like the 02 version, but these will do for now.
I dont want these anymore, they're just like the dmp 7s WTF JB you guys know what we want and it aint this bullshit, go back and make these all black like the 02s and OGs -RT
just give us "Raptors" why is that so hard
Model: Air Jordan Original 6 (VI) Nickname: Air Jordan OG 6 Maroons, Retail: $125.00 Release Date: 1991 Product Code: 4393 Color Code: Off White-NW Maroon Release Type: General Release Past Release: Original 1991
Team Jordan Brand ain't bringing SHIT back! Like the aqua retro 8, we fucked those bad boys up. I'm doing shit my way bitches!!! And ima charge u niggas a fortune!!!
Time to put up my DMPs smh. Wow, it's getting worse
Hmmm. On the plus side, if you missed out on the DMP charcoals, these will probably push their value down (coz people aren't logical and will go for the "new" ones). There are a bunch of em still floating around...
Not feeling the DMP package and really not feeling hese lame fake J's retro 7 jays. Im glad Nik decided to re -retro the classic uptempos,Bo's Deions , unnin Airmax, n other Cross Trainers. Cuz these are not it Glad Im not all pressed for Jordan Brand hahaha.
great news....
Word jb fucks everything up bring back the 02 colorway fucking piece of shit always fucking shit up
My boy Prince is a sneaker customizer. Last year he dyed his DMP raptors 7's and they look just like the 2002 retro. If JB isn't releasing these in all black I'm just gonna get them dyed black. If you guys wanna see his work follow him on twitter @Daprince87
i thought we were getting the 2002 all black version..very ticked!!!
this.. is very upsetting
the dmp 7 is darker then this!
If there going to release the same damn shoe from 09 instead of the 02, which I thought was the reasoning behind retroing this so soon, then might as well give us the space jams from 09 as well as the raging bull pack!
Whoooooaaaaaaa this is replacing what was supposed to come out are u serious JB???? Please let this be the charcoals and continue on with releasing the Raptors POR FAVOR!? there are ppl here true sneakerheads lookin for these!
wth dmp was released less than 3 years ago, i was wishin for the 2002 raptors
2002 version please
Anyone hear anything about the Hares? Two pairs of VII's from 1992 ( Olympic and the real charcoal) are set to release. I was just curious.
So.....it's like they're just doing a separate DMP release ? Smfh. Bring back the OG colorways please ! & The original 7 shape man.
I'm with y'all what about just dropping the 02 raptors instead these just look like the ones from the pack
Wtf i want raptors not this shit
you mean you want charcoals?
You always saying that lol it has me laughing cause I expect that comment now everytime I go to the comments of a Jordan post.
Still got my 09 but fucked it ill get these as well only but I mean only if it comes with a new box and label .....lol
I was hoping for th 02 version but let's be honest these nice we all kno we gon cop em with the way Jordan dropping shoes its not like the 02 not gon retro again nd regardless of the name these go hard with a raptors snapback or fitted
If u do it, magical mayonnaise will come from his tip
Wow.....HUGE LET DOWN....OF course! should have expected this for JB as all ways! why am i not surprised! Was expecting the OG CW not the damn DMP CW i mean i like the DMP CW if its the damn DMP CW but if their going to release it as a retro where the fuck is it??! JB needs to open their eyes BIG TIME....ridiculous hopefully they make last minute changes like they seem to like to do..
I see how stupid everybody is on here first time yall see something yall flip out. These r samples, early production yal kno this by now. Then ungrateful y'all say stick to OG but some of y'all the 2002 version and those r not OG's. Plus how r the DMP's trash they had the better nubuck on there vs the other two. Y'all just hated it was light grey but what do y'all think the OG's turns to after a few years or the color fades light grey so what r y'all tripping bout. The fire red 4's ain't gone be the mars and these ain't gonebe the DMP's either so calm down.
this is the og color way the raptors are not the og color way!
if they release like the dmps no cop