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Charles Barkley recently went on record as saying the level of play this year in the NBA is so poor that the league should consider contracting a few of its worst teams. Perhaps that’s just a contrast to last year’s spectacular regular season, arguably the best since the dissolution of the Jordan-era Bulls. This sentiment that last year was the best in a long time was perhaps surpassed by the number of in-the-know sneakerheads who considered 2011 the best year for Air Jordan Retro releases ever. There was too much heat to mention here, but among the standouts was the trio of Air Jordan III Retros from the OG quartet.
And even if the rapid-fire regular season might be the cause of Sir Charles’ complaints, increased frequency is having the opposite effect on Jays, as 2012′s giant run of Air Jordan IV Retros has this year poised to be even better than the one that just ended. Following up on the ‘White Cement’ release in about two weeks will be the at least five others, including the ‘Fire Red’ Air Jordan 4 that’s expected in stores like Carlos Prieto‘s SoleFly this August. That leaves the ‘Military Blue’ and ‘Black Cement’ OGs as well as the new ‘Knicks’ colorup we showed you this morning and a 23rd anniversary edition. This means the AJ4 will have it all over the Threes this time around, even if the 1988 model did end up winnning our OG Air Jordan tournament last spring. Let us know which Fours are your faves and stick with Sneaker News for the exact release date.
68 Responses to “Air Jordan IV ‘Fire Red’ 2012 Retro”
February 6th, 2012 at 12:08 pm
Don't really understand the point that the author was trying to make…I will be getting these…
February 6th, 2012 at 12:16 pm
I gotta feeling that the leather on these fours this year will be so cheap
February 6th, 2012 at 12:22 pm
used to be mars blackmon 4's
. still pretty dope though
February 6th, 2012 at 12:27 pm
Gorgeous…just needs the mars logo and they would be perfect
February 6th, 2012 at 12:29 pm
These lame. i only wear jays that mike did, ill save these for the fags
February 6th, 2012 at 12:30 pm
That tounge looks too high IMO and thin like it'll break if I hold it to tie my kicks.
February 6th, 2012 at 12:32 pm
These are the 4s that i'm eager to buy.
Also 2011 was not the greatest year in jordan retros. 2001 clearly was. Just compare the releases.
February 6th, 2012 at 12:33 pm
:0 im so wet
February 6th, 2012 at 12:46 pm
still debating it…we'll see what happens between now and august. looks clean but might now be for me. white cements on the other hand are all mine.
February 6th, 2012 at 12:48 pm
looking good. Keep it simple JB… no last minute switches
February 6th, 2012 at 12:48 pm
Surely its FIRE!!!
February 6th, 2012 at 12:51 pm
so much heat!!!!
February 6th, 2012 at 12:59 pm
@RQ_Clothing check it out hottest t-shirts
February 6th, 2012 at 1:03 pm
^^^the problem with sneakergame today, to many walking around in shoes that they have no knowledge of, lost generation. Older sneaker heads….reach one, teach one
February 6th, 2012 at 1:10 pm
no
February 6th, 2012 at 1:16 pm
der…..
http://i31.tinypic.com/vwqwdd.jpg
February 6th, 2012 at 1:26 pm
These is fire, too hot. If most of yall dont like these then pass and let me get an extra pair. Thesr are just fine im not complaining about shit, i dont endorse leather like yall let alone judge a shoe b4 i actually see it in person. Only thing is the air jordan behinh the tongue is red.
February 6th, 2012 at 1:27 pm
Very happy about the fours these year. Fours are the shoes I never had. And I plan on doing ask off then this year.
February 6th, 2012 at 1:42 pm
Men need to quit saying that…
February 6th, 2012 at 1:43 pm
cop pen these no questions asked
February 6th, 2012 at 1:48 pm
2012 year of the 4! I've been begging for 4s for years! Thanks jb
February 6th, 2012 at 1:53 pm
2012 is ridiculous
February 6th, 2012 at 1:58 pm
I would SO motorboat MJ's ass cheeks and tongue punch his fartbox for a pair of these grails.
February 6th, 2012 at 2:18 pm
these are the go color way the mars aren't the original smh much to learn about kicks young grasshopper
February 6th, 2012 at 2:41 pm
Coppin those instead of the White Cements
February 6th, 2012 at 2:43 pm
2010=2s 2011=3s 2012=4 hope 2013=5s
February 6th, 2012 at 2:43 pm
Well, guess that's another $160 I'm gonna have to come up with… And I'll be happy to !!
February 6th, 2012 at 2:47 pm
dude STFU u faggot !
February 6th, 2012 at 2:52 pm
Ive been thinking the same thing. Im glad my mars 4s are still in good shape.
February 6th, 2012 at 3:02 pm
Why cant i jus go to da store & buy them like everybody else
February 6th, 2012 at 3:06 pm
Damn I wanted these when I was a kid so bad. I'm talking about back in 1989 not no 2001 or 2006 retro ish. lol These are the Jordans fools used to get jumped for. Old heads like myself know what I'm saying. I might just stick with the cement IVs because they're more versatile than these though.
February 6th, 2012 at 3:11 pm
Right. That stupid mars logo is the reason i didnt buy them last time
February 6th, 2012 at 3:46 pm
I'm glad the Knicks color isn't the 23rd anni cw. I thought that it was from the article. I hope those r unique but fresh, unlike the knicks.
February 6th, 2012 at 3:51 pm
the line u draw between what sneak u would or wouldn't cop is determined by a logo? just because of a small logo u don't like it, but without it the shoe becomes hot?
ur ridiculous… I'd be fine with having either one, with or w/o the logo cuz wen it comes down to it, aesthetically they are both the same shoe
February 6th, 2012 at 4:41 pm
You better find a pair of these then – http://images.sneakernews.com/wp-content/uploads/…
February 6th, 2012 at 4:43 pm
Agreed
February 6th, 2012 at 4:51 pm
Finally, a pair of 4's shows up on Sneakernews that doesn't look totally stupid to me. Possible cop.
February 6th, 2012 at 5:06 pm
pass, give the breds only 4's i care about
February 6th, 2012 at 5:20 pm
True, reason why I leave the GRs to ppl like you who could care less about the quality, but they got that #swagg lmao
February 6th, 2012 at 5:23 pm
lmao Amen brotha preach a bunch of little ass 15-20year old childern walking around in jordans all solely because of the hype and cause lame ass rappers of this day are trying to rock jordans too now…since when? i have no idea but its sad and the sadess part? they atually think there sneakerheads hahaha lmao SMH
February 6th, 2012 at 5:24 pm
Laneys and grapes in summer 2013. Along with September blue 6s and maroons, and aqua 8s.
February 6th, 2012 at 5:27 pm
Cool Grey IV's?
February 6th, 2012 at 6:11 pm
Well we really only got like 2 decent pairs of V's, the others were trash imo. I wanna see the fire reds, stealths, laneys, grapes and all that good stuff.
And the only 8s i would care about is the playoff's, i still have my aquas so i would sleep on the 8s
But maan, i'm stuck between these and the cements.
February 6th, 2012 at 6:25 pm
I honestly hope these come out without the MARS logo. IN MY OPINION I prefer it as just the shoe without any faces on the side. THANK GOD !
February 6th, 2012 at 6:44 pm
dumbass hypebeast original ones where just like these the reretro(last time these dropped) they decided to put the mars blackmon logo now they are sticking to the original.
February 6th, 2012 at 7:28 pm
we are getting v's next year because its the 23rd or 25th anniversary (forgot which one it was) of the shoe and it goes in order because of that. so grape and laney v's the stealth joints the fire red's will all be coming back next year.
February 6th, 2012 at 7:45 pm
O wise elder sneakerhead teach me the way of the sneaker and teach me your ways (slow bow)
February 6th, 2012 at 7:53 pm
mj did wear these homie at the start of the 1989/90 season, the fire red 4's were released in november of 1989
February 6th, 2012 at 8:02 pm
O wise elder sneakerhead teach me the way of the sneaker and how to get in touch with my sole (slow bow)
February 6th, 2012 at 10:34 pm
Actually makes me happy that they wont have them as an owner of the blackmons
February 6th, 2012 at 10:40 pm
hey man i am 16 and a sneakerhead, just because i havent been around as long doesnt mean i dont love my kicks as much as the next guy…
February 6th, 2012 at 10:46 pm
These joints are original 89-90 J’s for those who just don’t have a clue bout classics kicks or who ain’t knowledgeable bout the them. But these look fantastic. I wouldn’t complain bout either OG colorway but I couldn’t get these back in the day either so I would personally go with these.
February 6th, 2012 at 11:16 pm
I'm not feeling the shade of red. To those copping, good luck. With all of these new "shoeheads", its hard to come around a pair these days..
February 7th, 2012 at 12:08 am
It looks very nice and tempting but Hit me up when the Black Cements is announced
February 7th, 2012 at 12:36 am
I'm 30 . . . . my parents bought my first pair when I was in first grade. I buy and WEAR every pair I get. I have bought some pairs 3 times over the course of my life. I shake my head sometimes when I hear the guy behind the counter say the price, but I pay it every time. It is what it is. And now at the age of 30, I still smile like an idiot walking out of the store with them in my hand the same way I did when I was 6, 7, 8,9,10,11, . . . . . years old. I buy and wear them time and time again because I guess I'm holding onto a time when I was a kid and things were a lot more innocent. I can only describe the experience as sentimental. That's why I don't mind paying 3 bills two or three weeks before the release date for them. I am happy to pay the premium so I don't have to stand on line next to LOSERS, hearing your nonsense drabble for hours in bad weather. You LOSERS, especially the real cool guys who wait on line just so you could resell them…. makes me hate you more.
DIE
February 7th, 2012 at 2:10 am
lmao you love your kicks? your jordans? you mean shoes you have no idea about? hahaa you dont love these shoes trust me you think you do cause all these other kids your age think they do too cause these lame ass rappers thats what really started all this crazy ass wannabe sneakerhead myhem don't worry one day soon when the wannabe sneakerheads die out in a year or so your ganna think what the hell did you do espically with a bunch of shoes you have no idea about these shoes all have meanings and to me its not only the shoe behind them but a story of my owns for them of when they 1st released and i had they so #quit the noise kill it and burn it
February 7th, 2012 at 2:31 am
LMFAO!!!!!!!
February 7th, 2012 at 2:32 am
Your sound like a female.
February 7th, 2012 at 2:37 am
Oh yea, these bad boys will copped 4 sure!
February 7th, 2012 at 3:45 am
Word.. We dodged a bullet, I thought that the Knicks cw was gonna be it too
February 7th, 2012 at 3:54 am
I wore my mars retros with a piece of scotch tape cuz I didn't like the logo.
February 7th, 2012 at 3:59 am
The high tongue is one of the essential characteristics of this shoe…. Dude, your hypebeast is showing.
February 7th, 2012 at 4:08 am
Well said.
February 7th, 2012 at 5:54 am
Skip, sounds to me like you were spoiled rich kid.
J's in the first grade? Damn!
You probably didnt have a clue who Jordan was back then.
It's great that your fam could afford nice things for you,
but go easy on us "Losers" son! LOL
February 7th, 2012 at 4:21 pm
so is the author of this article saying the black cements are dropping as well?????? That sentence is a bit unclear…………..
February 7th, 2012 at 4:59 pm
i have the same bad feeling, sadly i dont see quality on jordans getting any better. smh
February 7th, 2012 at 7:20 pm
He's right though. You are a loser. Why are you callin' a 30 year old man "son"?
February 27th, 2012 at 2:53 am
You are the most ignorant ass person i've ever seen speak. Age has absolutley NOTHING to do with it. I am a 15 year old sneaker head but have been collecting shoes since i was 12 man. yeah TWELVE. Just because we weren't around for all the OG pairs of jordans to come out doesn't mean shit. We can't help when we were born. You probably some fat dude who buys a whole bunch of shoes and stores them in your mom's basement just to say you have them. F**K off. Disgrace to the sneaker culture.