Often Replicated, Never Duplicated
Posted by Bossip Staff
Barack Obama is one of eight of men that Ebony recognizes as the dopest brothas of all time in a ground breaking issue, set to hit the stands Tuesday July 8th:
For the first time ever, Ebony magazine presents not one, not two, but eight quintessential covers to celebrate the 25 coolest Black men of all time. Jay-Z, Barack Obama, Prince, Samuel L. Jackson, Denzel Washington, Marvin Gaye, Muhammad Ali and Billy Dee Williams take center stage as they personify Black cool on the covers of this historic collector’s edition. From their sleek, debonair styles to their smooth-as-silk personas, these magnificent Black men have conveyed, captured, and conquered the quintessence of cool while making it appear effortless.
Check out coolness personified just below.
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He posted a profile on a dating site casualseek.com . many of his fans were seeking for him and wanna date with him. now that club is very hot because of him.
Second…
That’s a great shot of him.
Work it my brotha…!
Oh… 1st
:-)~
THAT’S WHATS UP!!!
Woweee, he’s looking too cool on that cover.
I love OBAMA he inspires me to do better everyday. Way to go EBONY thats a good look
Twana Tells
http://www.twanatells.com
Is it just me or does our future president look “FINE AS HELL”?? I mean, dayum.. i’m just sayin!! YES WE CAN! OBAMA 08..
I think I’m one of the coolest mofo’s around but that’s my opinion. Jay is an interesting choice, luv his business mind and respect the brotha for his ventures outside of rap but “cool” jury still out on that one.
It depends on how they define cool
That picture looks like something I would shoot.
go EBONY..i want all 8..thats some big moves right there!
All these covers look great (Barack looks hella sexy in his…) Good job Ebony!
@DaPro
you 100% right. Depends on how you define “cool.”
There is no way this “list” can be legitimate without Michael Jordan and Tupac Shakur.
I LOVE THEM ALL!!!!
I love me some Black men! And Samuel L. Jackson too….
@ bree
You want all 8, but guess what I want??
with obama,shouldn’t we say,half black cool?
The only thing that would have made the cover perfect is to have more positive stories on the cover.
I’m down with “Women of Gospel”, but what’s up with “America’s hottest singles+dating without drama” and Surviving Foreclosure.
I will have to photoshop that other stuff out and frame it cause I’m cool like that!
MUHAMMAD ALI & BARAK OBAMA
Those are the only two I’ll buy…
Happy will all the rest tho… (jz?)
Ebony doing good things with this!!!
Barack, Jay and Prince, my top 3! Uhm uhm uhm
YES WE CAN! YES WE DID! YES WE WILL!
OBAMA’08 Y’ALL!!!!!
DAMN! that man is fine!
(and Jesse still deserves mention in spite of his philandering and embezzling-for-baby-mama ways, because he was the original trailblazer, and would have won in 1988 if not for the Democrats changing the rules on him and the country — look it up. It’s so sad how Jesse has fallen. He did a lot of good.)
Yes we can! Obama 08
EBONY MAY AS WELL ADD EIAN CRAWFORD TO THAT LIST OF BLACK MEN! THIS MAN IS GOING BACK TO SCHOOL TO GET HIS RN! AND NOTHING GOING TO STOP HIM. A-MEN
Barack looks good as hell in that photo
Billy Dee is the coolest mofo around, Ali is my idol, Malcolm should have made it and Martin for that matter,
Jay is a great business mind but he doesn’t define the culture like the rest of the gentleman on this list
I can’t knock the god and wish him contined success
Cool enuff- but he’s losing me now because of his continuation of Bush’s “faith-based” fed handouts to religious groups - he’s starting to lose it cos that shit is crazy, also unconstitutional
6 Figgaz
LOL, i have to apologize to you..i just took a swipe at you in the NE post..sorry! LOL..i think you want me to throw some d’s?
@jah1usa
with obama,shouldn’t we say,half black cool?
LOL!
you see that only works when we’re talking about WOMEN who are half black because (some) women (and men too i guess) on here are so catty they will find ANYTHING to tear another woman down with..
“Halle?!?! wtf she aint even full black! blah blah blah” check it out…400 comments and rising!(But Obama gets a full pass, doesnt he?)
that being said Obama does look like the man right here.
Wooo, LOVING THE BARACK PICTURE!!!
But the Billy Dee cover is GORGEOUS! That’s a smooth man….
Those are really good photos of all of them… I question Samuel and Jay… I guess I can see Samuel… but Jay should not be up there… but I’m not an editor for Ebony so que sera sera
Prince?
I love it. Can’t wait to this to come out. Would love a poster size print to hang in my office.
Dang!! I have never looked at Obama in that way. He looks so nice in this pic! I wonder did he pose for that pic or is this a candid shot. If so, big ups to whomever took this pic.
I am sorry, I love Jay-Z and all, but this is not a flattering picture of him at all.
I am going to need Samuel L. Jackson to button up his shirt. I was not ready to see those nappy ass chest hairs of his! LOL!
Big ups to all our smart and talented black men!!
Niiiice….I can almost(but not quite) forgive him for being a Demi-Cat.
The ova mens ok 2.
Barack looks VERY good! YES!!
That cover likes amazing…
looks
Obama STAND UP!!!! That photo is fly as hell.
sexy as hell !! I would like to be his Intern..
WOW!! VERY IMPRESSIVE EBONY!! GOOD LOOK!
Obama and Denzel are sharp as fuck!
DOPENESS!!! We are ready for change!
I don’t know why they put Prince on the cover. He doesn’t consider himself BLACK. Why do we try to claim these brothers who don’t want to be associated as black. Such as TIGER WOODS AND PRINCE.
jay-z is not cool you have to be handsome to be cool
I wonder who the other 17 men are. Any ideas?
I don’t know why they put Prince on the cover. He doesn’t consider himself BLACK. Why do we try to claim these brothers who don’t want to be associated as black. Such as TIGER WOODS AND PRINCE
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prince dated black women
WHERE IS WILL SMITH?
bree
Gotdayum right… “sh*t tight, no slack”
Is it wrong to lust after a presidential candidate?
Damn Barack looks so fine on his cover
6 Figgaz
LOL..well enjoy the pic..it will be down come monday or whenever i get home and use the pc
@Sydney
Naw, cause he prolly lustin after you.
GOOD LORD. Replicated and Duplicated are essentially the same thing. The phrase is “often imitated but never duplicated.” Do 3rd graders run this site?
it’s a damn shame all the chitlin circuit black politicians tried to sell Obama over to the machines for some steak and reality back.
@Bree
Yes I believe “HGH” is the new milk….Tron Voice
“them tittays are prettay”
this stupid camel is getting on my nerve with his overrated no rapping self
3rd Grade English Teacher
Bossip is actually looking for editorial staff(clearly their current writers suck ass)..you should send in a resume
@Bree
when I turn my head sidewayz they look like quotation marks
@Just Sayin
LOL, well, I can dream. Can he be cloned and dispersed throughout the nation? I’ll take a Barack, lol. J/K
Michelle is one lucky sista.
sEXY!
http://WWW.THECEELIST.COM
http://WWW.NAJEESTYLE.COM
He looks absolutely stunning!! I pray 4 his protection throughout the rest of the campaign & his presidency….
I like all the covers. Billy Dee Williams is looking exceptional, I must say.
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WHERE IS 50 CENTS AND SNOOP COVER?
Negrodamus
LOL, thank you, i will tell my mom you like them…what kind of quotation marks?
Oh, Denzel is in the issue, too? I’m not an Ebony reader, but I may have to pick up this issue.
Billy Dee was a sex symbol back in the day, too — I have the Mahoghany DVD. He delivered one of my favorite film lines: “Success is nothing without someone you love to share it with.”
bree
can’t see…
nas shouldve been there
OBAMA IS PRESIDENTIAL PIMPIN’ Y’ALL, I SEE YOU BARACK, WORK IT!!! BLACK MEN ARE THE SEXIEST ON THE PLANET, HOLLA!!!
6 Figgaz
you can’t see my pic?
How you gon’ do cool without me?
prince is a white woman not a black man jay z is the epitome of cool.. personality/swag wise for those sayin he not cool not so sure bout samuel but hey whatever…but barack and denzels covers are soooooooo sexy..
Nope. I’m startin’ to lose my cool…
@bree
two teardrops
the brown coal in my eyes when I wake up
two cinnamon rolls pre-frosting
breasts during a sonogram
@Sydney-
I LOVE THAT LINE FROM MAHOGANY, TOO!
We are too much alike!
So I gotta sit here and get the visual from Negro? WTF? I’m pissed…
6 Figgaz
try clearing your browser history and/or your cache history..then refresh Bossip
Negrodamus
LOLOL omg..you’re so silly.. tear drops,brown coal & cinnamon rolls? never had my breast compared to either
New2this(Check me out!)
Is it just me or does our future president look “FINE AS HELL”?? I mean, dayum.. i’m just sayin!! YES WE CAN! OBAMA 08..
I know right. There’s another pic Bossip staff posted a couple of time with him look up (know which one I’m talkn’ ’bout?) I was “ohh, you look kinda niice” Get it!!!
I LOVE PRINCE!!!
@6 Figgaz
lol
2 little brown shoe helpers so you can put on your dress shoes
2 swollen pinto beans
The perfect frowns from Mimes
damn good shot of obama….
@ Just Sayin
Cat claws coming out- Hey, hey stay off my boy Prince
Nice pic of Obama he looks really nice and Billy Dee so debonare (sp)??? ya’ll know what i mean…They all look nice and are well deserving..Jay-z questionable
Alright now!!!!!
@Negrodamus
Yuuuuck!!!!!!!!!!DOM
bree
An almost eerie sense of serenity has just washed over me…
**exhales deeply**
**pushes eyeballs back into sockets**
Bless you ma.
new2this>>>NO it is not just you. This is a bad black man right here! Never in the history of the U.S. have we seen sexiness coming our way like Obama.
Obama ‘08 for real.
@WhatsYoursIsMine
Hey! Girl, I can recite scenes from that movie. That line comes from my favorite when Diana calls Billy Dee a loser and throws the drink on him, and you can see him fighting to stay calm. Woo! *fanning myself*
BTW, I saw your post yesterday on the names thread — you have a Phoebe in your family? I don’t come across many of those, and I used to have a friend named Phoebe who was uber-smart and was valedictorian of my h.s. I think she went to either Yale or Harvard.
One more question for you, were you in Jack and Jill?
LOVELY, POWERFUL, SEXI, DAMN I FEEL LIKE IM LOSSING MY POLITICAL BASE FOR WANTING TO VOTE FOR HIM, I JUST THINK HE IS SO DAMN FINE. MUST BE A POWER THING. DAMN I GOTTA GO HOME AND WATCH CCN…REMEMBER THAT HE SHOULD BE PRES FOR OTHER REASONS BESIDE HIS PHOTO OPTS.
OBAMA IS A VERY SEXY MAN!!!!!!!!!!!
6 Figgaz
LOL..i’m flattered..glad you can see the picture..just wanted to show you, i’m a woman of my word!.. enjoy!
prince is a white woman not a black man jay z is the epitome of cool.. personality/swag wise for those sayin he not cool not so sure bout samuel but hey whatever…but barack and denzels covers are soooooooo sexy..
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Shut up
jay0z is not cool his swag is horribal
Hey sweet cheeks, and I agree!!!!
JAYZ LLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
That fag is not cool
Bree, is 6 figgaz gonna send u a pic?
“I see” said the blind black man.
Yup, you definitely got it ma. And you’re a woman of your word in more ways than one.
Things done changed for 6 Figgaz now…
Why do they have that throwback of Muhammad Ali and Billy Dee?? They don’t look like that anymore….?
i hate Nigros but i love jay-z hes our little floor washer
Oh sh*t, check Lauren. Ha ha.
Send bree a pic and destroy the mystique? C’mon now… But then again, anything’s possible…
no negroes in the white house 08
iysssssss love you masa
@WhatsYoursIsMine
I’m getting ready to leave the office and start my holiday weekend, but it was good talking with you! Enjoy your 4th
I may have to watch Mahogany (think I misspelled it before) again for the umpteenth time this weekend, lol. “Do you know where you’re going tooo. .”
@Lauren
Hey, have a great holiday!
Happy 4th, all! If you’re traveling, be safe!
I am just waiting now for them to do the same for the black women. Obama nis laughing at them honkies like ha-ha-ha!
This list is dead on. Obama, with all due respect to Mrs. Obama, is fine as all heck. Damn, she is the luckiest wife in the world.
@Sydney-
Enjoy your holiday, too! And I have a distant cousin named Phoebie who passed last year, and her name fit her personality!
And no, I wasn’t in Jack and Jill. ENJOY YOUR HOLIDAY!
Yes She Is! LOL
HOLY SHIT!!! jay’s swagger is unmatched.
Is it just me, or is the Samuel L. Jackson picture kinda weird? If you open the bigger picture, you’ll see a little hair poking out from under the cap. I’m hoping it’s the Kangol fibers, not an actual peek of permed bangs.
billy d is quintessential. jay looks stupid compared to these men.
Hey Syd, Have a great weekend also!!
@6 Figgaz….lol….you should return the favor!
AWW MAN…. MR. OBAMA IS SEXY AS HELL!! DENZEL IS LOOKIN FINE TOO… AND S. CARTER HAS DEFINITELY GOTTEN SEXIER WITH TIME!! CAN’T WAIT TO GET MY ISSUE!!
i am co-signing with Lauren..you should return the favor 6 Figgaz!
anyways im out y’all have a safe and happy 4th of July!
dont think Billy Dee should have made it. But Samuel L that dude though.
can’t wait to get this issue..
yep, yall said it right, they should do the women.
i love the old and the new. all these brothas deserve this recognition. black is the best!
I am absolutely feeling all of these…EXCEPT Jay Z…I am just not feeling him as one of the coolest ever, Winton Marsalis maybe but not Jay Z.