While Cowboys may take it to court, 49ers have brought ‘Hot Boyzz’ name to Super Bowl
San Francisco 49ers linebacker Kwon Alexander had no intention of stepping on the toes of the Dallas Cowboys when he decided to come up with a catchy nickname for his teammates before the season.
In fact, he didn’t even know the Cowboys defensive line had the same nickname he had intended for his troops.
Even more interesting is that Alexander claims he didn’t even know there was a rap group from New Orleans — Lil’ Wayne, Juvenile, B.G. and Turk — originated the name in the late ’90s.
The original Hot Boys have broken up and have gone on to successful solo careers.
But they are merely bystanders in this rap beef that could end up on court with both sides filing separate trademark applications.
The Cowboys did it first, while the 49ers are enjoying the last laugh with an international audience on Sunday in Super Bowl LIV versus the Kansas City Chiefs.
“We are going to stay hot,” Alexander said here earlier this week. “It was about the whole team and the whole organization. It just came up. Nobody thought about what everybody else had going on. It came up on our end and that’s what it was.”
Alexander said they were just trying to find an identity to bond with.
Ironically, that was the intention of the Cowboys when then defensive end Taco Charlton suggested the name to defensive end DeMarcus Lawrence before the 2018 season.
Lawrence has since become the primary spokesman for the Hot Boyz in Dallas.
And he was forced to react when Alexander filed a trademark application ahead of Super Bowl LIV for the Hot Boyzz and Hot Boyzz University.
Lawrence tweeted out a photo of his own trade mark application for Hot Boyz.
And he then followed it up with a subsequent tweet.
“Appreciate everyone keeping me updated on the imposters,’’ Lawrence said. “But please believe my legal team has been monitoring the situation and has already taken the steps to protect our TM. Only one @HOTBOYZTM don’t matter how many “Zs” they put on it. #LawyerUp.”
A smiling Alexander said the lawyer talk will have to wait. He has a Super Bowl to play on Sunday.
“Everything is going to be okay,” Alexander said. “I’m ready to play in the game. I ain’t worried about nothing else. That is later.”
Alexander and the 49ers’ Hot Boyzz got a boost on social media last week when Juvenile, one of the original Hot Boys, gave them his blessing.
“I tip my hat to him,” Alexander said. “Juvenile, he is the real O.G.”
Again, Alexander said there was no disrespect intended to the Cowboys. Their intent was different.
But there is no turning back now, especially when it has carried them to the Super Bowl.
“It’s here to stay,” Alexander said. “We are hot. We are here at the Super Bowl. It’s hot now. We are going to stay hot.”
This is the most heated battle between the Cowboys and 49ers since they met in the NFC Championship Game for three consecutive years for the right to go to the Super Bowl in the 1990s.
As Alexander said, the 49ers are hot and here now.
But the two teams will get a chance to settle it in 2020 when they meet on the field.
Can’t wait.
