Business Man First

Take a look at all the people in the collage, all different types of athletes from soccer, track, football, golf, basketball, to football, all different sports with one thing in common: Businessmen. Now we look at all of them and see just an athlete but there is so much more to it than just the sport. Being a professional athlete requires you to have acknowledge and insight into being a business man. Yeah you get money from your contract but in fact all the money comes from your endorsements and your image. We tend to look at athletes like they are different from us, when the only thing separating them from us is, MONEY! Athletes are normal people just like you and I. So why is the way they live their lives broadcast in such demeaning manors? No none of these men are perfect but I also believe that athletes deserve privacy and to be treated just as you and I are. I mean take a look at Tiger Woods and his infidelity, people cheat ALL THE TIME bruh so it makes him different because of his name? When you become famous you are not only a business man and athlete, but also

a role model and must realize this as well. Bruh the first time I heard the story about Tiger Woods I died laughing. Like seriously we are all that interested in this mans sex life. I swore that part of your life was supposed to be confidential. Chris Brown was right, these hoes aint loyal lol. I honestly don't care man, if you want to go around having sex with all these other women, do you. Just a male version of a thot! As a nation we hold athletes to such high standards, and forget that they are normal people with the same issues and problems like us. Tiger woods life was put on blast so much that yes it interfered with this mans game. He started to lose games, lost a couple endorsements(meaning loss in money-_-), lost fans, got hurt, hurt others, just felt like everything was tumbling down on him at once. The public and media are the hype man for anything. Man a cat can fall from a tree and if the world finds out they will hype that shit up like the cat was talking or something. IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE, Cannot stress how IMPORTANT a professionals image is. Cause without that, that means bye bye endorsements, and without endorsements, that means less $$$$$! So lets tie this all together, an athlete is a business man, who needs to maintain a certain image to keep his/her endorsements, which keep bringing in more money, and also keep the public from talking bad about him/her, which will then leave his endorsement companies happy. Its a revolving cycle that never seems to end. Because as soon as you do ONE thing wrong the public jumps on you and companies cannot have someone giving their company a bad rep. 

So with this last picture I want you to ask yourself some questions: how many times have certain situations been made worse than what they are because of the public? How many times have situations been changed around because of how someone reacts to it? 

Young Moose & Lor Scoota

Meet Young Moose, OTM. 

The first time I listened to Young Moose song "Dumb Dumb" I didnt really like it, and I could not put my finger on why. But I am the type of person who needs to know their artist to be able to understand them. I listened to all of OTM 1&2 and I like it. The same applies to Lor Scoota, when I first heard "Bird Flu" didnt like it either but now I like Still In The Trenches 2.5. I dont just hop on the "bandwagon"  cause all of the city listening to them, I am fine with being that one odd ball not listening to music. 

 

Im sure we have all heard of Spinrilla(right) and soundcloud. The two most common ways to get your music listened to in today's society. Drop something on there and if its good in a matter of hours you will have a ton of downloads. Why would I try to get in contact with a record deal and try to get signed. People who get signed don't last long. One hit wonders, get the stuff on the radio for about two weeks and then disappear. People who aren't from Baltimore are listening to Lor Scoota and Young Moose. I encourage artist to stay independent, drop your music on spinrilla or soundcloud and let the public tell you how good you are. What matters is what the public thinks not a producer, right?

Now lets talk about cd's....

Thing of the past....or nah?

Lets be real, when is the last time you bought a cd? When is the last time you listened to a cd? When is the last time you downloaded someones new album for free or via itunes? When is the last time you plugged your phone into your aux cord in the car? If you are like me the answer to the first two questions you probably cant even remember the answer to, and the last two probably were no brainers. The way I look at it, why spend money on things when they are free? I am in college I need to save all the money I possibly can lol. Record labels are smart, they will notice all the buzz and get with or meet the artist. I am sure that record labels have spinrilla, and soundcloud, they know what all the hype is in today's society. For example, Meek Mill know about Lor Scoota, working hard you will come up and meet the right people.

Scoota (left), Meek Mill (right)

To sum it all up, the radio plays things out. So either you have satellite radio or you have an aux cord. The radio has destroyed themselves in my opinion. Artist know how to market themselves and how to get something to the public, a lot of celebrities make money off of endorsements, and shows anyway not necessarily from cds. Gotta get it one way or another, and record labels aren't dumb. They know how to make money and who's hot and who's not!