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Jay-Z may soon compete with Drake, Lil Wayne and Birdman over blue-chip athletes
Posted on 12/26/13 at 4:21 pm
Posted on 12/26/13 at 4:21 pm
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In a remix of the popular song “All Of The Lights,” produced by Jeff Bhasker and Kanye West, and featuring the performing artist publicly known as Drake, another popular artist named Big Sean raps, “my vision is 20/20 so I be counting a hundred 100's.” Drake is signed to Cash Money Records, a label founded by brothers Bryan “Birdman” Williams and Ronald “Slim” Williams that also features Lil Wayne and Nicki Minaj. He has been busy counting his money due in large part to his immense touring success and his label’s ability to effectively promote him among the masses. Now, Cash Money Records and Drake may be seeking to capture some of Big Sean’s 20/20 vision through what it likely believes to be a smart business venture — the creation of a sports agency.
On October 25, 2013, Cash Money Records, Inc. filed a trademark application with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office in an effort to eventually receive registration for the mark “Visionaire Sports Group.” The filing was made to protect “Visionaire Sports Group” when used in connection with “sports agency services, namely, management, representation and promotion of professional athletes; business management of sports people; talent recruiting services in the field of sports” and other sports-related ventures. The trademark application was filed on an intent-to-use basis and has not been supplemented with a specimen to demonstrate that the “Visionaire Sports Group” name is being used in commerce.
One potential justification for why any public use of “Visionaire Sports Group” is tough to find is that Cash Money Records may have altered its plans since applying for the trademark in October. According to football industry watchdog website Inside the League, Young Money Records is said to be conducting necessary due diligence to enter the athlete representation arena as early as the beginning of 2014. It is likely that the website intended to refer to Young Money Entertainment, which is a record label that is closely affiliated with the aforementioned artists (and sometimes confused with Cash Money Records).
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Posted on 12/26/13 at 4:24 pm to Bench McElroy
You've gotta be kidding me
Posted on 12/26/13 at 4:31 pm to bbeck
Master P needs to come back and make all these fools say uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
Posted on 12/26/13 at 4:34 pm to Bench McElroy
Can we please get Boosie in on this?
Posted on 12/26/13 at 4:44 pm to JBeam
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Can we please get Boosie in on this?
Posted on 12/26/13 at 4:57 pm to harry coleman beast
dear lord,
When i wake up tomorrow, can you please make jay z, drake, lil wayne, vanizzle, daschizzle, and the kardashians all disappear.
Sincerely,
Society
When i wake up tomorrow, can you please make jay z, drake, lil wayne, vanizzle, daschizzle, and the kardashians all disappear.
Sincerely,
Society
Posted on 12/26/13 at 5:05 pm to Bench McElroy
I expect nothing but sound financial decisions and advice to follow this fine agency.
Posted on 12/26/13 at 5:08 pm to SeeeeK
What's your beef with Jay Z?
Posted on 12/26/13 at 5:13 pm to St Augustine
I can't wait to see what retarded athletes sign with them. And I realize people with an opportunity to sign with ten will have life made and be very successful and all that but it's just downright stupid to sign with people like that. Have your fun and whatever outside of sports. Sign with a respectable, mature agent.
Posted on 12/26/13 at 5:30 pm to ReauxlTide222
Would it be crazy for coaches to devalue a potential draft pick for these reason? It might show that the draftee is more concerned with celebrity status than football success. Those scouts analyze every possible angle, so that line of thinking would not surprise me.
Posted on 12/26/13 at 5:34 pm to Bench McElroy
Do you see what you started master p.
Posted on 12/26/13 at 5:39 pm to ReauxlTide222
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I can't wait to see what retarded athletes sign with them. And I realize people with an opportunity to sign with ten will have life made and be very successful and all that but it's just downright stupid to sign with people like that. Have your fun and whatever outside of sports. Sign with a respectable, mature agent.
Yeah Birdman has made so much money while not doing much shite by making terrible decisions .
Jay-z's agency made the Mariners their bitch after they allegedly "walked out"....I agree we can't say much about that considering how insane baseball contracts have been
Posted on 12/26/13 at 5:47 pm to castorinho
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Yeah Birdman has made so much money while not doing much shite by making terrible decisions .
I'm not saying Birdman is some POS idiot. But give me a one good reason why a kid should sign with Birdman, Lil Wayne, and Drake's sports agency..
Posted on 12/26/13 at 5:52 pm to ReauxlTide222
Because Birdman, who will be the one handling this shite, is financially sound. And they will have actual knowledgeable people taking care of the shite but they can use their popularity to lure clients in.
Posted on 12/26/13 at 5:52 pm to kmcmah1
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Would it be crazy for coaches to devalue a potential draft pick for these reason? It might show that the draftee is more concerned with celebrity status than football success. Those scouts analyze every possible angle, so that line of thinking would not surprise me.
Or it might mean the kid picked the wrong agent(they do that all the time) or it might mean nothing. The coach would probably end up screwing themselves more often than not.
Posted on 12/26/13 at 5:55 pm to ReauxlTide222
Jay Z is one of the best businessmen in America. I'm sure athletes will be at a big disadvantage signing with him
Posted on 12/26/13 at 5:57 pm to ReauxlTide222
quote:
I can't wait to see what retarded athletes sign with them. And I realize people with an opportunity to sign with ten will have life made and be very successful and all that but it's just downright stupid to sign with people like that. Have your fun and whatever outside of sports. Sign with a respectable, mature agent.
Didn't JayZ's company just sign 31 year old Robinson Cano to a 10yr/240+ mill deal?
Posted on 12/26/13 at 5:57 pm to SeeeeK
quote:It's like there's no escape from this shite. You can't even get away from it on the sports page.
dear lord,
When i wake up tomorrow, can you please make jay z, drake, lil wayne, vanizzle, daschizzle, and the kardashians all disappear.
Sincerely,
Society
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