Caeroc’s 2012 End of the Year Awards

Posted on December 26, 2012 by Caeroc

2012 has been a year that has not disappointed the very least. From January to December have been riddled with story lines that will be talked about for years to come. With the moments this year that will be cherished, and also the ones greatly forgotten, I want to recognize certain things that made this year one to remember.

Athlete of the Year: Lebron James

The most polarizing figure in all of sports had a year so few could accomplish, but many could dream of. Winning the NBA Finals, becoming finals MVP, regular season MVP, and Olympic Gold Medalist, some would say he is on the fast track to legendary status. Then again, you still have those who still despise the very ground he walks on. Hate him or love him, his reputation as one of the NBA’s greats has gained a lot of stock this past year. Maybe he didn’t silence every critic, but I do guarantee this, he silenced many.

Team of the Year: L.A. Kings

You are reading this, and you are like, “Wah?”. But hear me out. Their playoff run was impressive to say the least. If I had a Delorean and could go back before the Stanley Cup finals start and put in a bet for the Kings to win it all, my Christmas would have been better. Ten fold. Not a popular pick through the playoffs, the Kings put together a legendary playoff record that would impress even the casual fan.

Game of the year: Georgia vs. Alabama (SEC Championship Game)

This game had everything you would want in a big game. High intensity, drama, big hits, big plays, emotion, and most importantly, they were playing for the right to go to the BCS National Championship in Miami. This was one of those games that left you overjoyed or highly pissed. Either way, somebody needed their blood pressure checked afterwards. I know Nick Saban did.

Moment of the Year: Fans expressing their opinions (Seahawks vs. Packers, Monday Night Football, Sept. 24, 2012)

By this time, everybody across the board was frustrated with the replacement officials. With the league and the referees in a labor dispute, we were all left to take it with no KY Jelly. And on this faithful night, the frustration hit a tipping point. What is now dubbed as, “Fail Mary”, the Seattle Seahawks came away with a win that would have done serious federal time for robbery. Believe it or not, this was not the straw that broke the camels back. In a Sunday Night game the night before, Baltimore Ravens fans could be heard clearly screaming, “Bullshit!!!”, live on the Sunday Night Football telecast. The line of the night came from Al Michaels when he said, “That’s the loudest manure chant I’ve ever heard”.

Play of the year: Blake Griffin over Pau Gasol (Twice)

We all remember the Mosgov dunk, and thought he couldn’t possibly top that. Then we seen him dunk on Kendrick Perkins and thought, that has to be the one. Then this happen. Not only did he get Gasol once with a put-back dunk, but he got him again with a facial that should have gave the Laker center a 5 game suspension for even trying to block it. I’m not assuming anymore. I am just waiting for the next victim.

Female Athlete of the Year: Gabby Douglas

To say she came into stardom overnight is pure blasphemy. She work just as hard as any her Gold Medal winning teammates, and also did it with grace. She left the London Olympics with high expectations for greatness. And she will bypass them by ginormous lengths. Did I say she is only 16.

Porter House Music Group and Street Execs Management Presents: Travis Porter & The Red Rock Movie Premier

Posted on November 8, 2012 by ILL_McKenzie

ATLANTA [11.08.12] - Porter House Music Group and Street Execs will be premiering rap trio Travis Porter’s second movie “Red Rock”. Join us as we enjoy this occasion with the RCA recording artists at Plaza Theatre [1049 Ponce De Leon Ave. N.E., Atlanta, GA 30306] from 7 p.m. – 10 p.m.

The premier was created for the avid supporters of Travis Porter, affectionately coined Team Travy. With the success of their first studio album, From Day 1, released earlier this year, the group felt it was time to give the public another side of them. Red Rock is a stark contrast from the first Travis Porter Movie as it delivers action and suspense at a fast paced intensity.

Attendees will experience a brief meet and greet with Travis Porter prior to experiencing the exclusive premier of Red Rock. As the movie will later be made available for purchase, our select invited guests may enjoy the screening live with those who made this visionary debut possible.

Invited guests will include HOT 107.9, Streetz 94.5, V 103.3, MTV, XXL, Hip Hop Weekly, Complex Magazine, Street Execs recording artists, and a variety of industry tastemakers.

To RSVP a media outlet, celebrity or special invited guest, please submit your inquiry to: info@paradigm-elements.com. For questions or more information regarding the above information, please contact Candice Raphiel via email at: candice@paradigm-elements.com.

Athletes vs. Media vs. Fans

Posted on July 1, 2012 by Caeroc

In the world of sports, there is a thin line between the athlete, the media, and the fan. Let me take that back. The line is not thin, that line is gone. In many sports conversations, debates, and even heated arguments, the part takers of the topic often put themselves in mind of a journalist, the athlete, and since they are already fans, the opinions will be raw and unscripted. In a world of 24 hour coverage of sports, nobody will ever miss a moment to have a conversation about something. Nevertheless, I will breakdown the ultimate triple threat match that is, quite honestly, no clear winner.

1. The Athlete

Many of us, in some form, have played organized sports in their lifetime. Some have been fortunate to be apart of championship teams and had success of some sort in their sport. So when it comes to a topic about sports, it would be expected of certain people to know what they are talking about because they had first hand experience. Me personally, I was a three-sport athlete in high school. Football, Wrestling, Track and Field(shot put), even was apart of a boys and girls club basketball team that was southeastern regional champions. Being involved with these sports would warrant me to have an intelligent conversation about the respective sports. Even not having an prolific high school career, mostly with myself to blame for not keeping the grades up, I would have a different understanding of game situations compared to the average person watching or commentating on the game because of my knowledge is more in depth.

2. The Media

Its not a secret, there is a good percentage of people, fans and athlete alike, hates the media. It is understandable to know why they would. Many media outlets seem to have a bit of a biased opinion in certain situations. The media are paid to paint the picture for the fan that can’t see the action for themselves, and also put the athlete in the light that is favorable to the public. The never-ending battle for many media types is this, many of them never played the game they cover. This is forever an uphill battle for media figures. Then again, they invite the heat that is brought upon them. No disrespect to those who put in decades of dedicated work in their craft, but their knowledge of the sport on what they cover is based on what they have seen by being at the game. Nothing more, nothing less.

3. The Fan

If you take a survey of 100 people of what is the most spirited conversation to have, sports will one of the right answers. As we all know though, when their are sports, their are fans. Comparing fans to anything else, we care about what we watch. I say we because I am a passionate fan to a degree. When it comes to the Celtics, Red Sox, Falcons, UGA Bulldogs, and Braves, I’m admittedly insane. My opinions about are just as raw and uncut as any other passionate fan about their team. When we look at games live or on TV, we know in our minds we can do the jobs better than the coaches that is making the bad calls or the athletes that making the horrible plays. When it comes to media, either they are talking good about our respective teams or they need to be fired. Between the athletes and media, many fans like myself would consider athletes the lesser of two evils. Many of those fans like myself would like to think that our opinions matter just as much as the ones who are getting paid to write about it.

In conclusion, it all boils down to this: athletes, media, fans are share the same likelihood of passion but in different forms. At some point of time, there are some athletes who hates media and carry a real heavy disliking for some of their fans. At some point of time, there are some media figures who dislike certain athletes and cares less about some of the fans that follows them. At some point of time, fans have a problem with athletes from opposing teams and have an even more disliking for the media type that cover a team we don’t like and even go as far as favor them. Its a love/hate thing. One minute, its a perfect world where everybody is satisfied with each other. The next second, everybody is ready to write each other off. Everybody loves to hate something, and that’s the beauty of sports.