Domination in America, Starting from being a Boxing Champion

Several magazines revealed that De La Hoya's side is in talks with Link's agency, and there might be a match between the two at the end of this year or next year.

Since the owner of these boxing magazines is De La Hoya himself, the editors do not joke about their boss, thus the authenticity of this news is very high.

Following the news of De La Hoya's upcoming battle with Link, a heated discussion erupted in the boxing world, with many eager to see who is stronger, 'Flash' De La Hoya vs 'Superman' Link.

The nickname 'Superman' was given to Link by the media after he won eight swimming gold medals, proclaiming him a world champion in both swimming and boxing, indeed a 'Superman'.

Franco and Simon found this nickname better-sounding than 'Anesthetist', 'Miami Boxing Prince', 'Big Devil', or 'Butcher', and thus unified Link's nickname to 'Superman' in all media PR.

Furthermore, using the boxing match for promotion caused a merging of his boxing and music fans, and "I'm The One" achieved a download amount of 72,000 on the day of the competition, and by the sixth week, weekly downloads were 142,000, slightly below the previous week yet still firmly in first place on the rap chart.

"I'm The One" stayed at the top of the rap chart for two consecutive weeks, causing quite a controversy in the music industry. As a rap newcomer, it was not surprising for Link's first single to hit number one, but to stay there for two consecutive weeks was indeed a new record.

Link's fans were thrilled, gathering on his personal fan website to celebrate wildly, even planning to raise funds for promotions on Times Square and various major media outlets to stay at the top longer.

Just as the fans were popping champagne to celebrate, Beyonce's husband, top rap artist Jay-Z, announced the release of his single "D.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tune)".

Before releasing the song, Jay-Z revealed to the media that his 11th studio album "The Blueprint 3" was set to release in July, and "D.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tune)" was one of the promotional singles.

The release date of the single was set at the beginning of the year mainly to promote the 11th album, with no other intentions, so please do not misunderstand.

Despite Jay-Z's explanation, the media and fans still believed that Jay-Z's sudden release was merely to stop Link's "I'm The One" from staying at number one on the rap chart and to regain some face for the East Coast rap clique.

Since Jay-Z is an old-timer in the music industry, a top-tier influencer with more fans than Kanye and one of the most influential figures in rap,

he also boasts significant business achievements.

He founded two record companies, owns a brand clothing company valued over a hundred million dollars, and is the owner of a 40/40 Club restaurant chain.

A major shareholder in the famous cosmetic brand "Carol's Daughter," a shareholder in the NBA Brooklyn Nets, and Aston Villa Football Club, his fortune amounts to several hundred million US Dollars.

In April last year, he and Beyonce were married in New York, becoming the first couple in the music industry with combined assets exceeding one billion US Dollars.

Following the release of his single, over a hundred singers including Beyonce, Kanye, Lil Wayne, Eminem, Mariah Carey, Madonna, Rihanna, Katy Perry,

along with Oscar Best Actor winners like Will Smith, Jamie Foxx, Forest Whitaker, and other famous actors, all recommended it.

The first day release saw a staggering 800,000 downloads, accumulating to 1,824,000 downloads in the first week.

With an overwhelming stance, it dominated both the Billboard singles chart and the rap chart at number one.

The second-place "I'm The One" on the rap chart managed only a pitiful 129,000 copies, merely a fraction of the other's total.

This single thus became the most downloaded and played song on the US Billboard Hot 100 since the last 17 years.

Jay-Z also became the male singer with the highest single download figures in history.

Upon seeing these results, many media outlets expressed shock.

On one hand, they were amazed at these numbers, noting that, regardless of the song's quality, its download figures surpassed many classic songs.

On the other hand, they admired Jay-Z's influence.
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Jay-Z initially was a member of a Brooklyn gang, began dealing drugs in the early '80s under the influence of his peers, survived three shooting incidents, entered the rap scene in the '90s, and became a renowned hip-hop artist.

He initially planned to deal drugs while making music, but eventually found that making music was not only more profitable but also less dangerous.

In the mid-nineties, he gave up his extensive drug trafficking business to become a rap star and business magnate, and last year he even married the pop princess Beyonce.

His experience could indeed be called legendary.

The media considered Jay-Z to have become the leading figure in hip-hop rap music, and the support from hundreds of celebrities for this song after its release proved this point.

At the same time, the media also expressed concern about this situation.

Despite Jay-Z announcing through his company before releasing the single that the release time had been set long ago to promote his eleventh album, fans thought his intention was to suppress Link's single.

After "D.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tune)" topped the charts, his fans went to Link's Twitter and fan sites to boast, posting comparisons of the download count of the two singles.

"I'm The One" had fewer total downloads in seven weeks than "D.O.A." had in one week, mocking Link as completely defeated and telling him to quit the rap industry sooner rather than later.

The media thought that this could negatively impact the music industry, potentially leading to division and even greater danger.

Some media commentators suggested that Link should quit the rap industry and not release any more rap songs, as it could agitate the sensitive nerves of East Coast rappers and their fans.

The media's suggestion was reasoned and well-founded.

The argument was that rap music is the music of African Americans, akin to folk music, and its global popularity is thanks to African American artists, making it clearly inappropriate for Link, an "unwelcome" outsider, to try to share in the rap scene.

Before Link's music representatives could respond, magazines and newspapers such as Rolling Stone, The New Yorker, Billboard, and The New York Times took the lead in strongly refuting this notion.

Rolling Stone magazine commented that music belongs to all of humanity as a shared treasure and absolutely should not be divided by demographics, calling such division extremely dangerous.

Rap music is not just African music; at its inception, it blended elements of pop, rock, rhythm and blues, and funk, and did not simply appear out of nowhere.

Everyone should be able to participate in its creation and interpretation without any restrictions.

Multiple media outlets also urged fans of both sides to show restraint and not continue to diverge on this issue, to prevent deepening conflicts.

Link also felt helpless about the situation.

In April, he released a rap song just intending to earn more money and attract some African American fans.

Before releasing the song, he had even given a heads-up to people like Kanye, but, contrary to expectations, he didn't attract any fans; instead, he inadvertently gained millions of detractors.

"With 1.824 million downloads in a week, Jay-Z is really impressive,"

Link said enviously while looking at Billboard magazine.

"Boss, the fans' comments online are too harsh, should we strike back?"

Ms. Anna asked.

Link found the words somewhat familiar and shook his head.

"With a weekly download of 1.82 million, what can we counter with? Words are useless, and as for actions? No matter how hard I try, I can't compete with those guys; they have the support of hundreds of top celebrities and actors on their side."

Link looked enviously at the long list; it had too many top figures, and even if he produced another top-notch rap song, even if he got the past 43 presidents of the United States to endorse it, he probably still couldn't win.

He thought about tweeting that he felt wronged and seeking comfort from his comrades to see how many would still support him at this time.

Thinking it over, he decided against it, partly because he didn't want to put anyone in a difficult position or make future interactions awkward and partly because he was worried that if no comrades came forward, it would be exceedingly embarrassing.

At this time, remaining silent and letting himself appear as the weaker party could instead garner the support of the mainstream media.