Domination in America, Starting from being a Boxing Champion

In early July, the MJ memorial service was held at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.

That day, more than 20,000 people attended the ceremony, including MJ's family, friends, partners, and hundreds of cultural and sports celebrities.

Among them were "Queen of Pop" Mariah Carey, African American singer Lionel Richie, blind musician Stevie Wonder, actress Bo Derek, NBA stars "Magic" Johnson, Kobe Bryant, Madonna, Beyonce, Will Smith, Jamie Foxx, and others.

The weather in Los Angeles was extremely hot that day, with local temperatures exceeding 34 degrees Celsius. To prevent fires, the funeral committee conducted a small-scale artificial rainfall before the start of the memorial service.

Link, wearing sunglasses and a dark suit, walked across the drenched plaza, surrounded by red, white, and yellow flowers, like a sea of blossoms.

After arriving at the venue, Link laid a bouquet of flowers in front of MJ's portrait and exchanged a few words with the director of MJ's concerts, Kenny Ortega. As he prepared to leave, Lil Wayne, 50 Cent, and others came walking towards him.

A group of black people, dressed in black suits, looked like a dark cloud as one glanced over.

Not far away, Jay-Z, Kanye, Jamie Foxx, and others stood together, looking over in this direction.

"Link, how about we make peace?"

Lil Wayne stepped forward and said.

"Oh, and how would we make peace?"

Link stopped and quietly looked at the group.

This week, "Forever" remained at the top of the rap chart for another consecutive week, keeping "Lighters" stuck in second place, unable to move.

The East Coast rap collective, although saving face with this song, also faced a lot of criticism, including from the media, their rap industry peers, and rap fans.

"The New Yorker" magazine criticized the East Coast rap collective led by 'Jay-Z and Kanye' in last week's music review section, accusing them of being too domineering.

In May, Link released his first rap single "I'm The One," which shot to the top three in its first week, looking set to take the number one spot. Kanye, T.I., and others subsequently released songs, blocking Link's new song from rising to the top.

Later, Link took a different approach, leveraging a sports event to gain massive traffic and attention, allowing "I'm The One" to reach number one on the rap charts, with a good chance of remaining there.

Just then, New York's rap king Jay-Z released a new song, earning endorsements from over a hundred people in the entertainment industry and snatching Link's top spot away.

As a result, Link Music had to announce the postponement of its artist Bruno Mars's new song by half a month.

But half a month later, when Link Music released the new single "Lighters," they were again attacked by East Coast rappers and failed to reach the top spot on the rap chart.

Compared with newcomers Link and Mars, Jay-Z, Kanye, and others are top streamers in the rap industry, having a lot of fans. They joined forces to suppress the newcomers, using tactics such as encirclement, blocking, and group assaults, which was considered unfair competition.

"Rolling Stone" magazine commented that the East Coast rappers teaming up to suppress newcomers was petty. They were criticized for using unconventional tactics to fight for the charts and for treating the Billboard rap chart as personal turf, which was not commendable.

"The New York Post," "Chicago Tribune," and "Los Angeles Times" newspapers also reported on the chart battle between the East Coast rap team and Link Music.

In their articles, they detailed the origins of the conflict between the two sides, indicating that it was a continuation and worsening of the 'Grammy conflict.'

The "Chicago Tribune" specifically mentioned MJ in its report, stating that MJ had tried to mediate the conflict between the two sides, even inviting Link and Kanye among others to attend his comeback concert, achieving a brief respite. However, the conflict reignited when Link released the rap song "I'm The One" and looked set to take the number one spot on the rap chart.

The "Tribune" believed Link's crossover into the rap field was the trigger for the explosion of the conflict.

However, "The New York Post" disagreed with this assertion.

In a recent news report, "The Post" cited insiders, revealing that Link and Kanye reached a settlement during the rehearsals for MJ's concert with the mediation of MJ himself. At the same time, Link had shared his intention to try rap music with Kanye and others, who expressed their encouragement.

However, after Link invited Eminem to work on the single "Lighters," Lil Wayne and others opposed the collaboration. Eminem and Link subsequently withdrew from the recording of "Lighters," leaving the song for the newcomer Bruno Mars and Atlantic Records singer Bobby to complete.

The New York Post believed that East Coast rap never considered reconciling with Link and were trying to blacklist a very talented new rapper, Link Baker.

Newspapers like the Los Angeles Times suggested that both parties should reconcile, especially after MJ's death, as continuing the conflict was extremely inappropriate.

West Coast rapper Snoop Dogg also publicly mocked Jay-Z and others in an interview, calling Jay-Z narrow-minded for thinking of himself as the king of the New York music scene, unable to accommodate others, and even suggested that Billboard should cancel the rap chart or rename it the "East Coast Self-Entertainment Rap Chart."

Rap fans expressed disappointment at the East Coast rap's deliberate suppression of Link's music, especially those who liked the songs "I'm The One" and "Lighters." They commented online that they would no longer purchase any East Coast rapper's work.

Facing widespread skepticism, it was impossible for the East Coast rappers not to feel the pressure.

This was probably one of the reasons why Lil Wayne and others took the initiative to come forward and propose reconciliation.

But Link did not want to chat with Lil, 50 Cent, and a few others.

Although these two were also top-tier in the rap world with total album sales in the top twenty, compared to Jay-Z and Kanye, they were more than just a notch below in terms of ability and influence.

"Link, we have more fans, and continuing this fight won't benefit you. I think you should understand that," Lil Wayne said. "As long as you admit on Twitter that you're a fan of Jay-Z, we won't compete with you for the charts anymore. How about that? Isn't this request very simple?"

Wearing his dreadlocks, Lil Wayne's neck and face were covered in blue tattoos. He spoke with his hands in his pockets, his attitude casual and seemingly insincere.

Link looked at him, smiled faintly, and continued walking forward.

"Hey, you haven't answered me yet."

Lil Wayne tried to reach out and grab him, but Link's bodyguards, Bobby and Wallace, stepped in from behind to block the two and reached into their pockets.

Seeing the two men make a motion as though drawing guns, Lil Wayne and his group were startled and hastily retreated.

In fact, Bobby and Wallace were not carrying guns, as the Los Angeles police would check with metal detectors before entry to prevent accidents.

"Hey, man, I just wanted to talk to Link, no hard feelings. Link, what do you think of our proposal?"

Lil Wayne said, raising his hands and stepping back two paces.

"It's a great proposal, but my request is quite the opposite. As long as Jay-Z and Kanye publicly express that they like my songs and are my fans, I'll agree to reconcile with you."

Link stopped and said.

"You want Jay-Z to admit he's your fan? Are you crazy?"

Lil and his group looked at him stunned and angry.

Jay-Z was currently the top figure in the rap music world, worth hundreds of millions of dollars. It was impossible for Jay-Z to publicly admit he was a fan of a little pop singer; he wouldn't do such an embarrassing thing.

"That's my condition, it's up to you to accept it or not."

Link shrugged and left the scene with Bobby and Wallace.

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Lil Wayne snorted coldly and also took his people to report to Jay-Z.