Domination in America, Starting from being a Boxing Champion

Chapter 225: Enemies on All Sides

Chapter 225: Enemies on All Sides

Upon arriving at the music hall, Madonna’s tribute to MJ had ended, and the host, Russell Brand, took the stage to liven up the atmosphere with some politically charged jokes.

"Hey! Link, congrats on the successful performance."

Eminem greeted him as he returned to his seat in the audience.

"Thanks!"

Link replied with a light smile and took his seat next to Eminem.

Before coming to the award ceremony, he had thought he would be seated with Taylor, since they were a couple, and sitting together would make them a hotter topic when captured on camera.

However, the organizers knew how to create buzz better than he did.

MTV had arranged his seating in the midst of the East Coast hip-hop crowd.

In front of him were Jay-Z and Beyonce, to his right T.I., Rihanna, Kanye, and behind him sat 50 Cent, Drake, and a few others—enemies all, except for the neutral Eminem, by the look of it.

For this year’s MTV Best Male Video Award, five artists had been nominated.

They were Jay-Z’s "D.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tune)," Eminem’s "We Made You," Kanye West’s "Love Lockdown," T.I.’s collaboration with Rihanna "Live Your Life," and Link’s "Unstoppable."

Having them seated together also made it easier for the cameras to catch them.

But once he sat down, Lil Wayne, 50 Cent, T.I., Drake, and others all craned their necks, glaring at him with clear hostility and anger.

The East Coast hip-hop crew had once been endlessly glorious in the rap world and even in the music industry as a whole.

MJ, Madonna, Mariah Carey, Whitney Houston, Justin Timberlake, and other music royalty sought them out for collaborations.

Even the rising star Beyonce married Jay-Z because their rap music was just too hot.

Other genre artists wanted to rub off some of their heat to attract young fans and expand their music market.

Following collaborations with them, MJ, Madonna, Justin, and others achieved great success in the hip-hop rap field.

This made them incredibly self-satisfied.

But everything changed when they encountered that bastard, Link.

At the Grammys, Lil only criticized him a bit, asking him to apologize to Kanye, which was a perfectly reasonable request.

That bastard, however, took advantage of the media and blew the situation out of proportion, almost causing an uncontrollable mess, even alarming the folks in Washington and forcing them to apologize, which was a huge embarrassment.

Later, that guy came over, pretending to want peace and tried his hand at rap music.

In truth, it was one of Link’s schemes.

He pretended to be a newcomer who didn’t understand rap, wanting to give it a try, and once he released a single, it shot up to the top three on the rap charts.

A classic case of the little bunny eating the big bad wolf.

Of course, they wouldn’t let him strut around unchallenged, so Kanye, T.I., and Jay-Z released songs in succession attempting to suppress him and restore the East Coast rap group’s pride.

Initially, it went well, with Kanye and Jay-Z’s singles successively defeating Link’s "I’m the one" and "Lighters," taking over the number one spot on the rap singles chart. Jay-Z’s "Empire State of Mind" also firmly bested Link’s "Believer" on the Billboard singles chart.

Even though Jay-Z’s album sales were a bit lower than Link’s, in the rap music field, songs by East Coast rappers still dominated the charts, so their pride remained intact.

But then came "See you again," and everything changed.

That crappy song stuck to the number one spot on the rap singles chart like a turd for four consecutive weeks, unmoving.

And beneath that turd were their songs.

You can’t imagine how nauseating that felt, even more so than being cuckolded.

They also tried releasing singles, attempting to snatch back the top spot on the charts.

But that song was just too hot, blaring from every street and alley, and when they got home, even their own family members were singing it.

There was no competing with it.

Link’s rookie rap creation had left them, a group of veterans, helpless, which was not just professional competition but also a kind of spiritual insult.

Now seeing Link right before their eyes, if they had a gun in hand, they would have shot this bastard long ago.

"Hey, good evening!"

Link sat with his leg crossed, comfortably in his seat, and with a composed smile waved at the few dark faces beside him.

Lil Wayne and his crew, seeing him still able to smile, grew even angrier. It was clear he didn’t take them seriously. Had it been the eighties or nineties, they would have riddled Link with bullets.

Link was still alive to this day, thanks to the times.

"Cameras are coming, watch your image,"

Eminem shouted.

Lil Wayne and the others glanced at the cameras in front of them and had no choice but to adjust their expressions and sit properly again.

Link still wore a serene expression, looking straight ahead. When he saw Taylor glancing over from the diagonal front, he waved his hand.

Taylor’s seat was in the middle of the second row near the aisle, while his was on the left in the third row, with five or six seats between them.

"Link, about what happened earlier when we were entering, I’m sorry, we drove the car too fast,"

Beyonce said quietly, turning her face slightly after the cameras had passed.

She was referring to the incident with the Lincoln limousine cutting in line.

Beyonce was also in the car. At the time she came over to apologize, asking them to go ahead, but Link and Taylor refused. They were not in a hurry to walk the red carpet and saw no need to compete with these people, especially since winning the race wouldn’t bring any reward.

"No worries, it was just a minor issue,"

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Link replied politely, leaning back slightly. Beyonce was in a deep red, low-cut V-neck evening gown. Her chest was quite prominent, and many things were crystal clear when she turned to the side.

He did not want to be caught by the cameras in a compromising look, so he consciously averted his gaze to an appropriate place.

Beyonce noticed his movement, her lips twitching slightly before turning back to face the stage.

After the last performance ended, Latin superstar Shakira and three actors from the "Twilight" cast took the stage.

Included were Taylor Lautner who played a werewolf, and supporting actresses Ashley Greene and Leighton Meester, who were invited as award presenters.

This year, "Twilight" was as big as Lady Gaga.

Just the first movie in the series had won massive fame for its lead and supporting actors, male and female, even though the second movie hadn’t premiered yet.

The guests today were only some of the supporting actors, but the audience’s screams were louder than for the pop singers when they saw them.

Seeing Taylor Lautner and the others, Link remembered that ’idle’ Christine.

She was the lead actress in "Twilight." Her current popularity was a cut above the rest. If she were willing to run around on shows, she’d likely be too busy to catch her breath.

Shakira and Taylor Lautner presented the first award, a significant one: Best Female Video.

There were five nominees.

Beyonce’s "Single Ladies," Katy Perry’s "Hot N Cold," Lady Gaga’s "Poker Face," P!nk’s "So What," and Taylor’s "You Belong With Me"

All were strong contenders, not a single weak one.

After all, who could win the award?