America's Top Player

Chapter 121 DISS Release
"Interesting... Just like Dre said, you want to start a war." After listening to the live recording, Eminem's impression of Leon changed fundamentally.

He had always thought that it was a complete joke for a white person who sang rock to get involved in creating rap music.

Now he has completely changed his mind.

A person without street experience cannot write such a song.

"I don't care," Li Ang said. "Didi and his gang are always trying to make trouble for me, both overtly and covertly. I'm acting in self-defense."

"Self-Defense." Eminem nodded. "I saw the first cut of your music video. It was fantastic, but it seems like one person was missing."

"Who?"

"Lil Wayne."

Eminem's mouth twitched noticeably when he mentioned the name.

Lil Wayne debuted around the same time as him, probably in the late 90s.

But Eminem was already a big star in 2000, while the latter did not release his first studio album until 2004.

That year marked an important turning point.

Since then, Lil Wayne has swept all major hip-hop music awards with an unstoppable king attitude, and his record sales have repeatedly broken new records.

In contrast, Eminem fell into a long period of depression.

Lil Wayne has mocked many times in public: "Only idiots will buy a white guy's hip-hop music."

The conflict between the two began from then on.

Li Ang spread his hands and said, "I'm too lazy to mention that epileptic drug addict. He's just trying to get attention."

There is no bad blood between the two, and Lil Wayne has criticized Leon several times on talk shows simply because of his friendship with Diddy.

This is quite puzzling.

There seems to be no other possibility except to ride on the popularity.

"Well, I have to warn you to be careful with that guy," Eminem said. "He just got out of prison not long ago, and I heard he got to know a lot of the inmates during his time at Rikers Island."

Li Ang nodded solemnly, indicating that he would keep this advice in mind.

Although Lil Wayne is short and has a twisted appearance like Gollum in "The Lord of the Rings", he has a very high status in the rap circle.

He was not only the owner of an upstart label but also a leading figure in New Orleans rap, where he was revered as a hero by the kids on the street.

Like Atlanta and Chicago, rappers from New Orleans are widely considered to be the craziest.

The bloodshed in New Orleans' underground rap scene never stops.

When the single "Billy" is officially released to the market, it will inevitably cause huge controversy.

While gaining huge traffic, Li Ang had to guard against smuggling.

Two days later, "Billy" was released simultaneously on streaming platforms and offline.

Hip-hop fans across the United States have been waiting for this moment with all their heart.

Driven by the popularity of the "Second East-West Coast Gang War", video stores in major cities across the United States were packed.

The first batch of 30 records printed overtime were declared out of stock within a day.

The last time a hip-hop record sparked such a buying frenzy was Eminem’s 2015 hit album “Recovery.”

"Leon Smith, the rock singer known as Street Coconut, has sparked controversy with his new single 'Billy' produced for 50 Cent."

"Parents in New York State took to the streets in protest, demanding that teenagers be banned from buying the record."

"It's groundbreaking, unprecedented gangsta rap, comparable only to NWA's 'Fuck tha Police'."

"Have you seen this music video? I don't think it looks like acting."

"After the release of 'Billy,' several armed robberies occurred in major cities such as New York and Los Angeles."

The discussion sparked by "Billy" swept across the United States like a hurricane.

For a time, all music radio stations, magazines, and TV programs were discussing this song.

The popularity in online communities is even more outrageous.

Some fans with special channels even analyzed the MV frame by frame and found out the criminal records of each actor in it.

"Congratulations, Boss!"

Li Ang's office was bustling with activity.

Everyone put down what they were doing to celebrate the success of the album.

In fact, they couldn't work at all.

These employees' phones have been flooded with calls since the record officially went on sale at 8 a.m.

Their family and friends kept calling to ask if they could get an autograph from Li Ang or 50 Cent.

Working at Apocalypse Music seemed to be something worth showing off to everyone.

"From what I've heard, Diddy was furious," Bonnie said. "He canceled a magazine interview scheduled for this morning, and the magazine staff said Diddy smashed a valuable sculpture on the spot."

"He also said"

"What else did he say?" Li Ang lowered his head and sipped his coffee, unable to suppress the smile on the corner of his mouth.

"He said he was going to kill Leon and 50 Cent," Bonnie swallowed, "He said he was going to kill everyone who had anything to do with you!"

There was an uproar in the office. Before coming to this company, they had never thought that there would be a risk of losing their lives in the entertainment industry.

Aisha stepped forward and quipped, "Everyone's life in this room is in danger right now. Maybe you should give us a raise."

Li Ang smiled and spread his hands. The atmosphere was now harmonious.

Until that annoying old Phil showed up.

It was rare for him to not even put on hairspray and he rushed into the office with messy hair.

"Congratulations, you unscrupulous bastard, for successfully bringing this Beef to a climax." Phil said.

Li Ang waved his hand without responding.

"Is this what you want?" Phil continued, "You might end up in jail for enjoying this massive traffic."

"What did you say?" Li Ang's smile stopped abruptly and he asked with narrowed eyes.

"I mean, you might go to jail!" Phil roared. "My friends at the NYPD have heard that the police department is already verifying the authenticity of the song!"

Phil kept on criticizing you guys, and his implicit meaning was that you guys were really going too far.

New York Police Commissioner McMahon is a frequent visitor to Didi's parties and can always find an excuse to handcuff Leon if he wants.

Even if the actors in the "Billy" MV were blindfolded and sent to the electric chair one by one, none of them would be wrongly accused.

Phil's criticism of the current situation dampened the joy of everyone present.

But Li Ang lay on the swivel chair with a look of disdain on his face from beginning to end.

"Are you finished?"

"Don't take what I say lightly." Phil said unhappily.

"Don't be so nervous, buddy. Your biggest weakness is panicking over the slightest disturbance," Leon said. "You've lived for over fifty years, you idiot, but you don't have any perspective."

Phil was speechless, but Leon's relaxed look didn't seem fake.

"We should be here soon." Li Ang lowered his head and glanced at his watch.

Snapped--

The office door was pushed open and slammed heavily against the wall.

A punk youth with long rainbow hair and a nose ring burst in.

As soon as he entered the door, he shouted loudly, "Le Ang! Your son of a bitch is such a genius!" There was a light in his eyes, and he ignored everyone and rushed forward to hug Li Ang.

Everyone in the office, including Phil, was stunned. This rude and arrogant young man actually spoke directly to the notorious Street Coconut Crisp.

Everyone looked at Li Ang and the young man hugging each other passionately in confusion. They couldn't imagine that there was such a person in the entertainment industry.

"Great!" Henry's eyes flashed with enthusiasm. "This is the most brutal diss I've ever heard!"

"As long as you like it," Li Ang responded indifferently.

"Hahaha!" Henry laughed crazily. "Before I came here, I was joking with my father, asking him when he would send a scoundrel like you to jail!"

Li Ang fell into a brief silence. He originally thought that the second-generation politician in front of him was just a bit of a playboy.

Now it seems that his brain may not be working well and he looks crazy.

"Don't be nervous, I'm just joking, man~" Henry continued, "When will you make a piece like this for me?"

"Don't worry, that day will come." Li Ang said perfunctorily, suppressing his anger.

"You'd better not make me wait too long." Henry laughed and said, "The music industry is in a terrible state right now. It needs a genius like me to save it!"

Li Ang no longer wanted to talk and secretly took note of the idiot's behavior in his mind.

After sending Henry away, Phil hurried over and said, "Who is this damn bastard? He's as uneducated as if his father had died."

Li Ang rolled his eyes at him and said slowly, "Henry Evans, his father is a senator."

"He's Charlie's son?" Phil exclaimed.

"Yes."

Only then did Phil understand why Leon was so confident.

With the support of the senator, as long as he didn't actually send someone to shoot Didi on the street, he wouldn't have to bear any consequences no matter what he did.

After a morning of heated discussions, the office finally quieted down.

Li Ang had a rare moment of peace and quiet, sitting in his swivel chair and checking social media.

The overwhelming number of buzzwords has flooded every corner of the Internet.

Celebrities who have nothing to do with this incident have come out to support it, fearing that they will miss out on this wave of traffic.

The most ruthless and greedy among them is Kim Kardashian. This woman seems to be willing to sacrifice everything for traffic.

She didn't care about her boyfriend Humphries's face at all, and talked about her erotic love story with Leon on the podcast.

Although this wasn't the first time she had done this, this time she had clearly gone too far.

Apart from the details she made up, such as Leon's love of role-playing games, whipping his taillights with a whip, and other irrelevant words,
She exposed the close-up magic trick of "rolling pin disappearing" performed for Li Ang at Diddy's party.

Since this incident actually happened and the details she described were extremely explicit, almost everyone who watched the show firmly believed that it must be true.

"Fxxk this damn bitch." Li Ang cursed out loud in anger. The other party's outspokenness touched his bottom line.

He called Kardashian without hesitation.

drop--

The phone rang for two seconds before being connected.

"Hi~ My street tough guy~"

Li Ang ignored Kardashian's sickeningly sweet voice on the other end of the line and said in a deep voice, "Shut up! Your big mouth seems to be in need of discipline lately."

Kardashian was also stunned for two seconds, and then continued in a succubus voice: "I'm so sorry, dear~ I will make it up to you."

"Listen, stop your stupid games right now," Leon interrupted and scolded him, "I said right now!"

"Okay. I understand." After being yelled at, Kardashian's tone was filled with tears.

But Li Ang had long seen through this woman's green tea tricks and continued to warn: "If you continue to talk nonsense in public, I will pick up the horse whip and beat your artificial ass!"

"You hear me, bitch! You know I can do this!"

Kardashian was terrified and immediately thought of the scene in the MV.

In the music video, Li Ang sits among a group of fierce thugs like a king in the gang world.

She stammered, "I understand. I won't do it again."

"Bitch!" Li Ang hung up the phone.

After calming down a little, he continued to stare at social networks, paying attention to any changes that might occur in this Beef War at any time.

P. Diddy, Pip Paul, Lil Wayne.
These famous rappers seemed to be cast under a "silence spell" and did not respond.

However, it was Taylor Swift, the young queen who rarely participated in disputes in the circle, who caught Li Ang's attention.

She liked Li Ang's tweet about "Billy".

Putting aside her personal relationship with Robbie, she has to stand on Li Ang's side just for the "microphone-stealing revenge" with Kanye in 2009.

I'm grateful that someone helped me vent my anger.

Taylor wrote in a private message: "Your MV really scared me. I may need to see a psychiatrist. You have to compensate me."

Li Ang looked at her and laughed. This woman was much richer than him. No other female singer of the same age as Taylor could compare to her in terms of wealth.

What can I do to compensate the other party?

He typed back, "What kind of compensation are you referring to? I'm afraid I can't afford it financially."

The bold teasing not only did not arouse Taylor's disgust, but she also gave an unexpected reply:
"Do you want to compensate in a special way?"

WTF
Now it was Li Ang's turn to be confused.

Although he firmly believed that there were no so-called pure idols in this circle, Taylor didn't look like the kind of woman who was easy to mess with.

Just when he was confused, he received a new reply: "When can we work together? I want to try some new styles."

Li Ang then realized that he was overthinking it, but if what the other party said was true, it would definitely be a good thing for him.

Although she is extremely famous now, her status is still one level lower than Taylor's.

He replied without hesitation: "No problem, it's my pleasure."

"You agreed so readily? I hope Robbie won't be unhappy." Taylor replied.

"Don't worry, we're just collaborating on music, not anything else."

After sending this private message with obvious provocation, Taylor completely stopped moving.

Li Ang left the computer he had been guarding all day with satisfaction, and sank his head onto the sofa to rest for a while.

But today, resting seems to be a luxury.

He had just laid down for two minutes when Bonnie pushed open the door and walked in.

"I just received an email from Vibe magazine in my company mailbox!" Bonnie said.

"What did they say?" Li Ang immediately woke up from all sleepiness.

"It's an email from Miss Jidada herself. She said her father is willing to discuss the offer with you."

"Very good." Li Ang's mouth was almost stretched to his ears.

All the troubles were resolved after the release of "Billy".

First, the opponents fell silent;
There are no more online trolls arguing about “fake gangs”;
Now, the acquisition of Vibe magazine has also taken a turn for the better.

Just as Leon had thought before, Jones, the old and foolish miser, would not die holding an outdated and money-losing magazine.

Although $500 million may not be the final transaction price, since old Jones took the initiative to seek negotiations.

Then the final number will probably not deviate too much.

(End of this chapter)