Domination in America, Starting from being a Boxing Champion

That evening, after the Grammy Awards ceremony was broadcast on CBS, everyone witnessed what happened at the event.

CBS, NBC, ABC, and other television networks also covered the incident in their evening news.

It caused a huge sensation in America. Experience more on empire

Initially, people did not understand the dispute between Link and Kanye or why Lil Wayne demanded an apology from Link.

Yahoo News was the first to piece together the conflict online.

The incident began a few weeks earlier when Kanye told a New York Times reporter that Link's new album, "The Fight," was a product aimed at the market, an attempt to make money off the financial crisis with no artistic value.

Latter, at a press conference celebrating "The Fight" breaking one million sales, Link faced questions from a New York Times reporter and responded to the comment.

He claimed that Kanye had a mental illness, couldn't handle criticism, and did not want to comment on his remarks.

Afterward, singers like Lil Wayne, 50 Cent, Jay-Z, T.I., and others believed that Link shouldn't have attacked Kanye's illness.

They said that as a music industry veteran, Kanye was entirely justified in critiquing the album of a newcomer like Link, and it was disrespectful and impolite of Link to insult Kanye's health and demand that he apologize.

Link refused to apologize.

Kanye and Lil Wayne's fans then attacked Link online, giving his album poor ratings on music websites.

Link still did not respond.

Lil Wayne escalated the issue at the Grammy Awards, calling Link out and demanding an apology.

At the award ceremony, Kanye asked Lil Wayne not to criticize Link anymore, saying that Link was a lousy singer and not worth commenting on.

Upset by the criticism, Link left the Grammy ceremony in protest.

This was the cause and course of the conflict between them.

Seeing this, North American netizens understood and began taking sides.

Fans of Kanye, Lil Wayne, Jay-Z, and others unhesitatingly stood by their idols, demanding that Link issue a public apology.

They were unanimous in their opinion, calling Kanye a rap monarch, a music industry senior, and a gold-certified producer. They felt it was appropriate for him, when invited by the media, to critique a newbie singer like Link and offer some critical opinions.

But Link insinuated that Kanye had a mental illness, which was very impolite, and it was right for them to demand an apology.

Many people supported Link, arguing that the American music scene does not emphasize seniority, and if Kanye could criticize Link, then Link naturally had the right to retort. There wasn't really a significant issue here.

Verbal sparring between two singers is quite common in the industry.

It was singers like Lil Wayne who fanned the flames online, incessantly demanding an apology from Link and turning a minor incident into major news.

Those supporting Link believed he did nothing wrong and was very restrained in facing provocations from Lil Wayne and others. He did the same at the Grammy scene.

If he had wanted to fight, even if Lil Wayne and others ganged up on him, they would be no match, but he chose to leave instead, a very calm way to handle the situation.

Link should not face any criticism.

Lil Wayne and others owed an apology.

People supporting Kanye and those supporting Link argued back and forth online.

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"Link, I hear you've made big news again," Miss Thomp said over the phone from New York, as Link was preparing to sleep in his villa.

Taylor, wearing a T-shirt, wiped his hair with a towel and said, "Eva, it must be midnight in New York now, haven't you slept yet?"

"With such a big incident happening, do you think I can sleep? What you said to the reporters, it's going to be all over the news tomorrow. People will think you're targeting Obama, and they will think you're discriminating against African-Americans. The impact is too great. How do you expect me to sleep?"

Ms. Thomp said, filled with resentment.

After making a deal with her father to increase Link Music's market value to one hundred million in a year, she started focusing her work on Link Music.

According to the current momentum, after the release of the second album and planning another world tour, reaching a market value of one hundred million shouldn't be difficult.

But now, with the big news Taylor had created, involving many sensitive social issues, if handled poorly, Taylor's reputation could be destroyed, the company might go bankrupt, and she would be forced into an arranged marriage.

She was now in the same boat as Taylor, sharing both glory and loss, and naturally did not want to see Taylor in trouble.

"Eva, go to sleep. It's not as serious as you think,"

Taylor said, yawning.

"Not that serious?!"

Ms. Thomp nearly lost her temper when she heard his yawn. She was losing sleep over his issues, while he was full of sleepiness, such a jerk.

"Taylor, if this isn't handled well, Link Music goes under, and I have to go back and get married, I will never let you off the hook."

Taylor could hear her resentment through the phone and chuckled, "I heard there's a World University Sports Games in April and the Berlin World Swimming Championships in May. I'm planning to sign up and break a few world records. What do you think?"

Eva paused, they were discussing how to put out the fire, to minimize the impact of the incident, but Taylor was talking about participating in sports competitions. What was he trying to do?

After thinking, suddenly she brightened up.

Taylor was not only a singer but also a world boxing champion and Olympic gold medalist. It was said that his swimming skills surpassed even those of Phelps.

If he were to participate in sports competitions and break several world records at this time, he would become an even more prestigious sports icon, the pride of America.

With this aura, no matter the attacks, there wouldn't be too much to worry about.

And his supporters would go crazy over his incredible performances.

But were world records so easy to break?

"Don't worry, breaking all of them might be a bit difficult, but breaking one or two and getting a few gold medals shouldn't be a problem,"

Taylor said, as if he heard her concerns.

"Did you plan this in advance?"

Ms. Thomp asked in surprise.

"No, I came up with it on the spot so you could sleep peacefully. In my view, this matter won't blow up too big, because with the financial crisis still ongoing and the economy recovering, we can't afford chaos. Some people want to see this matter settled even more than we do,"

Taylor said with a light laugh.

He remembered after the future incident with Kanye grabbing the microphone, the newly elected President directly called Kanye 'a jackass,' which also served to extinguish the flames.

"You can ask your dad if you don't believe me. He'll definitely tell you, 'Oh, honey, this is just a small matter, no need to worry at all, go to sleep now.'"

Taylor said, imitating Mr. Thomp's voice.

Eva burst into laughter, cursed him, and said her dad didn't talk like that at all, telling him not to mimic randomly.

Taylor smiled lightly, hearing Taylor call from the bedroom for him to come to bed soon. He wished Eva goodnight and then returned to the bedroom to rest.