"Braggart dad has a history of selling clothes earlier than you, and in 91 he opened a trendy clothing store in Harlem named after his real name 'Sean John', the store is very small and the business is not good. In addition to being a record producer, he is also a well-known party DJ and undertaker in Harlem, and if it weren't for the fact that his follower 'silencer' beat him up on the street, and then kept retaliating against Lori Jr., his development would probably have gone more smoothly. ”

"This guy transformed a trendy brand store into a suit store a few days ago, saying that he wanted to make suits that the poor can afford and suitable for black people, and outsource manufacturing to Honduras! I said, it's literally replicating your path haha. ”

In the car to Tribeca, the NAS chattered and bragged about the old man, "You should also play the trendy brand APLUS, my trendy brand store will open in Queens soon, and then come to help cheer up?" ”

Selling trendy brand clothing is a side hustle for celebrities in the United States, and they will definitely not lose money when they are popular, but it is difficult to say how they will develop later, and many of them will end up in dismal stalls. But then again, when you are popular, it is also a normal choice to use this kind of business to earn a lot of quick money from fans first.

"It depends, NAS, I'll definitely come, but I don't necessarily have time on the opening day."

Song Ya replied, he felt that something was wrong with the NAS today, "Do you have anything inconvenient to say directly?" I didn't bother to guess a riddle with him, so I simply asked directly.

"Biggie, the rapper who blocked the bullet for Daddy Bragg, is famous on the streets of Brooklyn and Harlem, and Daddy Boast is ready to praise him." "I don't know why 2PAC from the West Coast came to New York to trade up with him, and the people on death row seemed to be ignoring me." ”

"Didn't 2PAC say that he and Biggie had known each other for a long time, or Homie? Finally, Biggie said Peace and Love. ”

It seems that NAS is wary of the unstable status of New York rap leaders, and in 93 everyone can see that it is a good opportunity for New York rap newcomers, LL Cool J and Rakim, Kane Daddy and several predecessors have passed away, and for the time being, the media is willing to take the throne of the new New York King only NAS, and he is very worried that the East and West Coasts will join forces to push Biggie out to compete with him.

Sugnat is a 'real bandit', so is the braggart daddy, NAS is just a half-truth from a musical family and only after being glimpsed on the streets, he has little ability to stop this trend, and Song Ya doesn't want to help mix it in, in fact, he doesn't have the ability to mix in this kind of thing. Of course, the outside world doesn't see it that way, and the misunderstandings and 'myths' in this regard bring him a lot of convenience, and he doesn't want to puncture his two-headed snake appearance by himself.

"They're always deliberately ignoring me." NAS was very upset, "You said that if I took the initiative to provoke the Beef with Escubber, would it have an effect?" ”

"I can't give you advice. Escubus is older and redder than the 2PAC qualification, if you provoke a war, will everyone speak for you? Song Ya asked.

"He's the only one of the most popular rappers on the West Coast who has nothing to do with death row records." It turns out that NAS is thinking about this.

"Huh." Song Ya smiled, NAS knows a lot about New York, but the West Coast doesn't know much about itself, "You don't understand this, Escuber is also cooperating with Sugnat, they have long been engaged in gang reconciliation activities in Los Angeles, win-win." ”

“Fxxk！”

NAS scolded, "Why is there a death row record on the West Coast all of a sudden?" He was puzzled that his current potential Beef targets were only 2PAC, Drew, and Escubus a few West Coast Reds, but all of them were inextricably linked to Sugnet.

"It's mainly thanks to Drew, who is a talented producer and a veteran of NWA, and has a lot of connections in the West Coast hip-hop scene, and Sugnett has picked up the treasure." Song Ya said that maybe she accepted the defection of Dre and Snoop Dogg, and all these benefits would be her own, right? However, who could have known that the famous big E at that time would be so cowardly.

People always want more, and NAS has established itself with his debut album Illmatic, and is expected to become the king of East Coast rap in the downturn, so it's only natural that he is thinking about how to seize this opportunity.

It's a pity that the gangster rap circle is not a circle that relies entirely on music to speak, and he can't fight Sugnette or braggart daddy, because he doesn't dare to develop with those people to the final stage of the gun, so he naturally can't fight the favorite attention page of the bloodthirsty bottom audience.

From this point of view, if the former little Lowry can really occupy the position of the king of Chicago rap, GD was not unlucky for shooting the little boy in 92, he is qualified to fight with Sugnate and braggart daddy.

It's a pity that the title of the king of Chicago rap must be his own, and after he occupies this title, he doesn't want to go back and entangle with those street gangsters, so naturally he can't 'make the best use of it'.

"Don't think about it, you are signed to Sony Columbia Records now, this kind of company will not let you mess around, you enjoy the benefits of big company packaging, don't be greedy for those street reputations." He advised NAS, "Didn't someone give you the name of a 'street poet'?" Let's go that way with peace of mind. ”

"A gangster rapper without street fame is worthless." NAS's fierce face was full of unwillingness.

Song Ya felt that he would not give up, the life of the 'good man' on the street was a bit like a siege, the people inside tried every means to get out, while the people outside tried to get in with envy.

The car was parked in the familiar parking lot, and he and NAS got down and took the elevator up to the top floor.

“APLUS！”

The flamboyant Mariah Carey stood at the door to greet the party guests, and when she saw him, she ignored the NAS next to her, "It's just right, you come here, I have something to tell you." ”

"Is it so urgent?"

"You owe it last time you came to New York!"

Taking advantage of the fact that there were not many guests, she was directly dragged to a small room to talk about things, and after a messy chat, the two appeared at different locations of the party.

"Walt."

Song Ya found the lonely Walter in the corner, "How's it going?" What are you busy with? ”

"Miss Kelly's new specialty."

Walter was in a good mood today, "It's going to be an epoch-making album. He said.

"I know, I've heard those songs." Song Ya chatted with him while observing the party, and most of the guests were Sony Columbia Records, "What about Roberto and David?" ”

"Copyright lawsuits." Walter blinked, and the corners of his mouth showed a meaningful smile, although this kind of lawsuit can be easily dealt with by big-name creators who are backed by big companies, it will still cause great damage to reputation, and Walt's reaction now is very revealing.

"Ahh

He suddenly saw Shakira appear with Roberto Clevell, followed by a Latino man.

“APLUS！” As soon as Roberto saw himself, he came over and asked, "What did you do to her!?" He pointed at Shakira, "Did you ask her to deliberately mess up the second school!?" You also seduced her to Chicago! ”

"Hey, calm down, Roberto, let's go talk."

Fortunately, Mariah Carey was chatting with Dave Hall on the other side, and Song Ya saw Shakira looking at her with affection, and was about to come up and hold her hand, so she hurriedly took them to the kitchen, anyway, this house used to be her own, and she was familiar with the road.

In the kitchen, some cooks and waiters from party service companies were busy, and a few people were chatting quietly around the table.

"This is Luis Fernando Ochoa, a Latin music producer." Shakira introduced the Latin man, about thirty years old and personable.

"HELLO APLUS, I LIVED IN CHICAGO FOR A LONG TIME WHEN I WAS A KID." The other party's English was very slippery, "I'm also very optimistic about Miss Shakira." ”

"Hello."

Song Ya chatted with each other vigilantly, and learned that Shakira had known him in Latin America for a long time, and the two reunited after coming to New York, and they had the same views on the musical route, and this time Roberto invited her, and then she brought the other party over.

The Latin girl finally grabbed her arm this time, and Roberto Clever saw it in her eyes, and a trace of displeasure flashed in her eyes, "You want to pry her from Sony Columbia Records, right APLUS?" ”

Shakira is supposed to have revealed something in New York, and the Latin girl doesn't seem to want to keep their relationship a secret as she told them to do.

"Hey, Roberto, take it easy."

Song Ya just took this opportunity to say it, "Her two album contracts have been completed, and she will be a free person when it expires, you won't care, right?" Sony Columbia Records is not your business, and I'll be blunt, if I were given the chance, I'd be willing to poach you, David, and Walter out of my company. ”

As he said this, he focused on Walt's reaction.

This kind of words seemed to be a compliment to the brainless Walter, and a smile appeared on his face, but he probably didn't really take it to heart.

Roberto Clevell, on the other hand, has his own C and C music factory with David Cole, "Miss Shakira, Mr. Ochoa, can we please talk alone?" ”

Shakira looked up at herself, "You go get to know more people, go ahead." Song Ya just took the opportunity to coax her away first.

"Okay." Shakira obediently let go of her hand and left the kitchen with Ochoa.

"I discovered Shakira first, do you remember? I introduced her to you! I'm asking you to give her a chance to appear in the MV, that's all! ”

Roberto Clevell's excitement surprised Song Ya a little, and he quickly reacted, "Your C and C are also waiting for her contract to expire?" ”

"How fresh!" Roberto Clever said angrily: "Why else am I so concerned about her!?" I've had a crush on her since I was in '91, and I've recommended her to you since your first single MV! ”

"I didn't understand, you should have had something to say at the time."

The other party and himself have cooperated happily from music to business, so Song Ya will not beat around the bush, "What are you going to do now?" Shakira didn't agree to sign with my company, she had to wait until the end of the year before the contract expired to make a decision, I prepared some songs for her, but she had doubts and didn't want to change the style of music easily. ”

"You want to sign her, right?" Roberto Clevell stared straight at himself: "You still seduced her?" ”

"Of course I do, otherwise why would I call her to Chicago?" Song Ya didn't answer the seduction, and lowered her voice, "We both want to dig into the corner of Sony Columbia Records, so don't accuse each other." ”

Walter next to him lowered his head and laughed to himself, according to his character, he should not complain to Sony Columbia Records.

"We'll be half of us then?" Roberto Clevell's offer.

"You and David's style doesn't suit her either, does it?" Song Yacai didn't want to be half of him alone, he ate Xia Qila into his stomach, and he couldn't fly away, so he changed the topic, "She's very assertive, anyway, she's not in a hurry now, can I talk about it then?" Now our clothes are selling very well......"

Talking about business, Roberto Clywell's attitude softened, "Aren't you thinking about raising the price of T-shirts or something?" ”

As she came out of the kitchen while chatting, Shakira came over and shook her hand three more times.

“APLUS！”

Mariah Carey suddenly appeared, her cheeks already flushed, "Quick! I'll take you to meet someone again! ”