Chapter 274: Black Hip-Hop Superstar vs. Kanye
Year 2001.
June 24th.
Today is the annual draft night of the NBA League, one of the four major sports leagues in the United States.
The NBA Draft is an annual event for the NBA to select new players.
In the draft, 30 NBA teams can choose young male players who want to join the NBA.
The players who are drafted are called NBA rookies.
All U.S. players are automatically drafted into the NBA Draft after they graduate from college, or they can be drafted between the time they graduate from high school and when they finish college.
There are some restrictions on international players, but they can still participate in NBA draft days.
At the end of the regular season each season, the NBA conducts a lottery draw.
It is played by 14 teams that failed to make the playoffs.
The specific rules of the lotto system are that the 14 balls are labeled with the numbers 1~14 and put into the rolling vessel.
If you roll out 4 random number balls, regardless of the order in which they are drawn, there will be 1001 different situations.
Like the Houston Rockets, this year's "luck" is better.
In these 1,001 situations, the best pick for the Rockets was drawn.
That is, in the first round, you can be the first to choose the basketball player that the team likes.
This year's NBA Draft was held at the Madison Square Square Arena.
The draft is about to start, and the stadium is already crowded, and the traffic is very congested for a while.
A large number of NBA fans who have bought or received tickets for tonight are eager to catch a glimpse of today's talent show.
Like many black people, the young black man Kanye West also accompanied his boss Jay-Z, a black man formerly known as Sean Corey Carter, to today's Madison Garden Plaza.
It's not the same as ordinary fans.
Big-name stars like Sean Corey Carter come to see the draft and buy the most expensive tickets, there will be special passages.
This passage is also a passage for players and staff to enter and exit on weekdays.
Generally when the tournament is held. Most of the reporters will be waiting outside this passage.
Because you can catch big fish, you can get enough big news.
Today's special draft day.
Naturally, there are also many sports reporters and entertainment reporters who shoot the entrance of NBA stars and entertainment stars.
Sean Corey Carter, Jay-Z's nanny car, had just pulled up at the door.
There are many paparazzi reporters who recognize the identity of this nanny car.
"Jay-Z is here!"
I don't know who yelled.
Soon there were many reporters around. They held up their cameras and microphones to interview the famous hip-hop superstar.
The cab and passenger compartment of the nanny car are open.
Bodyguards and drivers came down and blocked the reporters outside.
In Jay-Z's R-a-Fe company, Kanye West, who acts as a music producer.
He also acts as a temporary driver for his boss today.
At this time, he naturally played a cameo role as a temporary bodyguard, and another professional bodyguard, blocking the reporters outside with expressionless faces.
Jay-Z, the big horn in the car, waited for the outside situation to stabilize before opening the door and getting out of the car.
Black hip-hop superstars get out of the car. The cameras in the hands of the surrounding reporters suddenly flashed wildly. ….
The light of the flash made Kanye West's eyes shine a little bit.
Kanye West, who is twenty-four years old this year, is very envious of this.
The black youth especially hopes that one day he will be able to become a hip-hop superstar, and he will be able to have the glamorous treatment of Jay-Z at this time.
The sound of a camera flickering.
Jay-Z got out of the car and was interviewed by reporters.
The hip-hop superstar simply said a few words and took some photos with it.
Then under the protection of bodyguards, assistants, and Kanye West, the company's music producer and temporary driver.
Walk into the special passage at Madison Square Garden.
When it came to getting through the first line of security, Jay-Z's star team went very smoothly.
Just checked the tickets and took a look at Jay-Z's star face, and the security guards let them in.
This made Kanye West envious again.
Kanye also wants to have such treatment, as long as he brushes his face, he can pass through the VIP star channel that ordinary fans can't enter.
Kanye West couldn't help but clench his fists, he really wanted this kind of treatment.
He really wants to be famous, he wants to be a superstar.
It's just that Kanye West looked at Jay-Z.
Until now, the boss has not promised Kanye West to help him release his album.
Kanye West already felt like he couldn't wait.
I should probably leave Sean, who only treats me as a tool.
At R-a-Fe, I didn't stand a chance of success.
Kanye West thought to himself.
But at this time, the star team was blocked by the second security procedure inside.
This security procedure requires a body search of Jay-Z and others.
"Hey~ Are your eyes broken? Man, didn't you recognize this as Jay-Z? I've never heard of those who go through the VIP channel, and they have to go through security checks and searches!"
Jay-Z's agent, Richard, stepped forward.
Jay-Z has a dark face, and he's in a bad mood, okay, even if he's in a good mood, his face is dark.
This is a race-limited skin effect, which is not envied by outsiders.
But the staff of the second security procedure said with expressionless faces:
"Whoever goes in today, they will have to go through a security search. It's the rule."
The agent was angry and wanted to speak.
Jay-Z, who had already become a boss and started his own company, and already knew a certain social risk, stopped the agent, who was a relative of Jay-Z and also black.
"Gentlemen. I'm Jay-Z, you may not know me, you may not have heard my songs. It's okay, it's a matter of personal aesthetics. But I'm a celebrity, I'm a public figure, and I can't just be searched."
Jay-Z said, "It's not the first time I've come to the NBA Draft. I've watched it four or five times, and every time I go through the star channel, I haven't been searched. This time, I can think you're targeting me? Are you targeting black people? Gentlemen?"
"I'm sorry." Among the security guards, a white bodyguard stepped forward.
"We didn't mean to target anyone. Just now, Mr. Michael Jackson entered from here. He's been screened by us, and he's not as responsive as you." ….
Michael Jackson is here today, too?
Several of the blacks present were a little surprised.
Even though it has been a bit quiet in recent years, the name MJ is still very important in the American entertainment industry.
Michael is the top class, and no one can compare to him.
"Really?" Agent Richard was a little skeptical.
"I have no need to deceive you." The white bodyguard said, "You'll find out when you go in."
Jay-Z opened his mouth to say that Michael Jackson is also black, and that you are targeting black people.
Before he could speak, a tall black man who looked stronger than the average NBA athlete walked out of it.
The strong black man said to the white bodyguard, "Andrew
What happened?"
"Director Lincoln, this Mr. Jay-Z and his men. I am not willing to accept our security searches." The white bodyguard said to the black man Big Tall.
"Oh? Let's see who it is, Jay-Z, a hip-hop superstar."
Lincoln, who was extremely oppressive, walked out and stood in front of Jay-Z and the others, who were not short, like O'Neal, a slightly smaller shark.
"It doesn't matter who it is today. Even if Anderson or Kruger came. The two leaders of the Blood Gang and the Cripple Gang will also be searched by us! Jay-Z? Are you more ruthless than Anderson, or fiercer than Kruger?"
Lincoln's words, matched by his tall and strong build, and his grim expression.
made several members of the black hip-hop circle present silent.
Kanye West thinks the trumpet "O'Neill" is so fierce.
Anderson and Kruger are two names. It will be relatively unfamiliar to whites or Asians, Hispanics, or blacks above the middle class.
But for the black people in the gangs at the bottom, or the black people in the hip-hop scene like Jay-Z.
The names of these two men, like the mafia in Sicily, heard the name of the godfather.
These two blacks, one is currently one of the most famous high-ranking leaders of the Blood Gang.
The other is one of the most famous high-ranking leaders of the Cripples.
As for what are the Cripples and the Blood Gang. Turn right or left into Chicago.
Looking at Lincoln's fierce appearance, and the "security guards" next to him were stronger than one by one, and some even carried weapons directly on their waists.
In the corner, Jay-Z even saw someone exaggeratedly bring out a submachine gun aimed at his own side.
If it weren't for the Madison Square Gardens, Jay-Z would have thought he and the others were in the middle of a brawl between the two gangs.
Jay-Z was silent for a moment, then raised his hands, "Okay, OK. Don't be nervous, man. I don't know who you are. But I'm going to take your checks, this is Madison Square Garden, after all, this is not Chicago, is it?"
As soon as Jay-Z's words of recognition came out, the fierce expression on Trumpet O'Neal Lincoln's face suddenly disappeared.
"Haha~ yes, that's what it is. Sean, I love listening to you and Mariah Carey sing "Heartbreaker." Hey, that little white girl, she's really squirming when she twists~ Tell me, have you her?"
Lincoln giggled, and Kanye West, like Jay-Z, relaxed.
But young Kanye West thought it was cool for this big man who looked like O'Neill. ….
Looks like a bodyguard.
Kanye West feels that when he becomes a hip-hop superstar in the future. You must be looking for such a bodyguard too!
Jay-Z and the others quickly underwent a security check, and on the bodyguard and the agent, they found two pistols.
"Oh, good thing." Lincoln grinned and held two pistols, "I'll give it to you later when I come out." But you can't bring it in tonight, my boss is in there tonight."
At this point, Jay-Z began to wonder who Lincoln's boss was.
What kind of character can have a bodyguard like Lincoln who is full of disdain even when he mentions Anderson and Kruger.
Could it be the American Commander-in-Chief?
Jay-Z, who hadn't read much, thought that it was probably only that kind of big man who could be dismissive of the Blood Gang and the Cripple Gang.
Not only Kanye West, but Jay-Z also wanted to talk to Lincoln at this time.
But Lincoln was already giggling and smiling and pushing them in, and had no intention of making more contact with Jay-Z and the others.
When the group of blacks entered, only their own people were left in the passage for the time being.
Lincoln "tui" spat out, "Hey, bunch of low-grade guys. What's so good about hip-hop music? I now listen to oriental music to cultivate my sentiments! Falk oil!"
While talking
scolded, and pointed two fingers at the back of Jay-Z and the others.
At this time, someone walked in through the star passage.
Lincoln said to the white bodyguard who had just stopped Jay-Z and them:
"Hey, man, why are you stunned, go on, I'm here. No matter who comes, we don't have to be afraid. Who are we? We're the rock security, we're the rock of Abel Smith! Don't be afraid of anyone!"
On the other side, Jay-Z and Kanye West have entered the infield.
The bodyguard and the agent find a seat. Big stars also buy tickets to come in, but the seats are better than the front row, because they buy high-priced front row tickets.
But Jay-Z has lost interest in tonight's NBA draft.
Black hip-hop superstars are more interested in what the big names are coming tonight.
And who is the boss of the trumpet O'Neill just now, who can actually make such a bodyguard.
Could it be that guy is really not afraid of Anderson or Kruger, and really ignores the Blood Gang and the Cripple Gang?
Jay-Z didn't know the essentials and wanted to find someone to talk to, so he went to Kanye West next to him.
Kanye West was actually very curious at this time, and the two chatted immediately.
It's a pity that both of them are figures in the black American hip-hop circle, which is notoriously uneducated.
The two got together, and they couldn't talk about it at all.
Fortunately, although they don't learn and don't know how to do it, they are not fools.
They all speculated that the security of tonight's NBA draft was so strict, there must be a big man coming.
There are big people coming, and the big names in the NBA will definitely accompany them.
Then just look for Stern and their guys, where they are tonight.
You'll probably be able to figure out which big guy is here tonight.
Jay-Z and Kanye West thought it was a good idea, and the two blacks began to search for Stern.
Soon, the sharp-eyed Kanye West found Stern's figure.
"Over there." Kanye West pointed in one direction.
"Oh, I see." Jay-Z also said, "Look who's around Stern." ….
"See. An old white man? Fakyo, another old white man." Kanye West couldn't help but exclaim.
Jay-Z, who has become a boss and opened a company, is still relatively knowledgeable.
Older, he recognized the identity of the old white man who made David Stern look a little whispered.
"West. That old ghost seems to be Warren Buffett."
"Who is Warren Buffett?"
"Warren Buffett, God!"
"Hat* Fack? Warren Buffett is here?" Kanye West naturally knows about Buffett.
Adult Americans, there may be people who don't know the name of the Fed chair and don't know the finances. The minister or whatever, who is the minister.
But it is impossible not to know the names Soros and Warren Buffett.
Both of them served as lighthouses in the 90s.
At that time, public opinion was so high that even an American knew them.
Kanye West was as surprised as Jay-Z reacted.
I saw Warren Buffett at the NBA draft.
This is equivalent to in the CBA in Huaxia, I suddenly saw the pony + old horse + Xiao Xu and Lao Wang before the defeat.
It's the same as these four people combined.
It's a Chinese person, and if you see it at the scene, of course you will be surprised.
"Hatthe Fack!" Kanye West couldn't help but say, "Could it be that Warren Buffett bought the NBA?"
Jay-Z is also at a loss, blacks have never heard of this level of richness in the NBA.
"Wait a minute." Kanye West, who has better eyesight, saw a young man next to Buffett.
David Stern after talking to Warren Buffett.
At this time, like a dog's leg, he was talking with young people with a smile on his face.
"That. . . That seems to be Abel Smith?" Kanye West was unsure.
Jay-Z recognized it at a glance, it was the latest prehistoric titan giant crocodile to be squeezed in the American media and entertainment industry.
"It's Abel Smith! hatthe Fak!" Jay-Z says:
"Abel Smith and Warren Buffett are here. No wonder the outside is so tightly checked! Fack! I guess even if the Great Commander comes, that's it?!!
Compared to the old lamp beads that have been a little dim.
The new lighthouse bead Abel Smith.
His popularity in the current United States is higher than that of Soros and Buffett combined.
What's more, he is also a super media and entertainment tycoon.
He is an industry tycoon related to the business of Jay-Z and Kanye West.
The two black men naturally became more familiar with Abel's affairs and understood better.
"Oh, I remember." Kanye West was a little excited and said:
"I remember there was a news report. Abel Smith buys an NBA team! It seems like the Houston Rockets, and he's here to see the Rockets' draft?"
"That's how it should be." Jay-Z followed suit:
"Warren Buffett may have been brought in by him. The white men's news said that these two men were good friends who were embarrassed to work for women."
Kanye West nodded:
"Yes, that's right. That's how it should be. Otherwise, how could an old white man like Warren Buffett come to the NBA!!"
Jay-Z said enviously, "Hey, I'd love to buy an NBA team. Like Abel Smith." ….
Kanye West thought to himself, you and Abel Smith are far apart.
They are among the super-rich in the Forbes rankings.
It's a Hollywood super-tycoon, a film company, a music company, and even an oil company.
It seems to be the vampire boss of Wall Street.
Such a top big shot, you Jay-Z is a hip-hop star and a stingy boss.
I also want to be like Abel Smith, daydreaming.
Of course, Kanye West naturally won't show it.
Two practitioners in the black hip-hop circle talked about Abel Smith.
Chatting and chatting, Jay-Z came to MGM Entertainment's DreamWorks Music.
Jay-Z said dismissively:
"Abel Smith, the little white guy, let David Goffin, the gay guy, buy the label of Hipgnosis. Do they think they can enter the hip-hop circle and grab food? Hey, hip-hop is our black territory! Guys, get out of the way!"
"Hignosis was bought by Abel Smith?" Kanye West was curious.
Hignosis is a well-known hip-hop music label in New York, focusing on black hip-hop, which is one of the big labels in the circle.
Anyway, it's much more powerful than the star R-a-Fe company with only Jay-Z.
Such an unattainable big music company in the eyes of Kanye West at this time.
said that the acquisition was acquired by Abel Smith.
Kanye West's envy from the bottom of his heart.
"Yes." Jay-Z lowered his voice and said:
"Little White Guy did a DreamWorks music at MGM. In half a year, more than 20 music labels have been acquired! Now, in terms of scale, it has surpassed BMG!"
This was the first time Kanye West had heard of such a thing.
When he was younger, he was still a producer who was concentrating on music.
"Wow, two dozen music labels? It's all Hipgnosi
S of this scale?" Kanye West said curiously.
Jay-Z said, "Pretty much. Anyway, I've heard that the worst ones are about the same as my R-a-Fe company."
With that, Jay-Z lowered his voice again.
This hip-hop superstar is also afraid that when he says other people's gossip, he will pass it on to others.
In case Abel Smith really had to clean himself up, Jay-Z didn't think he could handle it.
Jay-Z whispered, "Hipgnosis, which was bought by that guy, is said to want to be the number one label in our circle. Recently started recruiting, hey, they are delusional! Someone is already resisting them, waiting for us to unite and teach this little white guy a lesson! Let these white ghosts know that playing hip-hop is only for us black people!"
Jay-Z was excited.
Kanye West's heart moved as he listened.
Hipnosis recruiting?
Black singers want to boycott.
Doesn't that mean. Is it an opportunity for yourself?
Young music producer, an idea pops into his head.
This made Kanye West couldn't help but look up in the direction of Abel Smith.
maybe
Kanye West thought to himself.
Would this be a good choice?
Young blacks aren't so sure, but Kanye West doesn't lack courage.
He had made up his mind.
(End of chapter).
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