Chapter 395 About the Bridge

The hype needs to be struck while the iron is hot. On March 6th, LondonBridge entered the B list at a low level for the first week. On that day, Amy drove a small new Rover Mini convertible and appeared near the campus of the University of Chicago.

She is still slovenly, without makeup, wearing a baggy men's jacket, and her ponytail is also very casual. She also wears a pair of sunglasses at night. She parked the car on the side of the street and went to Siren Cafe to buy two cups of the largest When I came out of the coffee, I looked towards the camera, and seemed to find the paparazzi who 'sneaked'.

So she dropped the convertible top and drove to another secluded stop.

Of course, these actions could not stop the paparazzi. Soon, Song Ya, who was carrying a Jansport schoolbag, appeared. He played his acting skills, bent down in front of the driver's window and made fun of Amy, and then walked around to the co-pilot with a smile on his face. Open the door and get in the car.

This scene immediately appeared in related newspapers and was reposted by Quanmi. Fergie, who was running publicity in New York, insisted in an interview that "the APLUS driver asked for leave, and Amy went to school to pick him up. There is nothing to make a fuss about." '

This statement was judged by the gossip program as "stubborn" and "deadly".

"APLUS, now not only the reporters who have a good relationship with us, but also many reporters from other media have come to Chicago to stare at you. Be careful in everything, especially don't expose that Latina girl in Highland Park."

Yeremov, who was accompanying him in New York, called back specifically to give instructions.

"You can rest assured."

Song Ya agreed, "Has the media's evaluation come out?"

"There are mixed reviews. Rolling Stone praised your creativity, but said Fergie made the song too 'noisy'. The overall music review was positive. Many magazines questioned the vulgar metaphors in the lyrics, and the British media even criticized it. , but people in Oceania like it very much.”

Yeremov reported one by one, "For hip-hop magazines, I chose The Source for public relations, but unfortunately their attitude is not good. They are mainly concerned about the white female rapper. Latifah's song was banned because of the obscene lyrics, and TheSource just took this opportunity to complain for her. VIBE Magazine, you know, they said 'APLUS went to college, hired a lot of white people, and now Praising a white female hip-hop singer, he is a traitor...' and the like, in short, nothing good to say, mainly scolding you."

"Damn Quincy Jones and Russell Simmons."

Song Ya couldn't remember how many times he scolded these two guys, "Maybe I should buy another hip-hop magazine?"

"Hip-hop magazines are losing money now, and there's no one with enough influence except TheSource."

Yeremov said: "The Source is very difficult to come by, they have a good momentum now."

"Forget it, I'll just talk about it." Even if TheSource is willing to sell Song Ya but not buy it, this magazine likes to cause trouble too much, it is not much better than VIBE founded by two old men.

"One more thing. I'm in New York and I heard that Death Row and Bad Boys are getting together. Does that bother us?" Yeremov asked.

"Sugnett and Puff Daddy?" Song Ya was stunned. "What do they want to do? A big party on the east and west coasts?"

"No, it's 2PAC and Biggie. I saw them appearing together on a New York TV station last night. They were sitting at the wine table, being interviewed while drinking. By the way, Freestyle, not the Battle one. The scene was very harmonious. , 2PAC also said Biggie

It's his Homie (black slang, roughly equal to old town plus old iron). ’ said Yeremov.

"I'll go back and ask Derry. Anyway, I'm not in that circle anymore, and they can't hinder me together."

There must be shadows of Su Ge Knight and Puff Daddy behind this, maybe it is to come up with their own version of the Chicago meeting, Song Ya murmured,

But he didn't want to show it in front of Yeremov, "Isn't that fat Biggie shot several times in the body? Can he be alive and kicking now?"

"Yeah, it seems like it's just a little mobility issue, by the way, his official stage name is (Mr. Notorious) now."

"What the hell, bring me the tape of the show when you get back to Chicago."

Song Ya confessed a few words, and then called Derui.

"Dre, Sugnett is messing with Puff Daddy again? He still wants to do it himself, doesn't he?" With someone like Dre, it's easier to be straightforward.

"Fxxk, I can't control him, he's the boss."

Derry still looked full of resentment, "It's useless for you to ask these things clearly, can you stop them? Go to your college well, kid."

"Hey, take it easy Derry, isn't your album a big seller? Why do you always look unhappy?" Song Ya actually knows some reasons, Su Ge Knight is better than Big E, and Derry's album income is still He would be exploited a lot, so he deliberately provoked by saying this.

"Hehe, I fucking debuted in 1984, and became popular on the west coast in 1988..."

Derry started nagging again like Mrs. Xianglin...

After venting, he said a few words of sincerity, "APLUS, you are a smart boy, but I and my people can't help you with this matter, you should pay more attention to yourself, Su Ge Knight and Puff Daddy are not easy to deal with Yes, I think you know that better than we do."

"Okay, I see, thank you Derry." Song Ya also sincerely thanked.

"Also, maybe the Snoop Dogg album is coming out at the end of the year, so we're going to be business as usual?" he asked.

"It's business as usual." Song Ya agreed.

In addition to this bad news, NAS also called, "Brother APLUS, after the lyrics of Fergie's song were deliberately provoked, it seems to have aroused dissatisfaction among some people in Queens."

"How is it possible?" Song Yaxin said that it was impossible.

"It's like this..." NAS explained.

It turns out that after hip-hop music originated in the Bronx district of New York, it quickly spread to the nearby Queens district. The hip-hop artists in Queens released a song "The Bridge" in the early 1980s, which praised their hometown Queensbridge, but the Bronx Hip-hop artists in the district thought this was an attempt to steal the original status of hip-hop music, so they released a song 'The Bridgeisover' to DISS. Then the two sides began the "Battle of Queensbridge" with a long and fierce confrontation. During this period, many early famous songs were born. This is the first Beef in the history of rap.

This Beef ended with the killing of a Rapper, and since then established the basic model of rappers from dissatisfied with each other and talking about DISS, to singing remote Beef, and finally resorting to violence to solve the problem.

"Queens Bridge is about to end, and London Bridge is about to collapse. These two songs can easily be linked by someone with a heart. Wait, I'll ask Newman to tell you." He handed the phone to the manager Newman.

"APLUS, everyone recognizes your status, and NAS can also help you speak in Queens."

Newman is also responsible for Fergie's album announcement at Sony Columbia Records. "You have to come out and clarify, otherwise those gangsters in Queens will be in trouble if they are picked up. Who knows what they will do."

"Okay, I'll contact the reporter right away, do you know who the' caring person' is?" Song Ya asked.

"Who knows, it's nothing more than your few enemies. This kind of thing can be done by sending a few small people. Rumors are spreading around, and we can't find out the source." Newman said.

"Ok, thanks."

Fortunately, he has a strong relationship with NAS, so he won't be blinded by the underground situation in New York. This is not a trivial matter. Song Ya quickly asked Taraji to find the relevant media, who happened to be interviewed through the "girlfriend incident".

"Amy? My driver is on leave. She just picked me up in a car. Your imagination is too rich."

Early in the morning, Song Ya walked to the campus with her schoolbag on her back, and chatted with a few reporters along the way.

"What do you think of Queens rapper's accusation that Miss Fergie's song is using London Bridge to imply Queens Bridge?"

After a few questions, the reporter who had communicated earlier asked.

"Queensbridge?" He was at a loss, and after the reporter added an explanation, he said, "If you mean the Battle of Queensbridge, it has nothing to do with my song. I went to London with Fergie to run WhereIsTheLove to promote it. When I visited Tower Bridge in London, I was inspired to write the song "London Bridge."

"And how old was I in the early 1980s? I am not sensitive to that kind of past at all. My good brother NAS is from Queens, a hip-hop artist in New York. I like it no matter whether he is from Queens, the Bronx, or Brooklyn." .” Then he said a few more words of flattery.

"What about Harlem?" a reporter asked.

"Same, I like them all, let's just say, I don't hate any singer, whether he sings hip-hop or rock or whatever," he replied.

"Then director Jennifer Lynch who bickered with you in the media?" The reporter chased after him and refused to let go.

"OK OK."

He stopped, pointed to the schoolbag on his back and said with a smile: "I just want to learn knowledge quietly now, let me go okay?"