America's Top Player

Chapter 17 High-end Nightclub
These days, T-RAY has spared no effort to mobilize his connections, and DJs from dozens of music radio stations, large and small, in New York are promoting "Take Me to Church".

Li Ang's fame also grew rapidly. Whenever he appeared on the street, he would immediately attract the attention of street urchins.

These people stared at him as if he were a walking millionaire. No one would have thought that this celebrity who was played on the radio every day had no more than $4000 in total on him.

If it weren't for the fact that Leon had "Magnum" George of the Blood Gang standing behind him, he would probably have been lying dead on the street long ago.

For safety reasons, Leon also asked "Hao Houmi" Davis to be his personal bodyguard.

Although Davis had some unpleasant experiences with Leon, this guy is at least kind-hearted among the Nego group, very loyal, and has a certain influence on the streets.

At 8 o'clock on Friday night, Li Ang appeared in Sheepshead Bay in southern Brooklyn as scheduled in T-RAY's Escalade.

In the early 2000s, this place was a gang den with a mixed crowd. However, with the influx of a large number of Chinese people, it turned into a middle-class community within ten years, and housing prices increased several times.

There is an iron rule in America: places where Chinese people gather usually have good public security and high housing prices.

Today's Sheepshead Bay is no longer what it used to be. Sports cars with street values of over $100,000 are not uncommon.

Star Club is the most luxurious nightclub in Sheepshead Bay. It is owned by a mysterious Asian real estate developer. Of course, there are also many rumors that the real boss of this nightclub is the East Coast hip-hop mogul P. Diddy.

Everyone in New York knows that P. Diddy has reached perfection when it comes to playing with women, and he can be called a god on earth.

Therefore, this club has attracted countless wealthy businessmen to spend a lot of money to buy sex with its young models of extremely high quality and very little fabric, including many bigwigs from Manhattan.

"Look how many familiar faces are here today! That white Lamborghini Murcielago is Chris Brown's car."

"I've known this guy for a long time. He's a fucking psychopath. How could he be willing to break up with Rihanna, his cash cow?"

T-RAY was full of regret when talking about Rihanna, as if he was hating why he was not Chris Brown.

"And that damn GTR belongs to Saburo Kitano, the head of Sony Music's artist management department."

"Damn it, they just spend their money and buy things. No one can stop Sony Music's expansion."

Li Ang found it quite funny to see T-ray giving orders. An out-of-date producer from the slums was giving orders to these bigwigs in the entertainment industry.

However, the parking lot of Star Club is filled with luxury cars and a large number of celebrities are present.
Li Ang knew that although he was not the main guest of tonight's performance, it was enough to show that the song "Take Me to Church" was really popular.

Dazzling neon lights, thick smoke mixed with the pungent smell of leaves, and young models wearing revealing clothes can be seen everywhere.
These elements sound like they might be from a ghetto strip club.

But the audio equipment and decoration here are indeed top-notch, and your ears won’t feel uncomfortable even if you stay there for a whole night.

Of course, these are not the decisive factors in determining the grade of a nightclub. The key is that the quality of the young models here is really too high!

Black people in the slums don't understand aesthetics. They stubbornly believe that the bigger the buttocks, the more beautiful they are, and they don't care about weight at all.

Although Star Club also emphasizes a curvy figure, after all, American people love this, the figures of the young models are obviously much more symmetrical.

These beauties are very particular about their attire, and except for their three points, they don't show any other parts of their bodies.

If we put aside the fact that this is a nightclub, it can be considered a top show venue.

Looking at the blondes swaying their hips in the dim light, a question popped up in Leon's mind: "Why doesn't Bonnie come here to work?"

With Bonnie's figure and appearance, she's perfectly qualified for the job here, and her income is easily more than three times what she would earn at a strip club. "Hi~ You're the street Coconut Crisp, right~"

In the VIP box, just as Leon was lost in thought as he watched the succubi dancing wildly on the dance floor, a strange voice came from behind him.

A stranger, Nico, was waving at him in a friendly manner.

She is short, has a dazzling dreadlock, wears large-sized trendy brand clothes, and has a youthful and immature face.
He looks like the reincarnation of EYE.E, the soul of NWA, the originator of gangsta rap.

"May I ask who you are."

Li Ang extended his right hand in a friendly manner. He did not dislike the Nigo in front of him because he gave him a feeling of being well-educated.

"Kendrick Lamar, from Compton."

Compton?
When Li Ang heard the name, his face turned pale with shock.

It's not that he hasn't seen the world. Compton is just a poor black community in the Greater Los Angeles area on the west coast of the United States, but this city plays a vital role in the history of hip-hop music.

First of all, this is the birthplace of gang culture. Both the Crips and the Bloods started from here and then spread to major black communities across the United States.

Secondly, the greatest rap group in history, NWA, was born here!
With the release of "Straight Outta Compton", which is recognized as the most important album in gangster history, the heyday of gangster rap was officially announced.

Li Ang had never been to the West Coast, but he was familiar with Compton's name.

It is said that it is a terrible rat's nest, where almost all black people over the age of 12 join gangs, and the security situation is even worse than that in Brownsville.

So when Leon heard that Kendrick Lamar was from this place, he was instantly in awe.

Being able to grow up safely there until his 20s at least shows that this guy has a strong physique.

The two exchanged pleasantries, and Kendrick's words were full of compliments for Li Ang's talent, but Li Ang had never heard any of his songs.

You can only respond with "Oh, yes, yes, yes" to avoid embarrassment.

At this time, T-RAY also joined the conversation. He put his arm around Kendrick's shoulders and said to Li Ang, "Kendrick is a newcomer like you. He is a recognized talent."

"He has performed in every major nightclub in Los Angeles."

T-Ray leaned over to Kendrick's ear and asked stealthily, "Dr. Dre, hasn't Nico released an album for you yet?"

"Why don't you come over to my place and take a look at Li Ang? We've only known each other for less than two weeks, and he's already become a singer who's releasing an album."

Kendrick could only respond to T-RAY's words with an awkward smile.

Just you?
How do you compare to Dre, the iconic figure in post-gangsta rap?
Like JAY-Z on the East Coast, Dre is not only a rap mogul but also an investor involved in multiple fields. He has a powerful influence on the West Coast.

Compared to JAY-Z who loves to scratch lottery tickets, Dre's attitude towards new artists is to rather have nothing than to have someone of poor quality.

Snoop Dogg, Eminem and other influential figures in the history of rap all grew up under the influence of Dre.

It’s no exaggeration to say that once a newcomer signs with Dre, his road to superstardom is already halfway started.

(End of this chapter)