Chapter 173: Eight Gold Medals

"I'm the One" was released in its fourth week, T.I. released the single "Dead and Gone," which was endorsed by Kanye, Jay-Z, Lil Wayne and other rappers.

In its first week, it was downloaded 168,000 times, ranking third on the Billboard rap chart, pushing Link's "I'm the One" out of the top three to the eighth spot, while singles by 50 Cent, Drake, and others re-entered the top five.

Just as the East Coast rap gang was popping champagne in the studio, the Associated Press reported a piece of news from Serbia in Eastern Europe.

The 25th Summer Universiade was held in Serbia in mid-May.

Link Baker, a student from New York University, represented his school in eight swimming events at this Universiade, including the men's 100/200-meter freestyle, 100-meter/200-meter breaststroke, 200-meter/400-meter individual medley, 4x200-meter freestyle relay, and 4x100-meter medley relay.