Soulja Boy Tell Em may be a little too comfortable posting his thoughts on his Twitter page. The Atlanta native, who has around 976,000 followers, recently went on a racist rant against the media's portrayal of his music and image. "Water down my music and my appearance and make me look like something I'm not," he twittered. "These crackers don't know who the f--- I really am!!!! Then I get signed, this is where my dream slowly died... these crackaz wanna' criticize a n--ga. Take REAL sh-t and turn it to trash. Like why? Like really. My music dream was the sh-- 2 years ago before I was signed. It was everything I could ever imagine.
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*** FILE *** Rapper Soulja Boy is interviewed in New York, in this Monday Dec. 15, 2008 file photo. Chris Brown and Rihanna, who added star power to last year's Kids' Choice Awards, were conspicuously absent at the annual event on Saturday March 28, 2009. "For them not to be here is very sad. I was looking forward to seeing them here," rapper Soulja Boy, who is a friend of the pop stars, said from the orange carpet. (AP Photo, file)
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Rapper Soulja Boy performs during The 2008 Dirty Awards at Georgia International Convention Center on November 24, 2008 in Atlanta
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Rapper Soulja Boy performs during The 2008 Dirty Awards at Georgia International Convention Center on November 24, 2008 in Atlanta
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LOS ANGELES, CA - JUNE 24: (L-R) Rapper David Banner, singer Solange Knowles, rapper Soulja Boy, actor Brandon T. Jackson, and singer Cassie present the Best Group award onstage during the 2008 BET Awards held at the Shrine Auditorium on June 24, 2008 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** David Banner;Solange Knowles;Soulja Boy;Brandon T. Jackson;Cassie
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LOS ANGELES, CA - JUNE 24: Rapper Soulja Boy arrives at the 2008 BET Awards held at the Shrine Auditorium on June 24, 2008 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Soulja Boy
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LOS ANGELES, CA - JUNE 24: Rapper Soulja Boy arrives at the 2008 BET Awards held at the Shrine Auditorium on June 24, 2008 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Soulja Boy
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Rapper Soulja Boy arrives to the 50th Annual GRAMMY Awards at the Staples Center on February 10, 2008 in Los Angeles, California.
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Rapper Soulja Boy arrives to the 50th Annual GRAMMY Awards at the Staples Center on February 10, 2008 in Los Angeles, California.
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Rapper Soulja Boy arrives to the 50th Annual GRAMMY Awards at the Staples Center on February 10, 2008 in Los Angeles, California.
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NEW YORK - JANUARY 16: Rapper Soulja Boy poses at MTV's Sucker Free on January 16, 2008 in New York City. (Photo by Rob Loud/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Soulja Boy
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"Yeah I said f--- all of ya'll," he continued. "I'm taking my money and leaving. Gonna' go blow kush and live my 2nd dream. This rap sh-t [is] lame now."
The rant has since been removed and replaced with more positive tweets like "follow Soulja Boy! It's the new trend," and "just got off stage shout out to everybody in Columbia, SC."
The 18-year-old credits a conversation with singer- turned-actor Tyrese Gibson. "Just got off the phone with @Tyrese4Real. He gave me some real good advice," he wrote. "Thanks homie."
Soulja Boy is currently promoting his second release '!SouljaBoyTellEm' and will drop his third album 'The Deandre Way' later this year.
Reader Comments(1 of 47)
krazygiglbearat 7-04-2009
Soulja boy iz so fukn lame..he swear he da shyt, he dnt hv enuff cred 2 b actn lyk dat. He styl practically a nu artist..loser!
wolfpacklax30at 7-05-2009
hey fuck face just because your a niger doesnt mean you can talk like a fucking idiot
vitaminhogat 7-05-2009
I sayz dat me homey is da shitz. Dats whot eye sas man! Gos gir geq biw vim mops!
Michaelat 7-06-2009
wolfpacklax30: N-I-G-G-E-R = racial slur / N-I-G-E-R = a river. Racists are ignorant by nature; illiteracy is a choice.
Deniseat 7-06-2009
does anybody here speak English?
Cornelius McGeeat 7-06-2009
First of all:
Start typing with some sense. It takes more effort to type in slang and at the same time it makes you look retarded. Stop it.
Secondly, why is there even an article about SouljaBoy?
He's not a muscian, nor is he a rapper or artist at all. He's a piece of crap and his music contributes to the downfall of hip-hop.
I guess thirdly, all you racists can shut the hell up. How about you try somethin new for a change, like spreading positivity. Stop hiding behind the computer.
I'm out
-Peace, people
hardcor6000at 7-06-2009
JUST ANOTHER UNEDUCATED NI........BLACK MAN.
lpishat 7-06-2009
Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm....crackers........
george9448at 7-06-2009
To Wolf Pack-I always find it interesting when douchewads like you criticize others,e.g. call them idiots,etc., when you can't even spell proper English.
gsan201at 7-06-2009
Secondly, why is there even an article about SouljaBoy?
He's not a muscian, nor is he a rapper or artist at all. He's a piece of crap and his music contributes to the downfall of hip-hop.
I guess thirdly, all you racists can shut the hell up. How about you try somethin new for a change, like spreading positivity. Stop hiding behind the computer.
I guess Corney elis to show for a change How much racism is spewed by the Hip Hop crowd,that the MEDIA usually gosses over.IT is ok for you to attack others for their verbal attacks but I don't see you saying anything to Soljabutthead or Jaz Zee and his racist rants and any number of rap artists.If souja and others stopped with the racism then there would be no racism.Don't start nuttin there won't be nuttin. Yeah see you hiding behind your keyboard.Most don't hide in the black community because when they are racist the media hides it for them.STOP THE HATIN!!!
sounddilemmaat 7-06-2009
He sucks and his music sucks...let the douche bag go! Its funny how he can say racist stuff and its ok, if someone dropped the n bomb, all hell breaks lose.
I dont see anyone from the acls saying anything now, huh?
ytownpenguin2010at 7-06-2009
krazygiglbear, repeat that last. message garbled in transmission.
jdms14driftat 7-06-2009
learn how to spell right fucking retarded wannabe ghetto herb ass kids. solja boy is lame though
ManiacKnightat 7-06-2009
To george9448- your one to talk about proper English.
"can't even spell proper English"
proper shouldn't be capitalized, and an better word for spell would be "type"
IF you want to be a fucking grammar Nazi about it.
salvatoreat 7-06-2009
wow is his name really Cornelius? that was the name of a ape off the planet of the apes. lol