How Soulja Boy Saved Hip-Hop
Thursday, May 28 2009 1:34 AM EST | Posted by: B.Dot | Posted in: Newsstand Stan
Hey, I’m just the messenger. Read more at Rolling Out.
“Two years ago, before Ice-T had a verbal
squabble with him and white kids in Idaho went ape over “Crank That
(Soulja Boy),” Soulja Boy was already a legend among the teenybopper
set. Using his MySpace page and YouTube videos, the 16-year-old kid
literally gained millions of fans from the basement of his Batesville,
Miss., home. Sometimes, he would go as far as pretending his songs were
new Eminem and 50 Cent tracks to draw viewers. And it worked.
‘I was getting $10,000 a show before I [was] signed,’ says the now
18-year-old rapper. ‘I got caught with $60,000 in my backpack at school
… it wasn’t a good look.’”
*Rips pay stub. Pics up mic.*
Props: Maurice Garland





Disrespectful views at Tha Kang, T.I.? Nah, Ms. Banks you're out of line. Yeah Harris' Aussie ain't that dope but neither are you. I just saw you at Coachella and I wasn't impressed. You got the look, the swag, the tough talk but where are the tunes? "212" is alright but that's where it stops. According to Jay-Z's old board rules: You have no right to diss Tip. Look in the mirror and ask yourself: How many classic albums have you created? Are you on anyone's top 10 MCs list? Do you have any hardware on your walls, ma? Cliff is right. Keep him out of the girlfight. You're heavy in these tweets, but I hope you're finding time to create music that backs up your buzz. Or you'll soon be begone like Kreayshawn. You young ladies today bore me. *Turns up Mia X CD* No Limit forever!
The best things in life are free, but hopping on Hov's press conference stage uninvited is gon cost cha. Whatcha did was wrong! ⎯B.Dot
will never save hip hop… he ruined it and now he is going to be a r n b singer