Soulja Boy Attacked For Anti-Army Lyric
“Fuck the FBI and the army troops, fighting for what? Be your own man, I’ll be flying through the clouds with green like I’m Peter Pan.”
Uh-oh. Looks like Soulja Boy’s found himself on the front lines of a new controversy. Apparently, his lyrics from “Let’s Be Real” have ruffled a few feathers. Fred A. Flores, commissioner for the L.A. County Veteran’s Advisory Commission told TMZ the following:
It’s a very offensive statement … especially with the 10th anniversary of 9/11 coming up. He should apologize to ALL armed forces. [The rap] is very irresponsible especially for a person who is an entertainer for the youth of our country.
UPDATE: SB took to Global Grind and apologizes:
As an artist, I let my words get the best of me. Sometimes there are things that we feel, things that we want to express, and when we put them on paper and speak them out loud, they can come out wrong. When I expressed my frustration with the US Army, not only did my words come out wrong, I was wrong to even speak them. So, I write this to give my sincerest apology to all members of the United States military services, as well as their families that were offended by my most recent lyrics.
As a young man who grew up in the post-9/11 era, I have watched our country fight two wars that seem like they are never going to end. I have seen thousands and thousands of our brave men and women get killed in battle and often times, I think for what? A lot of people in this country are struggling to make ends meet and I think a lot about what if we had never gone to war. Where would our economy be? Our schools, our after-school and work programs, our streets? I mean, damn, 48 people got shot in New York City just this past weekend … in 3 days … I’m not saying that it is just because of a bad economy, but at a certain point we have to take care of our own people.
In no way would I ever want to offend those who are protecting our freedoms … a lot of homeboys who I grew up with, a lot of people who come from the neighborhoods we live in … In no way do I want to hurt any of our honorable soldiers who put their lives at risk, regardless of how they feel about the two wars we fight in. I am just frustrated that we haven’t been able to bring you all home quick enough and my frustration got the best of me. I am deeply sorry.
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Soulja Boy is an idiot.
I’m no Soulja fan, but imma go with him with this, it’s HIS opinion, don’t make him change it. It’s up to the parents to say by who the youth of our country gets entertained. I’m tired of all these organizations and people wanting to censor or impose their own opinion on everything.
Despite the fact that Soula Boy sucks duck asshole and cannot rap, he is telling the truth.
soulja boy is right they are idiots fighting a war they dont no the full story about risking there lives to make someone else rich all for what a few quarters in there pay check.. at this rate there will never be world peace people are only wanting world peace since jesus gave his life 200 b.c like
to every1 defending soulja boy on this shit, think of how it would feel if you lost someone close in the war. he is a fuckn moron, and lets face it, wars are part of our life now, and always will be. This kid doesnt know shit about being in the armed forces, and never will, because he makes his money off of shitty as music. Fuck soulja boy…
I have not one good thing to say about soulja boy’s music, but its freedom of speech look at Immortal technique… he bashes the government in every damn song and they dont ask him to apologize..
and fuck Fred A. Flores soulja boy apologize for nothing thats some real shit you said
Hey, man…….hmmm….saying “fuck all the army troops” is much different then saying “fuck the government that TELLS THE army troops where to go and what to do”….
…bad look soulja….and I usually try to defend the young man….but i think I’m running out of excuses.
smh.
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But his name is Sou…..nevermind
I’m sayin’, do people really care what fucking Soulja Boy has to say…about anything?
The fucking Commissioner for the L.A. County Veteran’s Advisory Commission? Really?
How would this nigga Fred A. Flores even hear the shit? He’s knocking Soulja Boy? Seriously?
People literally sit in a room and try to figure out ways to bring attention to their cause. They make a statement then circulate it. YN and B.Dot will let Big Homie post the bullshit because they want to be part of that propaganda machine. “Uh-oh. Looks like Soulja Boy’s found himself on the front lines of a new controversy”….pwahahaha….you RR niggas are fucking hilarious.
…suppose it’s just another clever jedi mind trick (c)
ATTENTION: They arrested him for those corny bars.. Not bc of what he actually said.
This is the shit that pisses me of. I hate Soulja Boy, but America is a “free” country. It’s his opinion, why should he apologize? It’s called freedom of speech. People are trying to take all the “free” aspects of of nation away. I understand it was disrespectful, but are you seriously going to get your panties in a bunch over what a young “irrelevant” rapper says? Obviously this idiot doesn’t speek for everyone. Look at him.
Stop hatin! Soulja Boy mo talented den Feminem,Gay-Z n Kangay West. swag
Hopefully this is the last nail in the coffin for this horrible excuse of a “musician” Please go sell crack and die by gunshots.
He should apologize for all of his lyrics in general.
Awwww damn, this shit is hilarious…..
….its gettin hits nigga (c) Big Homie
@yung icy aka so icy boi aye man, u the definition of a fuck nigga, seriously u say the dumbest shit on here u jus a young dumb ass nigga for real, u run around takin pics wit fake ass guns, yo taste in music n music making abilities is str8 ass cheeks, id have to be retarted and on meth to enjoy u n yo retard squad niggas music, lil nigga u a disgrace to lil niggas, i think i speak for eybody wen i say fuck u cuz
why was he even listening to soulja boy in the first place??
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Jesus Christ… I don’t think any of you have any idea what “free speech” means. Nobody’s showing up at Soulja Boy’s door, trying to arrest him. They’re not banning him from TV or radio. Nobody’s taking his contract away; because he’s perfectly FREE to say the things that he did. Just like a veteran is perfectly FREE to release a statement pointing out that it was offensive and asking for an apology. There’s no threat here, just a disagreement.
The line was in very bad taste, and it was completely ignorant as to the lives of the average soldier. Most people don’t join the military because they believe in fighting for whatever cause, they do it because it’s a better source of income than most other jobs you can get with a certain set of qualifications. If you want to bitch about anybody, complain about the government elite that has killed thousands of our own soldiers and hundreds of thousands of foreign citizens in the last 10 years, fighting wars that we neither understand, nor see any benefit from.
woah woah woah woah, you mean someone actually listened to a song of his? that man deserves a medal.
@Bol’s lil bro dont play wit me! Im a real Blood from da streets n Im grown I’ll be 21 in 6 months fag smh. swag
see.. that’s the problem. what the fuck do the troops have to do with 9/11?
“cuz! that’s why we been at war for the past 10 years!”
…fuckouttahere. most cats don’t even know why they’re over there… but they’re there. with guns. occupying entire countries, killing masses of people.
who out here supports THAT shit? THINK…. just THINK.
i’ll tell you what. PR… label… they’re gonna try to make him apologize. i swear he better not apologize. especially not at the request of some fred flores nigga. he didn’t give a shit about soulja boy, rap music, our culture prior to… and he won’t after. they’re just trying to break our will to speak out. the youth, too. no apologies.
“it was an offensive statement” …but it was based in truth. never apologize for truth. even if it doesn’t come out with eloquence.
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Sooooo if you loose someone in a war that means that you should automatically stand for war and the military? Technically if they didn’t go they would still be alive….right? It’s understood that people die because they believed war was the right thing to do. That dosent mean that your offensive for thinking otherwise. I know ppl who have lost family to the war and still think it’s pointless. THe same ppl who lost relatives. Every man has the right to decide his own destiny…. Think before you type.
Why do people still care about this guy in 2011.
hes saying dont fight in war and make a life for yourslef…whats wrong with that?
Yo i’m def not down at all with the US Gov or their policies what they’ve done over decades worldwide and domestically ect… that being said I add a *BUT* Soulja Boy is an idiot. Period, point blank. This isn’t a political statement or some stance he’s legitimately taking he’s some dumb ass rich dude with too much time on his hands who doesn’t stand for anything talking outta his ASS while he’s dusted like isht. @Really People is right if you’re gonna go at someone go at the elitists who play puppeteer to the puppets the same mofos who raise the regular dude’s taxes but refuse to raise Soulja Boy’s taxes. The mofos who cut education, bail out the crooked and corrupt banking system etc… If you gonna go in then go in for real. And all this “be your own man isht” GTFOH ultimate promoter of ignorance and stupidity i’m gonna listen to you? The dude proud of gettin D’s and isht being a dumbass? Remember this is the same bitch ass nikka who said oh thank God for slavery for pulling us up out of Africa or else we wouldn’t have these tattoos and ice GTFOH.
fuckkk the troops pussy ass niggas cant even think for their own dam selves and most arent in it to defend our country and be saints, in reality them niggas are just bums and aint got shit going for them thus they join the army!
he apologized… i didn’t want him to, but he did. even still, he said some honest shit that i KNOW most young people feel, too.
peace to soulja. that’s real shit brotha.
Fuck the army everybody needs to stop commending them for a evil cause give a fuck if they fighting for our country soulja boy has an opinion and they shoot him down what happened to freedom of speech
For once, the kid has a valid point. We barely take care of our OWN problems, but help everyone else, and they STILL screw us.
he got it right the first time. “fighting for what? be your own man” is the best shit he’s ever said. he should have rode with it.
i’ve got a cousin in Afghanistan right now and while i hope he comes home safe, i can’t co-sign what he’s doing.
the older you get, the more you realize that the “keeping our country safe” line in particular, and the concept of war in general, is just a big con.
war nothing more than older men tricking younger men into being the muscle for their money grabs. you can dress it up however you want, but at the end of the day every war is (and always has been and always will be) about money.
Let that boy cook. Woop! Swag.
Oh yeah its hard to prove a political point in a song when you cap the verse with…..
“flying through the clouds with green like peter pan”
His publicist sure can write.
@rajon chrondo
& with u’re comment discussion is over.
lol he clearly didnt write that apology
@red A. Flores, commissioner for the L.A. County Veteran’s Advisory Commission, so americans supposed , not have freedom of speech and be scared of everybody? last time I checked , more people dieing in Urban citys of ameica than this bs wars of post 9/11. But any way shouts to the real troops in the frontline ducking bullets and bombs . But sideline people need to stfu come up with a solution,.
Eh. Soulja Boy sucks, but I will defend him to the death to say utterly retarded things, because that’s his right as an American. He doesn’t have to apologize to anyone; he doesn’t owe anyone anything. But he did apologize and it seemed sincere. It was two lines out of probably 64 bars of rapping. There are plenty of other reasons to dislike soulja boy. I’d let this go.
This is the first dumbest….second dumbest….third dumbest……Ugh. What he said was dumb being that he is a public figure.
They ain’t slick, they trying to pick on one of the most young & ignorant “rappers” we have. The same thing he said has been said by other artists more capable of having this type of conversation, how come they never get the opportunity to debate?
On top of that, why do niggas decide now that war is wrong? The shit BEEN wrong, this country was created from war, its been around since the beginning of our existence. Bush didn’t create the concept, we ain’t have no business in Vietnam either
No fucking way he wrote that, the apology that is.
i bet soulja boy hasnt even read that shit. much less write it
@joey
you’re dumb as fuck.
Why is Fred A. Flores, commissioner for the L.A. County Veteran’s Advisory Commission listening to SB music anyway? Of all things to be offended about Flores chose this? C’mon Flores this is ridiculous. What are you? Rap music police? SB should not have apologized. He has the right to his own opinions. Is the US military really in the business of defending its citizens? I think not. America wages war on others as well as its own people whether overtly or covertly. My point is “bigger issues exist”.
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this nigga can say whatever the fuck he wants
you search youtube and its all tyoe of ppl thats anti-whatever
they on his dick cuz he a young black rich nigga
DON’T CHANGE YOUR BELIEFS FOR NONE…..
fuck that shit nigga
I don’t like Soulja Boy’s music but he’s right on this one. The amount of money spent on these retarded wars is ridiculous and for what?! Bush blew up the towers.
stand yo ground man
that’s all i’m saying
Soulja Boy publicist just wrote taht speech. Have anyone heard the song. Its not a song, its a top of the dome freestyle. Soulja Boy spit some random shit that came out of his mouth without thinking prior to what he said…Meaning he’s a fucking idiot, and anyone who believes him now because he’s trying to sound positive is more of an idiot.
Fuk dis clown and fuk the army too young niggaz dyin for a country that dont care about them because of their parents income how many congress crackas got their children in the army??…..
As much as I dont like soulja boy’s music the nigga has a point.
i felt what he was saying fuck the troops
i felt what he was saying fuck the troops!!!
We still listen to anything Soulja Boy raps/says/represents? Who’s still lettin this guy put out music? He had a fuckin song stating he looks like Goku for Christ’s sake. Somebody put this man out of his misery.
he should b shot in the face
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No way in the world Soulja Boy wrote that apology LOL.
this is what happens when dumb people try to be like Lupe
are we still taking this guy seriously? smh
Like it or not he spoke the truth with that line..just can’t believe it came from soulja boy
Fuck the FBI and the army troops!! FIGHTIN FOR WHAT????
IM RIDING WITH SOULJA BOY ON THIS ONE!! THEY OVER FIGHTING AND KILLIN PPL AND DONT EVEN KNOW WHY!!! WE PPL OVER STARVIN, DYING RIGHT HERE!! YET THEY’RE WASTING MONEY ON WAR!!
ALSO, SOULJA BOY HAS THE RIGHT TO SAY WHAT THE FUCK HE WANT!!!
MARTIN LUTHER, MALCOLM X, AND ALI ALL SPOKE OUT AGAINST WAR!
what we learned today:
soulja boy’s publicist is capable of writing 3 paragraphs.
SEND HIM TO IRAQ OR AFGHANISTAN SINCE HE CALLING HIMSELF SOULJA BOY LET HIM SEE WHAT THE REAL TROOPS GO THROUGH EVERYDAY
[…] Soulja Boy Responds To Accusations Of Not Adequately Supporting The Troops Within two weeks of the release of “Let’s Be Real,” Soulja Boy came under fire for the lyrics “F—k the FBI and f—k all the army troops/ Fighting for what? B—h, be your own man.” When several veterans (one an aspiring rapper) took issue with the lyric, and TMZ picked up the story, Soulja Boy issued a statement explaining, in so many words, that his lyrics were a poorly phrased expression of his frustration at the effect on the United States economy of “two wars that seem like they are never going to end.” [Rap Radar] […]
soulja boy a pussy #fact
[…] Soulja Boy Responds To Accusations Of Not Adequately Supporting The Troops Within two weeks of the release of “Let’s Be Real,” Soulja Boy came under fire for the lyrics “F—k the FBI and f—k all the army troops/ Fighting for what? B—h, be your own man.” When several veterans (one an aspiring rapper) took issue with the lyric, and TMZ picked up the story, Soulja Boy issued a statement explaining, in so many words, that his lyrics were a poorly phrased expression of his frustration at the effect on the United States economy of “two wars that seem like they are never going to end.” [Rap Radar] […]
TRUTHFULLY MORE BLACKS KILL EACH OTHER IN USA THAN ANY MIDDLE EAST PERSON KILLS OUR SOLDIERS IN THE IRAQ OR AFGHAN, BLACK ON BLACK CRIME OUT OF CONTROL THOUGH.MY POPS WENT TO VIETNAM BUT BACK THEN MOST PEOPLE GOT DRAFTED, FOR 2 YEARS . SOULJA BOY IS ONE OF THE WORST LYRICIST IN THE GAME. AND GLORIFYING GANGS AND BLACK ON BLACK CRIME IS PLAYED OUT, I RATHER FOR MY PEOPLE TO LEARN HOW TO BE A SOLDIER, LIFE IS ABOUT RISK, BUT ITS A SHAME WHEN MY PPL GET KILLED BY THE HANDS OF IGNORANCE, RACIST PPL TALK SHIT BUT BOTTOM LINE WHITE PPL WERE PHYSICAL SLAVES TOO IN MANKIND HISTORY, ALSO I REPEAT I RATHER FOR THE URBAN COMMUNITY , TO SIGN UP AND BECOME A SOLDIER, INSTEAD OF BEING A SOULJA BOY , REAL TALK , NO DISRESPECT TO SOULJA BOY BUT YEAH HE REALLY HAS NO PLACE TALKING ABOUT ARMY OR BEING A GANGSTER.
FOR ALL YOU WANNA BE THUGS AND KILLERS GO SIGN UP AND LEARN HOW TO FIGHT INSTEAD OF KILLING YOUR OWN KIND AND GO TO PRISON TO BECOME A FAGGOT.-FACT
i wish soulja actually made sure he knew what he was talking about before he says crap like this, or makes claims about something…smh…srsly, im not trying to hate, but the quality of stuff he puts out is just ridiculously terrible, srsly its almost so bad that ppl like it
dumb ass
Thats straight up disrepectful and an apology isn’t enough he should learn how to keep his damn mouth closed. Salute to all the Men and Women who put they lives on the line for our protection and security.
Fuck him and fuck anybody supportin him i served 3 tours in iraq not becuase i was forced to becuase i chose to ill put 10k up to fight that lil bitch
He lost a lot of fans on that one. Ignorant fuck…
He needs to change his name because he is not even close to being what a REAL SOLDIER is!! He would piss his pants if he was in the Army or any other branch at that matter. He needs to watch what the hell he says because he is messing with one big family! People who are defending his dumb ass seriously has a problem of their own! We are over there fighting for dumb asses like him so they just can trash talk us!!!
I can’t believe all of you not only defending his lyrics but actually getting mad at other people who don’t! You keep preaching “Freedom of speech” but the people who are speaking out against his ignorant lyrics aren’t allowed that same freedom? Freedom of speech is not designated only for the rich. If people want to say he offended them, if they don’t want to sell his album, if they decide to burn it…that should not be questioned. How can you force a military member, present or vet, to sell that? It is ignorant and not something that should have been said. That is my “opinion” though and I am allowed to voice it! And I can thank those military troops that made it possible for me to say that freely!
Go ahead and bash the military right along with him. That is what they are there for. To protect your freedom to be ignorant. (by the way, yes I am a vet. Air Force and Army. There are also generations of military in my family. I am proud of the military and what they stand for)
u could have said fuck the government for sending our troops over there but u said fuck the us troops, they are just being obedient to their duties, So as a brother to a us army troop and countless other friends n relatives who serve n the military, let me say YOU HAD THE BALLS TO TAKE TIME AND RECORD A VIDEO THAT SAID FUCK THE US TROOPS BUT THEN WANNA WRITE A FUCKING LETTER TO APOLOGIZE, NAH NIGGA BE A MAN ENUF AND FACE THE ARMY TROOPS TO APOLOGIZE IN PERSON FOR UR FUCK UP, BECAUSE RITE NOW UR APOLOGY DOESNT MEAN SHIT. MY NAME IS JOHN MUFUKIN ALEXANDER AND MY BROTHER IS PSC VALENCIA THEADORE OF THE US ARMY, BOTH FROM ABILENE, TEXAS. 512-749-6005 MY BROTHER AINT HERE TO DEFEND HIS NAME CAUSE HES DEFENDING THIS COUNTRY SO IF U WANNA TAKE CARE OF IT PUSSY I WILL FIGHT IN HIS NAME, YA BITCH
You fucking dumb ass didn’t your agent tell you don’t put that shit. Soulja boy you got a curb stomping coming to you. Why the he’ll would you say some shit to us like that we fight for your fucking right to say that right. Fuck us huh don’t be upset if you get shot the fuck up
Lemme tell you somthing for all you defending “soulja” boy, do you think this punk ass bitch knows anything about what we go through day in and day out? i didnt think so, i fight for our country every day as a specialist in the army, alot of you say well soulja boys a soldier on the streets. hmm pretty pathetic, he watches his “homies” die in gang fights, we watch our brothers and sisters killed in combat. And you have the nerve to call us fake and tell us we dont know what were fighting for and be our own man? well heres my response to you you ignorant hypocritical fascist piece of shit . we serve so you have the right to produce that shit you call garbage and speak the words you do, we lose the ones we love while you smoke weed and talk about making money off of your ohh so great music, your nothing you go ahead and bring your “boyz” and ill bring my men. your nothing guy and no one will ever respect you or buy ur shitty ass album except for the pussies above who think they can talk shit about us too, so i have a response to you all if you really think you can handle yourselves come see us ill throw a kevlar and combat gear on you throw you in the suck and watch how quick you get yourself killed, you could never do what we do- to all who wanna reply to me for support or to try and act tough,[email protected]
Fuck you Soulja Boy. you’re a piece of shit and you knew what you were doing. and as an artist you should think twice about what you are going to publish since the whole country is going to hear it. In the military we don’t give second chances. you fuck up once and you’re a piece of shit for good. so this little incident is a mastable offense and has made you an official shitbag. so buckle up boy, cuz you’re about to get some non-judicial punishment. and then some more.
-A military member
soulja boy, yer the dumbest person ive ever met in the entire world. you not only offended me but you offended everyone in general. you are a heartless person. yer reasons and apologys will never be good enough for what you did. i use to support you, and now i hate you and will never listen to yer music again. i think its great now that yer music career is down in the dumps. an apology isnt even enough for what you did. my whole family except for me has been in the army. im going into the army. so you saying that hurts, those people are fighting for you to live. just cause you have all the damn money in the world doesnt mean you can say whatever the hell you want. i hope you burn in hell one day! FUCK YOU SOULJA BOY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Fuck you….and fuck your apology
I’ve read alot of the 78ish comments on this retarded shit. He a bunk ass rapper with money… who cares. But saying he shouldn’t apologize may be good for his health…. and please don’t comment like you know what’s up in the military…. if you’ve never been in the military then stfu about we don’t know why we are fighting and talking shyt. About 9/11.
until you all become a soldier in the army, please do not defend this cock sucking homo. hes frustrated that they brought us home quick enough? so hes gonnna say whatever just fuck ’em? im sorry but hes only apologizing to save his half dead career. all of you can keep talking shit on the troops but remember that its because of the US MILITARY that you even have those freedoms in the first place
I never asked for an apology, don’t want one and don’t accept this one. I support everyone’s freedom of expression. However, there really is a spoon and you can’t bend it with your mind. If you pick a fight with the US military you’re just a fool, plain and simple. We destroy entire countries. I mean, if Darwin was right then this kind of stupidity is not good for humanity. Regardless of all that, we have a large network of family, friends and supporters who buy stuff. So it just doesn’t make sense any way you look at it. The kid is dumb. He makes terrible music and from the looks of it, his fans are equally daft. Which is amazing to me on many levels. At any rate, i don’t know anyone who would ask him to apologize or censor himself. But just because you’re free to say something does not mean you are excluded from the consequences of your actions. That’s the other half of what it means to be free that no one seems to enjoy. The fact that he even apologized demonstrates that this kid is no man.
to everyone defending that waste of oxygen your welcome. As a real soldier who has been to war and back I need only to say your welcome and I’m sorry you are all ungrateful. ungrateful for the freedom of speech that I and many generations before me have preserved and the opportunity for a black man to even be considered an equal, to be able to make it in this country. Think for one second what would happen to this country if all the soldiers lied down there weapons and walked away, turning their backs on every one of you think what would happen to all of you who turned your backs on them.
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