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.::ego Trip: Souljah Boy Claims He's Better Than Kanye, Jay & Lil Wanye Right Now::. -
01-24-2008, 02:43 PM
 Soulja Boy Tell'em's career is growing by leaps and bounds. One day he put a song called "Crank That" onto the Net, and months later, he's breaking digital-download records to the tune of 3 million sold. Now the upstart teen rapper has his eyes on the MTV News hip-hop brain trust's "Hottest MCs in the Game" list. The next list is on the way soon. Six months ago, however, when the top 10 was unveiled, SB was only bubbling beneath the surface as his catchy dance number was just breaking through before it eventually turned into a pop phenomenon. But now that he's got his chops up — including a Grammy nod for Best Rap Song — the Southern rhyme-spitter thinks he's deserving of a place alongside top-five MCs like Lil Wayne and Kanye West. Actually, he thinks he the #1 slot suits him in particular. "I think if y'all did it right now, yeah, I deserve to be on there," SB told MTV News last week. "But back there, when y'all did it, I probably didn't have the status that I have right now. "I'm Grammy-nominated," he continued, citing his credentials. "If I look at the new list and I compare myself to all 10 of the artists and some don't add up, I'll be like, 'Wow. I should be #1 if it's right now. I'm #1." Soulja Boy was more candid when asked how he ranks specifically against alumni of the first Hottest MCs list, like Weezy, 'Ye and Jay-Z. "Right now, yes [I'm hotter than them]," he answered as their names were read to him one by one. He said he is the best-selling online, highest-ranking on the Web and the most publicized rapper worldwide right now. "Today, January — whatever the date this is — 2008, yes [I am the hottest]," SB emphasized. While Soulja Boy fully believes in himself, critics say his "ringtone" raps are a part of the problem plaguing hip-hop's lyrical creativity. However, some pretty big heavyweights from 50 Cent to Nas have co-signed on the young rapper. Soulja Boy also said Busta Rhymes has reached out to work with him. But SB said to give him three or four more years to get his focus on being more lyrical in his tracks. In the meantime, he sees himself as a pioneer of sorts, opening the door for do-it-yourself acts and artists set on making big dance tracks. "They'll say I opened up a lot of doors for people," Soulja Boy explained. "The first person who started this, what we call hip-hop, opened the door for me. It probably wasn't a party track or a 'Crank That,' it probably was something way, way, way different than what I'm talking about, but he still opened the door for what I'm doing, and if I never would have did this, [the next] wouldn't come." SOURCE: MTV.COM |
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01-24-2008, 05:03 PM
Was he dropped on his head as an infant?
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Convo with Crowd Pleaser on AIM:
HAHA watAfunyGUY (5:23:21 PM): back HAHA watAfunyGUY (5:23:28 PM): sry, had to take the most epic shit of my life |
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01-24-2008, 05:30 PM
how in the hell did he get that grammy nomination?
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01-24-2008, 05:32 PM
Damnit, I hate how it says SB, cuz it reminds me of myself : ( Except for the fact that I'm about 1000x better than Soulja Boy of course.
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01-24-2008, 05:44 PM
i just think its funny how they don't mind showing how bad his vocabulary is, when most people, they'd just edit. He's pretty dumb, cause he's not popular from skill, he's just another minstrel face that people don't actually respect. Up there with snoop dogg.
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01-24-2008, 07:43 PM
Glad to see you know simple math. At least your 5th grade education hasn't failed on you thus far.
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01-24-2008, 09:38 PM
doesnt this 5 year old know when to stop. hes a one hit wonder now hes going against the biggest like kanye, jay z, ionno bout lil wayne cuz all he does is smoke weed and get money for it. sigh
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practice doesnt make you perfect, it makes you better
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01-24-2008, 11:06 PM
wow nas wanted to work him? WOWWWW
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01-25-2008, 01:10 AM
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01-25-2008, 01:56 AM
Soulja Boy's Album Sales: 637,000 Kanye: 2,393,201 50: 1, 252, 300 Jigga: 928, 311 Digital downloads usually don’t gain as much recognition as album sales, so I don’t really count his so-called record-breaking three million. Furthermore, if he wants to judge on who’s number one based on money, he automatically loses to Jigga. As a matter of fact, everybody loses to Jigga. In essence, Soulja Boy is…here it comes…full of shit. Then again, everybody knew that. |
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I live and die for Hip Hop
This is Hip Hop of today I give props to Hip Hop So Hip Hop Hooray, ho-hey-ho-hey-ho-hey-ho Hip Hop Hooray, ho-hey-ho-hey-ho-hey-ho 
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01-25-2008, 01:58 AM
i swear to God, there are people starving in places that NEED money. yet i see people with NO TALENT whatsoever getting ridiculous money..
fuck Soulja boy! as it's been said... and ROFLMAO at SB, looks like i'll be calling Spellbound, soulja boy.. Souljabound... XD |
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01-25-2008, 12:58 PM
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"I'm Like the little kids on T.V. that dig through the trash
I hustle regardless of the way you talk shit and laugh A lot of niggaz drop science but they don't know the math Coz their mind is narrower than the righteous path It's funny how on the block niggaz will kill you for cash But never raise their gun and cry out "Freedom at last." LONG FUCKING LIVE HIP HOP |
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01-26-2008, 01:18 AM
it was God.
duh. even if your not religious, you'd still know that! fuck soulja boy.. i'm mediocre at rap, and i'd still beat his ass anytime. |
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