Toy Soulja: Animated Soulja Boy Responds To Critics
Soulja Boy is tired of being hip-hop's scapegoat. Last year, Ice T claimed that Soulja Boy's success signaled the downfall of hip-hop. Critics, including this one, complained about the rapper's sophomore lyrics.
But the "Crank Dat" rapper fires back on his new track, "Soulja Boy Tell'em," the theme song from his new show, Soulja Boy Tell'em: The Animated Series. The song is also featured on his latest album, iSouljaBoyTellem.
He puts us all in our places, spewing, "I'm doing interviews, addressing all these critics trying to underrate me saying I ain't got no lyrics."
He argues that his popularity amongst his fans should be of
some significance: "Three times platinum, yeah I broke the record. If you can't
respect that, tell me what is you respectin'." (It's important to note that the
three times platinum reference he makes is associated to his ring tones sales,
not albums.)
Soulja Boy goes on to claim that he "spits fire," suggests that "old washed up rappers" retire, and says he sells more records than some "clown" who has been dissing him.
It's hilarious watching these rhymes come out of the mouth of a cartoon version of Soulja Boy. Still, hip-hop diss record elite Boogie Down Productions ("South Brox"), Roxanne Shante ("Roxanne's Revenge"), MC Lyte ("10 Percent Diss"), Ice Cube ("No Vaseline"), Nas ("Ether"), etc. are in no threat of being dethroned.
I do give the teenage MC props for putting in work. Soulja Boy Tell'em: The Animated Series is about the character's experience going back to high school. It co-stars Alphonso Ribiero, who played Carlton Banks on the Fresh Prince Of Bel Air, and will debut on Soulja's website, www.tellem.tv. The making of clip below is interesting. Take a look.
cool tho I like the song... that's the only thing he gets props from me for {his songs are catchy}
Okay, Mr.Boy, what song do you have? "Crank Dat"...What does Q-Tip or X-Clan have...?
Can you beat them? Huh? No? Then shut up!
Next, I respect skill, not ringtone sales (seriously, its kind of sad justifying your good based on ringtone sales, where your hit is ephemeral).
Go ahead and watch your show dim into oblivion. We'll see who retires first.
If your gonna diss people, might as well make your song either good, or sarcastically bad.
That song falls into the 'dreadful crap' category. Better luck next time, souljah boy?
Oh, wait, there may not be a next time...you fad.
cute i used to love him and i am only 12!he pleases any age
but i love the song =]
Just Cause He Sells Out and The Radio Plays His Song A million Times is the only reason hes Gotten anywhere
All The Good Hip Hop Artist (Immortal Technique and Lupe Fiasco) Who Dont Wanna Change there Style For the Common Man Never Get heard from and Dont have much of a Chance