01/22/08 - Soulja Boy Claims He's The Hottest MC In the Game

robby84 · 01-22-2008, 09:51 AM

By Jayson Rodriguez, with reporting by Tim Kash

NEW YORK — Soulja Boy'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

red man · 01-22-2008, 09:59 AM

solja is TRASHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!, nuff said.

cassh · 01-22-2008, 10:21 AM

Fuck That Bitch Haha !

Lyricall Asassin · 01-22-2008, 10:24 AM

First of all, he aint going Paltinum, he aint going past 800 000, he is falling off the soundscan, he was just lucky to be over the Xmas Season

His fans are 16 year old girls...

TonyZuniga · 01-22-2008, 10:26 AM

SB Is wrong my lil brother can rap better than him and hes 5

ez4menyou · 01-22-2008, 10:29 AM

HE Is Far From The Hottest In The Game But He Is Young Still Remember Weezzy Was Young And Remembered For Just Saying Wobbly Wobbly Drop It Like It's Hot So Anything Is Possible

ghettoposh · 01-22-2008, 10:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lyricall Asassin

First of all, he aint going Paltinum, he aint going past 800 000, he is falling off the soundscan, he was just lucky to be over the Xmas Season

His fans are 16 year old girls...

U said it

topballer87 · 01-22-2008, 11:46 AM

at dude is trash how can he say he is hotter than ye, 50 or weezy

Desert Eagle · 01-22-2008, 11:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by red man

solja is TRASHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!, nuff said.

i co sign homeboy

vokal_guy · 01-22-2008, 12:08 PM

lol so selling ringtones now makes u hot, wow

26shotz · 01-22-2008, 12:11 PM

Wow. No Comment. Is it just me or did anyone think Crank That was fucking annoying?

DantheMan · 01-22-2008, 12:14 PM

crank that shit out tha window, he aint nowhere near 50, ye or weezy
this dumb ma'fucka raps about his phone lol

DoGGy Style · 01-22-2008, 12:18 PM

ha ha.. keep on draming solja boy..

The Rule · 01-22-2008, 12:22 PM

lol @ soulja boy

this nigga is delusional.

MS DIOR · 01-22-2008, 12:24 PM

yep just like i said that mf is big headed already.

Degenerate · 01-22-2008, 12:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ez4menyou

HE Is Far From The Hottest In The Game But He Is Young Still Remember Weezzy Was Young And Remembered For Just Saying Wobbly Wobbly Drop It Like It's Hot So Anything Is Possible

who cares how old he is Nas was 17 when he wrote Illmatic

Murda Game · 01-22-2008, 12:45 PM

in six months Soulja Boy will be forgotten about just like every ringtone rapper.

GUNITSOLDIER7536 · 01-22-2008, 12:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vokal_guy

lol so selling ringtones now makes u hot, wow

hahahaha 4real
but for being 17 he's doin good

GUNITSOLDIER7536 · 01-22-2008, 12:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Degenerate

who cares how old he is Nas was 17 when he wrote Illmatic

yea datz true but the game has changed a lot since then(for the worst)

Fuzion · 01-22-2008, 12:54 PM

he could be depending on how he defined it. if to him the hottest emcee is who is the most popular right now to the public then yea. and mtv would have to change their list and move wanye to second and put soulja boy first.

J.Bishop · 01-22-2008, 01:37 PM

HE'S NOTHING BUT A RINGTONE RAPPER

Jarome · 01-22-2008, 01:40 PM

Fuck that dude just can't appear in my top 10... he's not even noticable...

ONE HIT WONDER AND HE BELIEVE'S HE'S STILL GONNA BE THERE... YEAH RIGHT!!!

lol everyone hates him around... and as for the dude who said Nas wrote Illmatic when he was 17 I guess we can clearly say the content was different, it wasn't meant to be bought by 15 years old girls... it was hip-hop... not some thrash rap-pop.

ILUVHIPHOP · 01-22-2008, 01:58 PM

Lol...all U Niggas Hatnin On Soulja Boy But He Has More Money Than Everyone Here...yea He Is A Ringtone Rapper..hes Not Really "true" Hip Hop...but Taht Song Made Him And His Family Millions...hes Not Tha Hottest Mc Cuz His Album Still Kinda Floppd But He Did Have Tha Hottest Song...by Far...so U Niggaz Stop Hatn Cuz He Did Wat Every Rapper Cums In Da Game To Do And That Is Get Money....he Might B Forgotten In A Couple Of Months But He Wont Ever Have To Work A 9 To 5 In His Life....

ManyMen · 01-22-2008, 02:19 PM

""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."

..........WHAT???
He's just like MIMS and Rich Boy...you guys remember them?
Also, the dude is not rich. Sure he has a shit load more money now then before. I'm studying the business of Music right now in post-secondary and you need to realize that artists only take home around 3% of the actual price of the CD sale. However, he has sold 3 million digital downloads...so it depends if in his contract he worked out that the label gets a cut or he gets the profits from digital sales. If he gets it all...then damn right the dude is one rich motha fucka. $1 a song, and 50% of that goes to apple for hosting the song on their servers. So now we are lookin at $0.50 a song times 3 million ia $1.5 million he takes home. Obviously there are other deductions that come off of this but ya, if it wasnt in his contract. he's floating in paper right now

C.Smith · 01-22-2008, 03:20 PM

how can he say hes better then any1 lmfao my farts sounds like better raps then this guy

01-22-2008, 10:24 AM	#4
Lyricall Asassin bLaCkWall TaKeoVer Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: On The BWS BloCk! Posts: 1,056 Repped: 11 Repped 387 Times in 47 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 3 Times in 2 Posts	First of all, he aint going Paltinum, he aint going past 800 000, he is falling off the soundscan, he was just lucky to be over the Xmas Season His fans are 16 year old girls... __________________ If Game is the stripper then how come Spider Loc is the one with all the ones?

01-22-2008, 12:08 PM	#10
vokal_guy The Baddest In Da` Game Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Big Terrible Texas Posts: 2,533 Repped: 326 Repped 653 Times in 61 Posts Neg Reps: 1 Neg Repped at 0 Times in 0 Posts	lol so selling ringtones now makes u hot, wow __________________ Y'all Motherfuckers be catching emotions like bitches

01-22-2008, 12:14 PM	#12
DantheMan Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: The Sky Posts: 45 Repped: 24 Repped 0 Times in 0 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 0 Times in 0 Posts	crank that shit out tha window, he aint nowhere near 50, ye or weezy this dumb ma'fucka raps about his phone lol __________________

01-22-2008, 12:24 PM	#15
MS DIOR ♥ IM A FEMALE ♥ Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: WITH 50 ;) Posts: 8,157 Repped: 967 Repped 716 Times in 241 Posts Neg Reps: 79 Neg Repped at 28 Times in 28 Posts	yep just like i said that mf is big headed already. __________________ CHR!SSY:TH3 OR!G!N@L..HATING IS THE SINCEREST FORM OF FLATTERY....FUCK YOU! ;)

01-22-2008, 12:45 PM	#17
Murda Game They call it MURDA Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: VA Posts: 1,615 Repped: 241 Repped 26 Times in 22 Posts Neg Reps: 15 Neg Repped at 26 Times in 20 Posts	in six months Soulja Boy will be forgotten about just like every ringtone rapper. __________________

01-22-2008, 09:51 AM	#1
robby84 Super Moderator Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Queenz Bred, livin life in Y.O. Posts: 8,583 Repped: 3,247 Repped 13,909 Times in 1,126 Posts Neg Reps: 12 Neg Repped at 8 Times in 8 Posts	01/22/08 - Soulja Boy Claims He's The Hottest MC In the Game 01/22/08 - Soulja Boy Claims He's The Hottest MC In the Game By Jayson Rodriguez, with reporting by Tim Kash NEW YORK — Soulja Boy'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 __________________ Most loved/Hated Moderator "Stop Bitchin" - Robby

01-22-2008, 09:59 AM	#2
red man KiNG OF QUEENZ Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: QUEENS, NEW YORK Posts: 2,737 Repped: 1,159 Repped 72 Times in 38 Posts Neg Reps: 1 Neg Repped at 8 Times in 6 Posts	solja is TRASHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!, nuff said.

01-22-2008, 10:21 AM	#3
cassh * SLIM T * Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Hill Ville Posts: 89 Repped: 4 Repped 0 Times in 0 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 0 Times in 0 Posts	Fuck That Bitch Haha !

01-22-2008, 10:26 AM	#5
TonyZuniga Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 235 Repped: 56 Repped 30 Times in 7 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 0 Times in 0 Posts	SB Is wrong my lil brother can rap better than him and hes 5

01-22-2008, 10:29 AM	#6
ez4menyou Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: va all day baby Posts: 870 Repped: 165 Repped 27 Times in 11 Posts Neg Reps: 7 Neg Repped at 4 Times in 4 Posts	HE Is Far From The Hottest In The Game But He Is Young Still Remember Weezzy Was Young And Remembered For Just Saying Wobbly Wobbly Drop It Like It's Hot So Anything Is Possible

01-22-2008, 11:46 AM	#8
topballer87 Veteran Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Miami, Fla Posts: 2,850 Repped: 575 Repped 267 Times in 30 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 1 Time in 1 Post	at dude is trash how can he say he is hotter than ye, 50 or weezy

01-22-2008, 12:11 PM	#11
26shotz Banned Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Providence Posts: 3,548 Repped: 883 Repped 565 Times in 173 Posts Neg Reps: 37 Neg Repped at 69 Times in 46 Posts	Wow. No Comment. Is it just me or did anyone think Crank That was fucking annoying?

01-22-2008, 12:18 PM	#13
DoGGy Style Infamous... Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: In my HooD Posts: 636 Repped: 166 Repped 70 Times in 25 Posts Neg Reps: 24 Neg Repped at 14 Times in 13 Posts	ha ha.. keep on draming solja boy..

01-22-2008, 12:22 PM	#14
The Rule 50 Cent Stans Are MAD! Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 1,148 Repped: 127 Repped 369 Times in 31 Posts Neg Reps: 19 Neg Repped at 16 Times in 7 Posts	lol @ soulja boy this nigga is delusional.

01-22-2008, 12:54 PM	#20
Fuzion Instrumental Bootlegger Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 652 Repped: 37 Repped 41 Times in 9 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 0 Times in 0 Posts	he could be depending on how he defined it. if to him the hottest emcee is who is the most popular right now to the public then yea. and mtv would have to change their list and move wanye to second and put soulja boy first.

01-22-2008, 01:37 PM	#21
J.Bishop J.Bishop Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Trinidad Posts: 910 Repped: 790 Repped 0 Times in 0 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 0 Times in 0 Posts	HE'S NOTHING BUT A RINGTONE RAPPER

01-22-2008, 01:40 PM	#22
Jarome The French Connection Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Cowansville, Québec, Canada Posts: 2,692 Repped: 1,084 Repped 12 Times in 6 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 0 Times in 0 Posts	Fuck that dude just can't appear in my top 10... he's not even noticable... ONE HIT WONDER AND HE BELIEVE'S HE'S STILL GONNA BE THERE... YEAH RIGHT!!! lol everyone hates him around... and as for the dude who said Nas wrote Illmatic when he was 17 I guess we can clearly say the content was different, it wasn't meant to be bought by 15 years old girls... it was hip-hop... not some thrash rap-pop. __________________ My heart's torn from the pain of bein' forced to watch the game. I'd rather die gettin' my hustle than live my life on the lane.

01-22-2008, 01:58 PM	#23
ILUVHIPHOP Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Raleigh,NC Posts: 277 Repped: 9 Repped 19 Times in 10 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 7 Times in 5 Posts	Lol...all U Niggas Hatnin On Soulja Boy But He Has More Money Than Everyone Here...yea He Is A Ringtone Rapper..hes Not Really "true" Hip Hop...but Taht Song Made Him And His Family Millions...hes Not Tha Hottest Mc Cuz His Album Still Kinda Floppd But He Did Have Tha Hottest Song...by Far...so U Niggaz Stop Hatn Cuz He Did Wat Every Rapper Cums In Da Game To Do And That Is Get Money....he Might B Forgotten In A Couple Of Months But He Wont Ever Have To Work A 9 To 5 In His Life.... __________________ "FROM P.R TO D.R, NIGGAZ NOW WHO WE ARE, THEY NOW HOW WE DO IT, ITS THE MUTHAFUKN UNIT"-50 CENT

01-22-2008, 02:19 PM	#24
ManyMen Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: kelowna, Canada Posts: 438 Repped: 13 Repped 1 Time in 1 Post Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 0 Times in 0 Posts	""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." ..........WHAT??? He's just like MIMS and Rich Boy...you guys remember them? Also, the dude is not rich. Sure he has a shit load more money now then before. I'm studying the business of Music right now in post-secondary and you need to realize that artists only take home around 3% of the actual price of the CD sale. However, he has sold 3 million digital downloads...so it depends if in his contract he worked out that the label gets a cut or he gets the profits from digital sales. If he gets it all...then damn right the dude is one rich motha fucka. $1 a song, and 50% of that goes to apple for hosting the song on their servers. So now we are lookin at $0.50 a song times 3 million ia $1.5 million he takes home. Obviously there are other deductions that come off of this but ya, if it wasnt in his contract. he's floating in paper right now

01-22-2008, 03:20 PM	#25
C.Smith Dipset All Day Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Canada Posts: 1,493 Repped: 34 Repped 197 Times in 46 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 0 Times in 0 Posts	how can he say hes better then any1 lmfao my farts sounds like better raps then this guy

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