Posted 4 months, 3 weeks ago
Posted 4 months, 3 weeks ago
" @Hamz: I agree, it's probably hard to have that much hate towards you at such a young age. His music is just so bad though and it doesn't help that tons of people seem to think it's the best music ever made. "If tons of people think that, then there must be something about his music that appeals to people.
Posted 4 months, 3 weeks ago
" @DarkGamerOO7: So would any band from this day and age, regardless of the genre. Music changes with time. Who knows what people will enjoy 30 years from now, but I bet we would 'laugh it out of the studio' if we heard it today. Rock was frowned upon when it was started, Rap was too. Old people hated Elvis, Beatles, Tupac, Metallica - mainly because it wasn't what they listened to. "I respect Rap, but what Soulja Boy makes is an insult to the genre, my point was that his music sucks, not the genre he sings it, but I could see how it would come off that way.
Posted 4 months, 3 weeks ago
Posted 4 months, 3 weeks ago
Posted 4 months, 3 weeks ago
" @TheMustacheHero: Because at such a young age the guy has become a household name really. He's made a fair amount of money, fame and a lot of the people who try to rip his career and personality apart are likely the same age or younger. But not nearly as much of a success as he has been. I guess what I'm saying is I can sort of admire the fact he had the balls to step up and put himself out there for the vultures to prey on. "Success? By success, do you mean from one or two songs, or successful albums? He hasn't had the latter, neither critically or sales-wise. Household name? When I think of the rap and hip-hop industry, Soulja Bot definitely isn't one of the first people that comes to mind.
Posted 4 months, 3 weeks ago
All you guys need to shut up right now and read this:
"Yeah I said. f*** all of yall. I'm taking my money and leaving. Gonna go blow kush and live my 2nd dream. this rap sh** lame now"
His "second dream" is video game design. That's what he wants to do "go to school and learn how to make video games".
Posted 4 months, 3 weeks ago
Posted 4 months, 3 weeks ago
" I can't help but feel a little sorry for the guy. Sure he may be a bit of an idiot and sometimes say things without fully thinking out the implications of such statements and how stupid or controversial they may be. But the kids is just that, a kid. He's 18 and been thrown headlong into an industry that is full of well established and critical individuals and been forced to sort of deal with that at an age most 18 year olds are thinking of college, summer jobs and not getting up before midday. People have ripped him apart, ridiculed him left and right and generally just been rude to the guy since day one really and it hasn't ever stopped. When I think about all this I can't help but feel a little sorry for him. Especially when I can't help but feel a lot of people ripping on him are doing so out of jealousy more than anything. "Completely agree, and reading threads like this make me feel really bad for him. He may not be making the most deep music, but it's perfectly legitimate music nonetheless, and he does it to entertain the people that do like it.
Posted 4 months, 3 weeks ago
Success? By success, do you mean from one or two songs, or successful albums? He hasn't had the latter, neither critically or sales-wise. Household name? When I think of the rap and hip-hop industry, Soulja Bot definitely isn't one of the first people that comes to mind. "Definitely the former. His song "Crank that Souja Boy", whether you like it or not, sold 4,183,000 downloads in the U.S. which is the one of the top sellings songs ever - source.
Edited 4 months, 3 weeks ago
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