Soulja Boy Shows How Ignorant He Really Is

Mz K · 11-03-2008, 03:26 PM

I wouldn't call it ignorant exactly but perhaps he just didn't like the fact of living in africa? I don't believe he meant it the way we are reading it....I just CAN'T believe that......*rubs head*

Our music critic calls Soulja Boy on the carpet.

One of the biggest songs in the country last year was an inane, sex-chant-infused Southern rap called “Crank That (Soulja Boy),” by young Soulja Boy Tell Em, from tiny Batesville, Mississippi, population 7,113. Soulja Boy Tell Em turned 18 this summer and is looking forward to voting for the first time. His monster hit song included repeated assertions of a cartoonishly absurd sex act: supermanning, or as he elaborated repeatedly in the song, “that ho,” which means to come on a woman’s back and then put a sheet over her so it sticks to her back and she looks like she’s wearing a cape. Ridiculous stuff. He also chants repeatedly, “Supersoak that ho,” the meaning of which needs no explanation, given the neighborhood we’re already in.

These are ludicrous suggestions that play into the Cro-Magnon conception of men using sex and sperm to attack and slay women. It’s such a mean-spirited vision of sex that every time I heard the record I thought, I bet that before this came out, he was a virgin.

Last week in Atlanta, I got to interview Soulja Boy Tell Em. I found out just how young he really is. He was one of about ten rappers I interviewed in one day for my BET show, The Black Carpet. I decided it’d be fun to give all the rappers part of the Proust questionnaire. I thought it’d be a way to get beyond image and into who they really are. Most of the guys gave good, thoughtful, intelligent, sensitive answers. I asked Juelz Santana, “How would you like to die?” He said, “Loved.”

Then came Soulja Boy Tell Em. I asked him, “What historical figure do you most hate?” He was stumped. I said, “Others have said Hitler, bin Laden, the slave masters…” He said, “Oh wait! Hold up! Shout out to the slave masters! Without them we’d still be in Africa.”

My jaw, at this point, was on the ground.”We wouldn’t be here,” he continued, having no idea how far in it he’d stepped, “to get this ice and tattoos.”

Wow. Never mind that diamonds come from Africa. Never mind that there were many generations of pain in between leaving Africa and getting diamonds. Never mind that the long-term cataclysmic effects of subtracting about tens of millions of young, strong people from Africa over the course of a couple of centuries is a large part of the reason why Africa now appears so distasteful to you. Never mind all that, Soulja Boy. You put country first.

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T.r.i.n.i. · T.r.i.n.i.

That definitely does sound like something he'd say.... he's just a stupid kid
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Mz. Bahamas · Mz. Bahamas

u just have to excuse him..
u could take that two different ways in my opinion..
for one like

type way sayin and askin if he's encouraging slavery and he's jus stupid..
the other one is that he's just glad he's an american and doesn't live in African and maybe live a better life than what he would have lived if he was in African

or maybe i'm just tryin to make some excuse for him..
i hope he didn't mean it in a messed up way..

NJYardy · NJYardy

Mz K · Mz K

Originally Posted by Mz. Bahamas

u just have to excuse him..
u could take that two different ways in my opinion..
for one like type way sayin and askin if he's encouraging slavery and he's jus stupid..
the other one is that he's just glad he's an american and doesn't live in African and maybe live a better life than what he would have lived if he was in African

or maybe i'm just tryin to make some excuse for him..
i hope he didn't mean it in a messed up way..

exactly what i was thinking that's why i held back from lashing at him lol

i saw it more as been eh if we were all still in africa half of those great things we are enjoying right now wouldn't have been created

StrawBerry · StrawBerry

Oops, all that noise he makes may have mess with some of his senses.

11-03-2008, 03:26 PM	#1
Soulja Boy Shows How Ignorant He Really Is I wouldn't call it ignorant exactly but perhaps he just didn't like the fact of living in africa? I don't believe he meant it the way we are reading it....I just CAN'T believe that......rubs head Our music critic calls Soulja Boy on the carpet. One of the biggest songs in the country last year was an inane, sex-chant-infused Southern rap called “Crank That (Soulja Boy),” by young Soulja Boy Tell Em, from tiny Batesville, Mississippi, population 7,113. Soulja Boy Tell Em turned 18 this summer and is looking forward to voting for the first time. His monster hit song included repeated assertions of a cartoonishly absurd sex act: supermanning, or as he elaborated repeatedly in the song, “that ho,” which means to come on a woman’s back and then put a sheet over her so it sticks to her back and she looks like she’s wearing a cape. Ridiculous stuff. He also chants repeatedly, “Supersoak that ho,” the meaning of which needs no explanation, given the neighborhood we’re already in. These are ludicrous suggestions that play into the Cro-Magnon conception of men using sex and sperm to attack and slay women. It’s such a mean-spirited vision of sex that every time I heard the record I thought, I bet that before this came out, he was a virgin. Last week in Atlanta, I got to interview Soulja Boy Tell Em. I found out just how young he really is. He was one of about ten rappers I interviewed in one day for my BET show, The Black Carpet. I decided it’d be fun to give all the rappers part of the Proust questionnaire. I thought it’d be a way to get beyond image and into who they really are. Most of the guys gave good, thoughtful, intelligent, sensitive answers. I asked Juelz Santana, “How would you like to die?” He said, “Loved.” Then came Soulja Boy Tell Em. I asked him, “What historical figure do you most hate?” He was stumped. I said, “Others have said Hitler, bin Laden, the slave masters…” He said, “Oh wait! Hold up! Shout out to the slave masters! Without them we’d still be in Africa.” My jaw, at this point, was on the ground.”We wouldn’t be here,” he continued, having no idea how far in it he’d stepped, “to get this ice and tattoos.” Wow. Never mind that diamonds come from Africa. Never mind that there were many generations of pain in between leaving Africa and getting diamonds. Never mind that the long-term cataclysmic effects of subtracting about tens of millions of young, strong people from Africa over the course of a couple of centuries is a large part of the reason why Africa now appears so distasteful to you. Never mind all that, Soulja Boy. You put country first. thedailybeast.com __________________	About Poster By: Mz K Join Date: Jul 2003 Networking Rating: None Add To Favorite Share Views: 260

Mz K	post #5 11-03-2008, 04:20 PM
Dark Phoenix Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Can/usa Street Cred : 28 Posts: 40,872 Dhaz Dollarz: 500 Gifts: 42	Originally Posted by Mz. Bahamas u just have to excuse him.. u could take that two different ways in my opinion.. for one like type way sayin and askin if he's encouraging slavery and he's jus stupid.. the other one is that he's just glad he's an american and doesn't live in African and maybe live a better life than what he would have lived if he was in African or maybe i'm just tryin to make some excuse for him.. i hope he didn't mean it in a messed up way.. exactly what i was thinking that's why i held back from lashing at him lol i saw it more as been eh if we were all still in africa half of those great things we are enjoying right now wouldn't have been created

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T.r.i.n.i.	post #2 11-03-2008, 03:43 PM
Dhaz Moderator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: "BOSS"TON. . . no Beans round here Street Cred : 6 Posts: 10,649 Dhaz Dollarz: 500 Gifts: 12	That definitely does sound like something he'd say.... he's just a stupid kid ____________________ Wirelessly Posted (SAMSUNG-SGH-I617/UCHH2 Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows CE; IEMobile 7.11) UP.Link/6.3.1.20.0)

Mz. Bahamas	post #3 11-03-2008, 03:53 PM
Dhaz BattleDome HypeGirl Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Georgia Street Cred : 3 Posts: 14,166 Dhaz Dollarz: 500 Gifts: 31	u just have to excuse him.. u could take that two different ways in my opinion.. for one like type way sayin and askin if he's encouraging slavery and he's jus stupid.. the other one is that he's just glad he's an american and doesn't live in African and maybe live a better life than what he would have lived if he was in African or maybe i'm just tryin to make some excuse for him.. i hope he didn't mean it in a messed up way..

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StrawBerry	post #6 11-03-2008, 08:48 PM
Dhaz Moderator Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: London Town Street Cred : 5 Posts: 19,127 Dhaz Dollarz: 500 Gifts: 48	Oops, all that noise he makes may have mess with some of his senses.