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Soulja Boy Mad About Media Coverage That Makes Him Look "Dumb or Ignorant"

12:26 p.m. · August 4, 2009 · by Andrew Winistorfer

Look, Soulja Boy, I get it. You're mad that the media (like mean old bloggers) only report on the stupid shit you do everyday. So you took to your website to write a 800 word missive about how you give toys to kids, how no one talked about how Ice-T was a loser for coming at you last summer and about how you're a product of your environment--the only rap you know is the rap about money and women. I get it. And you're actually sort of right on that last part; you are a product of your environment. It's not your fault your rapping hero is Jim Jones. No one ever told you that was profoundly wrong. You're also right about just being human. Unless you're a robot and you're lying:

Why do the media blow up the things that they think will make me look stupid or ignorant. Why not publicize or put me in the spotlight when I do positive things? What about when I was in the hood this past Christmas passing out toys to everybody on the westside of Atlanta where I grew up why not show that on TV? Why not publicize my Little league football team that I sponsor in Batesville, MS or the money I donated to help build the rec center and boyz and girls club!? What about when I donated $25,000 for all those kids to have a good Christmas with the Toyz n da hood foundation? Why not step in when Ice-T was dissing me why not call up and have a sit down to squash that beef. THINK ABOUT IT A 40 YEAR OLD SOMETHING GANGSTA NIGGA VS. A 16 YEAR OLD KID (AT THE TIME). What if he really did have O.G. crip niggaz that had a price on my head to murder me? WHY DIDN’T YOU TRY TO STEP IN AND STOP THAT? HUH?. you worried about a black diamond chain that I received as birthday present??? WTF What about when me and Tigger was in D.C. buying all those can foods for the homeless??? Why not publicize when them niggaz ran in my house and tried to kill me and I had to defend myself and blast they ass. WHY NOT SHOW THAT ON TV???? HUH!???? CUZ U DONT WANT PEOPLE TO SEE THE REAL SHIT THATS GOIN BEHIND THE SCENES U WANT EVERYTHING WATERED DOWNED AND FAKE THATS WHY! FUCK THAT! I’m all the way REAL 100. I know America probably ain’t ready for a young black rich nigga running around doing it how he had it planned since he was little. But i’m from the hood! This is all I know! All I grew up seeing was diamondz, money, drugs, fightin, shootin, dancing, basketball and football. real nigga shit that’s all I was around while I grew up! I don’t know shit else! I got signed when I was 16 and it took me away from that environment and put me on a whole other level that blew my mind. I’ve traveled all across the world and seen some AMAZING MIND BLOWING THINGS. But I can’t run from my past I can’t act like i’m something i’m not! I only can be what I know and be who I am WHICH IS ME. A young nigga who was born in Southside Chicago moved to ATL and went to high school in Mississippi. NEVER stayed in a good neighborhood my whole life until after I got signed! BUT IT IS WHAT IS IT IS. IM REAL AS IT GET AND ALOT OF PEOPLE LOVE ME FOR THAT. AND LOT OF PEOPLE HATE ME FOR THAT. I’m just being ME that’s all I can be! im out 100 ROLE MODEL OR NO ROLE MODEL IM ONLY HUMAN.    

But see, there's a problem here, and it's not the media's fault. See, you go off and post videos like this to your YouTube account the same day you write that message:

A remote-controlled chain? And you wonder why nothing "good" you do ever makes the blogs. It's because you're making it easy for everyone to post the bad. "Swag Flu," this video, saying slavery wasn't bad, "Superman a ho" that's on you dude. That's on you.

Sincerely,

Dr. Media Blowing Up Things That Make You Look Stupid or Ignorant