When asked, in an October 2008 interview,what historical figure he would most hate, Soulja Boy 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. We wouldn’t be here to get this cheese, ice and tattoos.”
Like him or not, Soulja Boy has had a huge impact on hip hop. Everyone from little children to Beyonce to Ellen Degeneres was doing the "Superman." Type in the words on YouTube and thousands of videos of people, all races and ages, pop up.
Nevermind the fact that the song's lyrics were about disrespecting a woman. Some rappers swear that the negative messages in their music are just an act. But that interview was not an act. It was not a song. It was a black man saying that black people should be happy that the slave masters beat, raped, killed, sold, and oppressed our ancestors, because he can now have cheese, ice, and tattoos.
Is he serious?
What message is being sent to the world about our community when one of its most public faces says "we wouldn't be here to get this cheese, ice and tattoos"? Isn't this just another example of modern coonery?
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Cassandra you are abosolutely right souja boy sent the wrong message. He is so stuck on the matrialistic things, he probably didn't even realize what he said. The sad part is his ancestors came from africa and he is degrading us like that including himself. It doesn't matter where you are you still suppose to respect your ancestor and their heritage. Very good job on the article casssandra I really learn a lesson in this one.
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