Wow, this came as a sudden revelation and utter shock to my own mind, but here it is. I just posed the question : "Are rappers paying attention?" in reference to the fact that Jay-Z is releasing his 3rd Blueprint album. The BLUEPRINT!!!!! So shouldn't there be more MC's making major moves and going extra platinum like Jay. I quickly dismissed myself with that notion, thinking I was just ranting again for no reason and then it HIT me like a brick wall or something else large and extremely solid. There is a rapper making major moves AND going extra platinum, I know I'm going to offend SOOOOOO many people by saying this but just hear me out.
SOULJA BOY is using the Blueprint!!! I know it seems absurd but think about it. Soulja Boy has created a mega star out of himself using the modern technologies of today. Jay Z used the resources of the days before Soulja Boy could even understand speech let alone understand what rap was. I mean this kid is a 90's baby. Now that he's on, he's going extra platinum. His debut album went platinum 3 times! Let me say that again: THREE TIMES! On to his major moves, he's got a shoe deal with Yums, and he's coming out with a cartoon. A CARTOON! Yes, and that sounds ridiculous but Andre 3000 had a cartoon, which I must admit that I am still a fan of. (I have'nt seen it in a while though, can anyone tell me if Class of 3000 still comes on?) Not to mention the 5 million ringtones he sold. Wait, and all of this came in a single year. Now I know Soulja Boy is propbably the most hated rapper right now, but you must admit that this kid has a SERIOUS hustle. And in the words of Jay-Z himself: "You can't knock the hustle."
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As much as I wouldn't buy a Soulja Boy album even if there was a gun to my head I do admire the fact that a young teenager hustled hard using the internet & making his own beats to become a major star & get out the hood it's one of the things that makes hip hop great even if his music isn't.
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