After Soulja Boy would pave the way for Entertainers on YouTube, being one of the first big names
to start uploading content to the platform back in 2006
After Soulja Boy would claim to have the biggest comeback of 2018 and prepare for the biggest
comeback of 2019
After Soulja Boy would have his house robbed while he would be locked up in Jail, and have
the alleged robbers go on his instagram live
After Soulja Boy would grow a following of over 2.3 million YouTube subscribers, 5.4
million twitter, 5.8 million on instagram and have his music video for crank that surpass
400 million views at the time of
the recording
Soulja told the world he had the biggest comeback in 2018, which would lead many to believe
he would have a strong year in 2019.
Unfortunately after a few issues with the law, an arrest that would see him be released
the same day, followed by another arrest that would see him locked up for a few months,
as well as being accused of kidnapping, it looked like Soulja kept taking L’s.
While he was locked up, his house would even get robbed, something that he thinks was an
inside job.
However Soulja would be released early from jail, tighten up his circle, and is believed
to be dropping an album sooner than later.
We’re here to tell you guys all about Soulja boy’s big comeback here for you on Where
Are They Now?
What’s going on guys I’m your host Jarred Bronstein and in today’s video we’re talking
about Big Soulja.
Be sure to check out some other videos we’ve done on rappers, such as Fetty Wap, Designer
or Tekashi 69.
As always let us know in the comments below who you’d like us to cover next, and for
today’s trivia question, how many digital copies did Soulja Boy’s Crank That sell
to make history?
Let me know below and we’ll have that answer at the end of this one.
DeAndre Cortez Way, better known by his stage name Soulja Boy, Young Draco, or Big Soulja,
was born on July 28th 1990 in Chicago, but would move to Atlanta when he was 6 years
old.
Soulja would listen to hip hop from a young age, but it wouldn’t be until he would move
in with his father who lived in Mississippi, when Soulja was 14 that he would try his hand
recording in a studio.
Throughout high school Soulja would play football when he wasn't trying to sell his mixtapes
to his classmates.
Soulja would also upload his music to a music streaming website called soundclick back in
2005.
So maybe he was the one that started this whole soundcloud rapper thing.
I mean, different site, same idea.
You know what I’m saying.
After receiving some love on soundclick, soulja would then decide to jump on Myspace and Youtube
to promote his music, as well as other things.
Soulja would eventually return to Atlanta and start working with a man by the name of
Derrick Crooms, who previously worked with the likes of the Ying Yang Twins and Bubba
Sparx.
Thanks to Crooms, a young Soulja would get his first gig at a nightclub in Indianapolis,
and not long after, Mr. Collipark would discover the soon to be star.
Soulja would continue growing his online presence, and with the release of his song Crank That,
well, let’s just say aside from the radios that would bump it, I think everyone in 2007
bought it as a ringtone as well.
Now if you want to hear more about Soulja’s past and rise to success, check out the before
they were famous Mike did on him not too long ago.
But we gotta talk about what he’s been up to lately.
Soulja has released a few mixtapes in 2019 but it seems like his trouble with the law
got the best of him.
For those of you that don't know, Soulja was actually arrested back in April of 2019 for
violating his probation, which stems back to an arrest in December of 2014.
So let’s catch you up.
In December 2014 Soulja was arrested for possession of a loaded firearm.
He would agree to a plea deal and would be sentence to probation for 24 months, or two
years.
In December of 2016, police would search Soulja’s house and find a gun, after receiving a tip
that Soulja was threatening rappers online with a gun.
Probably not the best idea if you’re on probation.
However he would be released after posting bail less than 24 hours after his arrest.
However the next month, in January 2017, he would be charged with two felonies and one
misdemeanour.
In March 2017, he would be convicted on one of the felonies and given 5 years probation,
as well as 240 hours community service.
On top of this of course, he was told he couldn’t be in possession of any guns or ammunition.
In February of 2019, after Soulja allegedly broke up with his girlfriend at the time,
a woman named Kayla, it's believed she showed up to his house drunk.
There was some sort of altercation with her and one of Soulja’s managers or assistants,
but nothing to do with Soulja.
Kayla however would file a police report that she was held captive in Soulja’s garage,
being tied up to a chair before being let go.
Something Soulja denied.
Still, this would cause another raid at Soulja's house, in which they once again found ammunition.
On a routine check in with his probation officer, Soulja would be arrested but would be released
the same day, going live on instagram.
Soulja also dropped a pair of shoes in April of 2019.
I checked his website and they aren’t available just yet, but I’m sure he’ll be selling
those sooner than later.
Soulja would also drop a song, No Cap in April and have his mixtape, King Soulja 9 expected
to be release on April 20th.
However on April 11th 2019, Soulja would once again be arrested, this time being held without
bail.
The judge said Soulja had failed to do his court ordered community service and apparently
conspired to falsify evidence that he had completed it.
This, on top of the ammo being found in his house was more than enough for a sentencing.
After spending 20 days in jail, his attorney tried to get the judge to ease up, saying
the rapper had an awakening while being locked up for the 20 days.
The judge wasn’t buying it, so Soulja was sentenced to 240 days in jail and 265 days
of community service.
While locked up, Soulja would also have his house robbed of jewelry and cash.
According to reports, Soulja lost over half a million dollars worth of jewelry, cash and
personal items.
They even took one of his phones, and went on Soulja's instagram to brag about the crime.
But that’s not all.
It was also reported the robbers were DMing Soulja’s celebrity friends and other artists
in the rap industry to feature them on songs.
They even gave out their personal instagrams, which helped cops track them down.
It’s unknown if they we’re arrested yet but they shouldn’t be too hard to find.
On the bright side, Soulja would have the kidnapping case dropped against him due to
a lack of evidence in June, and he would also go reach out to fans on his instagram through
a phone call, telling them he’s coming back soon and he’ll have the biggest comeback
of 2019.
Man’s going for back to back comeback years and I’m all for it.
He claims he’s got shoes, an album and a movie in the works.
In July of 2019, Soulja would be released from jail 146 days early, thanks to a combination
of his good behaviour, time served and over crowding.
It seems like 2019 was going to be a solid year for Soulja, but following his release,
he’d be hit with a law suit.
It’s believed Soulja was supposed to perform in Birmingham, Alabama back in April, after
a promoter by the name of William Hicks advanced him 9 thousand as a deposit.
However hours before the performance, Hicks claims Soulja’s manager sent him a text
saying Soulja missed his flight and wouldn’t be able to perform.
Hicks called bullshit, claiming Soulja went to Vegas instead to perform and party, and
demanded a public apology and at least 25 thousand back.
Soulja did apologize to Hicks in a video, but refused to do so publicly, even though
the video can be found on Youtube.
Hicks then sent Soulja’s camp a legal letter outlining the law suit, but at the time Soulja
was still in jail.
So now Soulja is being sued for breach of contract and the money Hick’s lost, which
amounts to just under 13.5 thousand backs.
But Soulja is prepared to have the biggest comeback of 2019 so what’s 13 racks to him
? Especially when he’s preparing to have the biggest comeback of 2019.
Aside from all the legal troubles, and the robbery, Soulja is expected to drop an album
in July of 2019, but I’m not sure if that’s still happening because he got locked up for
a few months.
Back in February of 2019 he said his album How Can You Blame Me is set to drop July 28th,
but I guess we’ll have to wait and see on that.
While locked up Soulja did drop a single with Almost Famous titled Breakout, and on instagram
while promoting it, he called out Jake Paul, who he’s beefed with in the past.
It’s unknown if the two of them are going to ever have a boxing match, but I’m sure
as of now that’s the least of Soulja’s concern.
The fight as of now hasn’t been scheduled, but it seems Soulja is focused on his comeback
right now.
It’s believed he thinks the robbery was an inside job, considering how it took the
robbers about 5 minutes to get in, find the safe, and get out.
It was also reported by TMZ that they robbed Soulja’s house when Soulja’s team left
the house for about 3 hours, and they used the door that was damaged when the cops raided
his place back in February.
Aside from all of that, sources say Soulja’s house is hard to find, unless you’ve been
there before.
Due to all of this, Soulja actually kicked out a lot of his friends and is making his
circle much smaller.
He’s also claiming to stay off of social media, but who knows if that’ll actually
happen.
I mean, it’s no secret Soulja likes
to talk his shit to the masses.
I will say since his release, Soulja hasn’t posted anything on his twitter or instagram
account, which is unusual considering how he usually goes on live on instagram after
his release.
Maybe he really is turning a new leaf and getting back to putting out bangers.
I dunno about you guys, but if Soulja can replicate the sound he had when he dropped
Crank That, Turn My Swag On and Kiss Me Thru The Phone, he might actually have the biggest
comeback of 2019.
You guys gotta let me know in the comments below if you think the come back is gonna
happen.
To answer that trivia question, Soulja became the first to sell 3 million digital copies
with his song Crank That back on January 6th, 2008.
Nowadays 3 million digital copies isn’t a lot, but back in 2008, he was making some
serious history.
Alright that’s it for this one guys, I’ve been your host Jarred Bronstein, catch me
on social media @bronst7 and we’ll see you in the next one.