Soulja Boy Lists His Favorite 25 Albums of All Time, Shawty Lo, Nas Included

    After releasing his latest album, The DeAndre Way earlier this week, Soulja Boy has been doing extensive press. Sitting down with Complex.com, the former teen sensation opened up his iPod (or home CD shelves) to reveal his 25 favorite albums of all-times. Respectably, the Interscope Records star did not select from his own catalog, but spotlighted his artist, Lil B, for his 2009 album 6 Kiss.

    While spotlighting albums ranging from Shawty Lo’s Units In The City to Nas’ Hip-Hop Is Dead, Soulja showed his range in the ranked list. Additionally, SB feels particularly impressed by this year, including releases from Curren$y, Drake and Eminem.

    Read “Soulja Boy’s Favorite 25 Albums of All Time” here.

    130 thoughts on “Soulja Boy Lists His Favorite 25 Albums of All Time, Shawty Lo, Nas Included

    1. This lil faget put 5 2009-10 albums in top albums of all time? This is why Hip Hop is dead…

      Only one I agree with is maybe Kanye and Pac

      1. i don’t know why, but i seriously LOL for like a min straight that this dude thought Anonymous was ONE person writing over and over

    2. “#18. Snoop Dogg, Malice n Wonderland (2009)
      Favorite song: “Pronto” f/ Soulja Boy”

      LOL. Nigga, get the fuck out of here.

      1. Too true. It shows kinda faggot muthafucka you are, when the majority of your favorite albums are from post-2000. Suck a fat dick Soulja Boy.

    3. This lil nikkas list is all mixed da fukk up LMAO

      D4L, Dem Franchis Boys, Shawty Lo LOL GTFOH

      And Im from ATL b4 people say something to me.

      I can’t believe this stuff. And its sooooo funny how these kids say they like Pac but they obviously dont understand his lyrics becuz Pac would be happy listening to you.

    4. 2pac number 1, big ups to Soulja for that. Yall haters on here saying 2pac wouldnt like Soulja,2pac aint no Ice T, 2pac would say this young playa gettin money and he would respect that, 2pac was for the under dawgs, he brought homeless people in his crib, he helped a man who was gettin harrases by police.

    5. People Need to stop hatin on dude, It’s His top 25, not yalls, Its his fuckin opinion, People always gotta dissect every little detail, if you don’t like dudes music or respect his opinion than just ignore it, Im Not a Fan of Soulja boy but Goddamn STFU.

      Im kind of surprised he didnt have any UGK in there, C’MON MAN!!!!!

    6. I don’t see why this list surprises anyone you all know this is a young dude and you know what type of music he makes so the list sounds about right.. Gucci and Shawty Lo and all that.. Currensy was a surprise to see.. What do you want on there Gang Starr and A Tribe Called Quest and Rakim on Soulja Boy list GTFOH!!! His list sounds perfect for him you can hear that influence in his music!! Come on people lets think!!!

    7. Currency was good though….Im from New Jersey grew up in NY diz aint no bias but he had some solid picks, LIl B though, dat was some bullshit..all the albums was in the 21st century…he a kid so kids only listen to shit in their generation of time, because if not he would rap better than he raps now

      1. dude listens to radio and called love the way you lie “hard” and called relapse wack but he himself has yet to make a good song,he hasnt even made a bad song,they’re all horrible horrible trash. guy prob thinks pac was born in cali

    8. ” STOP HATIN’ SON ” stop hating? what’s not to hate? fuck this autistic, piece of shit, no-talent, faggot nigga. the media has given this pussy way too much credit, exposure and air-time. enough is enough. people’s standards, when it comes to the art form, have dropped dramatically because of bullshit like this trash. are you guys forgetting that stupid hokey pokey dance he got rich off of?

      1. HOW ABOUT YOU BITCH ASS “HIP HOP HEADS” STOP FUCKING COMPLAINING AND DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT.. YOU BITTER OLD ASS NIGGAS.. EVERY NIGGA AND THEY MAMA GOT SOMETHING TO SAY ABOUT HIP HOP.. IF ITS SO BAD WHY DON’T YOU SUPPORT YOUR ARTISTS?? WHY GET MAD AT US BECAUSE WE SUPPORT OUR GENERATION OF ARTISTS?? YOU WANT REAL LYRICS? WHY DIDN’T YOU BUY THE COMMON ALBUM? CUZ YOUR SOME HATING ASS BITCHES THAT WANNA SIT AROUND AND COMPLAIN BECAUSE WE BUY CD’S FOR OUR GENERATION OF ARTISTS, AND YOU OLD ASS BUM NIGGAS DON’T WANNA WALK YOUR LAZY ASSES TO THE FUCKING WALMART AND SUPPORT “REAL HIP HOP” SO SHUT THE FUCK UP AND DO SOMETHING… OR JUST SHUT THE FUCK UP

    9. i could never listen to half those albums all the way through but i respect the list cuz he aint lyin about his background hes keepin it real so get wit it haters

    10. Is it me or can y’all not read. The headline says his favorite not yours not the best of all time only his favorite so yea think b4 u speak

    11. Asking this retarded, lame-ass degenerate what his favorite albums are is like asking a crippled fly what his favorite piece of shit to lay eggs on is. What kind of gimp only lists albums that arent even 10 yrs old? This idiot can barely form a coherent sentence so who gives a fuck what his opinion on anything is?

      1. “What kind of gimp only lists albums that aren’t even 10 years old”… the type of gimp was was 10 years old in 2000.

    12. God this wack ass fake thug is so put together it makes me sick!!! soulja boy is living proof that you dont need any talent at all to get a deal!!! just the right connections!

    13. he’s wacker than i thought- Good albums-hip hop is dead,recovery,all eyesz on me,graduation,grodt,man on the moon and the blueprint but this dude has the worst s*** out of the south(word of mouf and trap muzik excluded)no wonder he’s so bad. This dude has 1 album on there that werent released in the last 10 years(he prob never heard all eyez on me) and realize how his favorites are only the singles or the tracks that got loads of radio play.

    14. i apologize for the hater-like rant but this dude thought relapse was wack!? hahahahahaha,it wasn’t good but hell of a lot better than his material. This dude obviously put pac and mj on there cause people wouldn’t have a problem. Souja boy needs to go listen to some 90s hip hop-illmatic,reasonable doubt,then go swallow your pride and listen to 36 chambers,heck since u went to r&b why not go to rock and listen to nevermind,weezer and dookie then come back and make a list

    15. everybody commenting here should listen to Crybaby by Tech N9ne…might make you see yourself in a different light.

      This guy isn’t my favorite, but what’s the point in dissing him? The guy is 20 and he’s sold millions of albums. Don’t act like he’s some plague on hip hop…like everyone is going to turn into Soulja Boy unless all of you douchebags talk shit about him every opportunity you get…just let the guy do his thing… if you don’t like him, don’t listen.

      P.S. this is coming from someone who used to do nothing but shit talk a lot of these new guys

      1. i get what you’re saying but he is like a plague for hip hop,hes everything hip hop shouldn’t be and the reason why rap is looked at as something anyone can do just by putting together meaningless lyrics and a dance like a young vanilla ice.

      2. 1. Who cares how old he is? If Soulja Boy sucks, he sucks, be he 20 or 80.

        2. It’s not “dissing” to say him that his music sucks. It’s someone giving their opinion. Because Soulja Boy’s music sucks.

        3. Listening to a Tech N9ne song isn’t going to “make me see myself in a different light.” It’s just going to make me either enjoy a song, or not enjoy a song. I’m not going to have a motherfucking epiphany or catharsis. What’s wrong with you?

        4. I don’t like him, and I don’t listen. That doesn’t mean I don’t have the right to say Souljah Boy sucks. Because Soulja Boy sucks.

        5. You used to “talk shit” about “all the new guys”? Does this mean you used to say you didn’t like their music? But now you do? Stop being a weirdo. Soulja Boy sucks and that’s just the way it is. The fuck do I care how old he is or how much money he has. Hanson made quite a bit of money – does that mean they’re a great band? Fuck Soulja Boy, and fuck those shitty albums, like D4L, on his list. The dope albums on there, like Blueprint and AEOM, must be typos.

      3. What are yo utalking about he sold millions? He sold millions of digitals singles. He didn’t sell millions(plural) of copies. He only sold a million. He’s wack at lyric,s but has a nack for making catchy hooks, thats about it. At the end of the day that is still a wack list even if it’s his Best of All Time list. His best of all time inlcudes Shawty lo and d4l, enough said.

      4. WHO GIVES A FUCK??? HUH?? WHY DO YOU CARE ABOUT HOW WACK HE IS?? IF YOU WOULD STOP TALKING ABOUT HIM AND START SUPPORTING AN ARTIST YOU LIKE THEN MAYBE YOU WOULDN’T HAVE TO SEE SOULJA BOY DANCING ALL OVER THIS BITCH.. ITS YOU FAGGOT ASS COMPLAINING ASS NIGGAS THATS KILLING HIP HOP.. BECAUSE YOU STOPPED SUPPORTING REAL HIP HOP.. IF HALF THE PEOPLE THAT COMPLAIN ABOUT THIS GUY, WENT AND BOUGHT A FUCKING MOS DEF ALBUM, OR A FUCKING KWELI ALBUM THEN MAYBE HIP HOP WOULDN’T BE DEAD.. BUM ASS COMPLAINING BITCH NIGGAS

      5. @Go Read A Book

        You know what the world needs a lot less of? Incoherent, homophobic morons with who type in all-caps. Aborted fetuses contribute more to society than you.

        And shut the fuck up about supporting artists. How the fuck do you know if I support artists? If I like an album, I buy it and I tell my friends about it. What else would I do? Keep the music I like a secret? Not see them in concert, or buy their albums, because I’m secretly plotting them? Are you completely fucking retarded? I know it’s fun to go the library, lean back, and build a fantasy world in your crack-damaged brain, in which “bitch ass niggas” “don’t support artists,” but, uh, that doesn’t make it true. Please let a normal person use the computer and go back to begging strangers for change. Also, you smell like garbage.

        P.S. Your name is ironic.

    16. How can ya’ll hate on what music someone else like? I don’t like rock so i someone tell me they favorite albums is by zeppelin, stone temple pilots, and the eagles I’m suppose to say they don’t know what they talking bout and they need to listen to some pick yo fav artist. That’s who they like, i like who i like. WTF

      1. ok here it gos for your simple mind. When you say you like something that is a reflection on yourself; your own intelligence, personality, awareness, etc. so yea it is his opinion, but that just shows how fucking wack this nigga really is. it shows that he really doesnt know shit about music if all of his favorite albums come from one decade. he doesnt ever listen to good music and its reflected in his own shitty ass “music” soljah boy tell em makes.

      2. @ ScrappyRap

        People are making fun of Soulja Boy because all his “favorite” albums came out within the past year, and most of them shitty.

        So, no, the proper analogy is not to compare Soulja Boy to a rock fan who likes “Zeppelin, Eagles and Stone Temple Pilots.” All those bands came out 20-40 years ago, and are well-respected.

        The only coherent point you made is that you are a moron.

        Congratulations!

    17. Yo, Soulja Boy is an ill nigga. My nigga Gucci wil destroy all these gay ass niggaz. Illmatic sucks balls. 16 year olds don’t want to hear some nigga repeating the same shit. Souljaboytellem.com is a Hip Hop Classic. Cop that shit.

      It’s Gucci Time!

      1. stfu you mother fucken faggot, you post on everything with your retarded bullshit that sounds like it came out of a 5 year olds mouth.

    18. I keep losing respect fo this kid over and over again. That has to be the cruddiest list I ever scene. I can’t believe those albums were his favorite albums of ALL TIME. He had a few good ones; All eyes on me, Blueprint, and Thriller. Thats about it. Everything else D4l? Franchise boys? Shawty lo? favorite albums of ALL TIME!? No wonder he’s so wack. He also needs to try to step up on his vocabulary. I was actually shocked to see him use the word “thoroughly”. That had really caught me off gaurd, after hearing alot of incoherent bable I was really shocked that he said “thoroughly”. He’s a dumb nigga with bad taste in music, for the most part.

    19. HOW ABOUT YOU BITCH ASS “HIP HOP HEADS” STOP FUCKING COMPLAINING AND DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT.. YOU BITTER OLD ASS NIGGAS.. EVERY NIGGA AND THEY MAMA GOT SOMETHING TO SAY ABOUT HIP HOP.. IF ITS SO BAD WHY DON’T YOU SUPPORT YOUR ARTISTS?? WHY GET MAD AT US BECAUSE WE SUPPORT OUR GENERATION OF ARTISTS?? YOU WANT REAL LYRICS? WHY DIDN’T YOU BUY THE COMMON ALBUM? CUZ YOUR SOME HATING ASS BITCHES THAT WANNA SIT AROUND AND COMPLAIN BECAUSE WE BUY CD’S FOR OUR GENERATION OF ARTISTS, AND YOU OLD ASS BUM NIGGAS DON’T WANNA WALK YOUR LAZY ASSES TO THE FUCKING WALMART AND SUPPORT “REAL HIP HOP” SO SHUT THE FUCK UP AND DO SOMETHING… OR JUST SHUT THE FUCK UP ALREADY

      1. yeah, he got a point. ya’ll complain about our artist. what about ya’ll artist.. how come you don’t support them? If anybody killed hip hop its the older generation. YOu stopped buying your favorite artists cd’s and shit..

      2. Your generation doesn’t support these artists. Your parents pocketbooks do.

        And a lot of the “older” artists sold out eventually. I wouldn’t buy a Nas, Jay-Z, Busta Rhymes, Dr. Dre, Eminem, Ludacris, Snoop Dogg (and the list goes on) album made in the past few years, because they’re trying to stay relevant and are just making garbage ass music like your “generation”.

        Everyone in hip hop for the most part shows love for Tupac. Right?

        If you took Soulja Boy, Lil Wayne, Gucci Mane, Kanye West, Young Money, Waka Flocka Flame and all these clowns and put them in a time machine back to 1995, Pac would have a field day with these clowns. They’re herbs. They’re singing, dancing, Minstrel Show actin’, rhinestone wearing, color coordinating, no flow having, lyrics out of reach grabbing wastes of airplay on the radio.

        And if you doubt any of this, next time you little faggots are watching MTV, tell me what the difference in “style” is between rap, rock and pop? They all look the same, they all sound the same, shit, they all collaborate with one another. It’s a fucking joke.

        Even Raekwon, Justin Bieber?

        Back in the 90s and early 00s, hip hop was about the respect of your fellow artists. If you were garbage, you would get called out for being garbage. You always had to come correct. Now? Everyone’s garbage because making GOOD music is less important than making money.

        Ten years from now, the shit from the 90s will be remembered fondly, while the shit from today will tried to be forgotten.

      3. @hmm

        You sound like a fucking idiot. Nigga the kid has a point. This generation supports they artist rather than bitch at em like you do. Here’s something for you nigga, if you say your favorite artist sold out, it’s cuz niggas like you bitched and moaned and didn’t support your favorite artist. They had to go out and make different music so that THIS generation who’s supporting all the “garbage” music would buy they albums.

        @hmm

        nigga your argument is shot. You sound like some cheapass that don’t wanna go out and buy albums. I wasn’t feeling Nas last album, bought it anyway. GTFOH you and all these old ass niggas that hate are the problem with hip hop. Fuck off!

        Bawse!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

      4. hmmm has a point. Im 21 and i understand the politics and psychological manipulation behind marketing ploys that allow for easily convinced niggas to like something.

        joell ortiz said it best in fresh air.

        “Dude you praise is weak, 7 days a week
        same joint on the radio, course they gunna think its heat”
        yall use hypnotism, play the same beat
        same rhymes all the time got they brains on repeat”

        and its true i support artists like joell, immortal, lupe so and so forth but that shit dont matter because the industry dont promote them because they disturb the status quo

        if you actually gained a lil education you would understand where i am coming from otherwise you stay listening to music dedicated to the ignorant. So learn you little dance steps imitate the whack ass artist you fantasied about and continue to make no productive contrubution to this world

    20. Why in god’s name did Hip Hop DX waste time posting this…Did Complex/SB pay them to do this? No other explanation….Love how whenever he does list one of the GOATS like Nas/Em he lists two albums not in EITHER ONE of their top 3 haha…

    21. There was so much wrong with this list it’s unimaginable that he actually thought up pac and MJ himself. I think that he actually had to be reminded that they were talented artists as well, they only sold like 50 times anything he’s ever sold. I just cant see how it’s concievable that you put Crime Mobb before MJ… Shawty Lo’s album was almost the worst thing to come out in 08, and that’s only because Rocko came out after that. I mean there’s just too much here to talk about

      I don’t like to be a hater, I despise it, but this guy has so much undeserved money I dont know what else to do. How is he even still relevant? And if you’re going to mention albums of 2010, mention Raekwon’s OB4CL II. That shit was beyond classic. Okay that’s it. I’m gonna do the Pootie Tang. I’ma make an album speaking gibberish, have a song that has only silence in it, and watch it sell Diamond… Bitches…

    22. By the way, I’m 22, and there’s no way I would have 75% of the niggas on this list. So for those of you blaming it on his age, dont insult my age group… It’s his terrible mind that’s wasting our time

    23. I’m not one to diss someone’s taste in music. He can listen to what he listens to and like what he likes, it’s for him. But for him to be a “musician” with those explanations and descriptions of the albums. Wow.

      1. lol hes not really breaking down the albums properly.

        Most of his favourite songs where singles, whether the artist and album was crap (95% were) or good.

        In hiphop how many times do you buy a crazy album and the singles are the best songs???? Not often.

        Ive heard him say that 50 Cent’s Get Rich was the best album hes bought so where did 2Pacs All Eyez On Me come from??????

    24. Here are the Top 25 Albums
      1. The State vs Radric Davis- Gucci Mane
      2. The Appeal- Gucci Mane
      3. Back To The Trap House- Gucci Mane
      4. Trap House- Gucci Mane
      5. Hard To Kill- Gucci Mane
      6. Murder Was The Case- Gucci Mane
      7. Hood Classics- Gucci Mane
      8. Trap-A-Thon- Gucci Mane
      9. Burrrprint (2) HD- Gucci Mane
      10. Tha Other Side Of The Trap- OJ Da Juiceman
      11. Flockaveli- Waka Flocka Flame
      12. souljaboytellem.com- Soulja Boy
      13. iSouljaBoy- Soulja Boy
      14. The DeAndre Way- Soulja Boy
      15. My World 2.0- Justin Bieber
      16. My World- Justin Bieber
      17. Down 4 Life- D4L
      18. Units In The City- Shawty Lo
      19. Rebirth- Lil Wayne
      20. Tha Carter III- Lil Wayne
      21. 51/50 Ratchet- Hurricane Chris
      22. Unleashed- Hurricane Chris
      23. A Little Bit Longer- Jonas Brothers
      24. Speak Now- Taylor Swift
      25. Press Play- Diddy

      1. I had to laugh at your list. Funny as fuck, although putting Taylor Swift in there was out of place.

        Rozay is Bawse!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    25. Guess i shouldnt be surprised but really now this list made me shake my head, get pissed off and finally just laugh…wow.

      1. your a clown.. shut the fuck up you pussy ass bitch nigga…. take your respect and shove it up your moms ass.. hatin ass niggas.. niggas always worried about other successful niggas… let the kid be successful shit.. got niggas cursing yo name every 5 minutes.. shit is wack.. ya’ll fucking hip hop up with all this hate shit ya’ll doin

      2. So you can comment on news stories with a string of insane gay slurs, but if you call out any of those people as prejudiced, Hip Hop DX will delete your comments. Thanks, Hip Hop DX! You’re the real heroes.

    26. He listed THREE albums outside of the decade… what are some of yall talking about?! Not to mention dude is in his early 20s… so his list of HIS FAVORITE ALBUMS shouldn’t be surprising that they are comprised of albums from HIS era.

      Why so much negativity towards the youngin. I’m not even a SB fan, but the brother doing his thing and I’m glad to see a person come up.

      Its simple, if you don’t like his music or what he has to say… why respond to it? Just pay it no mind.

      1. Soulja Boy lowers music standards these days. he has no musical talent why is he getting promotion?? everybody has an opinion fuck you!

      2. @ Mylie… every generation has its “commercial” artist. Vanilla Ice, Hammer, Kris Kross, Dem Franchise Boys, etc. He’s not doing anything that hasn’t already been done before (subpar fad music) so GTFOH with he lowers music standards. this dude is early 20’s and is already on Forbes list… damn respect the hustle. N FUCK U 2

      3. And yet, you probably call Justin Bieber and all his fans gay slurs, even though he’s younger than Soldja Boy (i.e. actually a minor.)

        #hypocrite

      4. @ Mr. Truth… I don’t listen to, watch or give a rats ass about Justin Bieber. This is a hip hop site. Take that mess over to another site. Ur speaking on things you know nothing about… never once mentioned anything about JB or his fans. If you actually READ my initial post, at the end, I said if you don’t like his music or what he has to say… pay it no mind. And that’s my outlook on JB or any other artist I am not a fan of.

      5. i’m 22 and a female and age nor gender for that matter is an excuse to listening to shitty music. the reason most people do is because they are victims of good marketing schemes.
        soooo dont be a sheep people, stop following and lead

    27. And also the only thing that surprised me about his list was that he had artists like Curren$y, Cudi and Lil Boosie. Truthfully, I was expecting his list to be mainly of ATL rappers.

    28. wheres illmatic, enter the wutang, only built 4 cuban linx, liquid swords, the sun rises in the east, reasonable doubt, dare iz a darkside, whut thee album, illadelph halflife, do you want more!??, the chronic, doggystyle, me against the world, death certificate, daily operation, fantasic vol.1, madvillainy, bizzare ride to the pharcyde, low end theory, midnight marauders?

      1. shut yo bitch ass politically correct ass up.. you just looked that shit up on google and wikipidea.. clown.. stop suckin up to these old niggas!

    29. Soulja Boy wack as hell and his list sucks but still gotta give up it the lil nigga to get all you niggas bitchin bout his choice. He grown up to this shit that’s why he has em.

      further proof the south runs this game, only niggas from the south get talked about even our shitty rappers like Soulja Boy gets a shitload of attention. We run this game. Gucci, Waka, Wayne, Rozay, Jeezy & tip coming out soon. Outkast still out there. Fuck this south run hip hop. Sooner ya’all niggas accept it, the less hate they gonna be.

    30. you know whats really the problem not his music, he represents atlanta ok whatever…But how many great artists who wish they had his distribution and he comes up with just god awful music, think of all the great indie artist you know and pick one with his distribution. He has no idea hes fucking clueless.

      1. He has a cartoon fb cos its a big campaign to stop violence against children you retard.
        But the list is crap… no biggie? no n.w.a? no dre 2001? soulja boy had no credibility to start with, with this he is just embarrassing himself.

    31. Hey take it easy on the kid he does list a few good albums. He is still a kid he wasn’t raised on Boogie down productions, Slick Rick or Rakim or WU. What he has listed is shit kids his age listen to just wait until Justin Bieber puts out his list and names SB as his influence lmao.

      1. hey, the kid is older than me, yet i still know what good music be
        just cuz i grew up in the 2000’s doesnt mean i dont appreciate KRS, GZA, nas, jay, pun, big l, biggie, method, little brother, outkast, etc….
        soulja boy just plain stupid and musically/lyrically untalented

    32. I see now why he is so lyrically wack. His list was full of bullshit that i wouldnt even use as a frisbee. i dont care how young he is, 75% of that list is garbage and his explanation of why they made his list was even worse. he just made his self look like a ignant ass nigga.

    33. Damn, this website is dickriding Soulja Boy’s every statement. Fucking grow up. Pathetic. Ya I’m on the site, so?

    34. Don’t be fooled by marketing schemes, shit music is shit music and this dumbass sambo is an exact definition of it.
      This is coonery at it’s worst. Who the fuck cares if “he’s getting money”. That’s the most stupidest argument I’ve ever heard used to defend this type of shit…

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