Soulja Boy, inspired by J. Cole’s recent recollections of initially being a “hater” of the “Crank That” rapper, has been in a reflective mood lately. Recently he recalled another artist who was skeptical at first: Snoop Dogg.
Over the weekend, SB took to social media to share how devastated he was that the Doggfather wasn’t feeling him at first.
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“When I first came out, [Snoop] was like, ‘”Crank That”? What is this [bullshit]?’
“It hurt my soul,” Soulja continued. “I wanted to cry. I was 17 at the time. This is my idol telling me telling me that I suck! I’m like, what the [fuck]?”
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But the story had a happy ending.
“And then I met Snoop Dogg in person, and he was like, ‘Man, my bad. … I didn’t understand the song when it first came out. Now I jam to that shit.'”
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“I always just had a soft spot in my heart for the [people] that hated,” Soulja concluded. “Because I’ve always been hated on.”
You can see the whole monologue below.
Soulja Boy remembers initial criticism from Snoop Dogg "hurt my soul" https://t.co/3Yh0bOWXIApic.twitter.com/3O0xi8NOXL
— HipHopDX (@HipHopDX) November 5, 2023
Soulja’s trip down memory lane was sparked by Cole’s comments on a recent episode of Lil Yachty’s A Safe Space podcast.
Around the time Soulja Boy came out, I don’t know how this happened but, I had a realization within myself ’cause I’m hearing that shit and I’m like ‘Man this shit, Soulja Boy tell em”, ” the “She Knows” rapper revealed.
“Sounds crazy to say now ’cause it’s such a classic to me. But at that time I had resistance. Similar to when you came out and your class came out, I had resistance. ‘Nah that’s not the thing that I love. Like what? Y’all fucking with this?’ I was one of them. But there was a part of me that had a realization. I was proud of myself for this realization. So I was like ‘Bruh, you a hater. Like, yo you are literally hating. You know you like this shit.’”
In response, however, the “Kiss Me Through The Phone” rapper interpreted J. Cole’s comments as him continuing to be a “hater” today, and he took to Twitter to air out his grievances.
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N-ggaz always hated on me nothing new. Him and big sean was on some hating shit. But fuck them im still lit,” he wrote. “Aye bruh don’t speak on me @JColeNC I’m not lil pump, drake, or none of these rapper niggaz. On God.”
