It’s official, Soulja Boy has set a record for digital downloads- 3 million sold. How those downloads are computed, and which services are being tracked (Itunes, Amazon.com, Rhapsody.com) is beyond me.
Now Soulja Boy’s gunning for that number 1 spot. MTV News spoke to him:
“I’m Grammy-nominated. If I look at the new list and I compare myself to all 10 of the artists and some don’t add up, I’ll be like, ‘Wow. I should be #1 if it’s right now. I’m #1.” Soulja Boy was more candid when asked how he ranks specifically against alumni of the first Hottest MCs list, like Weezy, ‘Ye and Jay-Z. “Right now, yes [I’m hotter than them],” he answered as their names were read to him one by one. He said he is the best-selling online, highest-ranking on the Web and the most publicized rapper worldwide right now. “Today, January — whatever the date this is — 2008, yes [I am the hottest],” SB emphasized.
Whoah.
January 22nd, 2008 at 9:03 pm
If A=B, B=C, then A=C.
A=Soulja Boy
B=get 13 year old girls excited about your music
C=Hottest Rapper out
January 23rd, 2008 at 1:27 pm
This is ridiculous, Soulja Boy is a disgrace to hip-hop and is not even a talented mc. he album is super lame and he is probably gonna fade out just like M.I.M.S., just another washed up label made “rapper”.
January 23rd, 2008 at 9:07 pm
ok 4 people dat don’t understand…
Okay, he is not the BEST but he is the HOTTEST. there is a big difference.
and he is so everyone dat don’t like him u haterz ain’t finna drive him away. he crunk and gettin dat paper.
January 24th, 2008 at 5:55 pm
hi souljah boy im yur biggessssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssstfannnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnaka bow#11111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111
January 24th, 2008 at 8:03 pm
MAN HOW COULD ANY BODY FIX THEIR MOUTH TO EVEN ASK THAT DAMN ?.MAN WHO IN THE HELL WOULD MAKE A SONG ABOUT A DAMN REPORT CARD?HE SHOULD HAVE STUCK TO SUPER MAN FOREAL BK IT’S JUST NOT WORKING FOR ME.MAN THAT DUDE AINT GOT NOTHING GOOD GOING FOR HIS SELF BUT 2 DAMN SONGS SUPERMAN SOLDIER GIRL OTHER THAN THAT HE AINT GOT **~# HE AINT %~~*%%$ HOTTTT NOT AT ALL NOW SOMEBODY WHO IS HOTTTTTTTTTT IS P-DIDDY NOW IF YOU WOULD HAVE SAID THAT IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A DIFFERENT THANG BUT ALL I CAN SAY IS HE GONE MAKE HIS MONEY OFF OF PEOPLE WHO STUPID AND DUMN AND LISTEN TO HIS SONG BU ME I JUST TURN THE CHANNEL STR8 UP….
January 24th, 2008 at 8:05 pm
MANN HE AINT ???*….
January 30th, 2008 at 5:08 pm
someone choke him with his $~? and do us all a favor!!!!
March 9th, 2008 at 4:50 pm
hell no he is some straight up @SS
May 7th, 2008 at 1:49 pm
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