Soulja Boy the Author....

[Sucio]

I must admit....this kid's a beast...

I respect the kid's hustle, regardless of the quality of music he puts out.....

People are hating on dude for putting out a book titled, "Teenage Millionaire - Deandre Way".


Read a comment on facebook saying they're surprised he could even read/write...
I tend to think that people have this misconception that most rappers/hip-hop artists are ignorant.

I'm actually defending him in that aspect...He may be a smart kid.....No one knows except those who are close to him...

But here's one the articles I found... http://www.hiphoprx.com/2010/01/25/...uthor-releasing-new-book-teenage-millionaire/

 

[Relic]

He may in fact be highly intelligent, I heard he got good grades and everything , thing is he portrays himself as a fuckin hood ass dumb fuck in his music, I couldnt even understand all that shit he has saying in Crank Dat for months and prolly still cant.
If you come off as a dumb fuck thats what people are going to see you as.

 

[Sucio]

Exactly.....

 

[Sucio]

I'm actually happy for the kid...the kid is doing well for himself...has a huge following and appears to emulate lil wayne with all the tats...

I think he sucks musically, but he did all that with basically nothing.... good for him...

 

[Relic]

Oh he has the younger crowd on lock, the clubs as well no doubt gotta give him props there, hes simply not an emcee though imo.
If he is so smart why not write some lyrics that are blazing combining his form of ebonics with str8 up knowledge? Then he would get more respect as a rapper from me, not that he gives a fuck about me or what I say, Im still in my bedroom and he's world touring so I guess that says it all doesnt it?
When keepin it real goes wrong and all...lol

 

[Pug]

Crank dat!

 

[Sucio]

Exactly...Mr. Relic..

Why switch up his style if the game isn't asking him to do it?

He doesn't have the ability to change the game....But writing a book may show people he's not the idiot people think he is........or it may do the opposite..

 

[LDB]

Real talk.....you can't be an IDIOT and be rich in the music industry! It's simply not possible.......now you can throw your money away on idiotic shit....that doesn't necessarily make you an idiot though. And actually what we might refer to as "idiotic shit" may be simply toys to the rich. If you had anything you want at the present you'd probably make a few "idiotic" purchases as well...it's nothing when you got it to spend. Sometimes the rich buy shit just because they can!

Now Gucci Mane....he's an idiot....in jail every freakin' time one of his albums drops on some dumb shit. Oh, he has show money when he's out but as far as album sales....NOPE!

Plies! Far from an idiot....plays one on record to make the money but dude is HIGHLY educated! Many of the artist that were signed to No Limit back in the day were HIGHLY educated. The played thugz on wax because thugs were buying there records. I toured with them in the southeast so I can attest that most of them were seriously smart business men.

 

[Sucio]

Yep....Exactly my point....


Sometimes I think you have to be a genius to make such ignorant/simple music....Because you have to literally dumb down your IQ just to do it...some people just don't have it...