Kanye West Defends Soulja Boy

In a recent blog entry Kanye West defended newcomer Soulja Boy against Ice-T's comment, that he killed hip-hop. Here's what he had to say:

Soulja boy is fresh ass hell and is actually the true meaning of what hip hop is sposed to be. He came from the hood, made his own beats, made up a new saying, new sound and a new dance with one song. He had all of America rapping this summer. If that ain’t Hip Hop then what is? A bunch of wannabe keep it real rappers that ain’t even relevant, recycling samples trying to act like it’s 96 again and all they do is hate on new shit? Niggas always talk about the golden age but for a 13 year old kid, this is the golden age!!! That song was so dope cause everything he said had a hidden meaning… that’s Nas level shit… he just put it over some steel drums which is also some Nas shit if you had the 2nd album cassette with the bonus track “Silent Murder” on it. In closing… new niggas get ya money$$$$$$$$$$ Keep this shit fresh and original…. ain’t no fuckin’ rules to this shit and that’s what real hip hop is to me. - Kanye West

I agree with him and I have always congratulated Soulja Boy on his success, I'm just personally not into that garbage he calls music. If I had to take a side it would be Ice-T's, and speaking of Ice-T he responded again to Soulja Boy, check it out below:

SMH, I'm going to leave this one alone.