Soulja Boy Performs At Rolling Loud To Seemingly Low Energy Crowd, Twitter Reacts

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While many on social media believe that the crowd wasn't vibing with Soulja, some suggested that the crowd is muted in the official broadcasted recordings.

Soulja Boy recently performed at Rolling Loud Los Angeles, and people say the crowd was pretty dead. Moreover, a particular clip went around social media of Soulja performing his track "Rick & Morty," a viral offering. However, in the recording, you can't really hear the crowd screaming lyrics back at him or engaging with the performance. As one Twitter user posted, "there is not a single phone in sight for [Soulja Boy]." Still, some people pointed out in comments and reply sections that, in some recordings for concerts, they mute the crowd mics while the artist is performing.

Furthermore, that's exactly what's heard in the clip at the very end, where the rap pioneer instructs the crowd to "make some motherf***in' noise, man." Regardless of whether people actually got hyped up to the performance, it's fair to say that he's more known for his influence than his present contributions these days. In fact, saying the Atlanta-bred artist was the first to do "x" rap achievement is basically a meme at this point. As such, people seemed much more excited during renditions of classics like "All The Way Turnt Up" by Roscoe Dash featuring Soulja.

Soulja Boy Performs At Rolling Loud

Meanwhile, the "Crank Dat" artist recently made headlines for things curiously outside his wheelhouse or own career. For example, he expressed support for Megan Thee Stallion following her victorious case against Tory Lanez, who shot Meg back in 2020. Moreover, he called out Lanez in the process. “You want to shoot b***hes in the feet n***a?" he said on IG Live. "Yous a p***y n***a. And when you get from jail n***a you know where I’m at. You got a problem n***a I’ll beat your b***h a** n***a. Don’t never rap over none of my beats, don’t never freestyle over none of my beats. You trash n***a. Your music trash.”

Certainly some strong words from Soulja. Sure, some people clowned it for not really being his business, but it seemed like everyone was giving their opinion anyway. Elsewhere, he recently got involved in a spat with Boosie Badazz as well over comments about straight rappers. Regardless of the oddity of that exchange, check out reactions to the Rolling Loud LA performance down below. Also, as always, log back into HNHH for the latest updates and news on Soulja Boy and more notable performance moments.

Twitter Reacts To The Rolling Loud Crowd

About The Author
Gabriel Bras Nevares is a staff writer for HotNewHipHop. He joined HNHH while completing his B.A. in Journalism & Mass Communication at The George Washington University in the summer of 2022. Born and raised in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Gabriel treasures the crossover between his native reggaetón and hip-hop news coverage, such as his review for Bad Bunny’s hometown concert in 2024. But more specifically, he digs for the deeper side of hip-hop conversations, whether that’s the “death” of the genre in 2023, the lyrical and parasocial intricacies of the Kendrick Lamar and Drake battle, or the many moving parts of the Young Thug and YSL RICO case. Beyond engaging and breaking news coverage, Gabriel makes the most out of his concert obsessions, reviewing and recapping festivals like Rolling Loud Miami and Camp Flog Gnaw. He’s also developed a strong editorial voice through album reviews, think-pieces, and interviews with some of the genre’s brightest upstarts and most enduring obscured gems like Homeboy Sandman, Bktherula, Bas, and Devin Malik.
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