Soulja Boy Relentlessly Trolls Drake & Plies Over Their Recent Legal Filings

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Plies caught most of the mockery, but Drake got his fair share as well.

If there's anything that has been made crystal clear over these last few days is that filing legal documents against other rappers is a major no-no. Especially when it comes to artists of Drake's caliber. Well, him and his team made that exact mistake, as the Canadian megastar is currently taking action against his own entertainment group, UMG, as well as Spotify and iHeartRadio. It's all in relation to Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us," with Drizzy looking to prove that UMG and the streaming service have been artificially boosting stream. Additionally, he's accusing the corporation of defamation because they allowed the ped*phile claims to make their way onto the viral diss track.

Also making others aware of how disgraceful it is to choose papers over bars is Plies. The veteran Florida rapper recently filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against Megan Thee Stallion, GloRilla, Cardi B, and Soulja Boy, according to AllHipHop. He is alleging that the latter's "Pretty Boy Swag" beat is the exact same as his 2008 track, "Me & My Goons." Just to clarify, the three femcees are in this suit due to Big Glo sampling the instrumental from Soulja on her record, "Wanna Be."

Throughout the course of his career, Soulja Boy has not been one to play with. He's going to respond and call out his contemporaries no matter what. In fact, we saw just how far he will go earlier this year with Metro Boomin. Overall, the "Crank That" star is not too happy with Plies' approach, labeling him broke and affirming that the "Pretty Boy Swag" beat is original.

But it wasn't just Plies catching heat, though. Drake, someone who Soulja seems to have a pretty wishy-washy relationship with, made sure to send some shots his way. "Draaake?" he said making a funny calllback to his viral Breakfast Club interview. "I know that n**** Drake ain’t out here suing n****s. Ain’t no way. I told y’all, you see the n**** Plies start suing a n****…" The Boy is not going to be in the clear for a while and maybe not ever, especially if he loses his case.

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Zachary Horvath is one of the Music Freelance News Writers at HotNewHipHop and has held that title since August 2023. Prior to this position, he held another freelance gig covering local high school football, girls and boys varsity basketball, in addition to recapping Cleveland Cavaliers games remotely. He's taken the previous experience and used it to become a jack of all trades at HotNewHipHop. Zach has thoroughly enjoyed tackling some of the trending topics in sports, with a larger focus on hip-hop and pop culture. Some of those include Bronny James's draft stock, a multitude of angles swirling around the Drake and Kendrick Lamar beef, as well as Diddy's arrest and lawsuits. Separate from the headlines that everyone wants to hear about, he was fortunate enough to help spread Zaytoven's current thoughts at the time around mid-December in 2023. Even though being able to give his expertise on these stories is fulfilling, being able to share his passion for releases trumps that ever so slightly. Having the chance to express his excitement indirectly about what he thinks our readers should be checking out/revisiting grows his passion for writing that much more.
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