Ice-T Explains How His Beef With Soulja Boy Originated

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Rapper/musician Ice-T of musical group Body Count attends the GRAMMY Gift Lounge during the 60th Annual GRAMMY Awards at Madison Square Garden on January 27, 2018 in New York City.
Ice-T has stories and theories.

Soulja Boy has found himself in a few feuds over the years but nothing is as legendary as his beef with Ice-T. The two rappers went at it early on in Soulja Boy's career when Ice-T said that the "Crank Dat" rapper singlehandedly killed hip-hop. There's likely a case to be made behind that but the back-and-forth that ensued following Ice-T's statements probably had a major role in technologies infiltration of rap beefs. However, it looks like the beef may have occurred by accident. 

Ice-T recently sat down with Ebro where he dove into his former feud with Soulja Boy over a decade ago. Apparently, it all started with a mixtape that he was doing for some ex-associates. Those associates had the rapper in the booth and agitating him by telling him that people would rather listen to Soulja Boy or Hurricane Chris. Unfortunately, this resulted in Ice-T getting angry in the studio and telling Soulja Boy to "eat a d*ck."

The thing is Ice-T didn't expect that little rant to go anywhere but it ended up as the intro to the mixtape he was working on. That's when things went South and thus began the feud with Soulja Boy. Although things have de-escalated since then, Ice-T did reveal that he now takes extra precaution when he's in the studio.

Peep the clip below around the 36:33 mark. 


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Aron A. is a features editor for HotNewHipHop. Beginning his tenure at HotNewHipHop in July 2017, he has comprehensively documented the biggest stories in the culture over the past few years. Throughout his time, Aron’s helped introduce a number of buzzing up-and-coming artists to our audience, identifying regional trends and highlighting hip-hop from across the globe. As a Canadian-based music journalist, he has also made a concerted effort to put spotlights on artists hailing from North of the border as part of Rise & Grind, the weekly interview series that he created and launched in 2021. Aron also broke a number of stories through his extensive interviews with beloved figures in the culture. These include industry vets (Quality Control co-founder Kevin "Coach K" Lee, Wayno Clark), definitive producers (DJ Paul, Hit-Boy, Zaytoven), cultural disruptors (Soulja Boy), lyrical heavyweights (Pusha T, Styles P, Danny Brown), cultural pioneers (Dapper Dan, Big Daddy Kane), and the next generation of stars (Lil Durk, Latto, Fivio Foreign, Denzel Curry). Aron also penned cover stories with the likes of Rick Ross, Central Cee, Moneybagg Yo, Vince Staples, and Bobby Shmurda.
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