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Soulja Boy Sexual Abuse Lawsuit To Move Forward After New Court Decision

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Soulja Boy’s former personal assistant (and ex-girlfriend) took a small victory in court on Wednesday when a judge ruled her lawsuit against him can move forward. Santa Monica Superior Court Judge Mark H. Epstein denied a motion by Soulja Boy’s attorneys to dismiss multiple causes of action in the lawsuit brought by the plaintiff, including gender violence, a hostile work environment and negligence. She alleges she was sexually abused by the rapper over a period of nearly two years. The former assistant, whose identity is concealed under the “Jane Doe” name, originally filed her lawsuit in 2021.

“Way [Soulja Boy] seems to contend that he owes plaintiff no duties outside the employment relationship.” Epstein wrote. “The court is not sure what defendant means. If defendant means that he did not owe plaintiff a duty not to sexually assault her, the argument is frivolous. If it is something else, the court does not know what it is. Similarly meritless is the argument that the sexual assault had nothing to do with gender,” he continued.

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Lawsuit Against Soulja Boy Will Move Forward Thanks To New Ruling

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LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 15: Soulja Boy performs at halftime of a basketball game between the Los Angeles Clippers and the Golden State Warriors at Crypto.com Arena on March 15, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Allen Berezovsky/Getty Images)

Jane Doe alleged that she endured severe sexual, physical, and emotional abuse while working for him from late 2018 through much of 2020. The claims include sexual battery, physical assault, false imprisonment and withholding wages. She alleged that much of her work during the 18-month employment period went uncompensated.

According to the suit, Doe’s duties included cooking and bringing food and snacks to Soulja Boy, carrying personal belongings or luggage, styling his hair, driving him and handling travel plans. The rapper paid her $500 weekly, per the filing. Additionally, Doe claims she worked seven days a week, 20 hours daily. She stated that the abuse began shortly after Soulja Boy hired her. It escalated into a pattern of violence and included instances where she was locked in a room without basic necessities. Soulja Boy has denied the allegations, calling them “untrue” through his representatives. However, the plaintiff’s legal team have argued that the treatment left her “physically and emotionally traumatized,” opting to seek accountability through the legal process. This latest development in Soulja Boy’s case comes shortly after he mocked both Drake and Plies for recent legal actions they’ve taken. There is not yet a trial date.

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

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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.”

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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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Plies’ Lawyer Denies Claim That New Lawsuit Is Targeting Black Women

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Plies isn’t playing around. The rapper decided to sue a host of superstars on November 6 on the grounds that they unlawfully sampled one of his songs. The superstars named in the copyright infringement suit include Megan Thee Stallion, GloRilla and Soulja Boy. Most of the talk surrounding the suit, however, has revolved around Megan and GloRilla. Fans of both artists have flocked to IG comment sections to deride Plies for his perceived attack towards Black women. The backlash has been so severe, in fact, that the rapper’s lawyer has issued a statement.

Aaron J. Thornton assured the public that his client, Plies, has no vendetta against Megan Thee Stallion or GloRilla. He actually wants the labels to pay out, given what he believes is a lack of proper procedure. “This lawsuit isn’t a strategically timed attack against Black women,” Thornton wrote. “Plies has said a lot of meaningful and important things in support of Black women.” The lawyer that posited that the rapper is wanting to be properly compensated by the powers that be. Not the artists who paid tribute to him by allegedly sampling his work.

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Plies Claims To Be Fans Of Both Megan And GloRilla

“This is a lawsuit where the first name up who has the actual pockets here is Universal Music Group,” Thornton asserted. “My communication is directed to the record labels, the people who actually own the music.” The lawyer went on to assure fans that Plies has the utmost respect for Megan Thee Stallion and GloRilla as artists. “The artists are wonderful artists,” he concluded. “This isn’t an attack on any of these artists.” The lawsuit may have been recently filed, but Plies has already gotten pushback from Megan’s producer, LilJuMadeDaBeat.

Lil Ju made the beat for “Wanna Be,” and he claimed that he actually sampled a Soulja Boy song. “‘My Dougie’ came it in 2006, ‘Me & My Goons’ came in in 2008,” the producer tweeted. “Big E the producer of ‘My Dougie’ credited on ‘Wanna Be.’” LilJuMadeDaBeat’s claim regarding the release dates of these respective songs does call into question the validity of Plies’ claim. The rapper has yet to respond to Lil Ju, however.

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Plies Is Reportedly Suing Cardi B, Megan Thee Stallion, And GloRilla For Alleged Copyright Infringement

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Lawsuits pop up just about every day in the music world, it seems, and now “Hawk Tuah” rapper Plies has added to the pile: TMZ reports Plies is suing Cardi B, Megan Thee Stallion, GloRilla, and Soulja Boy, naming them in a lawsuit that alleges copyright infringement.

Per legal documents obtained by TMZ, Plies alleges elements of his 2008 song “Me & My Goons” were used in Soulja Boy’s “Pretty Boy Swag,” as well as GloRilla and Megan’s “Wanna Be” (and the Cardi-featuring remix). Named as defendants in the suit are Megan’s Hot Girl Productions, Soulja’s former imprint Collipark Productions, Universal Music Group, Collective Music Group, and Interscope.

“Wanna Be” producer LilJuMadeDaBeat has since chimed in on the lawsuit. His position, as HotNewHipHop notes, is that “Wanna Be” credits its sample to Big E, producer of 2006’s “My Dougie.” He explained, “My Dougie came it in 2006, Me & My Goons came it in 2008. Big E the producer of ‘My Dougie’ is credited on Wanna B. For the Record Pretty Boy Swag is a remake of My Dougie as well. Soulja Boy is on the My Dougie Remix. Me & My Goons literally not even the single for that Plies album.”

So far, nobody else has publicly acknowledged the lawsuit.

Megan Thee Stallion’s Producer Claps Back At Plies Copyright Lawsuit

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The world may be processing the U.S. election, but Plies is filing lawsuits. The veteran rapper made waves on November 6 when he sued Megan Thee Stallion, GloRilla and Soulja Boy. He alleged that the artists stole elements of his 2008 song “Me & My Goons” without clearing it with him. Plies is seeking damages for this alleged copyright infringement, which also names Megan Thee Stallion’s label Hot Girl Productions and Soulja’s Collipark Productions. Now, however, Megan’s producer is firing back at the rapper.

LilJuMadeDaBeat, the producer behind the Megan Thee Stallion and GloRilla song at the heart of the lawsuit, took to social media on Wednesday night. He claimed that “Wanna Be,” the song in question, properly credits its sample to Big E. Lil Ju noted that Plies’ song came out in 2008, while “My Dougie,” the Soulja Boy song also named in the suit, came out in 2006. The producer claims that the original of the song elements is actually Big E, the man who produced Soulja’s single. “‘My Dougie’ came it in 2006, ‘Me & My Goons’ came in in 2008,” he tweeted. “Big E the producer of ‘My Dougie’ credited on ‘Wanna Be.’”

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Lil Ju took things a step further by poking additional holes in Plies’ lawsuit. Megan Thee Stallion’s producer noted that Soulja Boy’s “Pretty Boy Swag” is also a remake of “My Dougie.” He also claimed the Plies song in question doesn’t even derive from the album Plies said it did. “‘Me & My Goons literally not even the single from that Plies album,” he posited. The producer raises some compelling points, in so much as Plies couldn’t sue Soulja Boy if Soulja’s song came out before his. Furthermore, Lil Ju appears to be confident that he covered his bases in terms of his own sample credits.

It makes sense that Plies would want a chunk of “Wanna Be,” however. The single was everywhere when it dropped in April. It peaked at number 11 on the Billboard Hot 100, making it GloRilla’s biggest single as a lead artist to date. It also proved to be another smash for Megan Thee Stallion after “HISS” topped the charts in January. The song even received a remix featuring Cardi B.

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Plies Sues Megan Thee Stallion, Cardi B, GloRilla AND Soulja Boy For Copyright Infringement

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Maybe Plies is still hot over Kamala losing the election.

Nobody really knows what prompted the Florida rapper to come for the hottest female rappers in the game, but no one’s neck was left unchecked. According to court documents obtained by TMZ, Plies has filed copyright infringement lawsuits today (November 6) against Megan, Glo and Cardi for their unauthorized use of his 2008 “Me & My Goons” track. Big Draco also felt the wrath too, for his unauthorized use of the same track on his Soulja Boy anthem “Pretty Boy Swag”.

Megan and GloRilla’s collaboration on “Wanna Be” did numbers this year, sparking a summertime remix with Cardi B, but now Plies names all of the above in his lawsuit. Soulja’s use of the song dates back to 2010, but that didn’t make him exempt from the “Bust It Baby” rapper’s legal wrath.

Plies’lawsuit names Meg’s Hot Girl Productions, Soulja’s former imprint Collipark Productions as well as Universal Music Group, Collective Music Group and Interscope as defendants.

TheSource.com will update this story as more details develop.

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Soulja Boy Gives Flowers To Ludacris For Flying A Plane Before Him

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Soulja Boy is not a humble rapper. He doesn’t like to give peers their due, and oftentimes will start fights just to garner attention. There have been a few major exceptions, though. Soulja Boy apologized to Metro Boomin after he insulted the producer’s late mother. He acknowledged that he took things a bit too far with his social media comments. Now, Soulja Boy has given flowers to Ludacris. The circumstances in which he admitted being wrong are much less serious than the Metro situation, but we still have to give credit where it’s due.

The whole situation stemmed from a bold Soulja Boy claim. He makes a lot of them. He claimed that he was the first rapper to fly a plane during an Instagram video he posted on October 13. Ludacris saw the post, and left a thinking emoji, prompting fans to do some digging. It turns out, Ludacris had beaten the “Crank That” star to the punch. A scroll through Luda’s Instagram confirmed that he had flown a plane back in 2021. Soulja Boy could have easily gone off on Ludacris for stealing his thunder, and trying to make a feud out of effectively nothing. Instead, he took it in stride. “I just saw your video,” he replied. “You did it first.”

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Soulja Boy Admitted He Made A Mistake On IG

If this sounds like a more mature Soulja, it’s by design. The rapper admitted disappointment in himself following the aforementioned Metro Boomin debacle. The internet was pretty uniformly disappointed in Soulja Boy for his harsh comments, and he made a change. He tweeted out that he would be seeking professional help as a means of keeping his emotions in check. “I apologize to @MetroBoomin for over reacting over an old tweet,” he wrote. “Condolences to his mom. I’m going to seek therapy and anger management. I’m done responding to hate, new or old.”

This newfound maturity does not seemingly apply to everyone, though. After Diddy was arrested, Soulja Boy made it clear that he would not have tolerated any of the mogul’s alleged antics. “If Diddy ever tried me like any of these gay rappers I would have killed his b*tch a*s,” he tweeted. He also claimed to have a story about the night he spent with Diddy and Cassie, but has yet to share it publicly.

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ICYMI: Soulja Boy Sells Out Gramercy Theatre In NYC For His SODMG Tour

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Last week, Soulja Boy packed out Gramercy Theatre for the New York leg of his SODMG tour. The energy backstage was electric as media, press and friends flooded to support Soulja Boy. New York’s own comedian/rapper HolliTV was invited as Soulja Boy’s surprise guest and both turned up backstage before kicking off the show.

The crowd was restless with anticipation for Big Draco to take the stage and went ballistic when he walked out to “You Aint Bout That Action” before hitting fans with certified classic, “Turn My swag On.” Soulja Boy even jumped into the audience, briefly, showing love to his day ones. After playing his more recent records like “Rick & Morty,” Draco performed hits likes “Pretty Boy Swag,” before bringing HolliTV out on stage with him. Soulja Boy shined his spotlight on his friend and even played Holli’s new record “JULIO” for the crowd.

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After Holli’s guest appearance on stage, Soulja got right back to it with, “I Got Me Some Bapes,” followed by “All The Way Turnt Up.” The next song had female fans going crazy as Soulja Boy threw off his jacket and shirt before serenading the crowd with “Kiss Me Thru The Phone.” Draco made sure to end the night on a high with another one of his biggest hits, “Crank That.” Watching everyone on stage and in the crowd simultaneously “crank that” together made for an unforgettable evening. 

Immediately following his performance, The Source caught up with Soulja Boy backstage.

What’s your favorite song off your latest album Swag Season?

Soulja Boy: Favorite song off my latest album, I would have to say “Iguodala,” but really all of ’em. It’s really every song I’m working with, but like, “Iguodala,”, I just been vibing to that back to back. We finna drop a whole lot of different videos off that project. I got a new tape on the way too, I’m gonna drop it while I’m on tour.

So it’s dropping soon?

Soulja Boy: It’s dropping real soon. It’s called The Adventures of Soulja Boy and it’s coming to all streaming platforms. It’s gonna be crazy.

Any features on the project?

Soulja Boy: We gonna keep that on the low. It’s gonna be crazy though.

So this far in your career, when you look back and reflect, what’s the most important lesson you’ve learned?

Soulja Boy: Just have fun, keep your health first, and chase your dreams. I feel like I always knew what I wanted to do from the top. When you listen to other people, that’s when you get distracted from your goals. You should just focus and do what your mind tell you to do and not get distracted by other people.

You’re always innovating, whether it’s music, internet trends, game consoles – What’s next for Soulja Boy outside of music?

Soulja Boy: I got a video game on the way, so I came out with the video game console, but now I got the actual Soulja Boy video game coming. It’s gonna be crazy. Y’all stay tuned it’s gonna be coming real soon.

What’s been your favorite city on tour so far?

Soulja Boy: New York

Any crazy tour stories you could share with us?

Soulja Boy: I brought my man HolliTV out! I’m scrolling on the internet one day, like on TikTok and I’m just seeing this going viral like Don Julio- I’m like, ‘yo, bro, you gotta come to the show,’ and bro just popped out! I love seeing shit like that cause it remind me of when I came out with “Crank That” and was just going viral organically. It’s nothing better than just doing organic shit, organic music, it’s the best.

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Soulja Boy Teases “Crazy” Story About Hanging Out With Diddy And Cassie

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Diddy has become hip hop’s Jeffrey Epstein. The Bad Boy founder was ubiquitous to the genre for over three decades, and subsequently rubbed shoulders with every rapper who was even moderately hot for a time. Seriously. If you google Diddy + a rapper from 1991 to today, chances are high you’ll find multiple results. Soulja Boy is no exception. The influential rapper doesn’t have ties to Diddy’s harrowing “Freak Off” parties, but he told Twitter followers that he hung out with the mogul one time.

Soulja Boy provided some context, but remained purposely vague about what he saw and heard. “I got a good story about one time I was chillin with Diddy and Cassie,” he tweeted on September 24. The rapper then went into engagement mode, and asked followers if he should share. “Should I tell it,” he asked. It’s possible Soulja Boy is making something up for the sake of generating attention, but it’s also possible he did experience some disturbing Diddy behavior. He’d be part of a long, long list if so. Soulja claimed that he was shocked by the way the Bad Boy founder behaved in his company, given that they didn’t know each other well. “That n**ga said some crazy sh*t,” he claimed.

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Soulja Boy Previously Called Out Diddy’s Behavior

Soulja Boy has had plenty to say about the Diddy controversy. Prior to teasing his own experience, the rapper called out the mogul for his alleged crimes. He also told his followers that he would’ve physically attacked Diddy if Diddy tried to make any moves on him. “If Diddy ever tried me,” he tweeted. “Like any of these gay rappers I would have killed his b*tch a*s.” Soulja Boy had harsh words for Diddy well before the mogul was arrested. He called out the mogul and clowned his allegedly close relationship with Meek Mill. “I ain’t on that Meek Mill-Diddy sh*t,” he told IG Live viewers. “I ain’t on no Diddy sh*t, man.

This is far cry from the Soulja Boy who praised Diddy during a 2022 Instagram Live. The rapper told the fans that he was retiring from music to pursue a career as an actor. He then claimed to be working on a project with Revolt TV, the brand previously co-owned by Diddy. “2022,” he explained. “My new TV show coming out January 21 [with] Revolt TV, shout-out to P. Diddy.” The show, titled The Life of Draco, aired for a single season.

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Soulja Boy Puts Out “Swag Season” For His 34th Birthday

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Soulja Boy, born DeAndre Cortez Way on July 28, 1990, recently celebrated turning 34 years old! HNHH wishes the Chicago, Illinois rapper a happy belated birthday and from what we have seen online, it seems he’s been celebrating big time! The self-proclaimed first rapper to do everything in the industry is doing Big Draco things like copping the all-new Tesla Cybertruck. He also put on a performance at SeaWorld alongside Bow Wow. But perhaps the biggest thing Soulja Boy has done over the weekend was put out his new album Swag Season on his day of birth. This marks the second project release for him, as it follows up on Swag 6 from February.

Swag Season could be a slight sequel to 2023’s Soulja Season, a much shorter tape in comparison. That sits at nine songs at just 22 minutes and 12 seconds in length. However, Soulja Boy really ups the ante here, bringing out 24 cuts with a 55-minute runtime. Looking back at his singles catalog as of late, it seems that Swag Season is full of brand-new material. It makes sense though, considering the fact that Soulja announced this project would be coming back on July 12 via social media. Across the album, you are getting signature Draco, meaning loads of brags, confidence, and arrogance.

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Swag Season– Soulja Boy

Swag Season Tracklist:

  1. C4
  2. Damn
  3. Drip Check
  4. Iguodala
  5. Tornado Arm
  6. Big Check
  7. Gas
  8. Balling Like Jordan
  9. Cold Boy Summer
  10. Rick Owens
  11. Foreign
  12. Locked In
  13. Again
  14. Drop That
  15. Like That
  16. My Phone Ringing
  17. G-Lock
  18. Pack Touchdown
  19. So Much Money
  20. You Aint Steppin Like Me
  21. I Can Buy Anything
  22. Crank You
  23. Bad B**** Party
  24. Blastin

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