KANYE STANDS UP FOR SOULJA BOY

“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… Ain’t no fuckin’ rules to this shit and that’s what real hip hop is to me.” –Kanye West, IF YOU'RE NOT FAMILIAR WITH THE WHOLE ICE-T vs. SOULJA BOY TELL 'EM BEEF, THEN READ ON...AFTER THE JUMP!

Ever since Soulja Boy Tell’em entered the hip-hop realm, his place there has been questioned and his creativity scrutinized. But it looks like he’s finally had enough. Soulja Boy is hitting back, in a vlog battle with Ice-T.

It all started last week, when DJ Cisco’s Urban Legend mixtape was released and contained some pretty harsh words from Ice-T directed toward Soulja Boy, at one point telling him to “eat a di–” and blaming him for “singlehandedly killing hip-hop.” Ouch.

Two days later, the gloves were officially off when Soulja Boy posted his own response video, in which he laughs throughout and constantly refers to Ice-T’s age, repeatedly calling him an “old-ass n—a” (six times, we counted). Although he seems to be joking for most of the video’s seven-and-a-half minutes, Soulja Boy does have some serious moments in which he acknowledges Ice-T’s influence on hip-hop (calling him a legend), but also says that times have changed, and he’s doing what he has to in order to support his family. Soulja Boy, tell him!

Another two days went by, and another response video surfaced. On June 22, Ice-T posted a video apologizing to Soulja Boy for telling him to “eat a di–,” but still making it a point to say that his music is “garbage.” Ice-T says this isn’t an old-school vs. new-school or East Coast vs. West Coast war, though he warns that there will be ramifications for Soulja Boy from the West. Check out the debate at the Roundtable when MTV labeled the hottest mc's in the game.

Whose side are you on? Should Ice-T retire and quit whining like a cranky old man? Or are Soulja Boy and his fellow ringtone rappers the death of hip-hop?