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Ice, Ice, Baby
written by JusHH

So I’m on Allhiphop and I see Ice-T vs. Soulja Boy and of course my curiousity trumps my better judgment and I have to read what this is about. So first I watch what Ice-T said about Soulja on a mixtape.



After seeing it, my first reaction was, “oh my god, is that what I sound like?” “Am I like Ice-T?” If you’ve ever read any of my posts and comments you know that I’m not the biggest fan of many of today’s hottest artists or lack of lyricism but I was legitimately scared that I might be coming across like Ice-T. I re-read my letter to Soulja Boy (Soulja Boy Sincerely Yours) and some of my other contributions and was relieved to find that Ice and I aren’t drinking the same Tea (stupid pun, yes, but funny to me). In fact, I don’t disagree with Ice at all on this one and I’m riding with Mr. Superman himself. Minus some of the language I was impressed with his response.



Soulja Boy made some great points including how last year this time he was broke and was only making the music that he knew how to make. Forgive a High School kid for wanting to make a fun party record. And I think that’s where I have the biggest problem with Ice-T. Ice is 38 years old telling a 17 year old kid to “eat a d**k.” How ridiculous do you have to be to start a war of words with a kid who you yourself said, “could be his own son?” Plus, Ice is wrong, Soulja Boy isn’t killing Hip-Hop. Its not his fault soooo many people love that f**king dance and its not his fault that record executives won’t give talented emcees who don’t have gimmicks a deal. Then Soulja Boy made another excellent point; if Ice-T is truly an OG and thinks he’s “killing” Hip-Hop, then shouldn’t Ice do something more productive and help him be a better artist rather than tell him to “eat a d**k?” And he’s absolutely right. We all can’t just bitch and complain without offering some kind of solution and support because at the end of the day, everyone from Soulja Boy to Jeezy to Shawty Lo are just trying to make it. These dudes aren’t in the studio saying, “how can I make a record to disrespect Hip-Hop?” They are trying to stay out of the hood and life the live we are all trying to live.

Feeling the heat, Ice-T decided to release an “apology”.



Lovely. 25 seconds of apology for telling him to “eat a d**k” and 4 minutes and 6 seconds of equally disparaging remarks and ludicrous statements. There’s going to be repercussions for Soulja Boy for coming at you? Really Ice? He sounded so childish (again) and immature (again). And I love it when a person, while doing a YouTube spot, talks about how they “don’t even know why they bother to respond” as if they are too important for it. I’m sorry Ice-T but if you are going to take the time to edit a YouTube response, then you don’t qualify for the “I’m to big for this” category. And just when you thought it couldn’t get more ridiculous, at the end you see Ice’s 16 year old son tell Soulja Boy to “eat a d**k”. Good job, dad. Way to set the example.

So after all of the accomplishments that Ice-T has made during his long career, he decided to start a beef with a minor. I don’t know what’s worse, Ice-T starting this or him actually losing the intellectual battle? Props to Soulja Boy for standing hall and defending himself. Oh and Ice, I know you feel that Soulja Boy isn’t on your level but let me use this one statistic to show that you might be past your prime and may not have the same pull that you had in 1991. Your two videos were viewed (at the time this was written) by 141,878 people. Soulja Boy’s respone? 744,049.

Yeah, let’s try not to look like a bitter old man next time you want to defend Hip-Hop. You set good folks like JusHH back at least 6 months.