Soulja Boy started the year off with a bang, but now he
might have to spend the rest of year (and a few more) in a jail cell. On
January 23 the rapper was charged with felony weapons possession charges and
one misdemeanor count of receiving stolen property. Although the “Crank Dat”
singer, whose real name is DeAndre Cortez Way, plead not guilty at a hearing on
Monday but has to return to court on February 28.
According to Rolling Stone
Magazine, LAPD raided his house on December 15th. The rapper, who
glamourizes powerful guns and is even naming him new album after one (Draco),
was on probation from a previous firearms charge and had been ordered not to
possess any weapons. However, law enforcement reportedly found Soulja Boy with
a Mini Draco AR-IS assault weapon and a Glock 21 handgun, according to the
D.A.'s office. Prosecutors said one of the firearms had been reported stolen
from a police vehicle in Huntington Beach, California.
Now the Turn My Swag
On artist is facing felony counts of a possession of an assault weapon, a
possession of a firearm in violation of probation, and one misdemeanor count of
receiving stolen property. Soulja boy seems to be in good spirits since the
news broke because he doesn’t appear to be breaking a sweat. He’s tweeting
things like “God is great” and “Finishing my new album. Send beats. #Draco”. If
the rapper-turned-entrepreneur is really worth the millions he claims he is he
may very well get off the hook for these new charges.
Soulja Boy has recently been making headlines for causing
internet beef with more relevant celebrities. Late last year it was Quavo from
the rap group Migos. Before the first week of the year even ended Soulja Boy
started a beef with Chris Brown over model (and most famously Brown’s ex)
Karreuche Tran. Soulja Boy claimed that the Loyal
singer threatened him about liking Karreuche’s Instagram posts. Although
Chris denied ever starting beef with Soulja Boy, the argument did escalate and
the two came to an agreement to fight it out in a celebrity charity boxing
match. Floyd Mayweather will be on Soulja Boy’s side while Mike Tyson is
training Chris Brown. Mike Tyson even made a diss track along with a music
video trash talking Soulja Boy. There haven’t been many details released on the
boxing match but it is surely gearing up to be the fight of the century.
By Rikkaya Wilson
Source: http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/soulja-boy-charged-with-felony-firearm-possession-w462497
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