Souljah Boy

Souljah Boy grew up in a house of love and Christian principals. He was spiritually raised in church where he learned to play the drums. He was a music lover at a young age. He watched his relatives play musical instruments and sing and was brought up in a family of professional musicians. At the age of five, it became clear to see that Souljah Boy was destined to be an entertainer. Growing up, Souljah Boy’s musical influences were Kurtis Blow, the Sugar Hill Gang, Roger Troutman, Run DMC, James Brown and Michael Jackson. During Souljah Boy’s musical awakening, his family moved to California in hopes to expose him to other aspects of the entertainment industry. He decided that he too would one day be like his idols that he imitated so meticulously. His mother, recognizing her son’s God-gifted talent, struggled to keep him involved in modeling and acting while holding her family together. Accepting his blessing, he was determined to be a star. He hung around Universal Studios in California where his talent was noticed by executives who encouraged him to persue his career but a family emergency in Cleveland, Ohio made it impossible to take advantage of the connection. At the age of thirteen, Souljah Boy’s family moved back to Cleveland where he began singing and beat box’n at various venues such as festivals, house parties and pep rallies.

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