Soulja Boy's Album Removed From Streaming For Copyright Complaint

BYLavender AlexandriaPublished on August 21, 20232.6K Views

MALIBU, CALIFORNIA - JULY 28: Souija Boy attends his 33rd birthday celebration on July 28, 2023 in Malibu, California. (Photo by Andrew J Cunningham/Getty Images)

The rapper said he might be done working with producers in a new tweet.

Navigating copyright in the streaming era has been difficult for many artists and many content creators who cover music. There has also been a long-turbulent relationship between rappers and the producers who help create their songs. All of that came together for Soulja Boy recently when one of his albums was taken off streaming. "My album “Soulja Season” was taken off DSPs because of a copyright claim from a producer I purchased the beat from 100% this is the third time this happened," he explained in a Tweet earlier today.

While he doesn't specify which song was claimed or who the producer is, it's clearly tainted his approach to working with them. "First “Biggest Opp” then “BigDraco3”This may be my last time working with producers. They messing it for all producers!" Soulja Boy explains. As of today. much of the album is still available to stream. Only the closing track "2 Seater," which features G$ Lil Ronnie is unavailable. Fans won't have much difficulty finding new Soulja Boy music to listen to though, the rapper has already released three new album this year. Alongside Soulja Season he's also dropped Swag 5 and Soulja World 3.

Soulja Boy Talks Producer Copyright Claims

Like many this year, Soulja Boy took the time to celebrate the 50th anniversary of rap music. But through his own lens, he wanted more credit for the influence he's had over the genre since his debut. “When I came in the game they said I killed hip hop. But really, I birthed the new wave of hip hop with internet/streaming. Ahead of my time," he explained in a tweet.

All of this is unfolding as the rapper deals with some pretty intense legal battles. He reportedly owes over $1 million in unpaid taxes and a judge recently told him he needed to change where he lived. What do you think of Soulja Boy's predicament with producers having his music taken down? Let us know in the comment section below.

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Lavender Alexandria

Lavender Alexandria is a music and culture journalist based in Los Angeles, California. She’s covered dozens of musical genres and styles from the most mainstream to the most experimental and underground on her blog and accompanying YouTube channel that looks at music, pop culture, and Billboard charts since 2017: Lav’s Music Corner. Lavender has produced editorial and listicle content both in written and video form over the past far years and has also interviewed up-and-coming artists like Censored Dialogue. Her experiences covering culture have taken her from Hyperpop parties in LA to underground rap shows in Atlanta, to DIY punk shows in Charlotte. Lavender has also written for iHeartRadio, covering some of the biggest artists in Hip Hop such as Ice Spice, Drake, Doja Cat and Cardi B. She also has bylines with ScreenRant and continues to write for Ringtone magazine. Lavender is a lifelong Charlotte Hornets fan and her favorite rap artists include Clipping, Little Simz, Earl Sweatshirt, and Kendrick Lamar.