Rapper Soulja Boy responded to criticisms of his decision to perform at the Crypto Ball in Washington D.C. ahead of the inauguration for President-elect Donald Trump.
Featuring the likes of Snoop Dogg and Rick Ross, the Crypto Ball proved to be a blowout event that Soulja Boy could not pass up. In a heated exchange over Instagram Live this past weekend, Soulja Boy said that Trump “put money in” his pocket while saying he was “somewhat misled” about the event’s politics.
“They paid me a bag. Obama ain’t never put no money in my fucking pockets. Kamala ain’t never put no money in my fucking pockets. Trump put money in my pockets,” he said.
“Y’all want me to not answer the phone for the fucking president? This nigga the president of the motherfucking United States. Trump wasn’t even there. It wasn’t even a Trump event. It was the Crypto Ball for crypto….