"Sometimes there are things that we feel, things that we want to express, and when we put them on paper and speak them out loud, they can come out wrong."Soulja Boy has come under fire this past week for his controversial lyrics in "Let's Be Real." The rapper who stated "F**k the FBI and f**k all the army troops" is now apologizing for his careless rap.
In a statement via GlobalGrind.com, Soulja Boy writes:
"As an artist, I let my words get the best of me. Sometimes there are things that we feel, things that we want to express, and when we put them on paper and speak them out loud, they can come out wrong. When I expressed my frustration with the US Army, not only did my words come out wrong, I was wrong to even speak them. So, I write this to give my sincerest apology to all members of the United States military services, as well as their families that were offended by my most recent lyrics.Soulja also took to his twitter this morning to tweet his feelings on the incident:
As a young man who grew up in the post-9/11 era, I have watched our country fight two wars that seem like they are never going to end. I have seen thousands and thousands of our brave men and women get killed in battle and often times, I think for what? A lot of people in this country are struggling to make ends meet and I think a lot about what if we had never gone to war. Where would our economy be? Our schools, our after-school and work programs, our streets? I mean, damn, 48 people got shot in New York City just this past weekend ... in 3 days ... I'm not saying that it is just because of a bad economy, but at a certain point we have to take care of our own people.
In no way would I ever want to offend those who are protecting our freedoms ... a lot of homeboys who I grew up with, a lot of people who come from the neighborhoods we live in ... In no way do I want to hurt any of our honorable soldiers who put their lives at risk, regardless of how they feel about the two wars we fight in. I am just frustrated that we haven't been able to bring you all home quick enough and my frustration got the best of me. I am deeply sorry."
"deeply apologetic. but the violence must stop. we could have taken the funds spent on war and put them into education."
"there are people in this country who know the truth behind these wars. I would never disrespect america come on my name is soulja boy."
"I respect the US and the soldiers. I don't respect innocent lives being taken. I love you all. very deeply sorry of those who took offense."
He also went on to tweet about how he feels people are coming down on him simply because of who he is:
"some people just mess with me because its me. y'all know that for a fact. they know I love america they just doing this cuz its me. whatever"
"somebody gotta stand up and say something! I HAVE FAMILY IN THE ARMY :("
"I just want to say it was a very bad mistake. I'm against war not the US soldiers. I apologize again to any who took offense. I love you. 1"
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