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Souljah vs. Soulja -- What's in a Name?

Posted Oct 13th 2007 11:01AM by TMZ Staff

Soulja Boy"Crank That (Soulja Boy)" by Soulja Boy (left) is the number one song on the Billboard Hot 100 this week. If that name sounds familiar, it should.

Souljah Boy (notice the "h" at the end) was part of the group Mo Thugs during the 1990s. He claims that he has utilized that name for nearly 12 years and says he was "stunned" when DeAndre Way (Soulja Boy's real name), Interscope and Collipark decided to "infringe and misappropriate his name."

Thus far, Souljah Boy's lawyers say they are in the process of contacting all the appropriate parties and they hope to put the matter behind them quickly.

Soulja Boy's rep tells TMZ that they have not been contacted thus far, but also pointed out that technically Soulja Boy's full artist name is Soulja Boy Tell 'Em. Because that makes it soooo much less confusing.

When rappers fight over stage names, the only real loser is spelling. Soldier on!

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1. That's the dumbest song I've ever heard. It makes zero sense. Stay in school, folks!

Posted at 10:45AM on Oct 13th 2007 by Lorena Bobbit

2. That is not how you spell Soldier. They need to learn how to spell.

Posted at 10:46AM on Oct 13th 2007 by Go to school

3. Oh no, they might sue me then too, I have used Souljah Gurl as a mmorpg name for years. I got it from a Tupac song tho....omg they might sue Tupac too!

:o)

Posted at 10:47AM on Oct 13th 2007 by Kristie

4. Ok forget you number two. Soldier Boy for a hip hop artist sounds gay. Soulja Boy sounds and looks better simply because it's a artists stage name. Anyways The newer soulja boy if the tell em part is part of his name why does he not use it??? Could avoid lawsuits!!!

Posted at 10:50AM on Oct 13th 2007 by Fan

5. haha thats funny. hopefully cash money records doesnt sue soulja boy and souljah boy for stealing "souljah" because of the murdered rapper souljah slim. THEN ill be cracking up!

Posted at 10:51AM on Oct 13th 2007 by alaina

6. Why don't there dumbass wanna be thugs use their REAL names?? No one is going to be listening to them in 5 years anyhow. Read a book. Rap sucks.

Posted at 10:53AM on Oct 13th 2007 by Craven Moorehead

7. Any word from 90s rapper / activist Sister Souljah?

Posted at 10:56AM on Oct 13th 2007 by edonline

8. I guess it does have some merit. When I first heard of the new Soulja Boy, I thought it was the old Mo Thugs Souljah Boy making a come back on his own... Til I heard the actual song.

For what its worth, Mo Thugs Souljah Boy>>>>>>>Soulja boy

Mo Thugs Souljah Boy should Superman that ho!!

Posted at 11:10AM on Oct 13th 2007 by justyntime

9. uhmmmm no everyone likes this song && it does make sense.
& this whole siuation is retarded. we love you soulja boy

Posted at 11:23AM on Oct 13th 2007 by kaseyy

10. And let us not forget mid-90's militant rapper Sister Souljah, who could probably whoop both those dudes' ass.

Posted at 11:54AM on Oct 13th 2007 by Chris M.

11. All for attention it will go away soon enough.

Posted at 11:55AM on Oct 13th 2007 by Chad

12. Get a life you three. Better yet, go back and finish grade school. How is someone going to correct another person's spelling and have errors in their own comments? STUPID A**'s!

You're jealous because you'll never make as much money as these rappers who have millions of dollars in the bank. Too bad you're bagging grocery's at the supermarket, I'm sure if you work a little harder you too can come up with a song that places #1 on the Hot 100 list. But then again, YOU CAN'T!

B*tches get a life and stop hating on Soulja Boy's success.

Posted at 12:06PM on Oct 13th 2007 by Craven Moorehead Go to school with Lorena Bobbit

13. this is HILARIOUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!
http://www.fakebuddy.com/

Posted at 2:45PM on Oct 13th 2007 by Suki7

14. smh@people hating on a 17 year old kid the song is for kids he's having fun lol

Posted at 5:57PM on Oct 14th 2007 by mel

15. #6. MAYBE YOU NEED TO READ THAT ENGLISH BOOK AGAIN BECAUSE YOU CANNOT TYPE A SENTENCE CORRECT. MORON!!!! DRUGS CAN DO A LOT OF HARM!! MAYBE YOU NEED TO STOP DOING THEM.

Posted at 1:53PM on Oct 13th 2007 by kenya

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