In a shocking twist, rapper Soulja Boy challenged DDG to a boxing match and threatened to “beat the s**t out of him’ following domestic abuse allegations against DDG raised heads. Soulja Boy takes aim at the hitmaker in the video, but his timing is suspicious since the rapper is currently under fire and being charged with several crimes, including sexual assault and battery. The battle began after DDG’s ex-girlfriend, Halle Bailey, filed a restraining order against him, alleging that he physically and verbally abused her after they broke up early this year. Halle claims she suffered the abuse in January after DDG referred to her as a “b*tch” and then bashed her face into his steering wheel, which chipped a tooth. She also alleges that she was bruised up and that DDG broke her phone and rang the doorbell before entering her home without permission. Halle was granted the restraining order as well, which now legally bars DDG from being within 100 yards of her or their son, Halo.
With the weight of accusations like these looming, it looks like Soulja Boy has had enough and gone on a social media rampage. He even sent a tweet himself that sent fans and media reeling when he exploded on DDG, calling him a “btch as n**” and threatening to fight him. With the personality he’s displayed in the last couple of days, Soulja Boy took his time to dismiss how lightly the accusations are being taken and made it unmistakably clear that he’s not playing, tweeting, “If I catch you im beating the f*ck out u,” which obviously leaves little to the imagination concerning the potential next steps with DDG, who’d just put himself in a dangerous place.
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But not everyone has been crazy about Soulja Boy’s comeback. DJ Akademiks and Adin Ross have some explanations for what’s happening, and they’re standing behind DDG, denying the claims, but it seems as though Soulja Boy is riding with Halle through and through. This split within the hip-hop community is only fanning the flames while we watch from the sidelines and on the front page of our web browsers. The added layer of thrall is found in the delicious irony of Soulja Boy’s legal troubles, too. More recently, Soulja Boy was sued for more than $4.2 million in a suit involving sexual battery, assault, false imprisonment, and emotional distress. One anonymous accuser was victorious in the court case, claiming Soulja Boy had been committing inappropriate and violent actions, and the rapper has said he was nowhere near the accused location of the alleged crimes, as well as maintaining his innocence, despite a hefty fine.
This juxtaposition of Soulja Boy’s legal troubles and his public defense of Halle Bailey has raised widespread speculation about why the rapper is speaking out. While some say that he is reacting to protect Halle, it only makes it look like Soulja Boy’s past legal problems influence who he is backing in the public. The nature of the accusations against the two men, it can be argued, is the kind of thing that would give Soulja Boy room to shop DDG’s whole butt off the picture as a response to trash-talking DDG may have had nothing to do with trying to protect Halle, much to do with showing a preemptive defense against a controversial past.
With both Soulja Boy and DDG still fighting their legal battles, the Halle Bailey drama isn’t slowing down soon. The hip-hop world is split, with some choosing to side with DDG and others with Halle after all this while, and Soulja Boy has only made it worse. It’s unclear if this MC’s threats will manifest in an outright showdown or are just a natural byproduct of his combative image, but this beef will keep both Soulja Boy and DDG in the press for a while. For the moment, however, Halle Bailey’s legal triumph and her attempts to liberate herself and her son from abuse are the real issues at hand. The drama is still unfolding, and both the public and the music world will closely watch these two larger-than-life characters as they face their legal fights.
