You Sent It: “Pretty Boy Swag”
I only interpret Soulja Boy’s music in two extremes. Sometimes I’ll say listening to Soulja Boy is like being slapped in the head with a watermelon. And then there are times where I’ll think to myself, “Well, who doesn’t love watermelon margaritas?”
He may talk like a Hooked on Phonics failure, but if the beat goes and the alcohol flows chances are I might be indulge him in his web of foolery. I’d be lying if I denied supermanning you heauxs the very second after I found the instructional video a few years back. In fact, if I could actually remember how the dance went I’d still probably be down to do it if there’s a Flip Cam in my presence.
And then there’s “She Gotta Donk,” which I won’t dance to in public but will appreciate all those around me that choose to.
But this - this shit right here – has left some seeds in my teeth.
The main reason is the obvious: Soulja Boy raps about as good as corn chip flavored feet taste.
Granted, he’s always been the male equivalent of Trina but he’s always been clever enough to guise that with a catchy beat. The beat for this song is not bad at all, but it unfortunately doesn’t do a good enough job of distracting us from Soulja Boy and his awful lyrical content.
Let’s start with:
This right here is my swag/The girls are on me…damn/Everybody pay attention/This right here is my pretty boy swag
And then there are gems like:
I’m pretty boy swagging in the club feeling sexy…no homo.
A guy dancing around a bunch of self-professed “pretty boys” suddenly feels compelled to declare his heterosexuality after saying he feels sexy in the club? Isn’t that kind of like telling folks about your pretty boy swag? If one is OK why not the other?
Heavens to murgatroyd. I’m trying to make sense of Soulja Boy lyrics. Nevermind. To that line I say:
I demand that everyone reading this makes that same face this instant. Don’t let your judgmental co-worker sway you from doing so either.
As for the video itself, I would get on it looks like a high school project, but it’s a recession so I completely understand.
I will point out one last thing, though: This video reminds me of why I sometimes shift my lids to the side when I think about some Atlanta rappers.
In Atlanta you can have ridiculously creative acts like Outkast and Goodie Mob who combine sounds and imagery uniquely their own or you can have people like Soulja Boy who is obviously ripping off another region’s sound.
When D4L and Dem Franchize Boys took off I was instantly annoyed (but I still danced, I’m not crazy) because I knew they were ripping a Dallas sound that had been around years prior and got all the credit for it.
And Yung Joc’s debut album sounded like it was recorded down the street from Frenchy’s Chicken. Houston natives will catch that reference.
In sum, Soulja Boy needs to give Silkk The Shocker his flow back and let Dallas handle the sound if he’s unable to. This dude could’ve at least given me a new stupid dance to love for five minutes. Damn, homie, are you getting lazier on us?
Or to put things more eloquently, allow me to quote YouTube user, xXSeasameSkreetXx:
Dhis sonq is sooo MuahFxckin’ Wack. Well de’ beat is tiqht as fuhh doe. Somebodii needs ta make remix wihd it forrea.
Lyk3 r3a!!y.
Jani
March 8, 2010 at 5:36 pm
Boyyy, I cuncer wif ma gerl xXSeasameSkreetXx all day wae. lol
OMG, wtf is going on? I’m so confused! If this song actually catches on, I will be genuinely angry. I mean seriously, it makes no sense that this fool has multiple number one hits and a grammy nomination under his belt, and not to mention all that money that he wastes on the most trivial things.
I love you for that Kanye gif. lol
Kel
March 8, 2010 at 9:31 pm
*Whew* I laughed so hard to this. Hit in the head with a watermelon?? *exits*
JNT
March 8, 2010 at 9:34 pm
Uh, no. First, some of those boys in the video aren’t even pretty…at all. Second why is he “singing” the song that way. Does he have asthma? And isn’t this the My Dougie beat? I agree with my sister in Christ xXSeasameSkreetXx wholeheartedly, dhis song is whack.
J2201987
March 9, 2010 at 7:45 pm
1.) I won’t press play, for my sanity
2.) Dallas, Austin, Houston can have this gremlin-looking-voodoo-doll-in-training. Sop him up when you’re ready.
3.) Don’t you have to be light skinned to be referred to as a “pretty boy?”
4.) “Dhis sonq is sooo MuahFxckin’ Wack. Well de’ beat is tiqht as fuhh doe. Somebodii needs ta make remix wihd it forrea” <—– Can someone please tell Fantasia to stay off blogs and YouTube?
Sunny
March 23, 2010 at 10:50 am
Okay a few things.
First… I am with you on that Soldja Boy sentiment… although I loathe him most of the time, a few of his songs can get me to jiggin.
Second, I made this most of the way through. We know he isn’t winning any Lyracist of the Year awards as long as our (27 and up) generation is still alive, BUT the fact that he slowed this down so much so that we can HEAR and fully COGNATE his non lyrical skills is quite disturbing. It shows his lack of respect for authority. lol
THIRD, I feel so, so so sorry, for the young girls. Is this type of guy seriously the new breed they have to pawn over? It’s wrong on so many levels.
Sunny
March 23, 2010 at 10:51 am
“.) “Dhis sonq is sooo MuahFxckin’ Wack. Well de’ beat is tiqht as fuhh doe. Somebodii needs ta make remix wihd it forrea” <—– Can someone please tell Fantasia to stay off blogs and YouTube?"
LMAO!