Photo Courtesy Of Soulja Boy and Elon Musk/ Instagram
ATL rap veteran Soulja Boy said he’s planning to launch his own app after slamming tech giant Elon Musk for Twitter takeover.
Soulja, whose real name is DeAndre Cortez Way, announced that he will be launching his own social media app on Nov. 11. The seemingly-frustrated musician had done so after calling Elon out for making changes to Twitter.
“Bro leave Twitter alone @elonmusk wtf are you doing,” the “Make It Clap” rapper insisted.
In a second tweet, he expressed that he was in disbelief over the changes.
“Wow… I can’t believe this. F*ck it I’m going to create my own app,” he tweeted.
A few minutes later, he shared that he was going to leave Twitter for Instagram.
“Bye Twitter. Catch me on Instagram until my app launches,” he wrote with a peace sign emoji.
True to his hilarious hit 2018 tweet, he hasn’t been back on the app since.
“In this world you either crank that soulja boy or it cranks you,” he wrote at the time.
Elon officially moved into his new base at the Twitter headquarters in San Francisco, CA, on Oct. 26. He reportedly acquired the company for $44 billion in April and, as such, became the owner. Since then, there’s been numerous layoffs, including the firing of executives at the company. He’s also been pushing for a subscription to verify accounts on the app, News Onyx reported.
“Twitter’s current lords & peasants system for who has or doesn’t have a blue checkmark is bulls**t,” he tweeted on Nov. 1. His tweet was confirmation that verification would be included in the updated subscription. “Power to the people! Blue for $8/month.”
Soulja Boy stayed true to his words, as he’s been active on Instagram.
“Stay down until you come up,” he wrote in a post’s caption on Nov. 12.
A few days prior, he shared a video of himself “getting sturdy,” a new dance that originated in the Brooklyn, NYC drill music scene a few years ago.