Soulja Boy Says He Was “The First Rapper On BAPE” – Twitter Reacts

Soulja Boy Catches Heat For Saying He Was “The First Rapper On BAPE”

Soulja Boy has been relentlessly demanding credits for being the first rapper to do so many things. While some have been false, many others were backed with receipts.

Not long after claiming he’s the first rapper with an iPhone and also providing receipts, Big Draco has made another contentious claim and Twitter isn’t having it.

During an interview with Complex, Soulja made new claims, this time about the fashion brand BAPE (A Bathing Ape), but the public was quick to let him know that the Notorious B.I.G. and The Neptunes were the icons behind putting BAPE on the map.

“I was the first rapper on Bape. Period” 😳

Full episode with @souljaboy: https://t.co/VDkffgKY2z pic.twitter.com/lWAEDBR4bp

— Complex Sneakers (@ComplexSneakers) July 26, 2021

“I was the first rapper on BAPE period,” he said. “I understand what they did and it’s respectable, but as far as the culture, as far as internet, as far as fashion, as far as the streets, the trap, the trenches, the kids and everything that matter, that was all off of the first album.”

He mentioned his attire in the music video for “Crank That,” a visual that got “millions and millions of views.” Soulja added, “They know who started it. They know who set the trend.”

However, folks online have since been reacting to the claim, calling ‘cap’ on it and also digging out receipts that the likes of Pharrell Williams and Notorious BIG wore it before the inception of Soulja Boy’s rap career.

See some reactions below:

The whole Bape situation with Soulja Boy is exactly what happens when you let a meme get out of hand lol. Any person older than him & around during the Neptune era knows Pharrell was responsible for introducing it to the culture. Soulja barely had a career then pic.twitter.com/aSD7POhfCf

— UrbanNoizeRmx (@UrbanNoize2) July 26, 2021

I thought @Pharrell was the first one on the Bape wave for hip-hop https://t.co/djPKEfsmpS

— nihilist nigga number 9 (@deathstroketheg) July 26, 2021

The only reason I know what Bathing Ape is is because of Pharrell. https://t.co/6Rb4gWiBei

— ⭐️ with a Y ⭐️ (@wyntermitchell) July 26, 2021

Pharrell was literally in the room for the inception of bape https://t.co/6rQOOFa4TJ

— 4 ⭑ Goku Uniform (@ObroTweets) July 26, 2021

No…actually is was Pharrell and Clipse

— Bishop (@FlexBishop) July 26, 2021

We really really need to dead this narrative.

BIGGIE WAS THE FIRST ON BAPE (1996)

Not even Pharrell, not Clipse, not Wayne & damn sure not Soulja Boy!!!!!!!! https://t.co/JrAxAvXRR5 pic.twitter.com/x8N88B4M2A

— † MΞKA JxCKSON † (@dontfollowmekaa) July 26, 2021

Wayne 2005
Clipse 2005
Pharrell 2004
Kanye 2006
Biggie 1997 pic.twitter.com/fzHCo90LxT

— Halston Wright (@Halstonwright) July 26, 2021

First person to wear Bape Pharrell.
First rap group was clipse.
Fist rapper to wear bapestas in a music video was Cassidy. (Hotel).
Fist person to introduce the hood to Bape was soulja.
First person to introduce Bape to Wayne was Currensy. pic.twitter.com/jEqHsk70TC

— Fatboy Slim. (@BankheadAPE) July 26, 2021