DeAndre Cortez Way[1] (born: July 28, 1990),[2] better known professionally as Soulja Boy Tell Em, or simply Soulja Boy,[2] is an American[2] musician, rapper, songwriter, actor, media personality, record producer, and entrepreneur, who performs the genres of pop, rap, pop rap, hip hop, trap, and snap.[2]
Controversies
Safemoon Crypto Scam
On February 18, 2022, in a class-action lawsuit filed against the cryptocurrency company SafeMoon that alleged the company is a pump and dump scheme, Way was named as a defendant along with musician Nick Carter, professional boxer Jake Paul and Lil Yachty, and social media personality Ben Phillips for promoting the SafeMoon token on their social media accounts with misleading information as part of the 2022 Safemoon fraud allegations.[3] On the same day, the U.S. 11th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in a lawsuit against Bitconnect that the Securities Act of 1933 extends to targeted solicitation using social media. In March 2022, YouTuber Coffeezilla uploaded a video in which he accused Paul of using cryptocurrency and non-fungible tokens to scam his fans out of $2.2 million.[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 A Day In The Life of Soulja Boy. Billboard (October 27, 2011).
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Soulja Boy Tell 'Em. Apple Music.
- ↑ Soulja Boy and Lil Yachty Named in Suit Accused of Misleading Crypto Buyers in ‘Pump and Dump’ Scheme. Atlanta Black Star (February 24, 2022).
- ↑ Did Jake Paul use crypto & NFTs to scam $2.2 million from fans?. WIN.gg (March 8, 2022).