Soulja Boy was born in Chicago, Illinois and grew up in Atlanta, Georgia.
He hasn't said a word about his religious views or affiliations. He did freestyle rap a song called "Nu Religion," but it's nothing more than a long description of his experiences (made up experiences, presumably) shooting people.[1]
Having grown up in the South, we can assume he was surrounded by Christianity. And the city of Atlanta has more Protestants than anything else.[2] So, protestant Christian, then?
Anti-military Soulja
Soulja is an Obama supporter and he turned 18 in 2008 just before the elections. But his reasoning wasn't only race-related. Citing Obama's promise to end the Iraq War, he said:
I'm pretty much going for Obama. [He's] got my vote. I'm starting to sweat it. The war is crazy right now. My auntie's over there, so we'd love to see them come back real soon.[3]
We can assume he continued his support of the president into 2012 because in 2011, he released a song called "I Am Obama." The track is full of praise of the president.[4]
But continuing his anti-war concerns, Soulja Boy angered some in the establishment with the lyrics:
Fuck the FBI and the army troops … fighting for what? Be your own man … I'll be flying through the clouds with green like I'm Peter Pan.[5]
After a swift backlash, Soulja released an eloquent aplology, the entirety of which can be found here. It's worth reading. The best part might be:
As a young man who grew up in the post-9/11 era, I have watched our country fight two wars that seem like they are never going to end. I have seen thousands and thousands of our brave men and women get killed in battle and often times, I think for what? A lot of people in this country are struggling to make ends meet and I think a lot about what if we had never gone to war.[6]
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