Soulja Boy is a main cast member on the first two seasons of Love & Hip Hop: Hollywood and the first two episodes of season three. He is one of the show's original eight cast members.
Before Love & Hip Hop[]
Soulja Boy is a Grammy Award-nominated rapper, record producer and entrepreneur. He is best known for his 2007 Billboard Hot 100 hit single, "Crank That (Soulja Boy)".
Love & Hip Hop franchise (2014–2016)[]
The first season of Love & Hip Hop: Hollywood chronicles his relationship with Nia Riley and his struggles with fidelity while on the road touring. In season two, he has a fling with her best friend Nastassia, igniting multiple altercations between the two girls.
On August 19, 2016, Soulja Boy posted a video of himself on social media, brandishing a gun and threatening to kill Nia Riley and her alleged boyfriend at the time, Skrill Dilly. After two episodes of season three, Soulja was removed from the opening credits and had nearly all of his scenes deleted, essentially being reduced to a background extra in the two remaining episodes he did appear. On October 4, 2016, Soulja posted "I've decided to quit Love & Hip Hop. I feel my brand is too big for the show now. It's too ratchet." Series creator Mona Scott-Young responded by reposting a meme implying that he had actually been fired. None of this is revealed at any point onscreen or discussed at the reunion, and Soulja is never mentioned on the show again.
Gallery[]
Opening credits
Green screen looks
Appearances[]
Soulja Boy has 22 appearances in total.
| Love & Hip Hop: Hollywood (22 episodes) |
|---|
| 1.01, 1.02, 1.03, 1.04, 1.07, 1.09, 1.10, 1.11, 1.12, 1.13, 1.14 |
| 2.02, 2.03, 2.05, 2.07, 2.08, 2.13, 2.14 |
| 3.01, 3.02 |
| 3.07, 3.08 |
Trivia[]
- Soulja and Nia also appear in We TV's Marriage Boot Camp: Hip Hop Edition with fellow Love & Hip Hop franchise cast members Lil' Fizz, Tiffany Campbell, Waka Flocka Flame, Tammy Rivera, Jessica Dime, Shawne Williams, Lil' Mo and Karl Dargan.
- Despite his dramatic exit from the franchise, it was reported that Soulja was set to return to the show in season six, in a storyline revolving around him, Blac Chyna and Summer Bunni. However, on March 15, 2019, Way was arrested for violating his probation in relation to an old weapons charge, and on April 30, Way was sentenced to 240 days in prison.
| Love & Hip Hop: Hollywood main cast members |
|---|
| Teairra Marí | Moniece | Apryl | Hazel-E | Ray J | Fizz | Omarion | Soulja Boy | Nikki | Masika | Princess | Keyshia Cole | Lyrica | Safaree | Kimberly | Brooke | A1 | Yo-Yo |