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{{short description|American rapper}}
{{Short description|American rapper (1977–2003)}}
{{for|the Canadian broadcaster|Jimmy Tapp}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Soulja Slim
| name = Soulja Slim
| image = Soulja Slim.jpg
| image = Soulja Slim.jpg
| caption = Soulja Slim in 2002
| caption = Soulja Slim in 2002
| birth_name = James Adarryl Tapp Jr.
| birth_name = James Adarryl Tapp Jr.
| alias = {{hlist|Magnolia Slim|Soulja Slim}}
| alias = {{hlist|Magnolia Slim|Soulja Slim}}
| birth_date = {{birth date|1977|9|9|mf=y}}
| birth_date = {{birth date|1977|9|9|mf=y}}
| birth_place = [[New Orleans, Louisiana]], U.S.
| birth_place = [[New Orleans, Louisiana]], U.S.
| death_date = {{death date and age|2003|11|26|1977|9|9|mf=y}}
| death_date = {{death date and age|2003|11|26|1977|9|9|mf=y}}
| death_place = [[Gentilly, New Orleans]], [[Louisiana]], U.S.
| death_place = [[Gentilly, New Orleans]], Louisiana, U.S.
| genre = {{hlist|[[Hip hop music|Hip hop]]|[[hardcore hip hop]]|[[gangsta rap]]|[[southern hip hop]]}}
| genre = {{hlist|[[Hip hop music|Hip hop]]|[[hardcore hip hop]]|[[gangsta rap]]|[[southern hip hop]]}}
| occupation = {{hlist|Rapper|songwriter}}
| occupations = {{hlist|Rapper|songwriter}}
| years_active = 1993–2003
| years_active = 1993–2003
| label = {{hlist|Cut Throat Comitty|[[No Limit Records|No Limit]]|[[Koch Records|Koch]]}}
| label = {{hlist|Cut Throat Committee|[[No Limit Records|No Limit]]|[[MNRK Music Group|Koch]]}}
| past_member_of = {{hlist|[[UTP (group)|UTP]]}}
| associated_acts = {{hlist|[[Juvenile (rapper)|Juvenile]]|[[Master P]]|[[DJ Quik]]|[[UTP (group)|UTP]]|[[Currensy]]|[[B.G. (rapper)|B.G.]]|[[C-Murder]]|[[Silkk the Shocker]]|[[Snoop Dogg]]}}
}}
}}


'''James Adarryl Tapp Jr.''' (September 9, 1977 – November 26, 2003),<ref name="allmusic">{{cite web |last=Ankeny|first=Jason|url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p294170/biography|pure_url=yes}}|title=Soulja Slim: Biography|access-date=December 23, 2009 |year=2008 |publisher=allmusic }}</ref> better known by his [[stage name]] '''Soulja Slim''', was an American rapper and songwriter. He was known for writing the U.S. number one hit "[[Slow Motion (Juvenile song)|Slow Motion]]".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/specials/hot100/charts/1hit-wonders.shtml |title=Billboard Hot 100 Chart 50th Anniversary |publisher=Billboard.com |access-date=2011-12-02}}</ref>
'''James Adarryl Tapp Jr.''' (September 9, 1977 – November 26, 2003),<ref name="allmusic">{{cite web |last=Ankeny|first=Jason|url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p294170/biography|pure_url=yes}}|title=Soulja Slim: Biography|access-date=December 23, 2009 |year=2008 |publisher=allmusic }}</ref> better known by his stage name '''Soulja Slim''', was an American rapper from [[New Orleans]], Louisiana. He is best known for his guest appearance on [[Juvenile (rapper)|Juvenile]]'s 2004 single "[[Slow Motion (Juvenile song)|Slow Motion]]", which peaked atop the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]]. Eight years prior, he signed with [[Master P]]'s [[No Limit Records]] to release his debut studio album ''[[Give It 2 'Em Raw]]'' (1998), which peaked at number 13 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]]. It was followed by three albums until the single's posthumous release, which was in memory of his [[#Death|unsolved murder]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/specials/hot100/charts/1hit-wonders.shtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080830110138/http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/specials/hot100/charts/1hit-wonders.shtml |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 30, 2008 |title=Billboard Hot 100 Chart 50th Anniversary |publisher=Billboard.com |access-date=2011-12-02}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url= https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/rapper-soulja-slim-murdered-67970/amp/|title=Rapper Soulja Slim Murdered|date=December 11, 2003|website=Billboard.com}}</ref>


==Early life==
==Early life==
James A'Darryl Tapp Jr. was born in New Orleans on September 9, 1977, to James and Linda Tapp. He was raised in the [[Magnolia Projects]] in New Orleans and attended [[Cohen College Prep High School|Cohen Senior High School]] before dropping out of school in the 11th grade. He began selling drugs, as well as forming an addiction to [[heroin]] and [[cocaine]]. By 1993, he was rapping as "Magnolia Slim" in venues and block parties in the projects.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nola.com/music/index.ssf/2004/03/rapper_soulja_slim_kept_it_rea.html|title=Rapper Soulja Slim kept it real, to his death|website=nola.com|access-date=22 April 2018}}</ref> His first recordings, however, would be on Parkway Pumpin', an independent label run by legendary producer [[KLC]] and also featuring 39 Posse, [[Fiend (rapper)|Fiend]], [[Mac (rapper)|Mac]], Mystikal Mike (later [[Mystikal]]), Mr. Serv-On and Da Hound. Soulja Slim's solo debut was ''Soulja Fa Lyfe'' was released in 1994 by Parkway Pumpin' and Hype Enough Records. The album did well, selling 90,000 units independently. In 1995, he released the four-song EP ''The Dark Side'' by Hype Enough Records.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Magnolia-Slim-Darkside/release/6809192|title=Magnolia Slim - Darkside|website=Discogs|access-date=22 April 2018}}</ref>
James Adarryl Tapp Jr. was born in New Orleans on September 9, 1977, to James and Linda Tapp. He was raised in the [[Magnolia Projects]] in New Orleans and attended [[Cohen College Prep High School|Cohen Senior High School]] before dropping out of school in the 11th grade. He began selling drugs, as well as forming an addiction to [[heroin]] and [[cocaine]]. By 1993, he performed as "Magnolia Slim" at venues and block parties.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nola.com/music/index.ssf/2004/03/rapper_soulja_slim_kept_it_rea.html|title=Rapper Soulja Slim kept it real, to his death|website=nola.com|date=23 March 2004 |access-date=22 April 2018}}</ref> His first recordings, however, would be on Parkway Pumpin', an independent label run by record producer [[KLC]], and also featuring 39 Posse, [[Fiend (rapper)|Fiend]], [[Mac (rapper)|Mac]], Mystikal Mike (later [[Mystikal]]), Mr. Serv-On and Da Hound. Soulja Slim's solo debut ''Soulja Fa Lyfe'' was released in 1994 by Parkway Pumpin' and Hype Enough Records, and sold 90,000 units independently. In 1995, he released the four-song EP ''Darkside'' on Hype Enough Records.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Magnolia-Slim-Darkside/release/6809192|title=Magnolia Slim - Darkside|website=Discogs|access-date=22 April 2018}}</ref>


== Career ==
==Career==
===No Limit Records and Slow Motion (1997–2003)===
===No Limit Records and Slow Motion (1997–2003)===
In the same year, the song "You Got It" appeared on a [[No Limit Records]] double-CD compilation ''Down South Hustlers: Bouncin' and Swingin' ''. In 1998, Tapp, now calling himself Soulja Slim, released ''[[Give It 2 'Em Raw]]'' by [[No Limit Records]] with his single and his [[music video]] "From What I Was Told" and a single called "Street Life". The album debuted at number 13 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] and sold 82,000 in the first week.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/250242/rapper-dmx-and-city-of-angels-top-the-albums-chart/|title=Rapper DMX And City Of Angels Top The Albums Chart|website=mtv.com|access-date=22 April 2018}}</ref> At that time, Soulja Slim was convicted of armed robbery and incarcerated.<ref name="allmusic"/> He reappeared three years later with ''Streets Made Me'', which was again released on the No Limit label. From there, he started his own label, Cut Throat Comitty Records and released ''Years Later'' in late 2002. In 2003, he released ''Years Later...A Few Months After'', his last album before his death. The album featured the song "I'll Pay for It". In 2003, he also collaborated with fellow New Orleans rapper [[Juvenile (rapper)|Juvenile]] to make the song "[[Slow Motion (Juvenile song)|Slow Motion]]". The song was released on Juvenile's album ''[[Juve the Great]]'' and reached the number one spot on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]]. It was Soulja Slim and Juvenile's first number one hit, and as the song was released after Soulja Slim's death he became only the sixth artist to have a posthumous number one song.
In the same year, the song "You Got It" appeared on a [[No Limit Records]] double-CD compilation ''Down South Hustlers: Bouncin' and Swingin' ''. In 1998, Tapp, now calling himself Soulja Slim, released ''[[Give It 2 'Em Raw]]'' on No Limit, which featured singles "Street Life" and "From What I Was Told," the latter also produced as a [[music video]]. The album debuted at number 13 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] and sold 82,000 in the first week.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/250242/rapper-dmx-and-city-of-angels-top-the-albums-chart/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150113100246/http://www.mtv.com/news/250242/rapper-dmx-and-city-of-angels-top-the-albums-chart/|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 13, 2015|title=Rapper DMX And City Of Angels Top The Albums Chart|website=mtv.com|access-date=22 April 2018}}</ref> At that time, Soulja Slim was convicted of armed robbery and incarcerated.<ref name="allmusic"/> He reappeared three years later with ''The Streets Made Me'', which was again released on the No Limit label. From there, he started his own label, Cut Throat Committee Records and released ''Years Later'' in late 2002. In 2003, he released ''Years Later...A Few Months After'', his last album before his death. The album featured the song "I'll Pay for It". In 2003, he also collaborated with fellow New Orleans rapper [[Juvenile (rapper)|Juvenile]] to make the song "[[Slow Motion (Juvenile song)|Slow Motion]]". The song was released on Juvenile's album ''[[Juve the Great]]'' and reached the number one spot on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]]. It was Soulja Slim and Juvenile's first number one hit, and as the song was released after Soulja Slim's death he became only the sixth artist to have a posthumous number one song.


==Death==
==Death==
Tapp died on November 26, 2003, after an assailant shot him four times, three in the face and once in the chest, on the front lawn of the home of his mother and stepfather, Phillip "Tuba Phil" Frazier of [[Rebirth Brass Band]],<ref>''Fly Fishing with Darth Vader'' by Matt Labash, Simon and Schuster, Feb 9, 2010]</ref> in the [[Gentilly, New Orleans|Gentilly]] neighborhood.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rapnews.net/0-202-258060-00.html|title=Rap News Network - Hip-Hop News: Soulja Slim's Future Cut Short By Jealousy|website=www.rapnews.net|access-date=22 April 2018}}</ref><ref>[http://www.nola.com/speced/cycleofdeath/index.ssf?/speced/cycleofdeath/violence.html VIOLENCE THRIVES ON LACK OF JOBS, WEALTH OF DRUGS] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117063352/http://www.nola.com/speced/cycleofdeath/index.ssf?%2Fspeced%2Fcycleofdeath%2Fviolence.html |date=2015-11-17 }}." ''[[The Times-Picayune]]''.</ref> Tapp was buried with his Cut Throat Comitty charm and jewelry, and the outfit he wore on the cover of ''Give It 2 'Em Raw''.
Tapp died on November 26, 2003 after an assailant shot him four times, three in the face and once in the chest, on the front lawn of the home of his mother and stepfather, Phillip "Tuba Phil" Frazier of [[Rebirth Brass Band]],<ref>''Fly Fishing with Darth Vader'' by Matt Labash, Simon and Schuster, Feb 9, 2010]</ref> in the [[Gentilly, New Orleans|Gentilly]] neighborhood.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rapnews.net/0-202-258060-00.html|title=Rap News Network - Hip-Hop News: Soulja Slim's Future Cut Short By Jealousy|website=www.rapnews.net|access-date=22 April 2018}}</ref><ref>[http://www.nola.com/speced/cycleofdeath/index.ssf?/speced/cycleofdeath/violence.html VIOLENCE THRIVES ON LACK OF JOBS, WEALTH OF DRUGS] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117063352/http://www.nola.com/speced/cycleofdeath/index.ssf?%2Fspeced%2Fcycleofdeath%2Fviolence.html |date=2015-11-17 }}." ''[[The Times-Picayune]]''.</ref> Tapp was buried with his Cut Throat Committee chain and the outfit he wore on the cover of ''Give It 2 'Em Raw''.{{cn|date=December 2023}} Tapp's burial place is Mount Olivet Cemetery in [[New Orleans]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mykisscountry937.com/body-of-man-at-bottom-of-well-finally-identified-35-years-later/|title=Body of Man at Bottom of Well Finally Identified 35 Years|date=20 October 2021 }}</ref>


On December 31, 2003, police arrested 22-year-old Garelle Smith in connection with Tapp's murder. Police discovered a stolen police pistol in Smith's possession with a scratched-off serial number. A ballistics test matched bullets from that gun to the ones that killed Tapp, but no witnesses would testify against him. By 2008, Smith had been arrested for three more murders, and, in each case, charges were dropped and he was released due to lack of witnesses and the New Orleans 60-day law. Smith's murders, including that of Tapp, became [[cold case]]s. Smith himself was found shot to death on August 13, 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nola.com/crime/index.ssf/2011/08/tale_of_recurring_new_orleans.html|title=Tale of recurring New Orleans murder suspect ends in death on the street|first=Brendan|last=McCarthy|work=[[The Times-Picayune]]|date=August 15, 2011|access-date=December 11, 2017}}</ref>
On December 31, 2003, police arrested 22-year-old Garelle Smith in connection with Tapp's murder. Police discovered a stolen police pistol in Smith's possession with a scratched-off serial number. A ballistics test matched bullets from that gun to the ones that killed Tapp, but no witnesses would testify against him. By 2008, Smith had been arrested for three more murders, and, in each case, charges were dropped and he was released due to lack of witnesses and the New Orleans 60-day law.{{cn|date=December 2023}} Smith's murders, including that of Tapp, became [[cold case]]s. On August 13, 2011, Smith was found shot to death.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nola.com/crime/index.ssf/2011/08/tale_of_recurring_new_orleans.html|title=Tale of recurring New Orleans murder suspect ends in death on the street|first=Brendan|last=McCarthy|work=[[The Times-Picayune]]|date=August 15, 2011|access-date=December 11, 2017}}</ref>


==Discography==
==Discography==
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! scope="col" colspan="3" | Peak chart positions
! scope="col" colspan="3" | Peak chart positions
|-
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!style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"|[[Billboard 200|US]]<br><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/279968/soulja-slim/chart?f=305|title=Soulja Slim - Chart history - Billboard|website=www.billboard.com|access-date=22 April 2018}}</ref>
!style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"|[[Billboard 200|US]]<br><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/279968/soulja-slim/chart?f=305|title=Soulja Slim - Chart history - Billboard|website=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=22 April 2018}}</ref>
!style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"|[[Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums|US<br>R&B]]<br><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/279968/soulja-slim/chart?f=333|title=Soulja Slim - Chart history - Billboard|website=www.billboard.com|access-date=22 April 2018}}</ref>
!style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"|[[Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums|US<br>R&B]]<br><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/279968/soulja-slim/chart?f=333|title=Soulja Slim - Chart history - Billboard|website=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=22 April 2018}}</ref>
!style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"|[[Independent Albums|US<br>Ind.]]<br><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/279968/soulja-slim/chart?f=326|title=Soulja Slim - Chart history - Billboard|website=www.billboard.com|access-date=22 April 2018}}</ref>
!style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"|[[Independent Albums|US<br>Ind.]]<br><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/279968/soulja-slim/chart?f=326|title=Soulja Slim - Chart history - Billboard|website=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=22 April 2018}}</ref>
|-
|-
!scope="row"|''[[Give It 2 'Em Raw]]''
!scope="row"|''[[Give It 2 'Em Raw]]''
|
|
* Released: May 19, 1998
* Released: May 19, 1998
* Label: [[No Limit Records]], [[Priority Records]]
* Label: [[No Limit Records|No Limit]], [[Priority Records|Priority]]
* Format: [[CD]], [[Compact cassette|cassette]], [[LP record|LP]]
* Format: [[Compact disc|CD]], [[LP record|LP]], [[Cassette tape|cassette]]
| 13 || 4 || —
| 13 || 4 || —
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* Released: July 24, 2001
* Released: July 24, 2001
* Label: [[No Limit Records]]
* Label: No Limit
* Format: [[CD]], [[Compact cassette|cassette]]
* Format: CD, cassette
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* Released: December 24, 2002
* Released: December 24, 2002
* Label: Cut Throat Committee Records
* Label: Cut Throat Committee
* Format: [[CD]], [[Compact cassette|cassette]]
* Format: CD, cassette
| — || 72 || —
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* Released: August 26, 2003
* Released: August 26, 2003
* Label: [[Koch Records]], Cut Throat Committee Records
* Label: Cut Throat Committee, [[MNRK Music Group|Koch]]
* Format: [[CD]], [[Compact cassette|cassette]]
* Format: CD, cassette
| — || 44 || —
| — || 44 || —
|}
|}


=== Mixtapes ===
===Mixtapes===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+ List of mixtapes, with year released
|+ List of mixtapes, with year released
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* Released: 2004
* Released: 2004
*{{nowrap|Label: }} Cut Throat Committee Records
*{{nowrap|Label: }} Cut Throat Committee
* Format: CD
* Format: CD
|-
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* Released: 2004
* Released: 2004
*{{nowrap|Label: }} Cut Throat Committee Records
*{{nowrap|Label: }} Cut Throat Committee
* Format: CD
* Format: CD
|-
|-
!scope="row"|''Thug Brothers (Mixtape)''
!scope="row"|''Thug Brothers''
|
|
* Released: 2008
* Released: 2008
*{{nowrap|Label: }} Cut Throat Committee Records
*{{nowrap|Label: }} Cut Throat Committee
* Format: CD
* Format: CD
|}
|}


==Compilation==
===Compilations===
* 1999: ''Hype Enough Records: Limited Edition''
* 1999: ''Hype Enough Records: Limited Edition''
* 2005: ''[[Greatest Hitz (Soulja Slim album)|Greatest Hitz]]''
* 2005: ''Greatest Hitz''


== Singles ==
===Singles===
⚫
====As lead artist====

⚫
=== As lead artist ===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1"
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|+ List of singles, with chart position, showing year released and album name
|+ List of singles, with chart position, showing year released and album name
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|rowspan="2"|''Give It 2 'Em Raw''
|rowspan="2"|''Give It 2 'Em Raw''
|-
|-
!scope="row"|"Street Life"<br/><span style="font-size:85%;">(featuring [[Master P]], [[Silkk The Shocker]] & O'Dell)</span>
!scope="row"|"Street Life"<br/><span style="font-size:85%;">(featuring [[Master P]], [[Silkk the Shocker]] & O'Dell)</span>
| 17
| 17
|-
|-
!scope="row"|"Get Cha Mind Right"<br/><span style="font-size:85%;">(featuring [[Krazy (rapper)]] & X-Conn)</span>
!scope="row"|"Get Cha Mind Right"<br/><span style="font-size:85%;">(featuring [[Krazy (rapper)|Krazy]] & X-Conn)</span>
|rowspan="1"|2001
|rowspan="1"|2001
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|}


=== As featured artist ===
====As featured artist====
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{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1"
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|+ List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name
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[[Category:Rappers from New Orleans]]
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[[Category:Southern hip-hop musicians]]
[[Category:Unsolved murders in the United States]]
[[Category:Unsolved murders in the United States]]
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Latest revision as of 22:05, 28 December 2024

For the Canadian broadcaster, see Jimmy Tapp.
Soulja Slim
Soulja Slim in 2002
Soulja Slim in 2002
Background information
Birth nameJames Adarryl Tapp Jr.
Also known as
  • Magnolia Slim
  • Soulja Slim
Born(1977-09-09)September 9, 1977
New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
DiedNovember 26, 2003(2003-11-26) (aged 26)
Gentilly, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
Genres
Occupations
  • Rapper
  • songwriter
Years active1993–2003
Labels
Formerly of

James Adarryl Tapp Jr. (September 9, 1977 – November 26, 2003),[1] better known by his stage name Soulja Slim, was an American rapper from New Orleans, Louisiana. He is best known for his guest appearance on Juvenile's 2004 single "Slow Motion", which peaked atop the Billboard Hot 100. Eight years prior, he signed with Master P's No Limit Records to release his debut studio album Give It 2 'Em Raw (1998), which peaked at number 13 on the Billboard 200. It was followed by three albums until the single's posthumous release, which was in memory of his unsolved murder.[2][3]

Early life

[edit]

James Adarryl Tapp Jr. was born in New Orleans on September 9, 1977, to James and Linda Tapp. He was raised in the Magnolia Projects in New Orleans and attended Cohen Senior High School before dropping out of school in the 11th grade. He began selling drugs, as well as forming an addiction to heroin and cocaine. By 1993, he performed as "Magnolia Slim" at venues and block parties.[4] His first recordings, however, would be on Parkway Pumpin', an independent label run by record producer KLC, and also featuring 39 Posse, Fiend, Mac, Mystikal Mike (later Mystikal), Mr. Serv-On and Da Hound. Soulja Slim's solo debut Soulja Fa Lyfe was released in 1994 by Parkway Pumpin' and Hype Enough Records, and sold 90,000 units independently. In 1995, he released the four-song EP Darkside on Hype Enough Records.[5]

Career

[edit]

No Limit Records and Slow Motion (1997–2003)

[edit]

In the same year, the song "You Got It" appeared on a No Limit Records double-CD compilation Down South Hustlers: Bouncin' and Swingin' . In 1998, Tapp, now calling himself Soulja Slim, released Give It 2 'Em Raw on No Limit, which featured singles "Street Life" and "From What I Was Told," the latter also produced as a music video. The album debuted at number 13 on the Billboard 200 and sold 82,000 in the first week.[6] At that time, Soulja Slim was convicted of armed robbery and incarcerated.[1] He reappeared three years later with The Streets Made Me, which was again released on the No Limit label. From there, he started his own label, Cut Throat Committee Records and released Years Later in late 2002. In 2003, he released Years Later...A Few Months After, his last album before his death. The album featured the song "I'll Pay for It". In 2003, he also collaborated with fellow New Orleans rapper Juvenile to make the song "Slow Motion". The song was released on Juvenile's album Juve the Great and reached the number one spot on the Billboard Hot 100. It was Soulja Slim and Juvenile's first number one hit, and as the song was released after Soulja Slim's death he became only the sixth artist to have a posthumous number one song.

Death

[edit]

Tapp died on November 26, 2003 after an assailant shot him four times, three in the face and once in the chest, on the front lawn of the home of his mother and stepfather, Phillip "Tuba Phil" Frazier of Rebirth Brass Band,[7] in the Gentilly neighborhood.[8][9] Tapp was buried with his Cut Throat Committee chain and the outfit he wore on the cover of Give It 2 'Em Raw.[citation needed] Tapp's burial place is Mount Olivet Cemetery in New Orleans.[10]

On December 31, 2003, police arrested 22-year-old Garelle Smith in connection with Tapp's murder. Police discovered a stolen police pistol in Smith's possession with a scratched-off serial number. A ballistics test matched bullets from that gun to the ones that killed Tapp, but no witnesses would testify against him. By 2008, Smith had been arrested for three more murders, and, in each case, charges were dropped and he was released due to lack of witnesses and the New Orleans 60-day law.[citation needed] Smith's murders, including that of Tapp, became cold cases. On August 13, 2011, Smith was found shot to death.[11]

Discography

[edit]

Studio albums

[edit]
List of albums, with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peak chart positions
US
[12] 		US
R&B
[13] 		US
Ind.
[14]
Give It 2 'Em Raw 13 4 —
The Streets Made Me
  • Released: July 24, 2001
  • Label: No Limit
  • Format: CD, cassette
 188 42 9
Years Later
  • Released: December 24, 2002
  • Label: Cut Throat Committee
  • Format: CD, cassette
 — 72 —
Years Later...A Few Months After
  • Released: August 26, 2003
  • Label: Cut Throat Committee, Koch
  • Format: CD, cassette
 — 44 —

Mixtapes

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List of mixtapes, with year released
Title Mixtape details
Cutthroat Mixtape Vol. 1
  • Released: 2004
  • Label: Cut Throat Committee
  • Format: CD
Cutthroat Mixtape Vol. 2
  • Released: 2004
  • Label: Cut Throat Committee
  • Format: CD
Thug Brothers
  • Released: 2008
  • Label: Cut Throat Committee
  • Format: CD

Compilations

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  • 1999: Hype Enough Records: Limited Edition
  • 2005: Greatest Hitz

Singles

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As lead artist

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List of singles, with chart position, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart position on
US R&B 		Album
"From What I Was Told" 1998 — Give It 2 'Em Raw
"Street Life"
(featuring Master P, Silkk the Shocker & O'Dell) 		17
"Get Cha Mind Right"
(featuring Krazy & X-Conn) 		2001 — The Streets Made Me
"I'll Pay For It" 2003 — Years Later...A Few Months After/Years Later
"Feel Me Now" —
"Love Me Or Love Me Not" —
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart.
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List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
US US
R&B 		US
Rap
"Slow Motion"
(Juvenile featuring Soulja Slim) 		2004 1 2 1 Juve the Great
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Ankeny, Jason (2008). "Soulja Slim: Biography". allmusic. Retrieved December 23, 2009.
  2. ^ "Billboard Hot 100 Chart 50th Anniversary". Billboard.com. Archived from the original on August 30, 2008. Retrieved 2011-12-02.
  3. ^ "Rapper Soulja Slim Murdered". Billboard.com. December 11, 2003.
  4. ^ "Rapper Soulja Slim kept it real, to his death". nola.com. 23 March 2004. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  5. ^ "Magnolia Slim - Darkside". Discogs. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  6. ^ "Rapper DMX And City Of Angels Top The Albums Chart". mtv.com. Archived from the original on January 13, 2015. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  7. ^ Fly Fishing with Darth Vader by Matt Labash, Simon and Schuster, Feb 9, 2010]
  8. ^ "Rap News Network - Hip-Hop News: Soulja Slim's Future Cut Short By Jealousy". www.rapnews.net. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  9. ^ VIOLENCE THRIVES ON LACK OF JOBS, WEALTH OF DRUGS Archived 2015-11-17 at the Wayback Machine." The Times-Picayune.
  10. ^ "Body of Man at Bottom of Well Finally Identified 35 Years". 20 October 2021.
  11. ^ McCarthy, Brendan (August 15, 2011). "Tale of recurring New Orleans murder suspect ends in death on the street". The Times-Picayune. Retrieved December 11, 2017.
  12. ^ "Soulja Slim - Chart history - Billboard". Billboard. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  13. ^ "Soulja Slim - Chart history - Billboard". Billboard. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  14. ^ "Soulja Slim - Chart history - Billboard". Billboard. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
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