Soulja Boy Compares Himself to Bill Cosby, Diddy and Says His Trial Was a 'Scam'

The rapper says that he was targeted like other Black men who have faced sexual assault cases.

April 12, 2025

(L) Sean ‘Diddy‘ Combs is seen arriving to the VMAs After Party Hosted by Diddy on September 13, 2023 in New York City. (Center) Soulja Boy performs onstage during the 2024 BET Hip Hop Awards at Drai's Beach Club Nightclub at The Cromwell Las Vegas on October 8, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (R) Actor/ stand-up comedian Bill Cosby leaving the Montgomery County Courthouse for the fifth day of his retrial for sexual assault charges on April 13, 2018 in Norristown, Pennsylvania.

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Soulja Boy had some scathing remarks about the woman who accused him of sexual assault and compared himself to other high-profile Black celebrities who have faced allegations of abuse.

On Thursday, a California judge ordered that the "Crank Dat" rapper pay $4.25 million to his former personal assistant, who alleged that she was assaulted in d2021. Additionally, Soulja Boy, real name DeAndre Cortez Way, will be paying $250,000 in punitive damages.

After making a post-court statement that the "truth was overshadowed" in the trial, Soulja followed up with more thoughts on Instagram Live.

"That shit a scam, n***a," he said in the clip below. "If y'all think that shit is funny they over there scamming Black celebrities, n***a, cool. Fuck y'all, too."

The rapper denied that he's ever done "weird shit" and blamed the "Illuminati and "industry n***as" who are allegedly targeting him.

"If I really sexually assaulted a bitch, why I ain't in jail then?" Soulja continued. "The fuck you mean? How you gonna ask for some money, n***a? Go to the police to come lock me up, bitch."

"That's how you know this shit a scam, the fucking system is broken," he declared. "And the shit's set up for Black n***as to fail! It was 11 white folks that was all 70 years old, bruh. ...I did not stand a chance!"

After claiming that the jury had "no proof," Soulja said, "They ain't gon' never stop me" and compared himself to other high-profile Black men that have been accused of sexual assault.

"They did it to Michael Jackson. They did it P. Diddy. They did it to R. Kelly. They did to Bill Cosby," he said. "They did it to all the Black n***as. They did it to all everybody, goddammit!

"When a motherfucker lie on you, there ain't shit you can do," Soulja claimed.

Soulja called the trial a "scam" before again saying that he's planning to file an appeal. The 34-year-old also quipped about Kendrick Lamar performing "Not Like Us" at the Super Bowl.

"If a n***a can stand at the Super Bowl and call a n***a [Drake] a pedophile in front of the whole world, I'm pretty sure I'm straight, bruh," he said.

The accuser, listed as Jane Doe, said that Soulja physically assaulted and raped her on numerous occasions, along with holding her captive in a room for three days.