Key Takeaways

• Claim: Soulja Boy asserts he was the first rapper to release three projects on the same day.
• Fact-check: Gucci Mane actually released three mixtapes two weeks earlier in 2009.
• Relationship: Soulja Boy and Drake have collaborated before, notably on “We Made It” in 2014.
• Trolling: Soulja Boy enjoys playfully provoking Drake about their past interactions.

Stop us if you’ve heard this before: Soulja Boy is claiming he has another first to add to his rapper résumé. After seeing Drake drop a trio of albums on Friday (May 15), Big Draco claimed he was actually the first to do it after releasing three mixtapes on the same day on Halloween in 2009.

“I was the first rapper to drop three projects in the same day. Btw,” he wrote to X on Sunday (May 17).

The “Crank That” rapper drew backlash as fans poked fun at not remembering anything from the trio of 2009 mixtapes.

An X Community Note fact-checked Soulja Boy, explaining that Gucci Mane actually dropped three projects two weeks prior to him in celebration of 1017 Day. The trilogy of mixtapes came courtesy of Guwop’s Cold War series.

Drake and Soulja Boy’s relationship dates back to the early portion of both of their careers, as they also collaborated on “We Made It” in 2014. Big Draco admitted he enjoys trolling Drizzy in an interview with Nick Cannon earlier this year.

“I just think it’s funnier ‘cause it’s like you stole my s–t, so now I can just troll you,” he said. “I think he was trying to shout me out. But it’s like, man, you did too much.”

As a pioneer of the internet infiltrating rap in the later aughts, Soulja Boy’s claims tie back to his frustrations with Drake interpolating his “What’s Hannenin” track on 2010’s “Miss Me” featuring Lil Wayne, which landed on his Thank Me Later debut. Big Draco famously went off on Drake about this during his 2018 interview with The Breakfast Club.

Drake made his return on Friday (May 15) with three new albums. Iceman serves as the rap-heavy main attraction, which was joined by surprise projects Habibti and Maid of Honour.