Soulja Boy, known for his bold claims of being the first rapper to achieve various feats, this time around had to walk back one of his assertions.
On October 12, he posted a video of himself in a plane’s cockpit, declaring, “I was the first rapper to fly an airplane. Let’s go, we bout to get in the air.”
“You ready to do this? Let’s do this,” he said.
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Ludacris, who has shared videos of his own piloting efforts since 2021, corrected Soulja Boy’s claim of being the first rapper to fly a plane by leaving a thinking emoji in the comments.
Fans supported Ludacris, prompting Soulja Boy to do some research. Soulja Boy conceded the title of rap’s first pilot to Ludacris.
“I just saw ur video you did it first,” Soulja Boy wrote back to Luda with a gold medal emoji.
In June 2021, Ludacris appeared on The Ellen DeGeneres Show to clear the air on his flying videos. He clarified that while he does own a plane, he does not have a pilot’s license.
“That’s something that’s called a ‘nickel ride.’ That term goes back to the military days. So, it’s my first time actually flying,” he told the comedian at the time. “I actually own a plane, but for all of these years, I’ve never wanted to become a pilot, because you can’t drink alcohol within eight hours of flying. Who would want to go on a vacation and not drink before they leave?”
Ludacris continued: “Long story short, that’s the first of many, but I do plan to get my pilot’s license soon. It’s a work in progress, it takes some time.”
