On this day in 2003, James Tapp Jr., who is better known to the Hip Hop community as Soulja Slim, was shot and killed in front of his mother’s residence the night before Thanksgiving in his hometown ...

He brought Slim to No Limit impresario Master P, who made a handshake deal for him to record an album as Soulja Slim. Slim used the cash for a down payment on a duplex: Ms. Linda and his younger ...

A New Orleans man who authorities believe is responsible for the 2003 murder of rapper Soulja Slim has once again escaped indictment for a separate shooting. According to New Orleans' Times-Picayune, ...

There may be sufficient evidence that the good die young, but that doesn’t make any easier to digest. When it comes to being a young Hip-Hop artist, there’s usually a certainty of leaving behind a ...

In the 1990s and early 2000s, New Orleans was the epicenter of Southern rap, thanks to influential artists Juvenile, B.G., and Soulja Slim. While Juvenile maintains a thriving career, the other two ...