Swag gifted to almost 1,500 attendees included “Make Bitcoin Great Again” red hats, and American flag pins with the symbol for Gemini, a crypto company that served as an event sponsor founded by Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, who backed Trump’s presidential campaign.
Soulja Boy defended his decision to perform at Donald Trump's Crypto Ball by calling out former President Barack Obama and Kamala Harris.
Soulja Boy was one of several rappers to attend and perform at Trump Crypto Ball. Now, the rapper is defending himself.
Stephen A. Smith doesn't understand the backlash rappers like Snoop Dogg, Nelly and Soulja Boy are receiving for performing at events around Donald Trump's presidential inauguration. During a recent episode of The Stephen A.
On Friday, Snoop Dogg and Rick Ross headlined the exclusive Crypto Ball, a black-tie event organized by crypto entrepreneur David Sacks, recently appointed by Trump as the “AI and Crypto Czar.” The two hip-hop legends reportedly accepted payment for their performances in Bitcoin, currently trading at a staggering $103,000 per coin.
The rap community was furious to learn Nelly, Soulja Boy, Snoop Dogg and Rick Ross were supporting Trump's inauguration events.
Soulja Boy defends performing at Trump's Crypto Ball, citing payment while admitting he was misled about the event's political nature.
X is calling Rick Ross, Snoop Dogg, Soulja Boy and Nelly sellouts for performing at Donald Trump inauguration events.
Four Black artists will perform at Trump’s inauguration, igniting a cultural firestorm about art, politics, and the cost of complicity.
It’s hard to believe that Black and POC artists are still throwing their support behind Donald Trump, even though he is currently carrying out executive orders and planning to implement policies that will harm these communities. Trump also has a history of racist remarks and discriminatory actions— specifically toward marginalized communities.
Snoop Dogg was called out by Kevin Powell in a recent interview for performing at a pre-inaugural ball for President Donald Trump.
Flash forward to Jan. 18., the rapper, who called people "stupid motherf**kers" for voting for Trump, headlined an inauguration event called the Crypto Ball where he, along with Rick Ross and Soulja Boy, rubbed shoulders with crypto-bro billionaires — posting videos to Instagram flashing their connections to high-powered places and people.