Soulja Slim

Soulja Slim
Background information
Birth name	James Tapp, Jr.
Also known as	Magnolia Slim
Born	September 9, 1977(1977-09-09)
Origin	New Orleans, Louisiana
Died	November 26, 2003 (aged 26)
Genres	Hip hop
Years active	1994 - 2003
Labels	No Limit, Cutthroat Commity
Associated acts	C-Murder, B.G., Juvenile, Master P

James Tapp, Jr. (September 9, 1977 – November 26, 2003), better known by his stage name Soulja Slim, was an American rapper who achieved modest success on Master P's No Limit record label. He is known for his U.S. #1 hit "Slow Motion" with fellow rapper Juvenile. ^[1]

Life

James Tapp was born in the Magnolia Projects in the 3rd Ward of New Orleans Tapp released his debut album, Soulja fa Lyfe, on Parkway Pumpin' Records in 1994 under the name Magnolia Slim. In 1995, he released the four-song e.p. The Dark Side on Hype Enough Records. In the same year, the song "The Dark Side" appeared on No Limit Records double-CD compilation Bouncin' and Swingin' . In 1998, Tapp, now calling himself Soulja Slim, released Give It 2 'Em Raw on No Limit Records with his single and video "From What I Was Told." Following a prison stint for armed robbery, Slim suffered addictions to heroin and cocaine. He reappeared three years later with Streets Made Me, which was again released on the No Limit label. From there, he started his own label, Cut Throat Records and released Years Later in late 2002. In 2003, he released Years Later…A Few Months After, his last album before his untimely death. The album featured the hit "I'll Pay for It". He also helped create the song "Slow Motion". Though the hot 100 hit was released under Juvenile's name, the song was originally written by Soulja Slim.

Death

On Thanksgiving Eve November 26, 2003 Slim was on route to a performance when he was shot four times, three times in the face, and once in the chest, in front of his mom's home in the 8th Ward/Gentilly area.^[2]

Discography

• 1994: The Dark Side EP (as Magnolia Slim)
• 1998: Give It 2 Em Raw (as Soulja Slim)
• 2001: The Streets Made Me
• 2002: Years Later
• 2003: Years Later...A Few Months After

References

External links

• Soulja Slim at MySpace