2003: James Tapp, Jr. better known to his fans as Soulja Slim died 16 years ago, today. Hailing from the Magnolia Projects in New Orleans, Slim was best known for his time on seminal hip-hop label ...

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 ...

After “Slow Motion” hit the charts, Juvenile shot a video featuring folks in the complex wearing shirts and holding signs that read “RIP Soulja Slim.” Lil Wayne shouted him out repeatedly ...

Soulja Slim is best known for his Juvenile ... No Limit Records and Cash Money Records. Salute to Slim (RIP) and the city of New Orleans for giving the world a chance to hear the voice of one ...

But it’s mournful, too. People hold up signs and placards: “Thou shalt not kill,” “RIP Soulja Slim.” During Slim’s verses, nobody lip-syncs. Instead, we just see people coming together ...

James "Soulja Slim" Tapp was killed on November 26, 2003. (CHRIS GRANGER/THE TIMES-PICAYUNE) His legend has grown to epic proportions in death, but even in life, Soulja Slim was a force to be ...

Nearly two decades later, the mom and sister of Soulja Slim said it still feels like yesterday when they found out the well known rapper had been shot and killed in Gentilly.Linda Tapp Porter said ...

Arrest In Soulja Slim Murder Case New Orleans police said they have arrested a man in the November fatal shooting of rapper Soulja Slim. The 26 year-old artist, whose real name was James Tapp, was ...

"That awkward moment when 'RIP Soulja Boy' is trending & everyone is surprised he was still alive' #RIPSoulja," read one tweet. "#RIPSouljaBoy the rapper isn't dead, but is music career is," read ...

C-Murder labeled NBA Youngboy as the “Soulja Slim of the new generation.” On Sunday (Aug. 20), the rapper, né Corey Miller, took to Instagram to give the Gen Z artist, and his contemporaries ...

The rapper turned 21 on July 28. By Rebecca Ford NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 27: Recording artist Soulja Boy performs onstage at BET's Rip The Runway 2010 at the Hammerstein Ballroom on February 27 ...