What the hell was happening in "Turn My Swag On"?
Photo courtesy of Ben Rose/WireImage Matthew Roberson | @mroberson22 In the late 2000s, as the world became increasingly digitized and the internet dictated how we thought, learned, and behaved, one unstoppable cultural force was using it better than perhaps anyone ever before. I am of course referring to Soulja Boy (or Soulja Boy Tell ‘Em if you’re not into the whole brevity thing), a man who taught an entire species how to crank that and whose Wikipedia page lists a feud with the U.S. Armed Forces under “Controversies”. This led to one of the greatest lines ever written in an apology statement : “When I expressed my frustration with the US Army, not only did my words come out wrong, I was wrong to even speak them.” -Soulja Boy The misunderstanding with the troops, which sprang up in 2011, would never have even happened if not for the events of a few years prior. With this monstrous 2007 hit “Crank That (Soulja Boy)”, which was supported greatly by its popularity on MySpace, S
