Education
He attended Booker T. Washington High School before dropping out of school in his sophomore year.
He attended Booker T. Washington High School before dropping out of school in his sophomore year.
He is known for writing the United States. Number. 1 hit "Slow Motion". James Tapp was raised in the Magnolia Projects. Tapp released his debut album, Soulja fa Lyfe, on Parkway Pumpin" Records in February of 1994 under the name Magnolia Slim.
In 1995, he released the four-song e.p.
The Dark Side on Hype Enough Records. Number Limit Records and Slow Motion (1997-2003) In the same year, the song "You Got lieutenant" appeared on Number Limit Records double-Civil Defense compilation Down South Hustlers: Bouncin" and Swingin".
In 1998, Tapp, now calling himself Soulja Slim, released Give lieutenant 2 "Econometrica Raw on Number Limit Records with his single and music video "From What I Was Told" and a single called "Street Life". The album debuted at number 13 on the Billboard 200 and sold 82,000 in the first week.
At that time Soulja Slim was convicted of armed robbery and incarcerated.
He reappeared three years later with Streets Made Maine, which was again released on the Number Limit label. From there, he started his own label, Cut Throat Committee Records and released Years Later in late 2002. In 2003, he released Years Later..A Few Months After, his last album before his death.
The album featured the hit "I"ll Pay for lieutenant".
In 2003 he also collaborated with fellow New Orleans rapper Juvenile to make the song "Slow Motion". The song was released on Juvenile"s album Juve the Great and reached the Number.
1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100. lieutenant was Soulja Slim and Juvenile"s first Number.
1 hit, and as the song was released after Soulja Slim"s death he became only the sixth artist to have a posthumous Number.
1 song. Soulja Slim was buried with his Cut Throat Comitty charm and jewelry and also the leather camo clothes he wore on the cover of Give lieutenant 2 "Econometrica Raw. On New Year"s Eve, December 31, 2003, police arrested 22-year-old Garelle Smith in connection with Tapp"s murder.
Police discovered a stolen police pistol in Smith"s possession with a scratched-off serial number.
A ballistics test matched bullets from that gun to the ones that killed Soulja Slim but no witnesses would testify against him. By 2008 Smith had been arrested for three more murders and in each case, charges were dropped and he was released due to lack of witnesses and the New Orleans 60 day law. Along with the other murders, the District Attorney" General’ s Office dropped the Soulja Slim murder charge against him and his death became a cold case.
In August 2011, Smith himself was found dead with gunshot wounds to the face and chest.
1999: Hype Enough Records: Limited Edition 2005: Greatest Hitz.