**THIS STORY APPEARS IN ITS ENTIRETY IN THE APRIL 2012 ISSUE OF XXL. ON SALE NOW!** WORDS PAUL CANTOR (@paulcantor) When a then 17-year-old Deandre "Soulja Boy" ...

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