Update: Soulja Boy Reacts to Atari Denying His Ownership Claims

Update 08/21/2021 12:50am:

Soulja Boy wasn't too pleased after Atari denied his claims that he now owns the company. In a profane-laden 10-minute rant, Soulja Boy called out the video game company for reaching out to him about a partnership only to throw him under the bus in public.

"First of all, n*gga, f*ck Atari, n*gga. Second of all, n*gga, I been making millions from my Soulja Boy Game console, minding my own business, Atari y'all p*ssy a** called me and said y'all wanted me to revamp y'all company. B*tch a** n*gga! Y'all know what the f*ck I meant when I said I'm owning Atari. Atari is a publicly traded company. Can't no one man own the sh*t."

Original 08/20/2021 10:33am:

Update 08/20/2021 10:25am:

Previously, Soulja Boy took to Instagram Live and claimed that he was now the owner of video game company Atari. The rapper said “Atari reached out and I just signed a deal with Atari... I signed two deals with Atari... I'm the owner. The first rapper to own a video game company. We gonna take it to the next level... just like we did with Soulja Boy Game.” Now, Atari has responded to the claims of the rapper, who claimed he was the first rapper to own a video game company.

Via Twitter, Atari addressed the “Crank That” rapper’s claims, saying “We know that CEO of Atari is a dream job, but that honor belongs to Wade Rosen.” Take a look above.

Original 08/19/2021 4:57pm:

Soulja Boy revealed on a recent Instagram Live session that he's now the owner of the pioneering video game company Atari. 

During the live stream, Soulja Boy stated, "Big shout out to Atari. I'm about to revamp the company. We finna take Atari to the next level. I am now the owner of Atari. I own the video game company Atari. He later explained that Atari contacted him after the success of his SouljaGames console, and added that he struck two deals with Atari. 

"They were real proud of me --of what I did with the Soulja Boy game console. We are about to sell the company for $140 million. Atari reached out and I just signed two deals with Atari. I'm the owner. The first rapper to own a video game company."