American rapper DeAndre Cortez Way, better known by his stage name Soulja Boy, has made headlines lately for selling marked-up knock off consoles on his website. In fact, he even announcedanother portable consoleafter being forced to remove some of his consoles by Nintendo, but it seems as if Soulja Boy’s spats with the Big N are far from over, as he has pulled from theLegend of Zeldafor his latest song.
Releasing a new single entitled “Zelda,” Soulja Boy also samples the old-school theme of the series in the song. The cover art also depicts Toon Link beside the American rapper, but he’s holding what appears to be a crudely designed gun — something many fans of theLegend of Zeldamay take issue with. Furthermore, it seems Soulja Boy has turned the title of classical entryWind Wakerinto the Mula Maker.
When diving into the song, many are likely to realize that the song has little, if anything really, to do with theLegend of Zelda. It does open with the classic main theme of the franchise and features a refrain of making “green diamonds like Zelda.” Yet the rapper then goes on to discuss a murder case, money, women, and more. He does eventually return to playing PlayStation and mentions007andOcarina of Time,but it seems the title was chosen to grab attention and not necessarily reflect the content of the song.
Many are also taking issue with the rapper’s word choice. Green diamonds clearly refer to the Rupee currency of theLegend of Zelda, but many don’t understand why he would choose “green diamonds” over the actual name of the currency. Moreover, many are wondering if he is mistaking Zelda for Link in this song, as it is Link - the playable character of the franchise - that goes around collecting Rupees, not the princess Zelda.
That said, mistaking the two is a common occurrence, and it’s possible the ambiguity was intentional on Soulja Boy’s part. It seems unlikely that thisLegend of Zelda-inspired song hasn’t already gatheredthe attention of Nintendo, so it’ll be interesting to watch this situation as it develops.
