18-year-old rapper Soulja Boy, with the help of The Associated Press and YouTube, sent out a video message speaking to his fans and anyone else who’s interested, apologizing for his actions in the past year. If you remember, we got on him pretty hard about making a comment shouting out slave masters back in November, but with this new apology, we’re willing to give him a second chance (as you’ve seen with the increased coverage on him). Everyone deserves a second chance, right?

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