Soulja Boy quits swearing

11 months ago 19th Dec 11:00

Soulja Boy has made a pretty bold promise for a rapper; to change his bad boy ways and stop swearing for the sake of his young fans.

The Crank That hitmaker wants to become a more positive role model for his fans since

has promised to change his bad boy ways - he's quit swearing to be a positive role model for following in the footsteps of the his rap peers by using profanities and risque themes in his records.

The singer, real name DeAndre Ramone Way, is now determined to cut out any crude language from his future albums - after he realised the majority of his fans are impressionable teens.

He says, "Over the past few months, I've had a chance to meet a lot of my fans face to face and it made me realise that I got a large fan base of kids that look up to me.

"I have a greater responsibility to the kids that want to be like Soulja Boy (and) I need set a positive example for them".

It isn't the first time the star has considered the well-being of his young fans - he delayed work on his new LP earlier this month to donate toys to Atlanta, Georgia's underprivileged kids.