18-year-old rapper Soulja Boy has more stuff than you. For instance, he has at least two big-screen high definition televisions that sit right next to each other in his basement. Each is hooked up to an Xbox 360 so that he can play Crackdown with his friends over Xbox LIVE. You, on the other hand, probably have to send your friend home to play Crackdown with him or her.
Don't hate -- Soulja Boy earned his keep, having launched a hit (yet mostly obnoxious) single and a dance to go along with hit. He's what they call a "tastemaker" -- the kids love him, and they pay attention. Which is why Microsoft and T-Mobile decided to give him the world's only Xbox 360 Special edition Sidekick LX.
What is it? Well, it looks like a white Sidekick LX with Xbox 360 wallpaper, and Soulja Boy is very, very excited about having been given the only one. Because, you know, he couldn't have just gone out and bought one with his Scrooge McDuck like piles of cash he's made selling his song as a ring tone.
Whether or not this Xbox 360 Special Edition Sidekick LX will come to the market or if it's just a one-off promotional item being handed out to celebrity. But one thing is for sure: if the classic saying "he who dies with the most toys wins," Soulja Boy may be in the lead. Now about that "dies" part ...
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