Soulja Boy's longtime girlfriend reveals she was blindsided by news that he's expecting a child

April 2024 · 7 minute read

Soulja Boy's secret girlfriend says she has been left brokenhearted by his baby news and only discovered he was having a child when he posted a gender reveal video on Instagram.

Aliyah Hayes, 29, told DailyMail.com that she has been in an on/off relationship with the rapper, 31, for more than a decade and said they recently discussed marriage and children.

But her world was shattered last month when the star announced his baby news on social media, without telling her first.

She says the bombshell video left her physically sick and says she had no idea that there was anything between Soulja Boy – real name DeAndre Cortez Way - and the mother of his child, an LA-based hairstylist named Jackie.

Aliyah told DailyMail.com that everything appeared normal when she spent the night with the rapper a few days before the gender reveal and had plans to meet up with him that evening.

Since the reveal, the Crank That rapper has bombarded her with texts and begged her to continue their relationship but has refused to apologize for what he did. 

Aliyah Hayes, 29, told DailyMail.com that she has been in an on/off relationship with Soulja Boy, 31, for more than a decade and said they recently discussed marriage and children

Aliyah Hayes, 29, told DailyMail.com that she has been in an on/off relationship with Soulja Boy, 31, for more than a decade and said they recently discussed marriage and children

Hayes shared this photo with DailyMail.com showing her laying with Soulja Boy and giving him a kiss on the cheek

Hayes shared this photo with DailyMail.com showing her laying with Soulja Boy and giving him a kiss on the cheek 

Rapper Soulja Boy, 31, posted a video to Instagram last month announcing he is expecting a baby boy with an LA-based hairstylist named Jackie

Rapper Soulja Boy, 31, posted a video to Instagram last month announcing he is expecting a baby boy with an LA-based hairstylist named Jackie 

Aliyah says she first met Soulja Boy at a party in 2012 after he split from his former fiancée Rosa Acosta. She says the attraction was instant. 'I was 19 at the time so it was over a decade ago. We met at a Christmas Eve party and it was love at first sight.' Aliyah is pictured left with Soulja Boy and a friend

Aliyah says she first met Soulja Boy at a party in 2012 after he split from his former fiancée Rosa Acosta. She says the attraction was instant. 'I was 19 at the time so it was over a decade ago. We met at a Christmas Eve party and it was love at first sight.' Aliyah is pictured left with Soulja Boy and a friend 

She said: 'I found out with the rest of the world and I thought we were best friends. We were lovers, we've known each other for a decade.

'When I saw it, I was devastated, I dropped my phone. My heart dropped into my stomach, I fell over and started crying because I was heartbroken.

'I thought our future had nothing to do with another woman being pregnant. I found out their gender reveal was very last minute and it just broke my heart.'

Aliyah is now considering the future of her relationship with the rapper, telling DailyMail.com that she loves him 'unconditionally' but needs time to heal

Aliyah is now considering the future of her relationship with the rapper, telling DailyMail.com that she loves him 'unconditionally' but needs time to heal

Aliyah is now considering the future of her relationship with the rapper, telling DailyMail.com that she loves him 'unconditionally' but needs time to heal.

Jackie, Aliyah says, was aware that Soulja Boy had a girlfriend when she met him and told DailyMail.com the mom-to-be had seen them together repeatedly.

She said: 'I met the hairdresser maybe once or twice. I knew he was friends with her friends, I knew she did hair.

'When I came across her, she was very nice to me – she knew I was his girlfriend, we would kiss and be close with each other in front of her.

'I saw her once more at New Year's Eve and I believe she was doing hair. I was his date – it's New Year's Eve and that's a couple's day.

'We kissed when the ball dropped and she went home and I stayed over. She was well aware because she was talking to him trying to get out and leave the house and I was there staying.'

Aliyah says she first met Soulja Boy at a party in 2012 after he split from his former fiancée Rosa Acosta.

She says the attraction was instant. 'I was 19 at the time so it was over a decade ago. We met at a Christmas Eve party and it was love at first sight.

'I was just glamored by him. He came up to me and said 'you're my date for the night' and that's how we first started.'

She added: 'I thought he was a king. He was very sweet, very romantic and he just courted me. I could see he was going to be my boyfriend in the future.

'We just started hanging out non-stop – I would go to all the houses and places that he lived at, I would support his events.

'He would invite me, I would come and he would make sure that I was treated like a queen and we moved forward.' 

Hayes shared messages between the couple, in which Soulja Boy tells her he loves her. 'He just made it clear that I was the queen and he was the king and that's how we dealt with each other,' she told DailyMail.com

Hayes shared messages between the couple, in which Soulja Boy tells her he loves her. 'He just made it clear that I was the queen and he was the king and that's how we dealt with each other,' she told DailyMail.com

In January, Soulja Boy messaged Aliyah saying he's been busy, calling her 'bae' and promising to see her soon

In January, Soulja Boy messaged Aliyah saying he's been busy, calling her 'bae' and promising to see her soon 

Aliyah shared sultry photos of Soulja Boy with DailyMail.com that she says he sent to her Aliyah shared sultry photos of Soulja Boy with DailyMail.com that she says he sent to her

Aliyah shared sultry photos of Soulja Boy with DailyMail.com that she says he sent to her

When Aliyah moved to Maryland for college, the pair continued to talk every day and regularly FaceTimed but the relationship collapsed after 'life got in the way'. 

In 2017, she moved back to Los Angeles and 'reconnected' with the rapper only for it to fall apart for a second time.

Last year, the pair got back together for a third time and, says Aliyah, had got more serious than ever before.

She told DailyMail.com: 'The last year was the most serious relationship we've had thus far, where I'm with him multiple times throughout the week, I'm supporting his companies – he has a lot of businesses, shoes, cannabis company – and I'm there with ideas, I'm there supporting him in any way I possibly can behind the scenes.

'I never wanted the limelight so it was just about love. I have unconditional love for him, God taught me to love unconditionally, so I really do. I love him with all my heart.'

Aliyah added: 'He is my boyfriend, we talked back in August and we made it official. I made that commitment to him that he is the only man I want to be with and vice versa.

'We've been together ever since. I was at his house, I was also in his YouTube show. He just made it clear that I was the queen and he was the king and that's how we dealt with each other.'

Now she is contemplating her future with the rapper and trying to figure out how to pick up the pieces now that a baby is involved.

Aliyah said: 'I was angry [when I saw the video] because I thought that was something we were going to move forward to which is marriage and children, so for him to have done that…

'I was hurt and heartbroken, just devastated. It was unbelievable. I felt like I was in a nightmare.'

Hayes said she learned of the pregnancy through the Instagram video he posted of the gender reveal Hayes said she learned of the pregnancy through the Instagram video he posted of the gender reveal

Hayes said she learned of the pregnancy through the Instagram video he posted of the gender reveal 

Soulja Boy also shared a shot of himself posing with the mother of his soon-to-arrive child to his Instagram Story

Soulja Boy also shared a shot of himself posing with the mother of his soon-to-arrive child to his Instagram Story

She says she has been speaking to the rapper regularly, saw him hours before speaking to DailyMail.com and has told him of her pain.

She said: 'I just told him my heart is broken and I love you unconditionally as God taught me to but right now, I'm trying to heal and grow and understand why this even happened.

'I do believe there's a lack of respect but I do believe he loves himself first and if that is something that is going to make him happy, I do have to understand that that's his happiness and that's my heartbreak.

'When it comes to the hairdresser, I want to give blessings for the pregnancy and her baby but moving forward, it doesn't erase the decade we've had together.

'I love him unconditionally and I believe he loves me unconditionally as well. I don't believe he wants to change anything about our relationship because loving unconditionally allows people to do what they want to do and still love them.

Aliyah added: 'I'm still healing, I'm still heartbroken so I'm not sure yet but I do love him unconditionally.

'I will love him for the rest of my life and I truly love him unconditionally as God taught me to.'

ncG1vNJzZmivp6x7pa3IpbCmmZmhe6S7ja6iaKaVrMBwrdGtoJyklWJ%2BcYKVaWhqb1%2BIvLa4yZpke6epqHqtu82gq6KllWK0qr7Ln6minZ6ZerOx1Z6Ypatdl7mqusOsoJ2dlGK7psPSZp%2Beq12axbGxwq2gp59dmLWquMNnn62lnA%3D%3D