Soulja Boy has become the latest celebrity to fall victim to a death hoax on Twitter.
The 21-year-old rapper became a trending topic on the social networking site, with the tag #RIPSouljaBoy fuelling speculation that he had passed.
Some users of the site saw a funny side to the situation, with one writing: "RIP Soulja Boy is trending... i didn't know being untalented was fatal."
"Lmaoo so "RIP Soulja Boy" is trending worldwide. This is the most publicity we've given him since he hit that bird walk," another one wrote.
"The awkward moment when @souljaboy logs on Twitter to find out he's dead. RIP Soulja Boy," read another tweet.
While Soulja is yet to respond to the comments himself, he is said to alive and well.
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