A family from Oldham have been bombarded with phone calls from Soulja Boy fans after the rapper inadvertently featured their number in his recent song, Kiss Me Thru the Phone.
"It's easy to understand that, isn't it? When you look at me, I've got the perfect profile for a rapper," joked 54-year-old Oldham native Gerry Matley. His wife, Catriona Smith, said: "They have asked if I am his girlfriend but I think I am a bit too old, even for Soulja Boy."
According to the couple, theirs is the 12-digit number that features in the opening lines of Kiss Me Thru the Phone, which reached No 6 in the UK charts in May. The number is ex-directory, and the couple have no idea how it came to feature in the song of a 18-year-old rapper from Atlanta. "It's like winning the lottery, but we haven't got any money for it."
Despite receiving calls around the clock, sometimes as late as 3am, the couple have reacted to the bizarre event with good humour. "One of my daughter's friends thinks he's living in the loft," said Smith.
There has been no comment from Soulja Boy as to why the couple's number appears in his song or whether he has a particular fondness for Oldham.
