▁on ▁several ▁dates ▁during ▁Chris ▁Brown ' s ▁F . A . M . E . ▁Tour ▁( 2 0 1 1 ) ▁where ▁she ▁appeared ▁as ▁a ▁supporting ▁act ▁and ▁during ▁the ▁co - head lin ing ▁L ights ▁Out ▁Tour ▁( 2 0 1 3 ) ▁with ▁The - D ream . ▁She ▁also ▁performed ▁" S old ier " ▁on ▁August ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁during ▁a ▁prom ot ional ▁concert ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁and ▁at ▁the ▁Australian ▁Sup af est ▁festival ▁in ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁back ed ▁by ▁male ▁d anc ers . ▁ ▁Us age ▁as ▁sample ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁American ▁ra pper ▁Nel ly ▁sample d ▁" S old ier " ▁for ▁his ▁song ▁" Gr ill z " ▁( 2 0 0 5 ) ▁featuring ▁Paul ▁Wall , ▁and ▁Ali ▁& ▁Gi pp ▁from ▁the ▁album ▁S we ats uit ▁( 2 0 0 5 ). ▁Mike ▁Sch iller ▁from ▁Pop Mat ters ▁wrote ▁that ▁Jer ma ine ▁Dup ri ' s ▁production ▁on ▁the ▁song ▁was ▁" un character ist ically ▁fant astic , ▁finding ▁a ▁down ▁' n ' ▁dirty ▁gro ove ▁in ▁the ▁unlikely ▁source ▁material ▁of ▁Dest iny ' s ▁Child ' s ▁' S old ier ' ". ▁The ▁following ▁year ▁" Only ▁God " ▁from ▁J ME ' s ▁instrument al ▁mi xt ape ▁Boy ▁Better ▁Know ▁– ▁Edition ▁ 4 : ▁Trop ical ▁( 2