ra wn ess , ▁real ness ▁and ▁edge ▁to ▁the ▁song ". ▁During ▁an ▁interview ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁Lil ▁Wayne ▁discussed ▁his ▁contribution ▁in ▁the ▁song , ▁" That ▁set ▁me ▁off . ▁Th em ▁little ▁eight ▁bars ▁right ▁there , ▁that ▁got ▁me ▁there ▁boy . ▁If ▁you ▁ask ▁me ▁why , ▁it ▁was ▁Bey on cé . ▁That ▁sh it ▁was ▁big ." ▁" S old ier " ▁was ▁included ▁on ▁the ▁group ' s ▁compilation ▁albums ▁# 1 ' s ▁( 2 0 0 5 ) ▁and ▁Play list : ▁The ▁Very ▁Best ▁of ▁Dest iny ' s ▁Child ▁( 2 0 1 2 ). ▁ ▁Com position ▁ ▁" S old ier " ▁is ▁a ▁mid - tem po ▁Southern ▁hip ▁hop ▁song ; ▁Alex ▁Mac Ph erson ▁of ▁St yl us ▁Magazine ▁further ▁found ▁elements ▁of ▁Cr unk & B ▁music ▁while ▁Ke le fa ▁San neh ▁of ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Times ▁noted ▁elect rop op ▁elements ▁in ▁its ▁composition . ▁Disc uss ing ▁the ▁song ▁mus ically , ▁K itt y ▁Empire ▁from ▁The ▁Ob server ▁class ified ▁it ▁as ▁a ▁" gh etto ▁anth em - in - wait ing ▁that ▁echo es ▁the ▁Southern ▁bent ▁of ▁much ▁contemporary ▁hip ▁hop ". ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁sheet ▁music ▁published ▁on ▁the ▁website ▁Music notes . com ▁by ▁Sony / AT V ▁Music ▁Publishing , ▁" S old ier " ▁was ▁composed ▁using ▁common ▁time ▁in ▁the ▁key ▁of ▁C ▁minor ▁with ▁a ▁pul