
Soulja Boy was born DeAndre Way on July 28, 1990 in
Illinois. By the age of 16, Soulja Boy hit the
airwaves with his breakout single "Crank That" with its accompanying dance
craze. The conception of "Crank That" began early in 2007 with the
release of the song on Soulja Boy's independent LP Unsigned
And Still Major and a YouTube video teaching the
"Crank That" dance.
# 27
Singles Artist of the Year


Soulja Boy hit the Top 40 with "Crank That."

Soulja Boy topped the Billboard Hot 100 for
7 weeks with "Crank That." The single also topped the
Billboard Hot Digital Songs chart and Hot Rap Tracks
chart.


Soulja Boy released souljaboytellem.com.

The single "Crank That" was certified 3x platinum.
A lawsuit was filed by Souljah Boy of Mo
Thugs over the name similarity.
# 78
Singles Artist of the Year


Soulja Boy was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Rap Song (awarded to
the songwriter) ("Crank That").

Soulja Boy hit the Top 40 helping out Savage
with "Swing."

iSouljaBoyTellem was released.


Soulja Boy hit the Top 40 with "Kiss Me Thru The Phone."

Soulja Boy hit the Top 10 with "Kiss Me Thru The Phone."


Soulja Boy topped the Billboard Hot Rap Tracks chart
and Rhythmic chart with "Kiss Me Thru The Phone."

Soulja Boy hit the Top 40 with "Turn My Swag On."

Soulja Boy could be heard on the Music
Inspired By The Film More Than A Game soundtrack on the track
"I'm Ballin'."

Soulja Boy spent a night in jail in Georgia after
being arrested for obstruction. He had ran from the
police after they arrived at an abandoned house where
the rapper was filming a video.


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souljaboytellem.com
Released: October, 2007
US:
Gold
Billboard peak: # 4
Entertainment Weekly: D
Tracks: "Intro" - "Crank That" - "Sidekick" -
"Snap And Roll" - "Bapes" -
"Let Me Get Em" - "Donk" -
"Yahhh!" - "Pass It To Arab"
- "Soulja Girl" - "Booty
Meat" - "Report Card" - "She
Thirsty" - "Don't Get Mad" |


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iSouljaBoyTellem
Released: December, 2008
Rolling Stone: 
Tracks: "I'm Bout Tha Stax
(Intro)" - "Bird Walk" -
"Turn My Swag On" - "Gucci
Bandanna" - "Eazy" - "Kiss Me Thru The Phone" - "Booty Got
Swag" - "Rubber Bands" - "Hey
You There" - "Yamaha Mama" -
"Wit My Yums On" - "Go Head"
- "Shoppin' Spree" - "Soulja Boy
Tellem" - "Whoop Rico" - "I
Pray (Outro)" |
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