DeAndre Cortez Way (born July 28, 1990 in Chicago, Illinois), better known … Read Full Bio ↴DeAndre Cortez Way (born July 28, 1990 in Chicago, Illinois), better known by his stage name Soulja Boy Tell 'Em or simply Soulja Boy, is a Grammy-nominated rapper, dancer and producer. He shot to fame in September 2007, when his single โCrank That (Soulja Boy)โ reached number one on the Billboard Top 100. He released his debut album, Unsigned & Still Major: Da Album Before da Album in 2007 and followed this with 2007โs souljaboytellem.com and 2008โs iSouljaBoyTellem. His fourth studio album, The DeAndre Way, was released on November 2010.
Early life
Born DeAndre Ramone Way in Chicago, Illinois on July 28, 1990, Way moved from Chicago to Atlanta, Georgia at age seven, where he became interested in rap music. At age 14, he moved to Batesville, Mississippi with his father, who provided a recording studio for Way to explore his musical ambitions.
Career
In November 2005, Way posted his songs on the video-based social community YouTube. Following positive reviews on the site, Soulja Boy then established his own web pages on YouTube and MySpace. In March 2007, he recorded โCrank Thatโ and released his first independent album Unsigned and Still Major, followed by a low-budget video filmed demonstrating the โSoulja Boyโ dance. By the end of May 2007, โCrank That (Soulja Boy)โ received its first airplay and Soulja Boy met with Mr. Collipark to sign a deal with Interscope Records.
On August 12, 2007, the song appeared on the Emmy-award winning HBO series Entourage, and by September 1, it topped the Billboard Hot 100 and Hot RingMasters charts. Wayโs major label debut album Souljaboytellem.com, which was reportedly recorded using just the demo version of FL Studio, was released in the United States on October 2, peaking at #4 on both the Billboard 200 and Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts.
On December 9, 2007, Way was sued by William Lyons (aka Souljah Boy of the Mo Thugs) who claims he first created the stage name โSouljah Boyโ.
For the 50th Grammy Awards, Soulja Boy was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Rap Song with โCrank That (Soulja Boy)โ. He lost to Kanye Westโs and T-Painโs โGood Lifeโ.
The teen rapper recently inked a deal with Dallas-based company, Yums Shoes, for a line of his own sneakers called the โBlock Starโ and an apparel line. โThe Soulja boy exclusive shoe will be released in the fall along with my album,โ he said. โThe Soulja Boy cartoon will also be released in the fall, so thereโs three things to look out for.โ The line will be unveiled at the fall Magic fashion trade show in Las Vegas later this year, and the rapper will appear in both television and print ads for it.
Soulja Boy says he will not use better lyrics and get more respect from the rap game, although he could, because it will ruin his reputation and image.
Initial reception
The album Souljaboytellem.com was met with mostly negative reviews, despite a positive one from Allmusic. Several reviewers credited Soulja Boy with spearheading a new trend in hip-hop, while speculating he will likely be a one hit wonder.
Critics and hip-hop figures such as Snoop Dogg, 50 Cent, and Jermaine Dupri cite Soulja Boy as artistically typical of contemporary rap trends such as writing for the lucrative ringtone market, and the ascendence of โSouthern hip hopโ, emphasizing catchy, mindless music that discards rapโs traditional emphasis on message. And even one article about his songs and heavily criticizing his musical style has dubbed Soulja Boy the โNickelback of hip hopโ. Soulja Boy identifies his goal as making upbeat, party-themed music that avoids the negative, violent image that he sees in most hip-hop. Despite this, his music has been banned from some school dances for sexual, pro-violence content or innuendo and, ironically, many of his recent recordings feature violent content and sexual innuendo. In the original YouTube video for โShootoutโ, Way demonstrates his dance while holding a handgun in each hand and pretending to shoot into the audience.
Feud with Ice-T
In June 2008, on DJ Ciscoโs Urban Legend mixtape, Ice-T criticized Soulja Boy for โkilling hip-hopโ and his song โCrank Thatโ for being โgarbageโ compared to the works of other hip-hop artists as Rakim, Das EFX, Big Daddy Kane and Ice Cube. Soulja Boy responded in a YouTube video by mocking Ice-Tโs age (Ice-T was born in 1958) and claiming that he needed to support his family through his brand of music. Ice-T proceeded to offer a video response to Soulja Boyโs reaction in which he neglected to offer an apology while reiterating his belief that Soula Boyโs music was โgarbageโ. Rapper Kanye West defended Soulja Boy by arguing that Soulja Boy created a new, original work for hip-hop, thus keeping the authentic meaning of the music. Soulja Boy followed suit by buying Ice-T a flaming set of gigantic popcorn machines.
References in popular culture
Soulja Boy recently became an item in the first round NBA playoff series between the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Washington Wizards. In a bout of trash talking before the start of the series, Wizards guard Deshawn Stevenson called Cleveland superstar LeBron James โoverrated,โ prompting James to say that he wouldnโt return the insult, as that would be โalmost like Jay-Z [responding to a negative comment] made by Soulja Boy.โ Soulja Boy made an appearance at Game 3 of the series (played in Washington) in support of the Wizards; his music was played over the PA system. Despite his team losing the game by more than 30 points and LeBron posting poor numbers (compared to his exceptionally high averages), LeBron claims that the trick had no effect on him, and that his young son is a big fan of Soulja Boy.
Early life
Born DeAndre Ramone Way in Chicago, Illinois on July 28, 1990, Way moved from Chicago to Atlanta, Georgia at age seven, where he became interested in rap music. At age 14, he moved to Batesville, Mississippi with his father, who provided a recording studio for Way to explore his musical ambitions.
Career
In November 2005, Way posted his songs on the video-based social community YouTube. Following positive reviews on the site, Soulja Boy then established his own web pages on YouTube and MySpace. In March 2007, he recorded โCrank Thatโ and released his first independent album Unsigned and Still Major, followed by a low-budget video filmed demonstrating the โSoulja Boyโ dance. By the end of May 2007, โCrank That (Soulja Boy)โ received its first airplay and Soulja Boy met with Mr. Collipark to sign a deal with Interscope Records.
On August 12, 2007, the song appeared on the Emmy-award winning HBO series Entourage, and by September 1, it topped the Billboard Hot 100 and Hot RingMasters charts. Wayโs major label debut album Souljaboytellem.com, which was reportedly recorded using just the demo version of FL Studio, was released in the United States on October 2, peaking at #4 on both the Billboard 200 and Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts.
On December 9, 2007, Way was sued by William Lyons (aka Souljah Boy of the Mo Thugs) who claims he first created the stage name โSouljah Boyโ.
For the 50th Grammy Awards, Soulja Boy was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Rap Song with โCrank That (Soulja Boy)โ. He lost to Kanye Westโs and T-Painโs โGood Lifeโ.
The teen rapper recently inked a deal with Dallas-based company, Yums Shoes, for a line of his own sneakers called the โBlock Starโ and an apparel line. โThe Soulja boy exclusive shoe will be released in the fall along with my album,โ he said. โThe Soulja Boy cartoon will also be released in the fall, so thereโs three things to look out for.โ The line will be unveiled at the fall Magic fashion trade show in Las Vegas later this year, and the rapper will appear in both television and print ads for it.
Soulja Boy says he will not use better lyrics and get more respect from the rap game, although he could, because it will ruin his reputation and image.
Initial reception
The album Souljaboytellem.com was met with mostly negative reviews, despite a positive one from Allmusic. Several reviewers credited Soulja Boy with spearheading a new trend in hip-hop, while speculating he will likely be a one hit wonder.
Critics and hip-hop figures such as Snoop Dogg, 50 Cent, and Jermaine Dupri cite Soulja Boy as artistically typical of contemporary rap trends such as writing for the lucrative ringtone market, and the ascendence of โSouthern hip hopโ, emphasizing catchy, mindless music that discards rapโs traditional emphasis on message. And even one article about his songs and heavily criticizing his musical style has dubbed Soulja Boy the โNickelback of hip hopโ. Soulja Boy identifies his goal as making upbeat, party-themed music that avoids the negative, violent image that he sees in most hip-hop. Despite this, his music has been banned from some school dances for sexual, pro-violence content or innuendo and, ironically, many of his recent recordings feature violent content and sexual innuendo. In the original YouTube video for โShootoutโ, Way demonstrates his dance while holding a handgun in each hand and pretending to shoot into the audience.
Feud with Ice-T
In June 2008, on DJ Ciscoโs Urban Legend mixtape, Ice-T criticized Soulja Boy for โkilling hip-hopโ and his song โCrank Thatโ for being โgarbageโ compared to the works of other hip-hop artists as Rakim, Das EFX, Big Daddy Kane and Ice Cube. Soulja Boy responded in a YouTube video by mocking Ice-Tโs age (Ice-T was born in 1958) and claiming that he needed to support his family through his brand of music. Ice-T proceeded to offer a video response to Soulja Boyโs reaction in which he neglected to offer an apology while reiterating his belief that Soula Boyโs music was โgarbageโ. Rapper Kanye West defended Soulja Boy by arguing that Soulja Boy created a new, original work for hip-hop, thus keeping the authentic meaning of the music. Soulja Boy followed suit by buying Ice-T a flaming set of gigantic popcorn machines.
References in popular culture
Soulja Boy recently became an item in the first round NBA playoff series between the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Washington Wizards. In a bout of trash talking before the start of the series, Wizards guard Deshawn Stevenson called Cleveland superstar LeBron James โoverrated,โ prompting James to say that he wouldnโt return the insult, as that would be โalmost like Jay-Z [responding to a negative comment] made by Soulja Boy.โ Soulja Boy made an appearance at Game 3 of the series (played in Washington) in support of the Wizards; his music was played over the PA system. Despite his team losing the game by more than 30 points and LeBron posting poor numbers (compared to his exceptionally high averages), LeBron claims that the trick had no effect on him, and that his young son is a big fan of Soulja Boy.
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Soulja Boy Lyrics
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02.Soulja Boy Tell 'Em What it do, Coming at you live, it's your boy big…
10 On Pump 4 [Chorus:] My Squad Hoppin' Out At 6:45,(6:45) I Neva Get S…
2Milli [Intro:] The Best Rapper Alive. Weezy Say 1 Milli I Say 2. […
30 Thousand 100 Million Soulja thirty thousand hundred million All my niggers go so …
30 Thousand 100 Million Ft Lil B & Arab Soulja thirty thousand hundred million All my niggers go so…
All Gold Everything All Black Everything All Black Everything All Black Everythi…
All the way turnd up Do not turn me down Jus' gon' turn me up Roscoe thats…
Anime [Quick tiny burp] Anime swag, I'm flying like Goku Anime…
Bad S**t, Iโm ridin around, Louie on my belt And Iโm ridin…
BAPES [Soulja Boy:] Aye Rab mayne i just got back from…
Bird Walk Soulja Boy Tell Em Ya know what it is man Turn my…
Black on Black on Black All Black Everything All Black Everything All Black Everythi…
Blowing Me Kisses Yeah, I said, This one for your stereo, Turn me up, turn…
Booty Got Swag Her booty got swag, her booty got swag Her booty got…
Booty Meat Ya dis one right here for all them girl wit…
Bring Dat Beat Back (Solja boy tell em) Chorus: Go front back Left, snap. Rig…
Burr Burrr, burrr burrr, burrr burrr Burrr, burrr burrr, burrr bu…
Catch Me If you Can (Intro) My partners called me and said โSoulja, you a king…
Come Try It [Intro:] Hey, they crowning me They crowning me Come try it,…
Cool Type Dude chrous Hey I'm a cool type dude I do them…
Could Type Dude Chrous Hey I'm a cool type dude I do them cool…
Crank Dat [Chorus: x2] Soulja Boy Off In This Hoe Watch me Crank It Wa…
Crank Dat Dance Chorus: x2) Soulja Boy Off In This Hoe Watch me Crank And …
Crank Dat Jump Rope (Talk:) Ay Soulja Boy In Da Buildin Ay I Want Ya'll To…
Crank Dat Soulja Boy Soulja Boy Tell Em I'm gonna tell you about this dance…
Crank Dat Souljaboy Soulja Boy off in this oh Watch me crank it, watch…
Crank Dat SOULJI Boy [Chorus] Soulja Boy Off In This Hoe Watch Me Crank It Watch …
Crank Dat Superman [Chorus: x2] Soulja Boy Off In This Hoe Watch me Crank It Wa…
Crank That (Yuuu) Soulja Boy Tell 'Em Ayy, I got this new dance for…
Crank That (Soulja Boy) (UK radio edit) Soulja Boy Off In This Hoe Watch Me Crank It Watch Me…
Crank That Soulia Boy (Yuuu) Soulja Boy Tell 'Em Ayy, I got this new dance for…
CRANK THAT SOULJA BOY Soulja Boy Tell Em I'm gonna tell you about this dance…
Crank That Soulji Boy (Yuuu) Soulja Boy Tell 'Em Ayy, I got this new dance for…
Cut Dat Check Yeah, cut that check, cousin (Suede) They tried to ask me wh…
Do Da Right Thing Ya'll switch it up Ya'll switch it up I got em ya'll…
Do it (Hey) mane I do it big From the cars to the…
Do The Right Thing Ya'll switch it up Ya'll switch it up I got em ya'll…
Do Yo Shuffle (Girl:) Man Ya'll Heard Bout That New Dance Solja Boy Got…
Don (chorus) Don't get mad cause the kidz like me Don't get mad…
Don't Nothing Move But The Money Don't nothing move but the money Don't nothing move but the…
Donk Wow! Dis Yo Folk Soulja Boy Tellem!! Im In Da Buildin,Everyb…
Doo Doo Head [Chours:] She's a Doo Head, Ha mouth stank She's a Doo Head,…
Eazy Eazy A fresh young rapper named beezy Soulja boy tell em mak…
Fire It Up The sun's down The night is found I work hard for another…
First Day Of School First day of school, Souja Hat goin' match my shoe Shirt…
Fly Yeah, yeah I'm talkin about Soulja Boy tell 'em Twitter bitc…
Gas I'm having good gas I'm having good drink I'm having good ga…
Get Silly The dance floor silly The ladies goin' feel me The fellas in…
Getting Money ft JBar Getting money (x8) Jbar: You get money damn right I get…
Give Me A High Five {Chorus} So im back on da scene and da fame gettin…
Go Head [Chorus] G-G-G-go head and(go head) G-G-G-go head and(go hea…
Good Life chorus welcome to the good life every dog calls a stack it…
Grammy Ester dean What do you want from me Because I've giving you…
Gucci Bandana Soulja Boy Tellem Ey, Gucci Bandanna, Gucci, Gucci Bandanna…
Gucci Bandanna Soulja Boy Tell 'Em (Ey) Gucci bandanna, Gucci, Gucci banda…
Hard In The Paint Soulja Boy Tell'em! Jumped Inside The Showerrr Then I Get S…
Hey Cutie Super sexy Girl I believe you can fly But you have to…
Hey You There [Repeat: x7] Hey you there I see you ova there I see you…
Hey! YOU THERE! [Repeat: x7] Hey you there I see you ova there I see yo…
Hml Trap one time (One) Trap two time (Two) Trap three time (Dra…
Hurricane Diamonds in my watch, diamonds in my chain Diamonds in my…
I got a hundred ones i'ma throw it like fuck it got…
I Done Came Up [verse 1] Soulja boy tellem (tellem) Im in the nightmares li…
I Got Me Some Bapes (Intro) (Soulja Boy) โจ A-Rab man, I just got back from…
I Got Me Some Bapes Remix Feat: Jibbs [Intro] [Soulja Boy] A-Rab man, I just got back from da mall…
I Love You what's up hater sod money game guess i'm master ? everywher…
I Pray Dear God, I pray, 4 all, my hatas all my…
I'll Do It [Intro x6:] I'll do it [Chours:] Girl you need something ju…
I'm Ballin Whoa! whoa! whoa! whoa! whoa! (Soulja boy tell em, swish! ) …
I'm Bout Tha Stax [Verse 1] I'm 'bout the swag, I'm 'bout the ice, I'm…
I'm Bout Tha Stax (Intro) I'm 'bout the swag, I'm 'bout the ice, I'm 'bout to…
I'm Gettin' Money Yโalready know what time it is Swag, money, Rich Gang, Soulj…
I'm So Dope Boy Chrous (24xs) im so dope boy 1st verse Wen i step…
Im So Fresh Rubbing on that Italian leather 'Dem Konvict jeans on! Ay yo…
In My System Soulja Asia Young Drako, nigga I pop out with sticks Shout …
Intro [Verse 1] I'm 'bout the swag, I'm 'bout the ice, I'm…
It Ain't Called Fo S-s-s soulja boy tellem Chourus {2x} Yea you talk alot…
Joccin On Yo Bitch Ass Ah wassup my nig Joccin on yo bitch ass ah its yo…
Joccin' On Yo Bitch Ass Soulja boy up in this thang(joccin on yo bitch ass) Ima…
Jus Got My Report Card You Know When U Jus Get Your Report Card, And You…
Just Got My Report Card Arab:You Know When U Jus Get Your Report Card, And…
K.I.N.G. Yuh Ah Yuh Ah Gold everywhere I know you have no money for t…
Kiss Me Threw The Phone Soulja Boy Tell 'Em Baby, you know that I miss you,…
Let Me Get Em [intro:] Ayyee, this ya boy soulja boy shawty. I gotta new…
Look @ Me Look At Me, Now Look At Me Crank Dat Soulja Boy Y…
love hate Hook Soulja Boy Tell'em SOD Money Gang Real Shit Dog Chorus…
Make It Go Draco (Draco) Soulja She make it clap, clap, clap She make …
Make It Pop (Intro) Aye, yuh Aye, out of space Soulja Boy tell em (Soulj…
Marco Polo Trick Soulja Boy Tell 'Em (Yeah, and the boy Bow Wow in…
Mean Mug My flow sicker, your dough thick, well my dough thicker You…
Molly With That Lean Soulja, Soulja Ohh, on the b, OH PUT THE B And I…
Money In My Pocket Soulja Asia Young Drako, nigga I pop out with sticks Shout …
My Chain Work in the kitchen I might hit the club Rockin' all my…
New Drip I got that new drip Shooter pop out with the pool…
nigga we made it The only thing I'm seeing I'd like to put an…
Nope Ayyy Soulja boy on the track shawty I aint gon…
Now Im On Yeah, Sosa, Soulja yeah, Sosa, Soulja I'm up now, up now,…
Outro Dear God, I pray, 4 all, my hatas all my…
Pass It To Arab [Chorus:] Pass it to Arab [repeat] Pass it to Arab, watch m…
Pimp Slap Dat Hoe [Speaking:] Man what happen man? Man I don't know this gurl …
Playball [Soulja Boy - Chorus] Cash Money, fast money, Everyday I?m…
Pow (Verse 1.) Soulja Boy Tell Em. Runnin With It. Gotta Get A…
Preety Boy Swag (Soulja) (Soulja) (Soulja) (Soulja) Soulja (Soulja) Soulja (…
Pronto What it do, Coming at you live, it's your boy big…
Report Card You know when you jut get your report card and you…
Rich Girl Soulja Boy tell 'em (i got) Yeaah Justin Bieber (that's me)…
Rick & Morty Draco (Elitrill) Big CEO, Soulja Rick and Morty (Rick, Rick,…
Rick Ross Pull up to the club and I drop my top…
Rubber Bands Bouncing left to right up and down Call my boi right…
She Make It Clap Draco (Draco) Soulja She make it clap, clap, clap She make …
She Thirsty Yea, yea, yea, yea,yea Yea, yea, yea, yea, yea Yea, yea, yea…
Shootout Ayyee, this ya boy soulja boy shawty. I gotta new…
Shoppin' Spree [Chorus] Left ring 10 hundred cash Neck piece 30 grand Whip …
Sidekick Talkin To This Shawty Up Inside The Club Said A Couple…
Skating Rink [Soulja Boy & (A-Rab): Talking] Ay A-Rab (Wasup cuzo?) Ma…
Slangin Chickens Uh woo yea yea yea Soulja Turn up, turn up Soulja ah All thi…
Slangin' Chickens [Intro:] Uh woo yea yea yea Soulja Turn up, turn up Soulja a…
Snap and Roll Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeah soulja boy snap and roll snap and roll sna…
Soldier Boy Soulja Boy off in this oh Watch me crank it, watch…
Soulja Boy Ain't Got No Money [Hook:] Soulja Boy Aint Got No Money? (Shit... Hol On Hol On…
Soulja Boy Aint Got No Money (Hook:) Soulja Boy Aint Got No Money? (Shit... Hol On Hol …
SOULJA BOY SPEAKS Say somethin' crazy about me and Soulja Then we at your…
Soulja Boy Tellem Souljaboytellem' [3x] Wake up out my sleep its time to star…
Soulja Girl Soulja Boy Tell'em (yeah) Right now it's goin down (yeah) Lo…
Speakers Going Hammer I wake up early in the morning 'round the crack…
Stacks On Deck yup yup (5xs) U already know its ya folk souljaboy on…
Stephen Curry I'm feelin' like Stephen Curry I'm feelin' like Stephen Curr…
Stop Then Snap stop snap then wiggle wit it snap stop snap then wiggle…
Successful [Intro] I'm in the booth with marijuana eyes, Uh, Soulja B…
Swag Flu [Soulja Boy - Chorus] I, I, I, I Be so High…
Swing Oh shit, shake that ass ma, move it like a…
Swisher Sweet Swag Five gold chains and you know I do my thing…
Talking Bullshit Soulja boy up in this thang(joccin on yo bitch ass)…
Tell Em What it do, Coming at you live, it's your boy big…
Test My Nutz [Intro:] Mayne, what da fuck these niggaz talkin bout mayne?…
The Army Jumping off the roof God damn, whereโฒs my parachute? Pretty …
The Vampire Gang Soulja Soulja Nigga It's the Vamphire Gang [Verse 1:] …
Touchdown Swag touchdown touchdown I just wrote a play n made a…
trigger finger I ain't lookin' back, nigga. I'm a douchebag to these pussy…
Triple Beam (Intro) Triple beam (Hook) All my lil' brother gray Pull up…
Turn My Swag On Soulja Boy Tell 'Em hopped up out the bed turn…
Turn Up Turn up on a fuck nigga, we don't give no…
turnt up Do not turn me down Jus' gon' turn me up Roscoe thats…
Twitter Yeah,Yeah im talkin about soulja boy tellem Twitter bitch, …
Wasted Oooh im wasted Wasted, wasted, wasted Lifesyle i wont make …
Water Whippin' Bitch I'm water whippin, water whippin Water whippin, bitch …
Way up Do not turn me down Jus' gon' turn me up Roscoe thats…
We Dem 30-30 Boyz [Speaking] Hey, Dem 30/30 Boyz, Soulja Boy and Arab We got s…
We Dem 30/30 Boyz [Speaking] Hey, Dem 30/30 Boyz, Soulja Boy and Arab We got…
We Ready (Yah) (Migo) (Free Offset) We ready, we ready Rich Gang,…
What They Ask For feat. Chief Stockton I aint gettin money? what? Where they do that at…
What You Do (Young Chop on the beat) What you mean? What you mean? What…
What's Hannenin' How Come You Wont Tell Me Whats Hannenin'? (Whats Hannenin)…
Whippin My Wrist You gotta chase your teams man I'm above the clouds on…
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