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allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:0nfrxqerldje~T1 Soulja Boy biography] at All Music Guide</ref><ref name="XXL1">Let The Kids Grow by Jack Erwin. XXL Magazine. January 2008. Page 69</ref>, where he became interested in rap music. <ref name="soundclick">Soulja Boy at SoundClick</ref> At age 14, he moved to Batesville, Mississippi with his father, who provided a recording studio for Way to explore his musical ambitions.<ref name="amg"/><ref name="XXL1" /> He became known nationally for his song "Crank That (Soulja Boy)", which he initially self-published on the Internet, as it became a number-one hit in the United States for two weeks in September 2007.//allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:0nfrxqerldje~T1 Soulja Boy biography] at All Music Guide</ref><ref name="XXL1">Let The Kids Grow by Jack Erwin. XXL Magazine. January 2008. Page 69</ref>, where he became interested in rap music. <ref name="soundclick">Soulja Boy at SoundClick</ref> At age 14, he moved to Batesville, Mississippi with his father, who provided a recording studio for Way to explore his musical ambitions.<ref name="amg"/><ref name="XXL1" /> He became known nationally for his song "Crank That (Soulja Boy)", which he initially self-published on the Internet, as it became a number-one hit in the United States for two weeks in September 2007.
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Career
www.youtube.com/SouljaBoy Soulja Boy @ YouTube]</ref><ref>Soulja Boy @ MySpace</ref> In March 2007, he recorded "Crank That" and released his first independent album Unsigned and Still Major, followed by a low-budget video filmed demonstrating the "Soulja Boy" dance. By the end of May 2007, "Crank That" received its first air play and Soulja Boy met with Mr. Collipark to sign a deal with Interscope Records.//www.youtube.com/SouljaBoy Soulja Boy @ YouTube]</ref><ref>Soulja Boy @ MySpace</ref> In March 2007, he recorded "Crank That" and released his first independent album Unsigned and Still Major, followed by a low-budget video filmed demonstrating the "Soulja Boy" dance. By the end of May 2007, "Crank That" received its first air play and Soulja Boy met with Mr. Collipark to sign a deal with Interscope Records.
www.dailymotion.com/teamonsmash/video/x2ysmb_50-cent-soulja-boy_fun "Rap City" (September 2007). BET.]</ref><ref name=soundclick>Soulja Boy Official Soundclick Profile</ref>, was released in the United States on October 2<ref name="amg tell em">Jeffries, David. "Souljaboytellem.com" Overview. All Music Guide: 2007</ref>, peaking at #4 on both the Billboard 200 and Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts.<ref>http://wc05.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:wifixz8hldae~T3</ref>//www.dailymotion.com/teamonsmash/video/x2ysmb_50-cent-soulja-boy_fun "Rap City" (September 2007). BET.]</ref><ref name=soundclick>Soulja Boy Official Soundclick Profile</ref>, was released in the United States on October 2<ref name="amg tell em">Jeffries, David. "Souljaboytellem.com" Overview. All Music Guide: 2007</ref>, peaking at #4 on both the Billboard 200 and Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts.<ref>http://wc05.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:wifixz8hldae~T3</ref>
www.starpulse.com/news/ill_take_a_pee_pee_in_your_mouthhh_index.php/2007/12/09/soulja_boy_sued_over_name Starpulse News Blog - Soulja Boy Sued Over Name (December 9, 2007)]</ref>//www.starpulse.com/news/ill_take_a_pee_pee_in_your_mouthhh_index.php/2007/12/09/soulja_boy_sued_over_name Starpulse News Blog - Soulja Boy Sued Over Name (December 9, 2007)]</ref>
Criticism
www.411mania.com/music/album_reviews/60943</ref><ref>http://www.nappyafro.com/SouljaBoyTellemcom-review.html</ref><ref>http://www.okayplayer.com/reviews/index.php/weblog/more/souljaboytellemcom/</ref><ref>http://www.rapreviews.com/archive/2007_10F_souljaboytellem.html</ref> not even by mainstream publications as Entertainment Weekly, which rated the album a letter grade of "D".<ref>Vozick-Levinson, Simon. Music Review - Souljaboytellem.com. Entertainment Weekly: October 5, 2007</ref> In fact, hip-hop figures such as Snoop Dogg, 50 Cent, and Jermaine Dupri have given the album poor reception.<ref name="msnbc">Huge hits don’t spell success for new rap stars. MSNBC. 19 October 2007. Accessed 11 December 2007.</ref> And even one review dubbed Soulja Boy the "Nickelback of hip hop".<ref>http://media.www.udreview.com/media/storage/paper781/news/2007/10/02/Mosaic/Soulja.Boy.Tell.em.souljaboytellem.com.Reviewed-3004601.shtml</ref>//www.411mania.com/music/album_reviews/60943</ref><ref>http://www.nappyafro.com/SouljaBoyTellemcom-review.html</ref><ref>http://www.okayplayer.com/reviews/index.php/weblog/more/souljaboytellemcom/</ref><ref>http://www.rapreviews.com/archive/2007_10F_souljaboytellem.html</ref> not even by mainstream publications as Entertainment Weekly, which rated the album a letter grade of "D".<ref>Vozick-Levinson, Simon. not even by mainstream publications as Entertainment Weekly, which rated the album a letter grade of "D".<ref>Vozick-Levinson, Simon. Music Review - Souljaboytellem.com. Entertainment Weekly: October 5, 2007</ref> In fact, hip-hop figures such as Snoop Dogg, 50 Cent, and Jermaine Dupri have given the album poor reception.<ref name="msnbc">Huge hits don’t spell success for new rap stars. MSNBC. 19 October 2007. Accessed 11 December 2007.</ref> And even one review dubbed Soulja Boy the "Nickelback of hip hop".<ref>http://media.www.udreview.com/media/storage/paper781/news/2007/10/02/Mosaic/Soulja.Boy.Tell.em.souljaboytellem.com.Reviewed-3004601.shtml</ref> music.yahoo.com/read/news/50674023</ref><ref name="msnbc"/>//music.yahoo.com/read/news/50674023</ref><ref name="msnbc"/>
Discography
Albums
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- RIAA Certification: Gold
Singles
| Year | Title
www.billboard.com/bbcom/retrieve_chart_history.do?model.vnuArtistId=933832&model.vnuAlbumId=1081652 Artist Chart History]. Billboard. Accessed October 9 2007.</ref>//www.billboard.com/bbcom/retrieve_chart_history.do?model.vnuArtistId=933832&model.vnuAlbumId=1081652 Artist Chart History]. Billboard. Accessed October 9 2007.</ref> | Album | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. | U.S. R&B | U.S. Rap | CAN | N.Z. | UK | ||
| 2007 | "Crank That (Soulja Boy)" | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2
www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/chart/singles.shtml The Official UK Singles Chart : 16.12.2007] Accessed December 16, 2007</ref>//www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/chart/singles.shtml The Official UK Singles Chart : 16.12.2007] Accessed December 16, 2007</ref> | Souljaboytellem.com |
| "Soulja Girl" (featuring I-15) | 32 | 13 | 8 | - | - | - | |
| 2008 | "Yahhh" (featuring Arab) | - | - | - | - | - | - |
References
External links
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