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Soulja Boy

as seen on myspace

thu 9/20/2007

Super boy. Soulja Boy in a white hooded sweatshirt and matching cap.

You wouldn't know it from reading the headlines but the rapper behind this week's biggest song isn't Kanye West – it's 17-year-old DeAndre Way, aka Soulja Boy. With his song (and dance) "Crank That (Soulja Boy)," the latest sticky-icky club joint from producer Mr. Collipark (Pitbull, Hurricane Chris, Ying Yang Twins), the Chicago-born Way has taken over the Internet and cleared the way for his upcoming major-label debut: SouljaBoyTellEm.com. Yes, dot com.

As a freshman in High School in Batesville, Mississippi – all of three years ago – Way began posting his songs on the music-based social networking site Soundclick.com, before creating his own website, SouljaBoytellem.com, and, most recently, exploding on MySpace where he's received over 11.5 million visits and accumulated 400,000 friends. Like any modern day mogul-in-the-making, Soulja Boy is also a YouTube celebrity. His official YouTube video for "Crank That" has attracted nine million views in just over 30 days while an earlier home video that teaches viewers how to do "Soulja Boy Dance" has been requested a whopping 12 million times.

Soulja Boy's legions of online fans are watching a star in the making – literally, as on this giddy video apparently shot by a friend a few hours after the rapper visited Interscope Records. Way, wearing signature sunglasses (his signature), showcases the price tags on his newly bought sneakers and plugs his "D-Wade Edition" Sidekick as his friend confirms: "he's 16 and he's real clean." Indeed.

see: myspace.com/souljaboytellem

145 responses to “as seen on MySpace: Soulja Boy”

Hey mun2 whats up i love mun2 but we need more mexican music and more spanish hip-hop and r-n-b any wayz ill c yall later and take care peace out !!!!!!!!!!!

Lil Smiley

(P-town)

9/20/2007

Hola, Que tal pepls? I love mun2 and everything about it, sooooooooooooooo much. I think they need more riggeation mixed in w/a poca of hip-hop and more fast beat songs.!!!!!!!!!!! y maybe a poca of r-n-b, anywaz gracias y have fun w/ it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

noma

(Wilburton, Ok)

9/20/2007

ur music is hell poppin!! Keep them dancin goin!!!

Leslie Raygoza

(tepic, mexico)

9/20/2007

MuN2 gEt AlL nEw n
ThE sHoW

mAyRa

(cHiCkEnDaLe)

9/20/2007

hey mun2. i love that you have a page talking about soulja boy. his music is of the hook and that soulja boy dance, everyone be doing it up in dem partys. also, it would be crazy if u guys came to canada and did a show here in Surrey British Columbia because its baeutifull up here so yah thanks for everytang.

Sneakrrz

(Surrey, Canada)

9/20/2007

Heyyy chikasz I wanna give a shout out to ma bestfriend jenni and all ma niggaz...out dea from me perla..aka shorty lolz

perla

(providence)

9/20/2007

you r so rite home girl we need more of that kind of music and cool ones that we can chill with

cristina

(lompoc)

9/21/2007

i love mun2 ...its amazing...love the music..y lo mejor es con Franky y su one nation under hip hop...keep it up...saludos a toda mi gente latina en Montreal...ke i know miran mun2

Deymi

(Montreal, Canada)

9/21/2007

K onda, wat up!! Mun2 is da crunk i luv it!!!! Itz right how u put music but we need of everything n like iam 100% Mexican Sweetheart I love Mexican music and hip-hop 4om Chingo Bling or Mexican artist. I also wanna holla at my Homegurls Shy Gurl, Chicana, Shawty, Shy Gurl, Baby Angel, and Baby Latina!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

GRAC13LA

(Mayfield, Kentucky)

9/21/2007

solja boy is so asome and he barley 16 when i saw him i thought he was at least 20

PEEWEE's Future Wife

(Courpus Christi)

9/23/2007