Soulja Boy
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	REAL NAME: DeAndre Way BIRTHDAY: July 28, 1990 BIGGEST SINGLE: "Crank That" (2007) BIGGEST LP: souljaboytellem.com (2007) GRAMMY AWARDS: 0

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.

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

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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1	Crank That from the LP Soulja Boy Tellem ARC Chart Run: 38 - 37 - 37 - 28 - 20 - 17 - 14 - 13 - 6 - 5 - 4 - 4 - 4 - 5 - 11 - 14 - 18 - 20 - 24 - 26 - 33 - off Year-End Chart Position: # 33 RIAA Certification: 3x Platinum Grammy Nominee: Best Rap Song	4	21	2007	[ LISTEN / BUY ] [ LYRICS ]
	Soulja Girl from the LP Soulja Boy Tellem Year-End Chart Position: # 148	**	**	2007	[ LISTEN / BUY ] [ LYRICS ]
	Yahhh! from the LP Soulja Boy Tellem	**	**	2008	[ LISTEN / BUY ] [ LYRICS ]