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Soulja Boy
Sign in to saveAlso known as Soulja Boy Tell 'Em, DeAndre Cortez Way, DeAndre Way, Big Draco, Soulja
American rapper and record producer (born 1990)
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- Type
- Person
- Country
- US
- Active from
- 1990-07-28
Member of
- Ocean Gang2011–2012
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DeAndre Cortez Way (born July 28, 1990), known professionally as Soulja Boy (formerly Soulja Boy Tell 'Em), is an American rapper, songwriter, and record producer. He rose to prominence with his self-released 2007 debut single, "Crank That (Soulja Boy)", which peaked atop the US Billboard Hot 100 for seven non-consecutive weeks. After its commercial re-release by Collipark Music, an imprint of Interscope Records, the song and its follow-up, "Soulja Girl", both were contained on his debut studio
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
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- Neural Signatures of Body Ownership: A Sensory Network for Bodily Self-Consciousness
· 2006 · cited 512x
- Epigenetic Reactivation of Tumor Suppressor Genes by a Novel Small-Molecule Inhibitor of Human DNA Methyltransferases
· 2005 · cited 459x
- Critical assessment of the current state of scientific knowledge, terminology, and research needs concerning the role of organic aerosols in the atmosphere, climate, and global change
· 2006 · cited 435x
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Key facts
- Also known as
- Soulja Boy Tell 'Em Big Draco
- Born
- DeAndre Cortez Way , ( 1990-07-28 ) July 28, 1990 (age 35) , Chicago , Illinois, U.S.
- Origin
- Atlanta , Georgia, U.S.
- Genres
- Southern hip-hop gangsta rap snap pop rap
- Occupations
- Rapper songwriter record producer actor
- Works
- Discography production
- Years active
- 2004–present
- Labels
- Stacks on Deck Collipark Interscope
- Website
- souljaboy .live
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Encyclopedic overview
DeAndre Cortez Way (born July 28, 1990), known professionally as Soulja Boy (formerly Soulja Boy Tell 'Em), is an American rapper and record producer. He rose to prominence with his self-released 2007 debut single, "Crank That (Soulja Boy)", which peaked atop the US Billboard Hot 100 for seven non-consecutive weeks. After a commercial re-release by Collipark Music, an imprint of Interscope Records, the song and its follow-up, "Soulja Girl", both preceded his debut studio album, Souljaboytellem.com (2007). While critical reception was generally negative, the album peaked at number four on the US Billboard 200 and spawned the single "Yahhh!"
His second album, iSouljaBoyTellem (2008)—supported by the Billboard Hot 100-top 20 singles "Turn My Swag On" and "Kiss Me thru the Phone" (featuring Sammie)—was met with moderate commercial reception and a further decline in critical reception. Way was listed at number 18 on the Forbes list of Hip-Hop Cash Kings of 2010, as he earned US$7 million that year. His third album, The DeAndre Way (2010)—supported by the top 40 single "Pretty Boy Swag"—saw a steeper decline in commercial reception, leading him to part ways with Interscope in favor of an independent career.
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