Soulja Boy Biography
Soulja Boy born DeAndre Cortez Way is an American rapper, record producer, actor and entrepreneur. He is best known for his single “Crank That (Soulja Boy)”. He is also known as also Soulja Boy Tell Em
Soulja was born in Chicago and moved to Atlanta at the age of six, where he became interested in rap music. At age 14, Soulja moved to Batesville, Mississippi, with his father who provided a recording studio for Way to explore his musical ambitions. In November 2005, he posted his songs on the website SoundClick. Following positive reviews on the site, Soulja established accounts on YouTube and Myspace.
In March 2007, Soulja recorded “Crank That” and released his first independent album Unsigned & Still Major: Da Album Before da Album, followed by a low-budget video demonstrating the “Crank That” dance.
By the end of May 2007, “Crank That (Soulja Boy)” had received its first airplay and Soulja met with Mr. Collipark to sign a deal with Interscope Records. On August 12, 2007, the song was used on the television series Entourage, and on September 1 it topped the US Billboard Hot 100 and Hot RingMasters charts.
His major label debut album, Souljaboytellem.com, was released in the United States on October 2, 2007, peaking at number four on both the Billboard 200 and Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts. The album was reportedly recorded using just the demo version of FL Studio.
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On January 26, 2009, soulja released the third single “Turn My Swag On” which topped the US Rap Charts and peaked at number 19 on the Billboard Hot 100. As of August 23, 2009 it has sold more than 1,000,000 digital downloads in the United States.
Soulja Boy Acting career
On January 7, 2009, Soulja announced that he was to be releasing his own cartoon titled Soulja Boy: The Animated Series but only one episode was ever released.
In August 2010, he announced a desire to make a film about himself, having reported to MTV News that he discussed the idea with Nick Cannon. Soulja was later approached by Peter Spirer who presented his own concept for making a documentary about the artist.
Directed by Spirer, Soulja Boy: The Movie was released direct-to-video on October 18, 2011, a date which coincided with Soulja Boy’s arrest on a drug charge.
On April 22, 2011, Soulja Boy announced that he would be making his acting debut playing the main role of Bishop in the Juice remake and that it would air on BET. In 2013, he announced and confirmed that he was guest-starring in the upcoming movie Officer Down.
Soulja Boy Age
He was born on July 28, 1990 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. He is 28 years old as of 2018.
Soulja Boy Family
He is the son of Tracy Way and Lisa Way. On the night of March 22, 2011, his little brother, Deion Jenkins, was killed in a car crash.
Soulja Boy Net Worth
He has an estimated net worth of $30 million.
Soulja Boy Vs Chris Brown
On January 3, 2017, Soulja Boy was entangled in a debacle with singer Chris Brown. The feud eventually started after Soulja intimidated Brown’s former girlfriend, model Karrueche Tran, when he liked a photo that involved the model, herself.
Soulja and Chris Brown began to exchange Instagram videos towards each other in a matter of minutes, for example: Chris Brown accusing Way of “snitching” or Way poking fun of Brown’s daughter and his infamous incident with singer Rihanna in 2009.
The next day, Way apologized to Brown and fans about the event and wished to collaborate with Brown.
Soulja Boy Shoes | Soulja Boy Clothes
On March 5, 2008, Soulja Boy released his official line of “S.O.D clothing”. That same year, he released his own brand of the popular shoe line “Yums”.
On February 14, 2012, Soulja and fashion designer D. Young created the official clothing line “Ocean Gang”. In 2012, he released another line he created, “BLVD. Supply”; the store is located in Los Angeles, California. To buy or for more information, click the following link.
Soulja Boy Robbed
On December 30, 2008, Soulja Boy was robbed and battered in his home. Initial reports on the robbery indicated that the robbers were six masked men with AK-47s and pistols but on December 31, 2008, videos surfaced on the Internet of two masked men claiming sole credit for the crime.
Soulja described the incident to MTV News a month later: He had come home very late at night after attending an album release party and was recording songs with friends when the robbers came in pointing their guns.
On January 26, 2009, during another interview, he clarified that it was three robbers and not six, stating: “I got back to my house at around 3 in the morning and I was in the studio recording. So two of my homeboys was in the living room and me and Arab we was in the studio recording. And somebody kicked in the door. One dude ran in put the AK to my homeboy head, put him on the floor […] The other two ran in my homeboy jumped in the other room, so the other two dudes ran back so I peeped in the door and they running through my house with Ks and pistols so I ducked back. I really can’t dwell on what happened after that, but it was a messed up situation and I’m glad everyone made it out alive.”
The police report made no mention of any gunfire having taken place.
Soulja Boy House
Soulja Boy Tour
- Friday 05 October 2018
Soulja Boy
Mezzanine, San Francisco, CA, US - Saturday 08 September 2018
Soulja Boy
with Loud Village
Echoplex, Los Angeles, CA, US - Saturday 28 July 2018
Soulja Boy
with Bow Wow
Project Club LA, Hollywood, CA, US
Soulja Boy Albums
Studio albums
- Souljaboytellem.com – 2007
- iSouljaBoyTellem – 2008
- The DeAndre Way – 2010
Independent studio albums
- Super Dope – 2014
- King Soulja 3 – 2014
- Loyalty – 2015
- King Soulja 4 – 2015
- Stacks On Deck – 2016
- Better Late Than Never – 2016
- Best To Ever Do It – 2018
- Young Drako – 2018
Compilation albums
- Mr. Fly Boy – 2009
- Successful – 2014
- Follow The Swag – 2015
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