Soulja Boy

Hip-Hop Artists

DeAndre Cortez Way, known as Soulja Boy, is an American rapper. He rose to prominence with his 2007 debut single, "Crank That (Soulja Boy)", which topped the US Billboard Hot 100 for seven non-consecutive weeks. His debut album, Souljaboytellem.com, peaked at number four on the Billboard 200. He is also noted for using grassroots social media and digital marketing, and has worked in video game development, record production and record-label management.

Birth name: DeAndre Cortez Way
Breakthrough single: "Crank That (Soulja Boy)"
Debut album: Souljaboytellem.com (2007)

Sources and credits

Article: Soulja Boy (English Wikipedia)
Wikidata: Q313080
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