DeAndre Cortez Way (born July 28, 1990), better known by his stage name Soulja Boy Tell Em, or simply Soulja Boy, is an American rapper, record producer, actor, and entrepreneur. In September 2007, his single Crank That (Soulja Boy) reached number one on the US Billboard Hot 100. The single was initially self-published on the internet, and it later became a number-one hit in the United States for seven non-consecutive weeks starting in September 2007. On August 17 Way was listed at number 18 on the Forbes list of Hip-Hop Cash Kings of 2010 earning $7 million for that year. Way has currently released three studio albums and one independent album: his debut studio album Souljaboytellem (2007) was certified platinum by the RIAA. However, his next two albums, iSouljaBoyTellem (2008) and The DeAndre Way (2010) did not match the commercial success of his debut, the latter only selling 100,000 copies, despite the success of several singles across both albums, such as Kiss Me Thru the Phone and Turn My Swag On (iSouljaBoyTellem) and Pretty Boy Swag (The DeAndre Way). In 2011, Way stated he was working on his fourth studio album, which will be released in 2014. At age 14, he moved to Batesville, Mississippi, with his father, who provided a recording studio for Way to explore his musical ambitions. In November 2005, Way posted his songs on the website SoundClick. Following positive reviews on the site, he then established his own web pages on YouTube and Myspace. In March 2007, he recorded Crank That and released his first independent album Unsigned & Still Major: Da Album Before da Album, followed by a low-budget video filmed demonstrating the Crank That dance. By the end of May 2007, Crank That (Soulja Boy) received its first airplay and Way met with Mr. Collipark to sign a deal with Interscope Records. youtube/watch?v=kr8asD7Jaws
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