1. Soulja Boy rose to prominence with his self-released 2007 debut single, "Crank That ", which peaked atop the Billboard Hot 100 for seven non-consecutive weeks.
21 Facts About Soulja Boy
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Soulja Boy has received a Grammy Award nomination, as well as three BET Award and four Teen Choice Award nominations.
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Several reviewers credited Soulja Boy with spearheading a new trend in hip-hop, while speculating that he would be a one-hit wonder.
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Soulja Boy said he wished to collaborate with artists such as Jay-Z, Lil Wayne, Kanye West and Eminem.
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On July 28,2020, following his rising success as a Twitch streamer, Way released the mixtape King Soulja Boy 9, followed by several singles throughout 2020.
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On February 1,2021, Way released the mixtape Soulja World, which features frequent collaborator Lil B In April 2021, Soulja Boy signed a record deal with Virgin Music.
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Way's beats often contain the beginning lines "Soulja Boy Tell 'em", but as of late Way has produced beats without these lines.
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On January 7,2009, Soulja Boy announced that he was to be releasing his own cartoon, Soulja Boy: The Animated Series, but only one episode was released.
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Soulja Boy was later approached by Peter Spirer, who presented his own concept for a documentary about the artist.
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In May 2016, Soulja Boy signed a deal from World Poker Fund Holdings for five years.
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In December 2018, Soulja Boy released a video game console called the SouljaGame.
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On January 12,2019, Soulja Boy released another handheld on his SouljaWatch website called the SouljaGame Handheld; this console looks similar in appearance to Sony's PlayStation Vita.
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Soulja Boy continued posting, stating he's in Keef's hometown of Chicago and asking Keef and Ballout to come to him.
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The feud started after Soulja Boy liked and commented a post on Brown's ex-girlfriend, model Karrueche Tran.
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Soulja Boy requested that the two fight for three rounds, instead of going back and forth on social media.
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Brown mocked Soulja Boy for stirring up an "imaginary beef" and later posted his phone number on Instagram.
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In 2022, Brown revealed that he and Soulja Boy have no problems with each other.
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In early 2019, Soulja Boy drew attention for claiming he had the biggest comeback of 2018 over fellow rapper Tyga on the radio show The Breakfast Club, which started a series of exchanges between the two.
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Recent court proceedings have led to significant legal and financial consequences for rapper Soulja Boy, born DeAndre Cortez Way.
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Soulja Boy's manager claimed that a neighbor had left the gun under the seat and that Way was unaware it was there.
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Soulja Boy was convicted and sentenced to two years' probation.