History Music / SouljaBoy

* ObfuscatingStupidity: Despite being lauded by many music enthusiasts as a moron, Soulja has exhibited a well-developed vocabulary, and even types with perfect spelling and grammar!

* InformedObscenity: A RealLife version that caused major backlash against "Crank Dat". See below. The term it was supposed to mean was something so out there that nobody would ever figure that out unless they were told.

* SmallNameBigEgo:
** On his now-defunct Website/DeviantArt account, Soulja Boy announced plans to produce his own anime series... with him as the main character. And release it in October 2010 - ''only five months after he first wrote about it''. Thankfully, this never happened.
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mz0fktCGTWY He did release an animated pilot for a proposed animated series that also never materialized the next month.]]
** It had Alfonso "[[Series/TheFreshPrinceOfBelAir Carlton]]" Ribeiro and MTV News' Sway in it, and it actually ''wasn't that bad''.
** In December 2018, Soulja Boy "launched" his own line of video game hardware called the [=SouljaGame=]. However, it turns out that [[https://www.cnet.com/news/soulja-boy-now-sells-his-own-sketchy-video-game-consoles/ he was selling knockoff consoles available on Amazon and [=AliExpress=] for a ridiculous markup]]. By the end of the month, the consoles were delisted after the threat of legal action by Nintendo for selling game consoles with pirated [=ROMs=]. Apparently, Soulja didn't learn his lesson, as just two weeks later, [[https://www.techradar.com/news/soulja-boys-cavalcade-of-consoles-continues-with-souljagame-handheld he released a new version of the SouljaGame]], which suspiciously looks similar to Sony's UsefulNotes/PlayStationVita[[note]]However, some of its specs are closer to the Vita's predecessor, the UsefulNotes/PlayStationPortable[[/note]].

** It had Alfonso "[[Series/TheFreshPrinceOfBelAir Carlton]]" Ribiero and MTV News' Sway in it, and it actually ''wasn't that bad''.

* GarbagePostKid: Supposedly, after he fell for a phishing scam, one managed to get a hold of his Myspace account and do rather unsavory things to it.

** Money, swag and above all, [[ItsAllAboutMe himself.]]

** Money, swag and above all, [[ItsAllAboutMe himself.]]
** "Anime" is about his [[CowboyBebopAtHisComputer poorly researched affections]] regarding the titular medium.

* ShoutOut: The Soulja in his stage name is derived from the late [[Music/MasterP No Limit Records]] artist Soulja Slim.

** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mz0fktCGTWY He actually released it in the next month.]]

* TakeThat: "I don't want to be super-Lupe-Fiasco-lyrical with n*ggas not understanding what the fuck I'm talking about."

* Bowdlerise: All of his early songs while under Creator/InterscopeRecords had all of his lyrics censored from their demo versions for unknown reasons, despite the label being known for releasing songs from much more hardcore and explicit acts like Music/{{Eminem}}.

* Bowdlerized: All of his early songs while under Creator/InterscopeRecords had all of his lyrics censored for unknown reasons, despite the label being known for releasing songs from much more hardcore acts like Music/{{Eminem}}.

* Bowlderwised: All of his early songs while under Creator/InterscopeRecords had all of his lyrics censored for unknown reasons, despite the label being known for releasing songs from much more hardcore acts like Creator/{{Eminem}}.

* {{Angrish}}: "Yahhh!"
%%** [[WebVideo/TheMusicVideoShow Maybe it's the result of Tourette's Syndrome?]]

** "Animé" is about his [[CowboyBebopAtHisComputer poorly researched affections]] regarding the titular medium.

%%* LyricalShoehorn

** On his now-defunct Website/DeviantArt account, Soulja Boy announced plans to produce his own anime series... with him as the main character. And release it in October 2010 - ''only five months after he first wrote about it''.

** In December 2018, Soulja Boy "launched" his own line of video game hardware called the [=SouljaGame=]. However, it turns out that [[https://www.cnet.com/news/soulja-boy-now-sells-his-own-sketchy-video-game-consoles/ he was selling knockoff consoles available on Amazon and Ali Express for a ridiculous markup]]. By the end of the month, the consoles were delisted after the threat of legal action by Nintendo for selling game consoles with pirated [=ROMs=]. Apparently, Soulja didn't learn his lesson, as just two weeks later, [[https://www.techradar.com/news/soulja-boys-cavalcade-of-consoles-continues-with-souljagame-handheld he released a new version of the SouljaGame]], which suspiciously looks similar to Sony's UsefulNotes/PlayStationVita[[note]]However, some of its specs are closer to the Vita's predecessor, the UsefulNotes/PlayStationPortable[[/note]].

** On his now-defunct Website/DeviantArt account, Soulja Boy announced plans to produce his own anime series... with him as the main character. And release it in October 2010 - ''only five months after he first wrote about it''. Yeah, YouFailFilmSchoolForever right there, SB.

** [[WebVideo/TheMusicVideoShow Maybe it's the result of Tourette's Syndrome?]]
* AuthorAppeal: Money, swag and above all, [[ItsAllAboutMe himself.]]

* CatchPhrase: "SOULJA BOY TELL 'EM!"

* GarbagePostKid: Supposedly, after he fell for a phishing scam, one managed to get ahold of his Myspace account and do rather unsavory things to it.

* SmallNameBigEgo: On his now-defunct Website/DeviantArt account, Soulja Boy announced plans to produce his own anime series... with him as the main character. And release it in October 2010 - ''only five months after he first wrote about it''. Yeah, YouFailFilmSchoolForever right there, SB.

* GiftedlyBad

* LyricalShoehorn

* RageQuit: Soulja Boy challenged all of Xbox Live to "any" game, claiming to be the best gamer in the world... Except a little research would show that he's actually average, ''and that's if we're being nice''. The ONLY challenge he accepted was from an MTV employee, which anyone who has ever played a video game will tell you was clearly fixed (Well, okay, not fixed in the way that you're probably thinking, the MTV employee simply sucked even harder at video games).
** But it gets worse - The Website/ScrewAttack team got word of this challenge, and responded with a challenge of their own - Soulja Boy would play four of the team members, one-on-one in four separate games. It took ''over two months'' for Soulja Boy to actually respond to the challenge, but immediately try to change the terms of ''his'' challenge to be team matches. [=ScrewAttack=] immediately called him out on it, reiterated their challenge & suggested that since they didn't trust him to actually fight them himself and expected him to just deny losing or blame the internet connection should it happen, Soulja Boy travel to SGC ([=ScrewAttack=] Gaming Convention) for the challenge. [[RageQuit He promptly deleted the]] Website/YouTube [[RageQuit video featuring his acceptance of their challenge and never mentioned it again]].
** He makes you pay to join his Xbox Live clan, where all you would get is the privilege of including the clan's initials in your Gamer Tag. Let's just repeat that - ''[[SchmuckBait He makes you pay money to join his Xbox Live clan, where all you would get in return is the "privilege" of including the clan's initials in your Gamer Tag]]''.
*** [[BadButt That gamer chair of his was pretty awesome though, right?]]

DeAndre Cortez Way (born July 28, 1990), aka Soulja Boy (also known as Soulja Boy Tellem, Soulja Boy Tell 'Em, and S. Beezy) is an American rapper. He released three albums between 2007 and 2010, ''Souljaboytellem.com'', ''[=iSouljaBoyTellem=]'', and ''The [=DeAndre=] Way''. His fourth album, Loyalty, was released in 2015.

Soulja Boy (also known as Soulja Boy Tellem, Soulja Boy Tell 'Em, and S. Beezy) is a rapper. He released three albums between 2007 and 2010, ''Souljaboytellem.com'', ''[=iSouljaBoyTellem=]'', and ''The [=DeAndre=] Way''. If you think his third album has nothing to do with his name, you're wrong -- His real name is [=DeAndre=] Way. His fourth album, Loyalty, was released in 2015.

* Bookdumb: His song "Report Card" is about him changing his Fs to D-grades instead.

Soulja Boy (also known as Soulja Boy Tellem, Soulja Boy Tell 'Em, and S. Beezy) is a rapper. His quality varies from person to person, but for most people he is either completely revolting or [[SoBadItsGood hilariously awesome]].

He released three albums between 2007 and 2010, ''Souljaboytellem.com'', ''[=iSouljaBoyTellem=]'', and ''The [=DeAndre=] Way''. If you think his third album has nothing to do with his name, you're wrong -- His real name is [=DeAndre=] Way. His fourth album, Loyalty, was released in 2015. Some writers have speculated that the entirety of Soulja Boy might be a StealthParody.

Despite still garnering radio play throughout his career, sales for his albums sunk dramatically relatively quickly. His first album was #4 in the US. His second was #43. His newest was #90!

In 2010, Soulja Boy had an interview with hip-hop magazine, XXL. He stated that he wanted people to take him seriously, which everyone can understand...and then he decided to say that he didn't want to be "super-lyrical" like LupeFiasco (Soulja's polar opposite in both quality and content) so that people could [[DualMeaningChorus actually understand what he's saying]]. Lupe laughed it off...[[RoaringRampageOfRevenge then released S.L.R.]] (Super Lupe Raps) in which most people agree that he absolutely owns, then [[ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill utterly destroys]] Soulja Boy. Soulja Boy is left to reply.

* RageQuit: Soulja Boy challenged all of Xbox Live to "any" game, claiming to be the best gamer in the world... Except a little research would show that he's actually average, ''and that's if we're being nice''. The ONLY challenge he accepted was from an MTV employee, which anyone who has ever played a video game will tell you was clearly fixed (Well, okay, not fixed in the way that you're probably thinking, the MTV employeee simply sucked even harder at video games).
** But it gets worse - The ScrewAttack team got word of this challenge, and responded with a challenge of their own - Soulja Boy would play four of the team members, one-on-one in four separate games. It took ''over two months'' for Soulja Boy to actually respond to the challenge, but immediately try to change the terms of ''his'' challenge to be team matches. ScrewAttack immediately called him out on it, reiterated their challenge & suggested that since they didn't trust him to actually fight them himself and expected him to just deny losing or blame the internet connection should it happen, Soulja Boy travel to SGC (ScrewAttack Gaming Convention) for the challenge. [[RageQuit He promptly deleted the]] Website/YouTube [[RageQuit video featuring his acceptance of their challenge and never mentioned it again]].

He released three albums between 2007 and 2010, ''Souljaboytellem.com'', ''[=iSouljaBoyTellem=]'', and ''The [=DeAndre=] Way''. If you think his third album has nothing to do with his name, you're wrong -- His real name is [=DeAndre=] Way. His fourth album, Loyalty, was released in 2015. Recent theories have deduced that the entirety of Soulja Boy may be a StealthParody.

[[caption-width-right:350:[[BlatantLies He's the schlubby white guy in the background]].]]

[[caption-width-right:400:[[BlatantLies He's the white guy in the background]].]]

He has released three albums over the past four years, ''Souljaboytellem.com'', ''[=iSouljaBoyTellem=]'', and ''The [=DeAndre=] Way''. If you think his third album has nothing to do with his name, you're wrong -- His real name is [=DeAndre=] Way. Recent theories have deduced that the entirety of Soulja Boy may be a StealthParody.

->"SOULJA BOY TELL 'EM!"
-->-- Soulja Boy, ''[[AuthorCatchphrase every song he's ever made]]''

** And in the same song: "[[ShoutOut Game Over.]][[{{Saw}} Body parts.]]"

* SmallNameBigEgo: On his now-defunct DeviantArt account, Soulja Boy announced plans to produce his own anime series... with him as the main character. And release it in October 2010 - ''only five months after he first wrote about it''. Yeah, YouFailFilmSchoolForever right there, SB.