Article: AT&T Announces Best-Selling Ringtones of 2007.

Article: Rapper keeping busy cranking out projects; Soulja Boy Tell'em's plate is full with a new album, a new animated TV series and more.(Entertainment)
The Toronto Star (Toronto, Ontario);  December 18, 2008 ;     700+ words ......on his dad's business meeting, DeAndre Soulja Boy Tell'em Way slumps in a black leather...an oversized white tee, matching Yums Soulja Boy Block Star sneakers and a diamond-encrusted...out the dialogue around them, leaving Soulja Boy's manager, Derrick Crooms, to handle...

Article: SpongeBob, Barney and millions of others, 'Crankin' it with Soulja Boy
Sun-Journal Lewiston, Me.;  December 30, 2007 ;     700+ words ...Love it or loathe it, "Crank That (Soulja Boy)" is the biggest pop novelty of 2007...single for seven weeks this fall. With Soulja Boy's rudimentary, shouted (mostly indecipherable...Crank That" instructional video, with Soulja Boy breaking down each move, has tallied...

Article: SpongeBob, Barney and millions of others, crankin' it with Soulja Boy
Tribune-Review/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review;  December 21, 2007 ;     700+ words ...Love it or loathe it, "Crank That (Soulja Boy)" is the biggest pop novelty of 2007...single for seven weeks this fall. With Soulja Boy's rudimentary, shouted (mostly indecipherable...Crank That" instructional video, with Soulja Boy breaking down each move, has tallied...

Article: Soulja Boy Cranks It Up Big-Time; DIY Rapper Is Making All the Right Moves
The Washington Post;  December 21, 2007 ;     700+ words ...Love it or loathe it, "Crank That (Soulja Boy)" is the biggest pop novelty of 2007...single for seven weeks this fall. With Soulja Boy's rudimentary, shouted (mostly indecipherable...Crank That" instructional video, with Soulja Boy breaking down each move, has tallied...

Article: RINGING IN 2008:.(Life and Arts)
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA);  December 27, 2007 ;     88 words ......often than others in this past year. On the top of AT&T's most downloaded ringtones list is Party Like...followed by This Is Why I'm Hot by Mims, Crank That (Soulja Boy) by Soulja Boy, Rockstar by Nickelback and Don't Matter by Akon...

Article: CD REVIEW: Soulja Boy worth the download, little else
University Wire;  October 5, 2007 ;     526 words ......and more specifically YouTube.com, then Soulja Boy Tell 'Em has finally made that person...No. 1 song in the country, "Crank Dat (Soulja Boy)" was an Internet sensation. The video...three guys in their living room doing the Soulja Boy dance has gotten nearly 14 million hits...

Article: COLUMN: Crank dat!
University Wire;  August 27, 2007 ;     472 words ......dance craze sweeping the nation off its feet: Soulja Boy's "Crank Dat (Soulja Boy)." The number of clips on the Internet of amateurs and professionals doing the "soulja boy" is too high to count. Then there's the bizarre...

Article: COMMENTARY: Soulja Boy continues to perpetuate the demise of hip-hop
University Wire;  October 15, 2007 ;     634 words ......hip-hop genre. This year, that artist is Soulja Boy. Who would have ever thought that a song like "Crank Dat (Soulja Boy)" would be so successful? The song...what most people do not see is that Soulja Boy, officially named Soulja Boy Tellem...

Article: Surprise -- it's Soulja Boy; A year ago he was 'just making songs in my own house.' Today, his Internet smash has the record labels hopping
Chicago Sun-Times;  September 23, 2007 ;     534 words ...The out-of-nowhere success of Soulja Boy's debut single, "Crank Dat [Soulja Boy]," has become the latest Internet phenomenon to...into her stage show. So as the Oct. 2 release of Soulja Boy's debut, "Soulja Boy Tell 'Em," approaches, ColliPark...

Article: COMMENTARY: Soulja Boy's 'Crank That' becomes guilty pleasure
University Wire;  October 4, 2007 ;     477 words ......soaking, bathin' apes and jockin' on haters. Soulja Boy's song aptly titled "Crank Dat (Soulja Boy)," sits atop the Billboard Hot 100 at number...ridiculous dance known to the world as the "Soulja Boy." Are you seeing a trend here? This tune...

Article: Apoca-Soulja
Columbia Daily Tribune;  December 13, 2007 ;     408 words ......they will stumble upon a rusted copy of "Soulja Boy Tellem.com." They will incorporate the...country's pop airwaves with "Crank That (Soulja Boy)." That song, of course, is the oh-so-catc...Davis, waves of students were doing the Soulja Boy dance at a public school mixer. Talk...

Article: IMO; Soulja Boy's army will never recruit this music lover.(Arts and Lifestyle)
The Boston Herald;  October 10, 2007 ;     493 words ......CARTER Every time I get in earshot of Soulja Boy's hit Crank That, the waves of nausea...and compared him to Michael Jackson. Soulja Boy is signed to Interscope Records, home...example, they were instead introduced to Soulja Boy. ** Viral marketing is built into his...

Article: Soulja Boy Tell'em Makes History as 'Crank That' Passes the 3,000,000 Mark in Downloads.
PR Newswire;  January 10, 2008 ;     383 words ......digital track/song is a teenager! Crank That (Soulja Boy) from 17-year-old rap phenom Soulja Boy Tell'em officially surpassed the landmark...Hot 100 chart for seven weeks, Crank That (Soulja Boy) has also sold more than 3,000,000 ringtones...

Article: CD REVIEW: Soulja Boy's "SouljaBoyTellEm.com" a poor imitation
University Wire;  October 11, 2007 ;     482 words ......s because Mr. Way is better known as Soulja Boy, the emerging 17-year-old rap superstar...smash. But there's another reason for Soulja Boy's sudden burst of success. With infectious...radio. And that's a very good thing. Now, Soulja Boy has complemented his hit single with...