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Article: COMMENTARY: Soulja Boy's 'Crank That' becomes guilty pleasure
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- University Wire
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- October 4, 2007
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Chris Krapek
University Wire
10-04-2007
(Northern Star) (U-WIRE) DEKALB, Ill. -- The number one song in the U.S. deals with super 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 one this week. The song is a nonsensical farce about learning how to do the ridiculous dance known to the world as the "Soulja Boy." Are you seeing a trend here?
This tune is without a doubt catchy; I'll bet a majority of students here can recite the hook without hesitation. Soulja Boy's simplistic, lethargic, repetitive and often times inaudible lyrics, treat the listener to a step by step process of how to be, and dance ...
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Article: COLUMN: Soulja Boy and stereotypes
University Wire;
November 14, 2007 ;
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... ... you know that the lyrics to "Crank Dat Soulja Boy" are too crude to print in this ... boyfriends Google my name? Thanks Soulja Boy. Love, Me. While I cannot ... daughters of Dartmouth like the Soulja Boy song? Plenty. And, when we ...
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