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Article: COMMENTARY: Soulja Boy continues to perpetuate the demise of hip-hop
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- University Wire
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- October 15, 2007
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Ashanti Bailey
University Wire
10-15-2007
(The Daily Reveille) (U-WIRE) BATON ROUGE, La. -- Every year, new hip-hop artists emerge who gain success through the use of viral marketing campaigns but do not make a positive contribution to the 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 is constantly getting radio and video airplay, and DJs everywhere are spinning the record at the hottest clubs and parties. The single has secured a No. 1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 and has sparked a dance craze that has taken the nation by storm.
But what most people do not see is that Soulja Boy, ...
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Article: COLUMN: Soulja Boy and stereotypes
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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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