Article: COLUMN: Soulja Boy and stereotypes

Article: Soulja Boy Cranks It Up Big-Time; DIY Rapper Is ...
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: COMMENTARY: Soulja Boy continues to perpetuate the ...
University Wire;  October 15, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... 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: Collipark Music / Interscope Records' Soulja Boy ...
PR Newswire;  July 1, 2008 ;     700+ words ...Multi-Year Deal Lets Soulja Boy Tell'em Design His Own Line of ... trend-setting Atlanta rap artist Soulja Boy Tell'em, announce a multi-year ... crafted shoe with graffiti art. Soulja Boy Tell'em and Tex will also design ...

Article: Surprise -- it's Soulja Boy; A year ago he was ...
Chicago Sun-Times;  September 23, 2007 ;     700+ words ...The out-of-nowhere success of Soulja Boy's debut single, "Crank Dat [Soulja Boy]," has become the latest Internet phenomenon ... her stage show. So as the Oct. 2 release of Soulja Boy's debut, "Soulja Boy Tell 'Em," approaches ...

Article: COMMENTARY: Soulja Boy's 'Crank That' becomes ...
University Wire;  October 4, 2007 ;     587 words ... ... bathin' apes and jockin' on haters. Soulja Boy's song aptly titled "Crank Dat (Soulja Boy)," sits atop the Billboard Hot 100 at ... ridiculous dance known to the world as the "Soulja Boy." Are you seeing a trend here? This tune ...

Article: Soulja Boy Tell'em Makes History as 'Crank That' ...
PR Newswire;  January 10, 2008 ;     654 words ... ... track/song is a teenager! "Crank That (Soulja Boy)" from 17-year-old rap phenom Soulja Boy Tell'em officially surpassed the landmark ... 100 chart for seven weeks, "Crank That (Soulja Boy)" has also sold more than 3,000,000 ...

Article: Do the Soulja Boy: One Step Forward, Two Steps Back
The Washington Post;  December 16, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... from 17-year-old Atlanta crunkster Soulja Boy. The dance itself has a tongue-in ... Internet, we can also track the progress of Soulja Boy's inevitable story arc, from its straight ... into the Hall of Cheese. "Crank That (Soulja Boy)." Despite the dark sound of the song ...