Souljaboytellem.com

Infobox Album
Name = souljaboytellem.com
Type = studio
Artist = Soulja Boy


Released = October 2, 2007
Recorded = 2007
Genre = Pop rap, dance-pop, snap, crunk
Length = 49:25
Label = Interscope, Stacks on Deck, Collipark Music, HHH
Producer = Soulja Boy, Mr. Collipark, The Package, Arab
Reviews = * Allmusic Rating|3.5|5 [http://wm01.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:wifixz8hldae link]
*"Blender" Rating|3|5 [http://www.blender.com/guide/reviews.aspx?id=4845 link]
*"Entertainment Weekly" (D) [http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20144964,00.html link]
*Okayplayer (40/100) [http://www.okayplayer.com/content/view/5399/5/ link]
*PopMatters rating-10|3 [http://www.popmatters.com/pm/music/reviews/50705/soulja-boy-tellem-souljaboytellemcom/ link]
*RapReviews rating-10|3 [http://www.rapreviews.com/archive/2007_10F_souljaboytellem.html link]
*Review-Christgau|A-|album=13834
*Sputnikmusic rating-10|1 [http://www.sputnikmusic.com/review_13707 link]
Last album = "Unsigned and Still Major"
(2007)
This album = "souljaboytellem.com"
(2007)
Next album = "iSouljaBoyTellEm"
(2008)
Misc = Singles
Name = souljaboytellem.com
Type = studio
Single 1 = Crank That (Soulja Boy)
Single 1 date = May 2, 2007
Single 2 = Soulja Girl
Single 2 date = October 1, 2007
Single 3 = Yahhh!
Single 3 date = January 8, 2008
Single 4 = Let Me Get 'Em
Single 4 date = February 2, 2008
Single 5 = Donk
Single 5 date = May 4, 2008

"souljaboytellem.com" is the debut album by pop rapper Soulja Boy, released on October 2, 2007. (see 2007 in music) The album features the hit single "Crank That (Soulja Boy)", as well as guest appearances by Arab and i15.

Soulja Boy produced most of the album using FL Studio. [ [http://www.dailymotion.com/teamonsmash/video/x2ysmb_50-cent-soulja-boy_fun "Rap City" (September 2007). BET.] ] The tracks: "Sidekick" and "Don't Get Mad" were produced by The Package and Mr. Collipark, while "Soulja Girl" was produced by Los Vegaz and Mr. Collipark. The tracks Bapes & Booty Meat are both from his original album "Unsigned and Still Major". Entertainment Weekly ranked it as the number 1 worst album of 2007.cite web|url=http://www.ew.com/ew/gallery/0,,20162677_20164091_20166853_14,00.html|title=The Best (and Worst) Albums of 2007|quote=WORST1. ... If you're seeking a circle of hell lower than the one in which "Crank That" is ubiquitous, listen to his entire album.] As of July 2008, his album has been certified Platinum for one million sales in the U.S. [cite web | url =http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJi6t9z5838.mspx | title = Soulja Boy Tell 'Em | Album Platinum! | All My Goals Complete.] The same years Soulja Boy also introduced his label Stacks on Deck Entertainment.

Track listing

ingles

Soulja Boy has released five singles from this album. The first was "Crank That (Soulja Boy)", the single topped the Billboard Hot 100 for 7 weeks.Fact|date=May 2008 The second single, "Soulja Girl" was released in October, the song received immediate success in U.S., but went almost unnoticed in other countries.Fact|date=May 2008 A web-only single "Let Me Get Em" was released in November with a black and white video. After the video, a short video for Snap and Roll was shown. On January 16, 2008, the music video for the third official single "Yahhh!" premiered on BET, there is also a short video for "Report Card" after "Yahhh!". "Donk" was confirmed as the next single.Fact|date=May 2008 The singles, apart from "Soulja Girl", were reproduced by Mr. Collipark with better quality than the original and made clean for their music videos.

Reception

"souljaboytellem.com" received poor reviews in the press and received a grade of "F" from "Entertainment Weekly", which called the album a "teenage wasteland filled with monotonously looped chants and agonizing blunt-force beats." [ [http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20144964,00.html "EW.com" - Review of Souljaboytellem.com (October 5, 2007)] ] EW's Chris Willman ranked the album #1 on his list of the worst rap records of all time.

ales

The lead single "Crank That (Soulja Boy)" reached #1 on the "Billboard" Hot 100 before the release of the album in September 2007. In its first week, "souljaboytellem.com" sold 117,000 copies and debuted at number 4 on the Billboard 200. The album has been certified Platinum, with sales of 943,000+ in the United States and millions sold worldwide.

amples

The bulk of the album was made utilizing the stock samples that come included with the program FL Studio. Many of these stock sounds are samples from other songs, like the open high-hat used on "Yahhh!", which is sampled from "Impeach the President" by The HoneyDrippers. "Report Card" samples "We Fly High" by Jim Jones and "Throw Some D's" by Rich Boy and "Soulja Girl" is thought to sample "Linus and Lucy". Donk Also samples Chingys 2003 hit Right Thurr.

Fame of "Crank Dat"

"Souljaboytellem.com" 's fame has been carried by the #1 hit single Crank Dat (Soulja Boy). The song reached the summit of the Billboard Hot 100 on September 15, 2007, where it stayed for two weeks before it was replaced by "Stronger" by Kanye West. It replaced the song again on October 6, 2007, staying at the top of the Hot 100 for another five weeks, making it a number-one single for a total of seven weeks. "Crank That (Soulja Boy)" has gone onto become the best selling digital download of all time, with current U.S. digital sales of over 5,000,000.

The song achieved international success; so far, it has peaked at number two on the Top 40 Singles Chart in New Zealand. In the UK, the song peaked at number two when the track was released physically on December 17. It is Soulja Boy's biggest hit to date. Crank Dat has been certified platinum by the ARIA (Australia) as of August 30, 2008.

References

External links

* [http://www.souljaboytellem.com/ Official website]
* [http://www.soundclick.com/souljaboy5 Official SoundClick]
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