Pretty Boy Swag

"Pretty Boy Swag" is a song by American rapper Soulja Boy, released as the first single from his third studio album The DeAndre Way (2010). It features production from G5 Kids, who helped to write the song along with Soulja Boy.

"Pretty Boy Swag"
Single by Soulja Boy
from the album The DeAndre Way
Released	June 8, 2010
Recorded	2010
Genre	Southern hip hop
Length	3:59
Label	SODMG Collipark Interscope Universal
Songwriter(s)	DeAndre Way Joshua "G5Kid" Murphy Chadron Moore
Producer(s)	Soulja Boy G5 Kids
Soulja Boy singles chronology
"Daze" (2010) "Pretty Boy Swag" (2010) "Blowing Me Kisses" (2010)

In popular culture

The song became a meme in early 2019, on the video-sharing platform TikTok. As part of the "Pretty Boy Swag transformation meme", users upload short videos of themselves where they "transform into their favourite pop culture figures".^[1] According to Mashable India, during the song's build up, users don pieces of costumes and assume position. When the beat drops during the chorus, they "cut to whatever obscure object they dressed as".^[2]

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2010) Peak position US Billboard Hot 100[3] 34 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[4] 6 US Hot Rap Songs (Billboard)[5] 5 US Rhythmic (Billboard)[6] 19

Year-end charts Chart (2010) Position US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[7] 52

Radio and release history

Country	Date	Format	Label
United States	June 8, 2010	Digital download[8]	Collipark Records, Interscope Records
	July 20, 2010	Rhythmic contemporary radio[9]	Interscope