Soulja Boy

DeAndre Cortez Way (born July 28, 1990), professionally known as Soulja Boy Tell 'Em or simply Soulja Boy, is an American rapper and record producer. He is widely known for the songs "Crank That (Soulja Boy)" and "Tell 'Em".

Soulja Boy
Background information
Birth name	DeAndre Cortez Way[1][2]
Also known as	Soulja Boy Tell 'Em Big Draco
Born	(1990-07-28) July 28, 1990 (age 35) Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Origin	Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Genres	Hip hop pop rap snap trap
Occupation(s)	Rapper songwriter record producer actor
Years active	2004–present
Labels	Stacks on Deck Collipark Interscope
Website	thedeandreway.com

In 2007, Soulja Boy released his first album Souljaboytellem.com. In 2008, he released his second album iSouljaBoyTellem.

Discography

Main article: Soulja Boy discography

Studio albums

• Souljaboytellem.com (2007)
• iSouljaBoyTellem (2008)
• The DeAndre Way (2010)
• King Soulja 3 (2014)
• Loyalty (2015)
• Best to Ever Do It (2018)
• Young Draco (2018)
• Big Draco (2021)
• Big Draco 2 (2021)^[3]
• Big Draco 3 (2022)^[4]

Tours

• America's Most Wanted Tour (2009)

Filmography

Film

Year	Film	Role	Notes
2007	YouTube Live	Himself	Small role
2008	What's at Stake?	Himself	Small role
2009	School Gyrls	Himself	Cameo
2010	Malice N Wonderland	Soulja	Small role
2011	Soulja Boy: The Movie	Himself	Documentary on his life
2013	Officer Down	Rudy	Supporting role

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2007	The Ellen DeGeneres Show	Himself
	Last Call with Carson Daly	Himself
2008	Live with Regis	Himself	Minor appearance
	Access Granted	Himself	For his music video for "Bird Walk"
	My Super Sweet 16	Himself
2009	The Game	Ray Ray	Episode: "I Want It All and I Want It Now"
2010	When I Was 17	Himself
	The Mo'Nique Show	Himself
	Late Night with Jimmy Fallon	Himself
	Lopez Tonight	Himself
	The Tonight Show with Jay Leno	Himself
2012	The DUB Magazine Project	Himself
2013	The Bachelorette (season 9)	Himself
2014–2016	Love & Hip Hop: Hollywood	Himself	Main role (seasons 1–2) Main/guest role (season 3)
2022	Atlanta	Himself	Episode: "Crank Dat Killer"

Awards and nominations

• BET Awards
  • 2007: Best New Artist (Nominated)
  • 2008: Viewer's Choice Award: "Crank That (Soulja Boy)" (Nominated)
  • 2009: Viewer's Choice Award: "Kiss Me Thru the Phone" (Nominated)
• BET Hip-Hop Awards
  • 2007: Best Hip-Hop Dance (Won)
• BET Social Awards
  • 2019: Social Verified Award (Won)^[5]
• Grammy Awards
  • 2008: Best Rap Song: "Crank That (Soulja Boy)" (Nominated)
• Ozone Awards
  • 2007: Patiently Waiting: Mississippi (Won)
  • 2008: Best Breakthrough Artist (Nominated)
  • 2008: TJ's DJ's Tastemaker Award (Nominated)
• Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards
  • 2007: Favorite Male Singer (Nominated)
• Teen Choice Awards
  • 2009: Choice Music: Rap Artist (Nominated)
  • 2009: Choice Music: R&B Track for "Kiss Me Thru the Phone" (Nominated)
  • 2009: Choice Music: Hook Up for "Kiss Me Thru the Phone" (Nominated)
  • 2009: Choice Music: Artist (Nominated)