Soulja Boy
Superman dance originator
Soulja Boy is the stage name of DeAndre Cortez Way, an American rapper who rose to fame in 2007 with "Crank That (Soulja Boy)," a song that spawned a viral dance.
The name follows hip-hop conventions of combining street credibility (soulja, a spelling of soldier) with youthful swagger.
He's credited as an early pioneer of using social media to promote music independently.
- rapperHip-hop vocal artist
- DrakeAdult male duck
- albumUnified collection of recordings
- YouTubeVideo-sharing website
- hip hopRhythmic spoken-word genre
meme · Lil Wayne · musician · viral · Chris Brown · Gucci Mane · trendsetter · Ludacris · self-promotion · streaming · merchandise · swagger · mixtape · business ventures · endorsement · Atlanta · social media · producer
- North CaroliniansAndrew Jackson, Andrew Johnson, James K. Polk, Billy Graham, Michael Jordan
- One-Hit WondersVanilla Ice, Toni Basil, Chumbawamba, Gotye, EMF
- American dancesCharleston, twist, jitterbug, cakewalk, lindy hop
- Viral DancesMacarena, Harlem Shake, Dougie, Electric Slide, Gangnam Style
Soulja BoyKendrick Lamar
Andre 3000 · J. Cole · Lauryn Hill · Mos Def · Tupac
Soulja BoyGrandmaster Flash
Influential turntablist from hip-hop's birth
Run-DMC · LL Cool J · Dr. Dre · A Tribe Called Quest · Wu-Tang Clan
Soulja BoyKendrick Lamar
The Roots · A Tribe Called Quest · De La Soul · Chance the Rapper
soldier, soldiers, soldiery, soldiering, soldiered, boy, boys, boyish, boyhood