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Soulja Boy Biography

Soulja Boy born DeAndre Cortez Way is an American rapper, record producer, actor and entrepreneur. He is best known for his single “Crank That (Soulja Boy)”. He is also known as also Soulja Boy Tell Em

Soulja Boy Age | How Old Is Soulja Boy?

He was born on July 28, 1990 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. He is 33 years old as of 2023.

Soulja Boy Height

He stands at a height of 5 feet 8 inches tall.

Soulja Boy Family

He is the son of Tracy Way and Lisa Way. On the night of March 22, 2011, his little brother, Deion Jenkins, was killed in a car crash.

Soulja Boy Girlfriend

He is currently in a relationship with Jackilyn Martinez. The couple welcomed their baby boy in September 2022.

Soulja Boy Net Worth

He has an estimated net worth of $30 million.

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Soulja Boy Salary

He earns an estimated salary of about $50000 to $10000 annually.

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Soulja was born in Chicago and moved to Atlanta at the age of six, where he became interested in rap music. At age 14, Soulja moved to Batesville, Mississippi, with his father who provided a recording studio for Way to explore his musical ambitions. In November 2005, he posted his songs on the website SoundClick. Following positive reviews on the site, Soulja established accounts on YouTube and Myspace.

In March 2007, Soulja recorded “Crank That” and released his first independent album Unsigned & Still Major: Da Album Before da Album, followed by a low-budget video demonstrating the “Crank That” dance.

By the end of May 2007, “Crank That (Soulja Boy)” had received its first airplay and Soulja met with Mr. Collipark to sign a deal with Interscope Records. On August 12, 2007, the song was used on the television series Entourage, and on September 1 it topped the US Billboard Hot 100 and Hot RingMasters charts.

His major label debut album, Souljaboytellem.com, was released in the United States on October 2, 2007, peaking at number four on both the Billboard 200 and Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts. The album was reportedly recorded using just the demo version of FL Studio.

On January 26, 2009, soulja released the third single “Turn My Swag On” which topped the US Rap Charts and peaked at number 19 on the Billboard Hot 100. As of August 23, 2009 it has sold more than 1,000,000 digital downloads in the United States.

Soulja Boy Acting career

On January 7, 2009, Soulja announced that he was to be releasing his own cartoon titled Soulja Boy: The Animated Series but only one episode was ever released.

In August 2010, he announced a desire to make a film about himself, having reported to MTV News that he discussed the idea with Nick Cannon. Soulja was later approached by Peter Spirer who presented his own concept for making a documentary about the artist.

Directed by Spirer, Soulja Boy: The Movie was released direct-to-video on October 18, 2011, a date which coincided with Soulja Boy’s arrest on a drug charge.

On April 22, 2011, Soulja Boy announced that he would be making his acting debut playing the main role of Bishop in the Juice remake and that it would air on BET. In 2013, he announced and confirmed that he was guest-starring in the upcoming movie Officer Down.

Soulja Boy Vs Chris Brown

On January 3, 2017, Soulja Boy was entangled in a debacle with singer Chris Brown. The feud eventually started after Soulja intimidated Brown’s former girlfriend, model Karrueche Tran, when he liked a photo that involved the model, herself.

Soulja and Chris Brown began to exchange Instagram videos towards each other in a matter of minutes, for example: Chris Brown accusing Way of “snitching” or Way poking fun of Brown’s daughter and his infamous incident with singer Rihanna in 2009.

The next day, Way apologized to Brown and fans about the event and wished to collaborate with Brown.

Soulja Boy Shoes | Soulja Boy Clothes

On March 5, 2008, Soulja Boy released his official line of “S.O.D clothing”. That same year, he released his own brand of the popular shoe line “Yums”.

On February 14, 2012, Soulja and fashion designer D. Young created the official clothing line “Ocean Gang”. In 2012, he released another line he created, “BLVD. Supply”; the store is located in Los Angeles, California. To buy or for more information, click the following link.

Soulja Boy Robbed

On December 30, 2008, Soulja Boy was robbed and battered in his home. Initial reports on the robbery indicated that the robbers were six masked men with AK-47s and pistols but on December 31, 2008, videos surfaced on the Internet of two masked men claiming sole credit for the crime.

Soulja described the incident to MTV News a month later: He had come home very late at night after attending an album release party and was recording songs with friends when the robbers came in pointing their guns.

On January 26, 2009, during another interview, he clarified that it was three robbers and not six, stating: “I got back to my house at around 3 in the morning and I was in the studio recording. So two of my homeboys was in the living room and me and Arab we was in the studio recording. And somebody kicked in the door. One dude ran in put the AK to my homeboy head, put him on the floor […] The other two ran in my homeboy jumped in the other room, so the other two dudes ran back so I peeped in the door and they running through my house with Ks and pistols so I ducked back. I really can’t dwell on what happened after that, but it was a messed up situation and I’m glad everyone made it out alive.”

The police report made no mention of any gunfire having taken place.

Soulja Boy House

Soulja Boy Albums

Studio albums

Independent studio albums

Compilation albums

Soulja Boy Songs | Soulja Boy Music

Soulja Boy Movies

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

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)

 

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