But give credit where it's due, as Soulja Boy has done his part to let us, nay, force us into remembering his name. Whether it's a result of the song being turned into a popular ringtone, him painting his name into his sunglasses, airbrushing it on his back or using his website as the title of his album (the official title is "souljaboytellem.com"), Souljah Boy doesn't want to be the J-Kwan of 2007. So I suppose at this point you're wondering if the album stands above it's lead single.
Soulja Boy is internet marketing at its finest. He was once a nobody on SoundClick. He put his songs up for download on P2P programmes naming them whatever was popular at the time, such as 50 Cent's "In Da Club." People started listening, wondered what it was, searched the internet, and found him. He has something like 10 000 000 hits on his MySpace page because of it, and that is how he landed a deal with Interscope and Michael Crooms (aka Mr Collipark).
He explains all of this in an interview with xxlmag.com.
Granted, his music is not all that popular in the NW, but, down South, his music is what it is. People want to hear catchy, danceable songs in the club while everyone becomes crunk.
"Soulja Girl" is a D-grade R&B track that gives instructions on how to be a 'Soulja Girl', which is apparently as simple as "walking like that".
Also, it is not "walking like this," but it is walking it out (aka Pool Palace, Westside Walk). The Pool Palace is a big dance down South. He references to snapping your fingers, which is part of the dance when walking it out.
You should check out how many different types of "Crank That _____" dances there are. Soulja Boy is not the only one.
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Album Rating: 1.0
His ability to force himself into the general public isn't a concern of mine when the album is as atrociously bad as this. Furthermore, "walking like this" is no more relevant than "walking it out", when, as i said, the CD is absolutely skullfuckingly bad. I'll change it to "walk it out", but I'm pretty sure that I heard it as "walk like that".
I don't care about the relevance of his dance, nor do I care about all the variations. I care about the music, and it's shitty. Really shitty.This Message Edited On 10.03.07
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My point is that at least its about 15 minutes less of total suck than I would've expected. But yeah, skullfuckingly bad. Well put.
And as for the radio stations in Madison. I don't listen to the radio much, but when I do its not 104.1 or 106.whateverthefuckthatrapstationis, so I haven't heard this more than once.
I also haven't heard it much when I've been out, which is usually my means of keeping up with the current, shitty new artists.
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Well at least Soulja Boy's fans are intelligent. Oh wait, I was bored and looking at his myspace page and saw one of his comments,
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♥LYKE DAMN I ♥ U SO MUCH SOULJA BOY U SO FINE YO SONGZ IS TIGHT U STAI FRESH 2 DEF WIT DEM *BAPES* LYKE DAMN I LUV U IM GOIN TO GIT YO CD U KNO IT FUCK DA PPLZ WHO B HATIN HOLLA BACK♥"
I didn't know people actually typed like that. I thought it was just a stereotype
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You should save the 1's for the truly terrible albums. This album is better than Eat or Get Ate.
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Album Rating: 1.0
I do save 1s for terrible albums and this is one of the worst.
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Album Rating: 1.5
I'm pretty sure I know how to do the dance now.
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Oh my God I just made a fatal mistake.
I pray one of the Gods don't strike me dead before they kill soulja boy since he's such a disgrace to humanity.
I rated it a 5 because I thought I was rating the review.
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That's the funniest thing I've ever heard on this website.
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I LOL'd in class... >>
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I love how much anger and hate was put into this review, and the last song is called "Don't Get Mad." hahahahaha!
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Album Rating: 1.0
Did you write it?
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After reading that the rest of the album is no better than "Crank That" makes me frighteningly close to rating this a 1 without hearing the album in its entirety. THIS CLOSE.
EDIT: Nevermind. After hearing the whole thing against my will, it does deserve my 1.This Message Edited On 11.15.07
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Oh man. A group of my fellow college students were watching BET in my dorm's lobby, and "Crank It (Soulja Boy)" was one of the videos featured on whatever Rap/Hip-Hop show was on. I'd thought I'd heard the worst of the worst already (note that 50 Cent's latest single had previously played), and then that came on. Oh how mistaken I was.
Oh, and according to the video information down in the left corner, the album's title is Soulja Boy Tell Em. Wow. I was amazed that they could actually FIT the words "Soulja Boy" that many times onto the TV screen; we don't have that large of a TV in the lobby.
SUPERMAN THAT HO SUPERMAN THAT HO SUPERMAN THAT HO SUPERMAN THAT HO SUPERMAN THAT HO SUPERMAN THAT HO SUPERMAN THAT HO SUPERMAN THAT HO
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Album Rating: 1.5
Superman that Splat Out Path!
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His ability to force himself into the general public isn't a concern of mine when the album is as atrociously bad as this. Furthermore, "walking like this" is no more relevant than "walking it out", when, as i said, the CD is absolutely skull****ingly bad. I'll change it to "walk it out", but I'm pretty sure that I heard it as "walk like that".
I don't care about the relevance of his dance, nor do I care about all the variations. I care about the music, and it's shitty. Really shitty.
I see where you pulled the "walk like that" line from. In the beginning, he says "you gotta step like this to be a Soulja Girl, you gotta step like that to be a Soulja Girl," which is then followed by "you gotta walk it out to be my Soulja Girl, girl know what I'm talkin' 'bout to be my Soulja Girl."
I dunno this album was really meant to be played as mindless dance music,
See, I am glad someone understands.
WE DON'T SUPAMAN NO MO'
WE JUST SPIDAMAN DAT HO
This Message Edited On 10.05.07
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Album Rating: 1.0
Mindless dance music should still not suck complete ass.
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Album Rating: 1.0
During my schools pep rally all the black girls went out on the basketball court and started to do the dance in unison.
I hate fads.
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Album Rating: 1.0
Also, i would like to state that this review is goldenThis Message Edited On 10.05.07
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This has a ridiculous number of views for an album nobody has ever liked.
Remember that Prussian Blue review I wrote?
...yeah. This is just what happens. Soulja Boy happens to be far more popular, yet almost equally crappy, so we (the Sputnikmusic peons) tend to make a big stink about stuff like this. Just kinda how it goes.
Now stop trying to be so smart and reasonable all that time or I'll superman you, ho.
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