Soulja Boy
Soulja Boy
DeAndre Cortez Way, known professionally as Soulja Boy Tell 'Em, or simply Soulja Boy, is an American rapper, record producer, actor, and entrepreneur...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionRapper
Date of Birth28 July 1990
CityChicago, IL
CountryUnited States of America
tattoo thinking rapper
I think swag is very important to rappers. It's the overall appearance and style of an artist - these blue shorts and this blue hat and this $80,000 chain, this jewelry and all these tattoos, that's swag.
technology thinking iphone
When I was in Japan on tour in 2010, I felt like I was 30 years into the future. I love technology and they are so advanced with their phones, computers, everything. I think they had the iPhone way before we did in the U.S. I love gadgets, games, social media and I try to stay ahead on all that stuff, but they get it all first.
greatness thinking hip-hop
I'm headed towards greatness. I think I'm making history in hip-hop.
stars artist media
People in the media, it makes their day when someone they say is a five-star artist goes platinum.
artist two months
I was one of the first artists to have a YouTube account, if not the first. I joined two months after the site launched.
heart kind kind-heart
If I'm doing something its coming from a kind heart.
clubs streets percent
If I'm going to make music for the streets or the clubs or whatever, I go at it with 110 percent.
boys rapper years
Soulja Boy is on his dance, down south, young, 18-year-old, comedic swag. It's really just each person's personality; if every rapper had the same swag, it would be kind of boring.
mom years play
When I was 10 years old my mom used to play Tupac while she cleaned the house.
hate boys people
I hate it when people come up to me on trains and ask 'Are you Soulja Boy?' If people want pictures or autographs, that's cool, but I don't like the dumb questions.
west firsts crank
My first single I was nominated for a Grammy with 'Crank That,' and I lost a Grammy to Kanye West, but it was still such a big deal for me to be nominated anyway.
ideas giving creative
Now that I'm in the position I'm in now, I like to take all my creative ideas and put 'em on the Internet for my fans to interact with. Give 'em something to do.
new-york artist men
Swag defines an artist, period. Lil Wayne has his super-tattooed pierces and dreads swag. Jay-Z has his New York, grown man, Beyonce and 40/40 Club swag.
powerful mistake trying
Words are powerful. When I make mistakes I just try to come back and clarify what I meant.