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Soulja Boy Tell Em is a Chicago born, Atlanta raised rapper that first took the internet by storm with catchy dance tracks. Now the kid has everybody from age three to 83, "Crank dat Soulja Boy."
The 17-year old, who's inspirations include 50 Cent, is already making giant moves in the music industry under the Interscope label and producer Mr. Collipark's influence. Collipark, who is known for his work with the Ying Yang Twins and others, compared Soulja Boy's early sucess to Michael Jackson before he hit wax.
Before he was crowned Billboard Magazine's new "It" Rapper for 2007, Soulja Boy was taking over the underground scene being discovered by people worldwide via internet downloads. The exposure of the internet has helped lead him to where he is today, with a generated six million MySpace views, over 500,000 plays and a fan base that rivals such popular acts as Beyonce and Omarion.
There's plenty of reasons for success to go to his head. He currently has the number six song in country and the number one ringtone download on mobile carriers AT&T, Verizon and Sprint and is third on T-Mobile.
But the man with nearly 1.8 million views of his "How To Crank That Instructional Video" trying to remain humble with all the recognition and sudden fame he is receiving right now.
"I take that [the attention] as a form of flattery, and it has me feeling like that's a good look," Soulja Boy said.
When asked about the other rappers and groups out now that also have "crank dat" dances, Soulja Boy does not see them as competition at all.
"They just like what I'm doing and they want to make their own dances to capitalize on it, so it's like another form of flattery to me."
To those other aspiring rappers out there that want to get in the game one day as Soulja Boy has so cleverly done with his original style, he lets them know how they may go about doing so.
"Just do what it do man. If you really want it bad enough then you can get it", he said.
He also believes that once fame is gained by any celebrity, they should always stay committed to their fans.
"I talk to my fans everyday when I get a chance, whether it's on MySpace, just emailing or whatever."
Looks like we all will be "crankin' that" for a while.
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