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With over 10 million hits on his myspace page, people all across the world doing his unique dance, and fans
chanting his infectious hooks, it's no question that Soulja Boy is already a household name. Discovered by Mr.
Collipark, Soulja is ready to prove that he's not just a teen sensation or a fly by night artist.
BM: So tell me a little bit about yourself. How did you come up with the name Soulja Boy (Tellem)?
SB: That name Soulja Boy, my mama gave me that name along time ago.
BM: Your first single, “Crank That” is picking up steam all over the airwaves and the internet. Why do you think
this song has become such a success?
SB: The song is something that the people wanted to hear. I made the song for people to have fun and party in the clubs and it’
s a crazy dance that goes along with the song that everyone’s doing. It’s pretty hot.
BM: How did you feel when you met Mr. Collipark for the first time and your deal was made?
SB: Man that was a wonderful feeling for me you know. I felt honored for him to come down to my city and come to my house
and sit beside me in my living room. It was crazy!
BM: We’ve heard the slang term “Yuuh” in several Atlanta based songs recently. What exactly does “Yuuh” mean?
SB: “Yuuh,” is a word that has been used way before I was born. It came from Atlanta. It’s like something tight you know. If you
see a car pass you on some 28”s you like or something, you’d be like Yuuh! If you see Michael Jordan going up for a dunk you’
d be like “Aaaaah” all the way and then when he dunks it, you say Yuuh! Just like in the song. That’s what that means.
BM: With you only being 16 years old, would you put yourself in the category of other teen hip-hop sensations
such as Bow Wow, Romeo, & Lil Mama or amongst everyone in the game? Why?
SB: I put myself amongst everybody in the Hip-Hop game. I don’t want to be classified as a teenage rapper. I want to be treated
the same.
BM: Describe what your life is like now that you’re celebrity has taken off.
SB: I mean it’s been like that before the deal so it ain’t nothing new to me. It’s all good. I’m loving the feeling right now and I’m
happy to take it to another level.
BM: How do you balance your career and your schoolwork?
SB: I mean I’m not in school right now. I’m out on the road doing shows so, we’re working that out right now.
BM: What would you say to any critics or people out there that may be hating on Soulja Boy?
SB: I’d tell them to get with it. If they’re going to hate, they need to give me my respect at the same time.
BM: When can we expect your debut album, ‘Souljaboytellem.com,’ to hit the streets?
SB: Yeah! It’s releasing on October 2nd. Ya’ll go get that. It’s going to be crazy!
BM: Do you have any features on this album?
SB: Yeah I got Hurricane Chris that’s my label mate. I got him on the album. Sean Kingston. He’s on the album. My new artist,
Arab. He’s coming in 2008 on Stacks On Deck Entertainment. That’s my label. The album is crazy though. I produced the
majority of the album myself though.
BM: Ok, we heard that you do all of your own production, did you make the beat for your current single?
SB: Yeah, I made the beat for “Crank Dat Soulja Boy.”
BM: Being that you grew up in the 90’s, who influenced you musically growing up?
SB: Growing up I’d say who influenced me was 50 Cent on the music tip because he’s done a lot in the game. I really look up to
him and we’re label mates now so it’s really crazy to me.
BM: Ok, any possible collaborations with him in the future?
SB: I’m hoping so but right now, I don’t know.
BM: Now I’ve heard some people say that southern hip-hop isn’t real hip-hop and that it’s more like ringtone rap. I
don’t personally agree with that, but what would you say to those people that may feel that way being that you’re a
southern artist?
SB: Well I’ll say that all rappers from any part of the world or wherever you’re from whether it’s East coast, West coast,
Southern. There’s all different forms of rap. To me personally, for any type of artist to be grinding no matter what kind of music
it is and he’s doing what he’s supposed to be doing, then I respect them. No matter where you’re from. So, I’d tell them to fall
back on that.
BM: Now you bounced back from Mississippi to Atlanta growing up. What area are you officially claiming?
SB: I’m claiming both. I’m in Mississippi and Atlanta all the time. My mama stays in Atlanta and my daddy stays in Mississippi.
BM: Is there anything else you’d like to add?
SB: I just want to let ya’ll know that we got a movement coming right now. We got Beyonce cranking that Soulja Boy. We got
Remy Ma cranking that Soulja Boy. We got the video we just shot for the song. I’m performing at the Ozone awards. I just got
the Verizon Wireless deal. The album’s dropping in October. Everyone go to www.myspace.com/souljaboytellem. It’s going
down this year.
chanting his infectious hooks, it's no question that Soulja Boy is already a household name. Discovered by Mr.
Collipark, Soulja is ready to prove that he's not just a teen sensation or a fly by night artist.
BM: So tell me a little bit about yourself. How did you come up with the name Soulja Boy (Tellem)?
SB: That name Soulja Boy, my mama gave me that name along time ago.
BM: Your first single, “Crank That” is picking up steam all over the airwaves and the internet. Why do you think
this song has become such a success?
SB: The song is something that the people wanted to hear. I made the song for people to have fun and party in the clubs and it’
s a crazy dance that goes along with the song that everyone’s doing. It’s pretty hot.
BM: How did you feel when you met Mr. Collipark for the first time and your deal was made?
SB: Man that was a wonderful feeling for me you know. I felt honored for him to come down to my city and come to my house
and sit beside me in my living room. It was crazy!
BM: We’ve heard the slang term “Yuuh” in several Atlanta based songs recently. What exactly does “Yuuh” mean?
SB: “Yuuh,” is a word that has been used way before I was born. It came from Atlanta. It’s like something tight you know. If you
see a car pass you on some 28”s you like or something, you’d be like Yuuh! If you see Michael Jordan going up for a dunk you’
d be like “Aaaaah” all the way and then when he dunks it, you say Yuuh! Just like in the song. That’s what that means.
BM: With you only being 16 years old, would you put yourself in the category of other teen hip-hop sensations
such as Bow Wow, Romeo, & Lil Mama or amongst everyone in the game? Why?
SB: I put myself amongst everybody in the Hip-Hop game. I don’t want to be classified as a teenage rapper. I want to be treated
the same.
BM: Describe what your life is like now that you’re celebrity has taken off.
SB: I mean it’s been like that before the deal so it ain’t nothing new to me. It’s all good. I’m loving the feeling right now and I’m
happy to take it to another level.
BM: How do you balance your career and your schoolwork?
SB: I mean I’m not in school right now. I’m out on the road doing shows so, we’re working that out right now.
BM: What would you say to any critics or people out there that may be hating on Soulja Boy?
SB: I’d tell them to get with it. If they’re going to hate, they need to give me my respect at the same time.
BM: When can we expect your debut album, ‘Souljaboytellem.com,’ to hit the streets?
SB: Yeah! It’s releasing on October 2nd. Ya’ll go get that. It’s going to be crazy!
BM: Do you have any features on this album?
SB: Yeah I got Hurricane Chris that’s my label mate. I got him on the album. Sean Kingston. He’s on the album. My new artist,
Arab. He’s coming in 2008 on Stacks On Deck Entertainment. That’s my label. The album is crazy though. I produced the
majority of the album myself though.
BM: Ok, we heard that you do all of your own production, did you make the beat for your current single?
SB: Yeah, I made the beat for “Crank Dat Soulja Boy.”
BM: Being that you grew up in the 90’s, who influenced you musically growing up?
SB: Growing up I’d say who influenced me was 50 Cent on the music tip because he’s done a lot in the game. I really look up to
him and we’re label mates now so it’s really crazy to me.
BM: Ok, any possible collaborations with him in the future?
SB: I’m hoping so but right now, I don’t know.
BM: Now I’ve heard some people say that southern hip-hop isn’t real hip-hop and that it’s more like ringtone rap. I
don’t personally agree with that, but what would you say to those people that may feel that way being that you’re a
southern artist?
SB: Well I’ll say that all rappers from any part of the world or wherever you’re from whether it’s East coast, West coast,
Southern. There’s all different forms of rap. To me personally, for any type of artist to be grinding no matter what kind of music
it is and he’s doing what he’s supposed to be doing, then I respect them. No matter where you’re from. So, I’d tell them to fall
back on that.
BM: Now you bounced back from Mississippi to Atlanta growing up. What area are you officially claiming?
SB: I’m claiming both. I’m in Mississippi and Atlanta all the time. My mama stays in Atlanta and my daddy stays in Mississippi.
BM: Is there anything else you’d like to add?
SB: I just want to let ya’ll know that we got a movement coming right now. We got Beyonce cranking that Soulja Boy. We got
Remy Ma cranking that Soulja Boy. We got the video we just shot for the song. I’m performing at the Ozone awards. I just got
the Verizon Wireless deal. The album’s dropping in October. Everyone go to www.myspace.com/souljaboytellem. It’s going
down this year.
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