DeAndre Cortez Way
(born July 28, 1990), better known as Soulja Boy Tell ‘Em or simply Soulja Boy, is an American rapper, record producer, actor and entrepreneur.
In September 2007, his debut single “Crank That (Soulja Boy)” peaked at number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100.
The single was initially self-published to the internet, and later became a number-one hit in the United States for seven non-consecutive weeks starting in September 2007. On August 17, Way was listed at number 18 on the Forbes list of Hip-Hop Cash Kings of 2010 for earning $7 million that year.
