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SouljaBoyTellem.com is the debut album by rapper Soulja Boy Tell 'Em, released on October 2, 2007. (see 2007 in music) The album features the hit single "Crank That (Soulja Boy)", as well as guest appearances by Arab and i15.
Soulja Boy produced most of the album using FL Studio.[10] The tracks "Sidekick" and "Don't Get Mad" were produced by The Package and Mr. Collipark, while "Soulja Girl" was produced by Los Vegaz and Mr. Collipark. The tracks "Bapes" and "Booty Meat" are both from his original album Unsigned & Still Major: Da Album Before da Album.
Singles
Soulja Boy has released five singles from this album. The first was "Crank That (Soulja Boy)", the single topped the Billboard Hot 100 for 7 weeks.[citation needed] The second single, "Soulja Girl" was released in October, the song received immediate success in U.S., but went almost unnoticed in other countries. Quite a few covers have been made of the song, including the two screamo versions.
On January 16, 2008, the music video for the third official single "Yahhh!" premiered on BET, there is also a short video for "Report Card" after "Yahhh!". The fourth single, "Let Me Get 'em" was released in February 2008 with a black and white video. After the video, a short video for "Snap and Roll" was shown. "Donk" was the fifth single from the album, and found little success on the U.S. Billboard R&B and Rap charts. The singles, apart from "Soulja Girl", were reproduced by Mr. Collipark with better quality than the original and made clean for their music videos.
Reception
According to website aggregator Metacritic, souljaboytellem.com received mixed reviews from critics.[11] The most positive reviews came from Robert Christgau (an A-) and Allmusic's mildly favorable 3.5 (out of 5) star review. Negative reviews came from Entertainment Weekly, which called the album a "teenage wasteland filled with monotonously looped chants and agonizing blunt-force beats."[12] Entertainment Weekly reviewer Chris Willman ranked the album #1 on his list of the worst albums of 2007.[13] Sputnikmusic gave the album one star out of 5. The popular music site Rate Your Music lists it as the worst full length album of all time with a rating of 0.78 after 450 ratings. [14]
Sales
The lead single "Crank That (Soulja Boy)" reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 before the release of the album in September 2007. In its first week, souljaboytellem.com debuted at number 4 on the Billboard 200 with 117,000 copies sold in the first week. As of October 2008, the album had sold over 949,000 copies in the United States according to Nielsen Soundscan[15].
Track listing
| No. | Title | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Intro" | Soulja Boy | 0:59 |
| 2. | "Crank That (Soulja Boy)" | Soulja Boy | 3:41 |
| 3. | "Sidekick" | Tha Package Store, Mr. ColliPark | 3:59 |
| 4. | "Snap and Roll" | Soulja Boy, DJ GB | 4:45 |
| 5. | "Bapes" (featuring Arab) | Soulja Boy | 3:54 |
| 6. | "Let Me Get 'Em" | Soulja Boy | 3:23 |
| 7. | "Donk" | Soulja Boy | 3:15 |
| 8. | "Yahhh!" (featuring Arab) | Soulja Boy, Savon Jacobs | 3:11 |
| 9. | "Pass It to Arab" (featuring Arab) | Arab | 3:57 |
| 10. | "Soulja Girl" (featuring i15) | Los Vegaz, Mr. ColliPark | 3:07 |
| 11. | "Booty Meat" | Soulja Boy | 3:36 |
| 12. | "Report Card" (featuring Arab) | Soulja Boy, Butta | 3:44 |
| 13. | "She Thirsty" | The Package Store, Mr. ColliPark | 3:39 |
| 14. | "Don't Get Mad" | Soulja Boy | 4:23 |
| No. | Title | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15. | "Nope" | Soulja Boy, DJ GB | 2:35 |
Chart positions
| Chart (2008) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard 200 | 4 |
| U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums | 4 |
| U.S. Billboard Top Rap Albums | 1 |
Samples
The bulk of the album was made utilizing the stock samples that come included with the program FL Studio. Many of these stock sounds are samples from other songs, like the open high-hat used on "Yahhh!", which is sampled from "Impeach the President" by The Honey Drippers. "Report Card" samples "We Fly High" by Jim Jones and "Throw Some D's" by Rich Boy and "Soulja Girl" is thought to interpolate "Linus and Lucy".[citation needed]
References
- ^ a b Jeffries, David. "Souljaboytellem.com : Overview". Allmusic. Retrieved August 23, 2009.
- ^ Catucci, Nick (July 13, 2007). "Souljaboytellem.com - Blender". Blender. Retrieved August 23, 2009.
- ^ Vozick-Levinson, Simon (October 5, 2007). "Souljaboytellem.com:Music Review:Entertainment Weekly". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved August 23, 2009.
- ^ Muldoon, Tara (November, 2007). "Beats & Rhymes:Soulja Boy". Exclaim!. Retrieved August 23, 2009.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ Griff (October 10, 2007). "Soulja Boy:Souljaboytellem.com". Okayplayer. Retrieved August 23, 2009.
- ^ Sawdey, Evan (September 30, 2007). "Soulja Boy Tellem: Souljaboytellem.com < Reviews : PopMatters". Retrieved August 23, 2009.
- ^ Juon, Steve (October 2, 2007). "Soulja Boy's SouljaBoyTellEm.com < Reviews : RapReviews". Retrieved August 31, 2009.
- ^ Christgau, Robert. "Robert Christgau:Album:Soulja Boy Tell'Em:Souljaboytellem.com". Retrieved August 23, 2009.
- ^ Munro, Tyler (September 30, 2007). "Soulja Boy - Souljaboytellem.com Review - sputnikmusic". Retrieved August 23, 2009.
- ^ "Rap City" (September 2007). BET.
- ^ [1]"Souljaboytellem.com- by Souljaboytellem."
- ^ EW.com - Review of Souljaboytellem.com (October 5, 2007)
- ^ "The Best (and Worst) Albums of 2007".
WORST 1. ... If you're seeking a circle of hell lower than the one in which "Crank That" is ubiquitous, listen to his entire album.
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- ^ http://www.billboard.com/charts/rap-albums?chartDate=2007-11-24#/news/soulja-boy-walks-the-walk-on-new-album-1003875639.story
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