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Souljaboytellem.com is the debut album by pop rapper Soulja Boy. The album features his hit single "Crank That (Soulja Boy)", as well as guest appearances by rappers called Arab and i15.
Soulja Boy produced most of the album using FL Studio.[1] 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 & Booty Meat are both from his original album Unsigned and Still Major. Entertainment Weekly ranked it as the number 1 worst album of 2007.[2]
Track listing
| # | Title | Producer(s) | Featured guest(s) | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Intro" | Soulja Boy | 0:59 | |
| 2 | "Crank That (Souljah Boy)" | Soulja Boy | 3:45 | |
| 3 | "SideKick" | The Package and Mr. Collipark | 4:00 | |
| 4 | "Snap n' Roll" | Soulja Boy | 3:42 | |
| 5 | "Bapes" | Soulja Boy | Arab | 3:54 |
| 6 | "Let Me Get Him" | Soulja Boy | 3:22 | |
| 7 | "Donk" | Soulja Boy | 3:13 | |
| 8 | "Yahhh" | Soulja Boy | Arab | 3:09 |
| 9 | "Pass It to Arab" | Arab | 3:58 | |
| 10 | "Soulja Girl" | Los Vegaz and Mr. Collipark | i15 | 3:07 |
| 11 | "Booty Meat" | Soulja Boy | 3:36 | |
| 12 | "Report Card " | Soulja Boy | Arab | 3:42 |
| 13 | "She Thirsty " | Soulja Boy | 3:39 | |
| 14 | "Don't Get Mad, I Know I Suck" | The Package and Mr. Collipark | 4:20 | |
| 15 | "Am I Any Good? Nope" (iTunes bonus track) | Soulja Boy | 2:30 |
Singles
Soulja Boy has released various 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.{[fact}}, but went almost unoticed in other countries[citation needed]. A web-only single "Let Me Get Em" was released in November with a black and white video. After the video, a short video for Snap n' Roll was shown. 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!". "Donk" was confirmed the next single[citation needed]. 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 and charts
Souljaboytellem.com received poor reviews in the press and got a "D" from Entertainment Weekly, which called the album a "teenage wasteland filled with monotonously looped chants and agonizing blunt-force beats."[3] EW's Chris Willman ranked the album #1 on his list of the worst records of 2007.[2] A critic from BET said that Soulja Boy should not have produced his own tracks or the whole album[citation needed].
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 sold 117,000 copies and debuted at number 4 on the Billboard 200. As of May 7 the album has sold over 1,000,000 copies worldwide.[citation needed]
Samples
Several songs on the album sample "Crank That": "Bapes" and "Pass It to Arab" sample the phrase "Crank That", "Soulja Girl" recycles the "Yuahh!", while "She Thirsty" samples the word "Superman." "Donk" samples Chingy's song "Right Thurr", while "Report Card" samples "We Fly High" by Jim Jones and "Throw Some D's" by Rich Boy.
References
- ^ "Rap City" (September 2007). BET.
- ^ a b "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.
{{cite web}}: line feed character in|quote=at position 6 (help) - ^ EW.com - Review of Souljaboytellem.com (October 5, 2007)