Souljaboytellem.com
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| Studio album by Soulja Boy | ||||
| Released | October 2, 2007 | |||
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| Length | 49:25 | |||
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Souljaboytellem.com is the debut studio album by American rapper and record producer Soulja Boy. It was released on October 2, 2007, by his Stacks on Deck (SOD) record label, Collipark Music and Interscope Records, affiliated by the independently-incorporated HHH Artists label. The album's features a sole guest appearances from Arab and i15. The album received generally negative reviews from music critics, who found the material to be monotonous and trite.[citation needed]
Souljaboytellem.com debuted at number 4 on the US Billboard 200, selling 117,000 copies in the first week. It was supported by four singles that were successful on both the Billboard's Top R&B/Hip Hop and Top Rap charts; including "Crank That (Soulja Boy)", "Soulja Girl" featuring i15, "Yahhh!" featuring Arab, and "Donk".
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Singles
The album's lead single, "Crank That (Soulja Boy)" was released on May 2, 2007. The song topped it on the US Billboard Hot 100 and stayed for over 7 weeks,[1] and it also topped it on the US Hot Rap Songs and stayed for over 5 weeks. The song also reached on the top five in Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand and the United Kingdom.
The album's second single, "Soulja Girl" featuring i15, was released on October 1, 2007. The song peaked at numbers 32, 13 and 6 on the US Billboard Hot 100, Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and Hot Rap Songs charts, respectively. It was able to peak at number 10 in New Zealand.
The album's third single, "Yahhh!" featuring Arab, was released on December 31, 2007. The song peaked at numbers 48, 34 and 14 on the US Billboard Hot 100, Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and Hot Rap Songs charts, respectively. It also reached the top 40 in Australia, Ireland and New Zealand.
The album's fourth and final single, "Donk" was released on May 4, 2008. The single was fared less successful by peaking at numbers 37 and 22 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and Hot Rap Songs charts, respectively.
Critical reception
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [2] |
| Entertainment Weekly | (D)[3] |
| Exclaim! | (negative)[4] |
| Okayplayer | (40/100)[5] |
| PopMatters | 3/10[6] |
| RapReviews | (3/10)[7] |
| Robert Christgau | (A-)[8] |
| Sputnikmusic | [9] |
Souljaboytellem.com received generally negative reviews from music critics. The most positive reviews came from Robert Christgau who gave it a rating of A-[8] and AllMusic's David Jeffries who said that the album "should satisfy giggling Right On! readers with pin-ups in their locker, way too cool mash-up fans that carry gigabytes of club music in their pocket, and all the freaky party people in between."[2] Negative reviews came from Simon Vozick-Levinson of Entertainment Weekly who called the album a "teenage wasteland filled with monotonously looped chants and agonizing blunt-force beats."[3] Fellow EW writer Chris Willman ranked the album number 1 on his list of the worst albums of 2007, stating that, "If you're seeking a circle of hell lower than the one in which "Crank That" is ubiquitous, listen to his entire album."[10] Steve Juon of RapReviews gave the album a 3 out of 10, finding the beats and melodies to be "monotonous", concluding with "The only hoe that got Superman'd on 'SouljaBoyTellEm.com' is anybody who spent $14.99 on this album."[7]
Commercial performance
Souljaboytellem.com debuted at number 4 on the US Billboard 200, selling 117,000 copies in the first week. In the United States, the album has sold 949,000 copies, according to Nielsen Soundscan.[11]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Intro" | DeAndre Way | Way | 0:59 |
| 2. | "Crank That (Soulja Boy)" | Way | Way | 3:41 |
| 3. | "Sidekick" |
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| 4. | "Snap & Roll" | Way | Way | 3:45 |
| 5. | "Bapes" (featuring Arab) |
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Way | 3:54 |
| 6. | "Let Me Get Em" | Way | Way | 3:21 |
| 7. | "Donk" | Way | Way | 3:12 |
| 8. | "Yahhh!" (featuring Arab) |
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Way | 3:10 |
| 9. | "Pass It To Arab" (featuring Arab) |
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Arab | 3:58 |
| 10. | "Soulja Girl" (featuring i15) |
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| 11. | "Booty Meat" | Way | Way | 3:36 |
| 12. | "Report Card" (featuring Arab) |
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Way | 3:42 |
| 13. | "She Thirsty" | Way | Way | 3:38 |
| 14. | "Don’t Get Mad" |
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| 15. | "Nope" | Way | Way | 2:33 |
- Sample credits
- "Report Card" — Contains samples of "Throw Some D's" performed by Rich Boy.
Personnel
Adapted from the Souljaboytellem.com liner notes.[12]
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Charts
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See also
References
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- ↑ "Charts.org.nz – Soulja Boy Tellem – Tellem.com". Hung Medien.
- ↑ "Soulja Boy – Chart history" Billboard 200 for Soulja Boy. Retrieved July 13, 2014.
- ↑ "Soulja Boy – Chart history" Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums for Soulja Boy. Retrieved July 13, 2014.
- ↑ "Soulja Boy – Chart history" Billboard Top Rap Albums for Soulja Boy. Retrieved July 13, 2014.
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