Souljaboytellem.com

Souljaboytellem.com
Studio album by Soulja Boy Tell 'Em
Released October 2, 2007 (2007-10-02)
Recorded 2006–07
Studio Collipark Studios (College Park)
Start To Finish Studios (Crowder)
Record Plant (Hollywood)
Genre
Length 49:25
Label
Producer
Soulja Boy Tell 'Em chronology
Souljaboytellem.com
(2007)		 iSouljaBoyTellem
(2008)
Singles from Souljaboytellem.com
  1. "Crank That (Soulja Boy)"
    Released: May 2, 2007
  2. "Soulja Girl"
    Released: October 1, 2007
  3. "Yahhh!"
    Released: December 31, 2007
  4. "Donk"
    Released: May 4, 2008

Souljaboytellem.com is the debut studio album by American rapper Soulja Boy Tell 'Em. It was released on October 2, 2007, by his Stacks on Deck (SOD) label, Collipark Music and Interscope Records, affiliated by the HHH Artists label. The album features two guest appearances from Arab and i15. The album was supported by four singles: "Crank That (Soulja Boy)", "Soulja Girl" featuring i15, "Yahhh!" featuring Arab, and "Donk".

Souljaboytellem.com debuted at number 4 on the US Billboard 200, selling 117,000 copies in the first week. The album received generally negative reviews from its music critics, who found his material to be monotonous and trite.

Singles

The album's lead single, called "Crank That (Soulja Boy)" was released on May 2, 2007. The song topped it on the US Billboard Hot 100 and then stayed for over 7 weeks,[1] and it also topped it on the US Hot Rap Songs and then 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, called "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

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Entertainment Weekly(D)[3]
Exclaim!(negative)[4]
Okayplayer(40/100)[5]
PopMatters3/10[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 1,000,000 copies, according to Nielsen Soundscan.[11]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Intro"  DeAndre WayWay0:59
2."Crank That (Soulja Boy)"  WayWay3:41
3."Sidekick"  
  • Way
  • Jonathan Wright
  • Jonathan Dumas
  • Swole
  • John Boy
3:59
4."Snap & Roll"  WayWay3:45
5."Bapes" (featuring Arab)
  • Way
  • Abrahim Mustafa
Way3:54
6."Let Me Get Em"  WayWay3:21
7."Donk"  WayWay3:12
8."Yahhh!" (featuring Arab)
  • Way
  • Mustafa
Way3:10
9."Pass It To Arab" (featuring Arab)
  • Way
  • Mustafa
Arab3:58
10."Soulja Girl" (featuring i15)
3:07
11."Booty Meat"  WayWay3:36
12."Report Card" (featuring Arab)
Way3:42
13."She Thirsty"  WayWay3:38
14."Don’t Get Mad"  
  • Way
  • Wright
John Boy4:18
Sample credits

Personnel

Adapted from the Souljaboytellem.com liner notes.[12]

  • John Frye: mixing (Stankonia Studios; Atlanta, GA)
  • Gary Fry: assistant engineering
  • Dave "Hard Drive" Pensado: mixing ("Soulja Girl"; Larabee North Studios)
  • Michael "Mr. ColliPark" Crooms: executive producer
  • Derrick Crooms: Collipark Music A&R, Rockfort Management
  • Charlotte Crooms: Collipark Music Administrative Coordinator
  • Phillip Ransom, Esq.: Music Legal Representation for Soulja Boy
  • Karl Marcellus Washington, Esq.: Legal Representation for Collipark Music Inc.
  • DJ Mormile, Manny Smith: Interscope A&R
  • Terrence Nelson: A&R Coordinator
  • Christian Clancy, Andrew Flad: marketing
  • Soulja Boy, Brian Washington: marketing directors

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2007) Peak
position
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[13] 9
US Billboard 200[14] 4
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[15] 4
US Top Rap Albums (Billboard)[16] 1

Year-end charts

Chart (2007) Position
US Billboard 200[17] 172
Chart (2008) Position
US Billboard 200[18] 63
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums[19] 32
US Top Rap Albums[20] 13

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Soulja of hip-hop". South Bend Tribune. December 23, 2009. Retrieved August 19, 2010.
  2. 1 2 Jeffries, David. "Souljaboytellem.com : Overview". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved August 23, 2009.
  3. 1 2 Vozick-Levinson, Simon (October 5, 2007). "Souljaboytellem.com : Music Review". Entertainment Weekly. Time Inc. Retrieved August 23, 2009.
  4. ↑ Muldoon, Tara (November 2007). "Beats & Rhymes:Soulja Boy". Exclaim!. Ian Danzing. Retrieved August 23, 2009.
  5. ↑ Griff (October 10, 2007). "Soulja Boy - Souljayboytellem.com". Okayplayer. Archived from the original on March 2, 2009. Retrieved August 23, 2009.
  6. ↑ Sawdey, Evan (September 30, 2007). "Soulja Boy Tellem: Souljaboytellem.com < Reviews". PopMatters. Retrieved August 23, 2009.
  7. 1 2 Juon, Steve (October 2, 2007). "Soulja Boy's SouljaBoyTellEm.com < Reviews". RapReviews. Retrieved August 31, 2009.
  8. 1 2 Christgau, Robert. "Robert Christgau: Album: Soulja Boy Tell'Em: Souljaboytellem.com". Robert Christgau. Retrieved August 23, 2009.
  9. ↑ Munro, Tyler (September 30, 2007). "Soulja Boy - Souljaboytellem.com Review". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved August 23, 2009.
  10. ↑ Willman, Chris (December 21, 2007). "The Best (and Worst) Albums of 2007". Entertainment Weekly. Time Inc. Retrieved July 13, 2014.
  11. ↑ Concepcion, Mariel (November 24, 2007). "Soulja Boy Walks The 'Walk' on New Album". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved March 10, 2012.
  12. ↑ Souljaboytellem.com (liner notes). Soulja Boy. Collipark. Interscope. 2007.
  13. ↑ "Charts.org.nz – Soulja Boy Tellem – Tellem.com". Hung Medien.
  14. ↑ "Soulja Boy – Chart history" Billboard 200 for Soulja Boy. Retrieved July 13, 2014.
  15. ↑ "Soulja Boy – Chart history" Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums for Soulja Boy. Retrieved July 13, 2014.
  16. ↑ "Soulja Boy – Chart history" Billboard Top Rap Albums for Soulja Boy. Retrieved July 13, 2014.
  17. ↑ "Year-End Charts: Billboard 200 Albums - 2007". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved May 8, 2015.
  18. ↑ "Year-End Charts: Billboard 200 Albums - 2008". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved May 8, 2015.
  19. ↑ "Year-End Charts: R&B/Hip-Hop Albums - 2008". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved May 8, 2015.
  20. ↑ "Year-End Charts: Rap Albums - 2008". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved May 8, 2015.
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