Souljaboytellem.com

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Souljaboytellem.com
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Studio album by
Soulja Boy Tell 'Em
ReleasedOctober 2, 2007 (2007-10-02)
StudioCollipark Studios (College Park)
Start to Finish Studios (Crowder)
Record Plant (Hollywood)
Length49:25
Label
Producer
  • Soulja Boy
  • Mr. Collipark (also exec.)
  • Arab
  • Los Vegaz
  • The Package Store
Soulja Boy Tell 'Em chronology
Unsigned and Still Major: Da Album Before Da Album
(2007) 		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 and producer Soulja Boy Tell 'Em. It was released on October 2, 2007,[1] by his Stacks on Deck (SOD) label, Collipark Music and Interscope Records, affiliated by the independently incorporated HHH Artists label. The album only features 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 music critics, who found the 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,[2] and it also topped it on the US Hot Rap Songs and then stayed for over five weeks.[3] 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.[3] 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.[3] 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.[3]

Critical reception[]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic3.5/5 stars[4]
Entertainment WeeklyD[5]
Exclaim!(negative)[6]
Okayplayer40/100[7]
PopMatters3/10[1]
RapReviews3/10[8]
Robert ChristgauA−[9]
Sputnikmusic1/5 stars[10]

Souljaboytellem.com received generally negative reviews from music critics. The most positive reviews came from Robert Christgau who gave it a rating of A-[9] 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."[4] 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."[5] 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."[11] 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."[8]

Commercial performance[]

Souljaboytellem.com debuted at number 4 on the US Billboard 200, selling 117,000 copies in the first week. "Souljaboytellem.com" has sold 1,322,000 copies in the United States, according to Nielsen Soundscan.[12]

Track listing[]

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Intro"DeAndre WayWay0:59
2."Crank That (Soulja Boy)"WayWay3:41
3."Sidekick"
  • Way
  • Jonathan "Swole" Dumas
  • Swole
  • John Boy
3:59
4."Snap & Roll"WayWay3:45
5."Bapes" (featuring Arab)
  • Way
  • Abrahim "Arab" 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
iTunes Store bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
15."Nope"WayWay2:33

Sample credits

Personnel[]

Adapted from the Souljaboytellem.com liner notes.[13]

  • 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
  • Christen Gallope: creative
  • Cliff Feiman: production manager
  • SLANG Inc.: art direction
  • Dave Hill: photography
  • Mark Star: Soulja Boy Tellem logo design

Charts[]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Sawdey, Evan (September 30, 2007). "Soulja Boy Tellem: Souljaboytellem.com < Reviews". PopMatters. Retrieved August 23, 2009.
  2. ^ "Soulja of hip-hop". South Bend Tribune. December 23, 2009. Retrieved August 19, 2010.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Soulja Boy Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved July 8, 2020.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b Jeffries, David. "Souljaboytellem.com : Overview". AllMusic. Retrieved August 23, 2009.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b Vozick-Levinson, Simon (October 5, 2007). "Souljaboytellem.com : Music Review". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved August 23, 2009.
  6. ^ Muldoon, Tara (November 2007). "Beats & Rhymes:Soulja Boy". Exclaim!. Retrieved August 23, 2009.
  7. ^ Griff (October 10, 2007). "Soulja Boy - Souljayboytellem.com". Okayplayer. Archived from the original on March 2, 2009. Retrieved August 23, 2009.
  8. ^ Jump up to: a b Juon, Steve (October 2, 2007). "Soulja Boy's SouljaBoyTellEm.com < Reviews". RapReviews. Retrieved August 31, 2009.
  9. ^ Jump up to: a b Christgau, Robert. "Robert Christgau: Album: Soulja Boy Tell'Em: Souljaboytellem.com". Robert Christgau. Retrieved August 23, 2009.
  10. ^ Munro, Tyler (September 30, 2007). "Soulja Boy - Souljaboytellem.com Review". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved August 23, 2009.
  11. ^ Willman, Chris (December 21, 2007). "The Best (and Worst) Albums of 2007". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved July 13, 2014.
  12. ^ Concepcion, Mariel (November 24, 2007). "Soulja Boy Walks The 'Walk' on New Album". Billboard. Retrieved March 10, 2012.
  13. ^ Souljaboytellem.com (liner notes). Soulja Boy. Collipark. Interscope. 2007.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  14. ^ "Lescharts.com – Soulja Boy Tellem – Tellem.com". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 8, 2020.
  15. ^ "Charts.nz – Soulja Boy Tellem – Tellem.com". Hung Medien.
  16. ^ "Soulja Boy Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved July 13, 2014.
  17. ^ "Soulja Boy Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 13, 2014.
  18. ^ "Soulja Boy Chart History (Top Rap Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 13, 2014.
  19. ^ "Year-End Charts: Billboard 200 Albums - 2007". Billboard. Retrieved May 8, 2015.
  20. ^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2007". Billboard. Retrieved October 6, 2020.
  21. ^ "Year-End Charts: Billboard 200 Albums - 2008". Billboard. Retrieved May 8, 2015.
  22. ^ "Year-End Charts: R&B/Hip-Hop Albums - 2008". Billboard. Archived from the original on June 13, 2015. Retrieved May 8, 2015.
  23. ^ "Year-End Charts: Rap Albums - 2008". Billboard. Archived from the original on July 5, 2015. Retrieved May 8, 2015.

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