DeAndre Ramone Way (born July 28, 1990 in Chicago, Illinois), better known by his stage name Soulja Boy Tell 'Em, or simply Soulja Boy, is an American rapper. In September 2007, his single "Crank That " reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100. The single was initially self-published on the Internet, and it became a number-one hit in the United States for seven non-consecutive weeks starting in September 2007. Early life At age seven, Way moved to Atlanta, GeorgiaCordor, Cyril. [LINK: http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:0nfrxqerldje~T1] Soulja Boy biography at All Music GuideLet The Kids Grow by Jack Erwin. XXL Magazine. January 2008. Page 69, where he became interested in rap music.