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My Take
Soulja Boy deserves more credit as a pioneer than the jokes suggest. As a Chicago-born teenager, he uploaded his own music to the internet and rode "Crank That" all the way to the top of the Billboard Hot 100 with no industry machine behind him. In 2007 that was genuinely visionary, a blueprint for the self-made, internet-native artist that everyone now takes for granted. Beyond the one inescapable hit, he produces, acts, and keeps reinventing himself. What I find compelling is his sheer durability: criticized constantly, he never stops working or talking, and that restless energy is impossible to dismiss.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Soulja Boy
- Name (Japanese)
- ソウルジャ・ボーイ・テレム
- Reading
- そうるじゃ・ぼーい・てれむ
- Born
- July 28, 1990 (age 35)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Leo / Horse
- Origin
- Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- rapper / songwriter / record producer / actor / singer
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Soulja Boy born?
Born July 28, 1990 (age 35).
Where is Soulja Boy from?
Soulja Boy is from Chicago, Illinois, United States.
What does Soulja Boy do?
Soulja Boy works as rapper, songwriter, record producer, actor, singer.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-17
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.