DeAndre Cortez Way (born July 28, 1991 in Chicago, Illinois), is an American rapper better known by his stage name Soulja Boy Tell 'Em, or simply Soulja Boy. In September 2007, his single "Crank That (Soulja Boy)" 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. Official Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/souljaboytellem Official Web Site: http://www.souljaboytellem.com/