In November 2005, Soulja Boy (aka DeAndre Way) posted his songs on
YouTube. In March 2007 he recorded
Crank Dat and released his independent album
Unsigned and Still Major, followed by a low-budget video filmed demonstrating the "Soulja Boy dance". By the end of May 2007"
Crank That (Soulja Boy)" received its first air play and DeAndre Way met and signed a deal with
Interscope Records. On October 2, 2007 Way's major label debut album
Souljaboytellem.com was released in the
United States and peaked at #4 on both the Billboard 200 and Top R&B;/Hip-Hop Albums charts. In 2008 Soulja Boy was nominated for a
Grammy Award for Best Rap Song with "
Crank That (Soulja Boy)".