Soulja Boy Timeline

Soulja Boy is a 16-year-old rapper whose first single inspired a slew fan created remixes, mash-ups, parodies and even its own dance routine. Crank Dat was released initially through online profiles on MySpace and YouTube, which garnered him a lot of attention from a grassroots fan base - his MySpace page broke the site's records and generated millions of views. His popularity online caught the attention of Interscope Records who eventually released his first major label album, Souljaboytellem.com.

• 2007: Unsigned and Still Major
• 2007: Souljaboytellem.com
• 2008: iSouljaBoy

1. Official Site
2. Official MySpace Page

• July 28, 1990: DeAndre Ramone Way is born in Chicago, Illinois.

• 1996: Moves to Atlanta, Georgia at the age of 6 where he discovers rap music.

• 2004: Moves to Batesville, Mississippi at the age of 14.

• 2004: Returns to Atlanta and meets manager Derrick Crooms. Starts his own label called his Stacks on Deck Entertainment.

• October 2, 2007: Releases his debut album, souljaboytellem.Com on Interscope records.

• October 18, 2007: The single Crank That (Soulja Boy) tops the Hot 100 on Billboard for the sixth straight week.