I think it’s important to touch on how Soulja boy influenced an entire era of DANCE rap songs. I.e: stanky leg, walk it out , pop lock and drop it, the dougie, hit em with that flex. This is why he was influential and maybe since You’re a little younger you aren’t well versed on that part of it. But this is why Soulja boy is so influential. Even up until now where there is ALWAYS a dance to a song.
Crank Dat was the first song in that era where its only purpose was the dance that went with it. Teach me how to Dougie, Walk It Out,stanky leg all inspired by Crank Dats success.
As someone who was in middle school at the time, Soulja Boy was literally EVERYTHING at the time. I literally called the number on kiss me thru the phone and he “called” me back 🤣 probably was some recording or something but i was SO excited
FTR - a "snapback" IS a flat-brimmed hat, as you stated, but the part you missed is that it's referring to the ones with the adjustable plastic strap on the back. He also wears "fitted" hats a few times in the video which are the MLB-style New Era hats with no strap on the back and come in specific sizes. Some people used to call fitted hats "59fifty's" as that's the name of the model of hat and is also displayed on a gold sticker on the brim. Sincerely, Old Man Whom Used To Crank That Upon Soulja Boy's Request Because He Had Already Previously Told Us All To Do So And I For One, Sir, Am A Stickler For Rules.
Soulja Boy was so influential because he was able to be successful WITHOUT a label. He didn't need to talk about things drugs or violence. He didn't need a label to market him. The very first youtube star!
It’s to be noted that most of hip-hop felt the same way your dad did at the time when this first came out. Ppl hated it bcs it’s not lyrical and the music was so basic. At first nobody could make out the words that he was saying or what the song was about. All we knew was it was on the radio constantly and the kids loved it. Eventually ppl got used to it. One could say that this was early stage mumble rap. Somehow he was able to use the internet to create a buzz for himself, which nobody was doing at the time. He’s definitely an interesting character.
2005 graduate here. Snap backs were not a thing then. Oversized, straight billed, fitted caps were the only way to go. With the stickers still on the bill. If you had a snap back on, you were a dork. I figured Dad would not be a fan. You're right.. You had to be there. This song came out when I was in college. Keep up the good work! Love your videos!
I graduated in 06 and remember the short resurgence of snap backs around the time - looking cheap was the point. I also remember all the old heads making fun of them 😅
OK now go back to your Jasmine Sullivan video reaction to ‘Bust your Windows out your Car’ and you will hear at the end that She will reference Soulja Boy song ‘Crank That’
He made other artists start putting numbers in songs! They would call you back and send little texts. Such fun marketing! He had little animated videos on RUclips leading up to Crank Dat and had “Soulja Boy Tell Em” animated show but short lived that one. Being in middle school at this time was incredible
Summer 2007 was so fun! This song was literally everywhere! You couldn't go to a house party or the club without hearing Crank That or seeing people do the dance lol 😂. I'm pretty sure he was actually the first music artist of any genre to go viral on social media...not just rap! And he's an independent artist that writes, produces, and makes all of his own beats himself. He would've broke Tik Tok with this dance if it was around back then lol😂. At that time there was literally an entire era of rap songs with dances to them so it was super fun😂. Oh and Sexxy Red has a new song with a Soulja Boy type beat and I believe he's in the video. Some people say that Sexxy Red is kinda like the female version of him. Her songs are fun and catchy although they are way more graphic sexually lol. She came from outta nowhere and blew up on the internet too. Soulja Boy is in a way like the original blueprint on how to become famous strictly from social media. So yea he is still influencing music today.
There will never be another Soulja boy….not even close. I was a freshman when crank dat came out and all the black kids were doin the dance and all the football players had the white shades with their name in white paint on the lens. He started a lot of movements which opened the doors for future rappers and was a big time trendsetter. He’s a living legend honestly. So many different “crank dat” songs came out after his
I was a freshman in college in 2007. I remember my god brother showed me Crank That a few weeks before starting. I thought it was terrible. By the time I was in college we were all doing this dance in the club. lol. strange times. I didn't really like it then but it kinda grew on me. I did like the Travis Barker remix though. Edit: yeah, you definitely had to be there lol
This was a fun time. He made music for folks to dance like Heavy D, MC Hammer, Kid N Play. When u think about it, that’s what TikTok became popular. Viral dances with music. Soulja Boy ushered in this current era we are in
He was the first artist to get famous from the internet. But Prince was the first to sale music on the internet and spoke about the boom of the internet that was to come
Soulja boy is more Atlanta than anything. He was born in Chicago but moved to Atlanta when he was a little kid. His music career is definitely based out of Atlanta
Naw bruh you wrong. Soulja had family in Atlanta so he would visit, but when he started making music, he was at home in Alabama or something. He started blowing up in 2006 on RUclips. Our dorm parties used to play all his and the other dance songs.
I remember being in the 5th grade when this came out and yes, it was everywhere. I live in Philly and even my cousins in VA were singing his songs. Legendary
This video was GOLD! Wow, what an era! I was a freshman in HS when crank that came out. I think it would be interesting to introduce your dad to Nelly, Chingy, Pretty Ricky and maybe even Young Joc. These artists all had moments in time where they were very popular and influential to "modern rap" in their local cites.
MySpace was crucial. It’s where on the internet he blew up. Him, Dane Cook, Tila Taquila. Also I believe this to be one of the first song dance like “the dougie” etc. 07 I was in high school.
Atlanta is where he hit the scene and blow up. SB is early 2000s atlanta black teen blueprint. He would pop up at schools across Atlanta spreading Crank That
Please do some of the dance songs that came after this like "walk it out" or "teach me how to dougie" or "youre a jerk" or "lean wit itm rock wit it" so your dad can understand the influence soulja boy had!
I was 10 when Kiss Me Thru The Phone came out. I really didn’t even realize it was Soulja Boy until just now. I distinctly remember my older siblings playing it though. This entire video just makes me feel so nostalgic.
Crank Dat was definitely international. Here in South America, specifically in Brazil, we used to dance to it a lot. In clubs, family meetings, even in school 😅 Til this day, sometimes people put this songs in parties as a nostalgia moment and everyone remember the dance.
Just found yall from the Stan reaction , pops won me over on the Not Like Us review , and I subbed as soon as I saw the Soulja boy video. Cause after seeing 2 videos I realized you actually know what you talking bout . Hell of a combo between the two of you and I’m locked in now 💪🏾
I was a DJ during the whole Soulja Boy craze. His songs were requested so much that it led me to consider an early retirement from DJ’ing. I couldn’t take it anymore! 😂😂
Your dad saying you probably had to be a certain age when this came out is so accurate! My friend’s uncle was visiting Atlanta and happened to run into Soulja Boy and his friends in a parking lot before the song went viral. They were blasting it in their car speaker and doing the dance. My friends uncle and his friends walk over and said wtf are y’all doing 😂😂 he tells them about his song and they show them the dance. He (being an older man) laughs in his face and says that’s the dumbest thing he’s ever seen in his life 😂😂😂😂😂 (not in a mean way, he was a jokester, but he did think it looked dumb lmbo). He got home and mentioned to his wife he met some kids doing some dance called “the crank it up army man or something like that” 😭😭😭😭😭 Sure enough a few months later it’s all over the internet and everyone is doing the dance then he remembers those were the same knucklehead kids he saw dancing in the parking lot LOL. He’s passed away now but I used to cry laughing every time he told that story 😂😂😂
I remember when crank that video came out, this brings back so many memories. Soulja boy started an entire movement after this song. He made RUclips what it was at the time
You said you were on the cusp of the Soulja boy wave. I was on the opposite end of that age gap. When crank that was big I was 22 and DJing in downtown Boston nightclubs. This generation of music was where it all began as a profession for me, so it will always have a place in my heart, but almost none of it aged well. I definitely agree that Soulja Boy was the first to use social platforms in the most advantageous way, but you can't exclude Mike Jones. He was the first to do the phone number hotline lyric. He always mentioned his website, the whole 9. If anything, Soulja Boy kinda bit that marketing maneuver but did it better.
I was hoping he would mention that Crank Dat was referenced by Jazmine Sullivan (Bust Your Windows) and Turn My Swag On by Beyoncé (Hold Up). Just speaks even more to how influential Soulja Boy was I was in secondary school (in the UK) when Soulja Boy came on the scene and man... his music was (and still is) corny as all hell but it's a bop, I can't deny
If u finna play souljah boi, u gotta explain the Crunk Era too. That lil Jon and the Ying yang twins eras. This sound in the south was super popular at the time. Jeezy would be a good example too. Just in relations to Souljah boi and crank Dat cause Crunk is a way different sound than most hip hop that your dad is even used to. This was strictly club/party music meant to get people to dance. There wasn't no real message to it lol, but it did alot for the genre as a whole
one thing to add is that limewire was a grey area of wether it was legal or not, kinda like napster, so the renaming thing big artists didnt really hold any control over that and to add on his influence he was truly the first in the modern era to make dances such a big part. between stanky leg and the catdaddy all the way to the whip and nae nae and to push it even further with tiktok and fortnite you could say. and to say it was very situational and if not him someone else to do it, sure someone wouldve been the guy but no a soul out there wouldve been as polarizing and creative with his antics. also whos to say the person who wouldve done it if it werent him would have been so dance oriented.
I've heard people refer to 'Turn My Swag On' as an inspirational/aspirational song. I can even remember being at a highschool basketball game and hearing 80% of the crowd singing it during the halftime show. It's fair to say that SB was the first rapper to go viral and capitalize on it. I'll never forget watching a livestream 15+ years ago where he had over 100k people watching. He said "I get 15 cents for every comment and every upvote". This was around 2009 or so.
I can still do this dance, to this day, without missing a beat. The best feeling ever in 2007 wa sbeing fresh to death and hitting that shoe wipe in the choreography with some crisp all whites lol.
This was the end of the dope boy era and the beginning of the "SNAP" era followed by the dance era that Dallas made big. Atlanta "carried' the snap movement but this was kind of what made both ATL and Dallas start their own waves veering off from the dope/trap music.
He is from Mississippi...his dad lived in Atlanta, and that is where he was most of his career when he blew up, so his influence definitely is ATL based
Now your dad has to react to Lil Sammie/Sammie - I Like It and The Crazy Things I Do. That boy had me in a chokehold back in the early 2000s. Hell, I’m about to go and listen to some Sammie right now. 😂😂😂
i was in high school when soulja boy came out. I think we are the same age so I was really in that era. I didn't like his music because there is nothing there but he was a pioneer of the whole internet music business. Not just hip hop but all music. musicians having internet personality, directly connecting with fans, purposely trying to go viral, all that, he was among the first to do it.
I doubt this comment will even be read by either of you, lol. However, I recommend Adam Calhoun. He don’t seem like someone either of you would know, but I have no idea. He’s super, old school, Detroit, grimy. He’s independent, has plenty of bangers, and he has a truly amazing story line. Went to prison for great bodily harm of a police officer at like 17/18 yrs old, got outta prison, slept on his brothers basement floor, had a son that he ended up getting from the mother, they slept on the basement floor together, he rode a bus/train to work, finally afforded them a new mattress, a car, a place of their own, fast forward to now, his son still lives with him, he’s gotten married, and had 2 more babies with his wife, he has all kinda videos explaining his life, but he has good music too, most of its workout music, fight music, whatever you’d call it, would be sweet to see a reaction to him, kinda like this, take 3 different songs of his and react to them, but if you don’t know any of them, ask the audience, we will name you off some good ones, I have so many in my head rn I can’t even comprehend it
guys please react to some fat boys albums because they made history with thier rap style and they are the first in history to start beatboxing sound nobody ever heard before, (buff the human beat box darren robinson was the one who was doing the beatboxing).
Look at the current state of underground rap with artists like Xaviersobased, Nettspend, Yhapojj, Phreshboyswag, Certified Trapper... they all pull directly from Soulja Boy's sound. He deserves his flowers for unironically being a visionary producer, and doing it as a teenager too.
YOULL 🦸🏾♀️😅 He came out when I was a Sophomore in Highschool 😅😅 so this was played at our Homecoming. This was EVERYWHERE We love Soulja Boy. RUclips was coming out. You can say Soulja Boy is the reason you all are making this video now. His music videos are very popular he is the 1st rapper to come out with a Dance. He started the dance craze in that era. With lean with it rock with it 2 step Halle Berry ect he mentioned his shoes Bapes that's a song too❤❤❤❤❤❤ Thank you love y'all! 💖
I think it’s important to touch on how Soulja boy influenced an entire era of DANCE rap songs. I.e: stanky leg, walk it out , pop lock and drop it, the dougie, hit em with that flex. This is why he was influential and maybe since
You’re a little younger you aren’t well versed on that part of it. But this is why Soulja boy is so influential. Even up until now where there is ALWAYS a dance to a song.
That part! the amount of dances i had to know before homecoming was insane but i was on top of it lmao
Omg literally just took the words out of my mouth. Don’t forget laffy taffy 🙂↔️
Soulja Boy definitely made history. He led the transition from CD to mp3. I was there to witness it. EVERYONE had his song as their ringtone 😂
I didn't have that sorry ass rapper as my ring tone. I had real rappers like DJ Quik, Geto Boys,
100%!
I remember being 13 with a Nokia e63 and getting my uncle to Bluetooth me Soulja boys music haha
Is mp4 have better quality from the audio portion of mp4 and/or ANY aac files vs mp3? Or is it equal about?
Crank Dat was the first song in that era where its only purpose was the dance that went with it. Teach me how to Dougie, Walk It Out,stanky leg all inspired by Crank Dats success.
Yessss! We were dancing the whole song 😂😂😂 These songs were meant to have fun and dance to.
And the Whip!
I could see Kai eventually teaching this specific focus of music history in a college classroom.
Just wait 10 more yesrs😂
Yes!!!!
Soulja boy popularized the use of RUclips for artists. He dominated ringtones, “streaming,” dancing. A true pioneer for the culture
As someone who was in middle school at the time, Soulja Boy was literally EVERYTHING at the time. I literally called the number on kiss me thru the phone and he “called” me back 🤣 probably was some recording or something but i was SO excited
Omg you just unlocked a memory! I remember that phone number too
FTR - a "snapback" IS a flat-brimmed hat, as you stated, but the part you missed is that it's referring to the ones with the adjustable plastic strap on the back. He also wears "fitted" hats a few times in the video which are the MLB-style New Era hats with no strap on the back and come in specific sizes. Some people used to call fitted hats "59fifty's" as that's the name of the model of hat and is also displayed on a gold sticker on the brim.
Sincerely,
Old Man Whom Used To Crank That Upon Soulja Boy's Request Because He Had Already Previously Told Us All To Do So And I For One, Sir, Am A Stickler For Rules.
This is nothing but facts. Great description.
@@frontroom Thanks! Great Video!
Thank you for telling the rest of it.
Was skimming thru to see if anyone else brought this up
yo, if you ain't got that gold sticker, my boi - hang it up, throw it out, just NO.... what you even doin?!
When the video for "Crank Dat" came on 106 & Park, my 15 month old nephew got up and took his first steps, trying to dance like his big sisters😮😂
And I bet walks crooked till this day
Soulja Boy was so influential because he was able to be successful WITHOUT a label. He didn't need to talk about things drugs or violence. He didn't need a label to market him. The very first youtube star!
It’s to be noted that most of hip-hop felt the same way your dad did at the time when this first came out. Ppl hated it bcs it’s not lyrical and the music was so basic. At first nobody could make out the words that he was saying or what the song was about. All we knew was it was on the radio constantly and the kids loved it. Eventually ppl got used to it. One could say that this was early stage mumble rap. Somehow he was able to use the internet to create a buzz for himself, which nobody was doing at the time. He’s definitely an interesting character.
Definitely international success! We were cranking dat Soulja Boy in the UK too 😂🇬🇧
Im out here in south africa.. And i cem up on soulja boy
2005 graduate here. Snap backs were not a thing then. Oversized, straight billed, fitted caps were the only way to go. With the stickers still on the bill. If you had a snap back on, you were a dork.
I figured Dad would not be a fan. You're right.. You had to be there. This song came out when I was in college.
Keep up the good work! Love your videos!
I graduated in 06 and remember the short resurgence of snap backs around the time - looking cheap was the point. I also remember all the old heads making fun of them 😅
Should’ve played Pretty Boy Swag
Yea I was thinking the Same, that was a big track for him
True, it was between that and turn my swag on. Pretty Boy Swag was the first Soulja Boy song I had ever heard haha
Over his debut? Over his biggest song to date?
OK now go back to your Jasmine Sullivan video reaction to ‘Bust your Windows out your Car’ and you will hear at the end that She will reference Soulja Boy song ‘Crank That’
He made other artists start putting numbers in songs! They would call you back and send little texts. Such fun marketing! He had little animated videos on RUclips leading up to Crank Dat and had “Soulja Boy Tell Em” animated show but short lived that one. Being in middle school at this time was incredible
Sonja got that from Mike Jones who did it first. He put his number in his song and people were calling it
Soulja boy is the literal first ever yotube artist ...and jimmy iovine really sorted tis man for life
I still love “Kiss Me Thru the Phone” haha
Summer 2007 was so fun! This song was literally everywhere! You couldn't go to a house party or the club without hearing Crank That or seeing people do the dance lol 😂. I'm pretty sure he was actually the first music artist of any genre to go viral on social media...not just rap! And he's an independent artist that writes, produces, and makes all of his own beats himself. He would've broke Tik Tok with this dance if it was around back then lol😂. At that time there was literally an entire era of rap songs with dances to them so it was super fun😂. Oh and Sexxy Red has a new song with a Soulja Boy type beat and I believe he's in the video. Some people say that Sexxy Red is kinda like the female version of him. Her songs are fun and catchy although they are way more graphic sexually lol. She came from outta nowhere and blew up on the internet too. Soulja Boy is in a way like the original blueprint on how to become famous strictly from social media. So yea he is still influencing music today.
Also want to mention that bow wow and Omarion are in this video.
Yes he should listen to some Bow Wow.
There will never be another Soulja boy….not even close. I was a freshman when crank dat came out and all the black kids were doin the dance and all the football players had the white shades with their name in white paint on the lens. He started a lot of movements which opened the doors for future rappers and was a big time trendsetter. He’s a living legend honestly. So many different “crank dat” songs came out after his
I can see dad trying to find the meaning... but there aint none! Lol
😂😂😂😂😂
I was a freshman in college in 2007. I remember my god brother showed me Crank That a few weeks before starting. I thought it was terrible. By the time I was in college we were all doing this dance in the club. lol. strange times. I didn't really like it then but it kinda grew on me. I did like the Travis Barker remix though.
Edit: yeah, you definitely had to be there lol
My cousin produced the instrumental for Turn My Swag On
A "Snapback" is actually a adjustable hat compared to the fitted hat that doesn't have the adjustable snaps in the back!
This was a fun time. He made music for folks to dance like Heavy D, MC Hammer, Kid N Play. When u think about it, that’s what TikTok became popular. Viral dances with music. Soulja Boy ushered in this current era we are in
his impact can’t be understated 😭 we were in 6th grade in rural ontario screaming and doing the crank dat dance lol
27:35 I was hoping he was going to show him "she got a dunk"
Or report card lol
Dads adlib 😂
Soulja Boy was popular on BEBO lol IYKYK 😂😂
You forgot about pretty boy swag 😢
Yes, prob my fav track from him. So much swag
He was the first artist to get famous from the internet. But Prince was the first to sale music on the internet and spoke about the boom of the internet that was to come
Dang now that Dad mentioned it Soulja is a lot like Master P 👍🏼 👍🏼
Soulja was massive in South Africa. A total culture shift and wave.
Soulja boy is more Atlanta than anything. He was born in Chicago but moved to Atlanta when he was a little kid. His music career is definitely based out of Atlanta
You sure about that?
Thought he was in Mississippi when he blew up.
Batesville Mississippi
Naw bruh you wrong. Soulja had family in Atlanta so he would visit, but when he started making music, he was at home in Alabama or something. He started blowing up in 2006 on RUclips. Our dorm parties used to play all his and the other dance songs.
There would be no Tik Tok dances, viral dance challenges, YT/IG dance challenges w/o Soulja Boy 😎
I remember being in the 5th grade when this came out and yes, it was everywhere. I live in Philly and even my cousins in VA were singing his songs. Legendary
This video was GOLD! Wow, what an era! I was a freshman in HS when crank that came out. I think it would be interesting to introduce your dad to Nelly, Chingy, Pretty Ricky and maybe even Young Joc. These artists all had moments in time where they were very popular and influential to "modern rap" in their local cites.
MySpace was crucial. It’s where on the internet he blew up. Him, Dane Cook, Tila Taquila. Also I believe this to be one of the first song dance like “the dougie” etc. 07 I was in high school.
Drake stole his whole flow, word for word bar for bar 😂😂😂😂
He’s not from Chicago. He’s from alot of places, though, including Atlanta
Born in Chicago, moved when he was 6 to Atlanta
Atlanta is where he hit the scene and blow up. SB is early 2000s atlanta black teen blueprint. He would pop up at schools across Atlanta spreading Crank That
This brings me so much nostalgia, growing up in South Africa. This was definitely internationally popular
Soulya boy also the first of a generation to be totally oblivious of their own cultures pioneers.
Lol nah I would have to disagree it was people after us I say maybe 2-3 years after mine thanks.
Please do some of the dance songs that came after this like "walk it out" or "teach me how to dougie" or "youre a jerk" or "lean wit itm rock wit it" so your dad can understand the influence soulja boy had!
Rubber band Man is not only a T.I. reference but a dope boy wears rubber bands signaling I sell drugs.
I was 10 when Kiss Me Thru The Phone came out. I really didn’t even realize it was Soulja Boy until just now. I distinctly remember my older siblings playing it though. This entire video just makes me feel so nostalgic.
I remember the first time they played Soulja boy at a party, it was definitely a cultural moment!
Crank Dat was definitely international. Here in South America, specifically in Brazil, we used to dance to it a lot. In clubs, family meetings, even in school 😅 Til this day, sometimes people put this songs in parties as a nostalgia moment and everyone remember the dance.
The creator of streaming
Just found yall from the Stan reaction , pops won me over on the Not Like Us review , and I subbed as soon as I saw the Soulja boy video. Cause after seeing 2 videos I realized you actually know what you talking bout . Hell of a combo between the two of you and I’m locked in now 💪🏾
I was a DJ during the whole Soulja Boy craze. His songs were requested so much that it led me to consider an early retirement from DJ’ing. I couldn’t take it anymore! 😂😂
Name a bigger moment in rap. This had the whole world crankin Dat soulja boy
When you do a Soulja series you have to play the Breakfast Club club and a few of his rants.
Your dad saying you probably had to be a certain age when this came out is so accurate! My friend’s uncle was visiting Atlanta and happened to run into Soulja Boy and his friends in a parking lot before the song went viral. They were blasting it in their car speaker and doing the dance. My friends uncle and his friends walk over and said wtf are y’all doing 😂😂 he tells them about his song and they show them the dance. He (being an older man) laughs in his face and says that’s the dumbest thing he’s ever seen in his life 😂😂😂😂😂 (not in a mean way, he was a jokester, but he did think it looked dumb lmbo).
He got home and mentioned to his wife he met some kids doing some dance called “the crank it up army man or something like that” 😭😭😭😭😭 Sure enough a few months later it’s all over the internet and everyone is doing the dance then he remembers those were the same knucklehead kids he saw dancing in the parking lot LOL. He’s passed away now but I used to cry laughing every time he told that story 😂😂😂
You'll have to put him on to some busta rhymes party going on over here, hands where my eyes can see. Evolution of busta
He forgot to mention that he produced the beats for most of his songs
Now u gotta do D4L, Dem franshize boyz, UNK, and yung joc, and every other snap rap song lol
You’re too young to give history on Soulja Boy lmao it’s all good I applaud your effort
I remember when crank that video came out, this brings back so many memories. Soulja boy started an entire movement after this song. He made RUclips what it was at the time
You said you were on the cusp of the Soulja boy wave. I was on the opposite end of that age gap. When crank that was big I was 22 and DJing in downtown Boston nightclubs. This generation of music was where it all began as a profession for me, so it will always have a place in my heart, but almost none of it aged well. I definitely agree that Soulja Boy was the first to use social platforms in the most advantageous way, but you can't exclude Mike Jones. He was the first to do the phone number hotline lyric. He always mentioned his website, the whole 9. If anything, Soulja Boy kinda bit that marketing maneuver but did it better.
I was hoping he would mention that Crank Dat was referenced by Jazmine Sullivan (Bust Your Windows) and Turn My Swag On by Beyoncé (Hold Up). Just speaks even more to how influential Soulja Boy was
I was in secondary school (in the UK) when Soulja Boy came on the scene and man... his music was (and still is) corny as all hell but it's a bop, I can't deny
If u finna play souljah boi, u gotta explain the Crunk Era too. That lil Jon and the Ying yang twins eras. This sound in the south was super popular at the time. Jeezy would be a good example too. Just in relations to Souljah boi and crank Dat cause Crunk is a way different sound than most hip hop that your dad is even used to. This was strictly club/party music meant to get people to dance. There wasn't no real message to it lol, but it did alot for the genre as a whole
one thing to add is that limewire was a grey area of wether it was legal or not, kinda like napster, so the renaming thing big artists didnt really hold any control over that and to add on his influence he was truly the first in the modern era to make dances such a big part. between stanky leg and the catdaddy all the way to the whip and nae nae and to push it even further with tiktok and fortnite you could say. and to say it was very situational and if not him someone else to do it, sure someone wouldve been the guy but no a soul out there wouldve been as polarizing and creative with his antics. also whos to say the person who wouldve done it if it werent him would have been so dance oriented.
I've heard people refer to 'Turn My Swag On' as an inspirational/aspirational song. I can even remember being at a highschool basketball game and hearing 80% of the crowd singing it during the halftime show. It's fair to say that SB was the first rapper to go viral and capitalize on it. I'll never forget watching a livestream 15+ years ago where he had over 100k people watching. He said "I get 15 cents for every comment and every upvote". This was around 2009 or so.
The unedited is very different..crank that
these type of videos are a great idea for your dad to catch up on some influental guys. really enjoyed it
Btw, the brand of soulja boys hoodie is Miskeen, theyre known for hand painted shirts and hoodies
I can still do this dance, to this day, without missing a beat. The best feeling ever in 2007 wa sbeing fresh to death and hitting that shoe wipe in the choreography with some crisp all whites lol.
This was the end of the dope boy era and the beginning of the "SNAP" era followed by the dance era that Dallas made big. Atlanta "carried' the snap movement but this was kind of what made both ATL and Dallas start their own waves veering off from the dope/trap music.
MY 1st introduction to him was Beyoncé doing the dance at the I’m SASHA FIERCE concert in 2008
„Well, the high hats they go nuts“ damn straight they do haha. Dad knows his trap. 👍🏻 🔥
only mention thats kinda missing is that he produced alot of tracks for other artists
If you grew up in this time. And U hear this song today it will change your day, man.❤
He is from Mississippi...his dad lived in Atlanta, and that is where he was most of his career when he blew up, so his influence definitely is ATL based
Bro said Chief Keef is a good artist🫣. Soulja Boy was that dude fr
Soulja boy 🔥🔥 he is a business man and no one at his time were doing what he was
Kiss me through the phone was A bop kinda too 😂
I love Soulja boy growing up because he made fun songs that weren't derogatory in my opinion. I think Gen alpha needs something like that
When I was in middle school at a dance and heard Soulja Boy start playing people were sprinting to the dance floor no matter where they were at.
Now your dad has to react to Lil Sammie/Sammie - I Like It and The Crazy Things I Do. That boy had me in a chokehold back in the early 2000s. Hell, I’m about to go and listen to some Sammie right now. 😂😂😂
lol not Chicago he was Atlanta then. This whole scene was Atlanta vibe
i was in high school when soulja boy came out. I think we are the same age so I was really in that era. I didn't like his music because there is nothing there but he was a pioneer of the whole internet music business. Not just hip hop but all music. musicians having internet personality, directly connecting with fans, purposely trying to go viral, all that, he was among the first to do it.
Dad, it's kinda like disco duck when it came out. I'm 51 ...I get it, but at the same time it's frivolous. The error just hit dead on for him.
crazy your dad never heard of nfts, i felt like that was unavoidable😂
was unbelievably big in the UK. such a good year 9 prom frfrrr
Loved this! Also, this wasn’t the swag era. It was just before. The swag era was from 2010 - 2012
First young social media music legend.
Hey bro loved the vid as always. You should've played Soulja Girl feat. I-15. I think your dad would have loved that one
We need the R.Kelly Mr. Biggs saga; P.Diddy series, and Dammi Falastini.
I'd love to see y'all react to Bow Wows early music as a kid when he was most popular
Speakerknockerz next
Can’t wait to watch this one when I get back home! Let’s go!! 🫡✍️‼️
I doubt this comment will even be read by either of you, lol. However, I recommend Adam Calhoun. He don’t seem like someone either of you would know, but I have no idea. He’s super, old school, Detroit, grimy. He’s independent, has plenty of bangers, and he has a truly amazing story line. Went to prison for great bodily harm of a police officer at like 17/18 yrs old, got outta prison, slept on his brothers basement floor, had a son that he ended up getting from the mother, they slept on the basement floor together, he rode a bus/train to work, finally afforded them a new mattress, a car, a place of their own, fast forward to now, his son still lives with him, he’s gotten married, and had 2 more babies with his wife, he has all kinda videos explaining his life, but he has good music too, most of its workout music, fight music, whatever you’d call it, would be sweet to see a reaction to him, kinda like this, take 3 different songs of his and react to them, but if you don’t know any of them, ask the audience, we will name you off some good ones, I have so many in my head rn I can’t even comprehend it
man what a time
Close on the snapback but the back has little dotted-like holes that snap when they change sizing
Maybe show your dad big pimpin by Jay Z since UGK is featured on that song too and your dad loves them
I love the black superman in the video
guys please react to some fat boys albums because they made history with thier rap style and they are the first in history to start beatboxing sound nobody ever heard before, (buff the human beat box darren robinson was the one who was doing the beatboxing).
Look at the current state of underground rap with artists like Xaviersobased, Nettspend, Yhapojj, Phreshboyswag, Certified Trapper... they all pull directly from Soulja Boy's sound. He deserves his flowers for unironically being a visionary producer, and doing it as a teenager too.
YOULL 🦸🏾♀️😅 He came out when I was a Sophomore in Highschool 😅😅 so this was played at our Homecoming. This was EVERYWHERE We love Soulja Boy. RUclips was coming out. You can say Soulja Boy is the reason you all are making this video now. His music videos are very popular he is the 1st rapper to come out with a Dance. He started the dance craze in that era. With lean with it rock with it 2 step Halle Berry ect he mentioned his shoes Bapes that's a song too❤❤❤❤❤❤
Thank you love y'all! 💖
should've showed pops Pretty Boy Swag by Soulja Boy still a good video tho