DeAndre Cortez Way (born July 28, 1990), known professionally as Soulja Boy (formerly Soulja Boy Tell 'Em), is an American rapper and record producer. He rose to prominence, after his self published debut single "Crank That (Soulja Boy)" peaked at number 1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, for seven non-consecutive weeks in 2007. He then released his debut album Souljaboytellem.com (2007), which also included the single "Soulja Girl". His second album iSouljaBoyTellem (2008), included in the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 top 20 singles "Turn My Swag On" and "Kiss Me thru the Phone".