Soulja Boy net worth
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What is Soulja Boy’s net worth?
Soulja Boy is an American rapper, record producer, actor and entrepreneur with a net worth of US$30 million. In September 2007, his debut single was a big success. “Crank That (Soulja Boy)” ranked first in the rankings. Beginning in September 2007, this single has been ranked number one in the United States for seven consecutive weeks.
early life
Soulja Boy was originally called DeAndre Cortez Way and was born on July 28, 1990 in Chicago, Illinois. When he was six years old, his family moved to Atlanta, Georgia, where he became interested in rap music. At the age of 14, he moved to Batesville, Mississippi. His father set up a recording studio at home to encourage his son to engage in his music work. In November 2005, Soulja Boy released his song on the SoundClick website. They received positive reviews and he opened accounts on YouTube and MySpace.
In March 2007, he recorded “Crank That (Soulja Boy)” and released his first independent album “Unsigned and Still Major: Da Album Before da Album”. By the end of May 2007, “Crank That (Soulja Boy) had been broadcast on the radio, and he signed an agreement with Interscope Records. By September 2007, “Crank That” was ranked first in the Billboard Hot 100, and it has been maintained for seven consecutive weeks. In that position. This song also won a Grammy nomination for Soulja.
In October 2007, his first major record album “Souljaboytellem.com” was released and ranked fourth on the Billboard 200 in the United States, and has since obtained RIAA platinum certification. Fourteen months later, he released his follow-up album “¡SouljaBoyTellem”.
He released his third studio album “The DeAndre Way,” The fourth studio album “Loyalty” was released in 2010,” Released in 2015. Soulja Boy collaborates with several other hip-hop artists such as Gucci Mane, Sammie, Shawty Lo and Arab. His fifth studio album “How Can You Blame Me?” was released in 2019.
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Record company
Way founded his record label Stacks on Deck Entertainment (SODMG) in 2004, and Way signed with Interscope. Since the establishment of the brand, he has signed contracts with many artists. On May 30, 2016, Way announced that all artists who signed with SODMG had been deleted. In 2019, Way renewed Lil 100 and signed an Atlanta artist for 24hr.
dispute
As early as February 2009, Soulja Boy drove their expensive sports car to challenge the rapper Bow Wow. Both rappers drove Lamborghini at the time. In order to arouse their controversy, Soulja Boy claimed that Bow Wow’s car was rented. Bow Wow proved that he owns his car and sparked a dispute on Twitter around this issue. Within a few days, the two rappers sent diss songs to each other. Soulja Boy sent Bow Wow “F*ck Bow Wow”. Bow Wow sent Soulja Boy “What I think of you”. The two rappers finally resolved their differences and released a collaborative mixtape called “Ignorant Shit” in 2016.
In mid-April 2013, Soulja Boy issued several death threats to the rapper Chief Keef on Facebook. Soulja Boy released Keef’s phone number and asked fans to call Keef to let him know that Soulja Boy came to him and he was holding a gun. Soulja Boy kept posting and eventually Keef told him he was in London. Soulja Boy claimed that his social media accounts and emails were hacked and he did not send any of these messages. After that, the two resolved their differences.
Legal Issues
On October 7, 2009, Way was arrested in Atlanta, Georgia, on charges of being ordered to stop to escape police obstruction while filming a video in an abandoned house, a misdemeanor. The rapper was released on bail of $550.
personal life
In June 2008, at DJ Cisco’s Urban legend mixtape, the legendary rapper Ice-T told Way to “eat dick” and criticized Way “Kill Hip Hop” and his song “Crank That” as “garbage” compared to the works of other hip hop artists such as Rakim, Das EFX, Big Daddy Kane and Ice Cube. Then the two exchanged videos back and forth on the Internet. Kanye West defended Way, believing that the young artist had created a new original work for hip hop. The 2010 episode The Boondocks imitated this discord.
On December 30, 2008, Wei was robbed and beaten at home. The first report on the scene stated that the robbers were six masked men wearing AK-47 rifles. However, on the second day after the incident, a video appeared on the Internet in which two masked men claimed that the crime was the only credit. In January 2009, Soulja Boy described the night to MTV News. He said that he went home very late after an album release party. While recording a song with his friends, the robbers entered his home with a gun at them. He claimed that the robber kicked the door and pointed his friend’s head with an AK-47.
On the evening of March 22, 2011, Way’s younger brother Deion Jenkins was killed in a car accident.
In 2020, Soulja Boy removed all facial tattoos so that he can transition to roles in movies and TV. He got his first facial tattoo at the age of 16, which made his mother disapproval. Since 2016, he has been talking about removing them. He doesn’t want to be stereotyped as a gangster or drug dealer in his role, and feels that if he keeps them, he will do so.
Salary highlights
In 2012 alone, Soulja Boy made more than $7 million, which is enough for Forbes to rank him as one of the hip-hop cash kings of the year.
real estate
Soulja Boy owns a residence in Agoura Hills, California, just outside Los Angeles. He used to own a house in McDonough, Georgia, on the outskirts of Atlanta. He sold the property in 2010.
