本名:DeAndre Ramone Way
花名:Soulja Boy
中文称呼:酱爆弟弟
生日:1990年7月28日
出生地:美国 伊利诺斯州 亚特兰大市
祖籍:美国 乔治亚州 芝加哥市
星座:双鱼座
身高:178cm
体重:74kg
婚姻状况:单身
学历:高中
厂牌:Collipark Records酷力公园
音乐类型:Dirty South、Pop Rap、Crunk、dance-pop、snap
职业:Rapper、DJ
酱爆弟弟出生的那一天起,这个世界就爆掉。
别人上学,他上网;同学忙着考试、他忙着编舞;隔壁戴维用立可白改作业,他用立可白画墨镜;结果哩?过了16岁,不要说全校同学了,全球1千万人全都认识他,叫他「酱爆弟弟」、跟着他酱跳、酱撂。
Soulja☆出道
出生于芝加哥,原名DeAndre Chad Ramone Way,妈妈叫他Soulja Boy,我们叫他酱爆弟弟。5岁便开始学习RAP,因为父母离异,6岁时移居亚特兰大与母亲同住,从那时起他开始学习抓住节奏和舞蹈。在好友Young Kwon协助下,Soulja Boy学会如何创作与录音工程,但是没钱的压力迫使他于14岁时搬到密西西比州的贝克斯韦尔求助於父亲,Soulja Boy开始靠著电脑的无远弗届,利用自设的www.souljaboytellem.com 音乐网站宣传歌曲,创下MySpace超一千万人浏览纪录。15岁之龄的首次登台便赢得满堂喝彩,给了Soulja Boy无比信心。成功的在网络上赢得大批粉丝支持后,Soulja Boy回到亚特兰大,2007被知名DJ/制作人Mr. Collipark发掘并签入自设厂牌Collipark Records旗下,开始走向成功。
Soulja☆成名
这位16岁天才弟弟,自创《Crank That (Soulja Boy)就酱跳》,自己架音乐网站http://www.souljaboytellem.com/ ,将歌曲一po成名,他在MYSPACE的主页 http://www.myspace.com/souljaboytellem Profile创下MySpace 2500万人浏览的纪录,在3000万独立艺人当中他排名第一,其它音乐人只能望其项背,老老少少大小粉丝,有事没事都跟着跳酱爆之舞。发行《Crank That (Soulja Boy)就酱跳》单曲,一出场就先把嘻哈巨星肯伊威斯特还没坐热的冠军宝座抢下,拿下Billboard排行七周冠军。接着,歌手碧昂丝、演员山缪杰克森、女星娜塔莉波曼、NBA明星球员霍华德等人纷纷跳起他自创的「酱爆之舞」;YouTube网站上更能找到网友KUSO出来的狮子王、小熊维尼、玛丽兄弟、海绵宝宝等数不完的卡通版MV…厚,更夸张的还在后面,全美手机铃声下载第一名:酱爆弟弟;全美音乐颁奖典礼表演:酱爆弟弟。还不止酱子,除了美国,伦敦、东京、曼谷、首尔、莫斯科、奈及利亚、你说的出地名的地方,都有人上网跟着Soulja Boy大跳酱爆之舞,这个年代、大家都爆了!在08年第50届格莱美奖颁奖典礼上他的单曲Crank That获得了年度最佳Rap所唱累单曲提名,但最后输给了Kanye West和T-Pain的 "Good Life"。
Soulja☆伙伴
众所周知,Soulja Boy的伙伴叫做Arab(读Ay-rab)。Arab与Soulja Boy同岁,他给Soulja Boyde特Arab别合作的"YAHHHH"进入了Billboard Hot 100和the Billboard Pop 100排名,并在Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs排名34位,在Billboard Hot Rap Tracks排名17位。在《Souljaboytellem.com》中,有一首特别献给Arab并由Arab亲手打造的的 "Pass It to Arab"。
Soulja☆朋友
Soulja Boy这个新新天才的大热,让人不禁想起另一个比他出名更早更年轻的天才,被誉为新千年嘻哈小王子BOW WOW,令人称奇的是,Soulja Boy和Bow Wow(Bow Wow的Crank Dat跳的不错!),Omarion,Hurricane Chris的关系非常好~~总是看到他们一起(Soulja Boy的人缘真不错,他甚至和老一辈的50 Cent有一起进理发店的视频呢!)--- Soulja Boy甚至还参与到BOW WOW和Omarion的Face Off组合的大热单曲Girlfriend的Remix的录制中,完成了一首Bow wow & Omarion feat Soulja boy-《Girlfriend Remix》的单曲,MV中大跳酱爆舞,BOW WOW也是个酱爆舞天才,今年,在BOW WOW新专辑《H.I.M.》中,你就会在已发布的《Marco Polo》等曲目中听到Soulja Boy那可爱的南部口音。
Before he reached the age of 18, Soulja Boy Tell Em (born DeAndre Way; originally Soulja Boy until copyright issues interfered) was already an ambitious artist and a seasoned businessman, wielding all the hitmaking requirements: producer, live entertainer, and an ability to write catchy hooks. Born in 1990 in Chicago, IL, Way moved from the Windy City down to Atlanta when he was six years old, but then went to live with his father in Batesville, MS, at age 14. In Mississippi, the young entertainer found all the various connections to seriously pursue a musical career, including the aid of his father, who provided a recording studio. After the success of spreading his music through the Internet in 2004 and establishing his Stacks on Deck Entertainment label, he moved back to Atlanta to pursue industry leads and to get his feet wet doing live performances. Shortly thereafter, he was discovered by Atlanta producer Mr. Collipark (Ying Yang Twins, Bubba Sparxxx, Young Jeezy), who helped launch Soulja Boy Tell Em from a local sensation to a national mover and shaker -- and it was all largely due to the Internet. His MySpace page broke the site's records and generated millions of views. Affiliated with Interscope via Collipark's Collipark Music imprint, Soulja Boy Tell Em gradually rose to number one on the pop charts with his snap-dance hit single "Crank Dat (Soulja Boy)" in 2007. By the end of the year the track landed on his debut album, Souljaboytellem.com.