Released: December 13, 2008

Songwriter: Natural Disaster Antonio Topcat Randolph Soulja Boy

Producer: Antonio Topcat Randolph Natural Disaster

[Intro]
Soulja Boy Tell 'Em

[Hook]
Hopped up out the bed, turn my swag on
Took a look in the mirror, said, "What's up?"
Yeah, I'm gettin' money, oh
Hopped up out the bed, turn my swag on
Took a look in the mirror, said, "What's up?"
Yeah, I'm gettin' money, oh

[Verse 1]
Turn my swag on
It's my turn, now turn it up
Yeah, yeah
I put my team on, then my theme song
Now it's time to turn it up
Yeah, yeah
I got a question, why they hatin' on me?
I got a question, why they hatin' on me?
I ain't did nothin' to 'em, but count this money
And put my team on, now my whole clique stuntin'
Boy what's up? Yeah
Boy what's up? Yeah
When I was nine years old
I put it in my head I'ma die for this gold (Soulja Boy Tell 'Em)
Boy what's up?

[Hook]
Hopped up out the bed, turn my swag on
Took a look in the mirror, said what's up
Yeah, I'm gettin' money, oh
Hopped up out the bed, turn my swag on
Took a look in the mirror, said what's up
Yeah, I'm gettin' money, oh

[Verse 2]
I'm back again
I know a lot of y'all thought I wasn't comin' back
Yeah, yeah
I had to prove 'em wrong
Got back in the studio and came up with another hit
Yeah, yeah
I told the world my story
The world where I'm from, souljaboyXL.com
Boy what's up? Yeah, yeah
Now every time you see me spit, every time you hear me rhyme
Every time you see me in your state or town, say what's up
Yeah, yeah (Soulja Boy Tell 'Em)

[Hook]
Hopped up out the bed, turn my swag on
Took a look in the mirror, said what's up
Yeah, I'm gettin' money, oh
Hopped up out the bed, turn my swag on
Took a look in the mirror, said what's up
Yeah, I'm gettin' money, oh

Soulja Boy

DeAndre Cortez Way (b. July 28, 1990), better known as his stage name Soulja Boy, is a rapper, producer, and social media influencer born in Chicago, Illinois and raised in Atlanta, Georgia whose debut single “Crank That (Soulja Boy)” hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and would hold that spot for seven non-consecutive weeks.

At 15 years old, Soulja began uploading songs to SoundClick and eventually moved to YouTube and MySpace. By March 2007, he came up with the concept behind “Crank That” and uploaded the song—and a video of its accompanying dance—online. Two months later, in May 2007, “Crank That” started to go viral. He signed to Interscope Records in the same month. By October, his major label debut album Souljaboytellem.com was released and peaked at No. 4 on the Billboard 200. But critics quickly blasted his simplistic lyrics and unorthodox flows, questioning whether or not he’d just be a one-hit wonder.

“Crank That” earned him a Grammy nomination and he would continue to find success with the songs “Kiss Me Thru the Phone”, “Turn My Swag On”, and “Pretty Boy Swag”. He’s released mixtape after mixtape, left Interscope, made noise with rumors of signing with YMCMB and eventually launched own label Stacks on Deck Entertainment.