ISouljaBoyTellem

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iSouljaBoyTellem
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Studio album by
Soulja Boy Tell 'Em
ReleasedDecember 16, 2008 (2008-12-16)
Recorded2008
Genre
Length60:02
Label
Producer Soulja Boy (also exec), Drumma Boy, Natural Disaster, J. R. Rotem, Polow da Don, Jim Jonsin, Mr. Collipark, Mr. Hanky, Zaytoven, Tha Bizness, Chu, John Boy, DJ GB
Soulja Boy Tell 'Em chronology
Souljaboytellem.com
(2007)		iSouljaBoyTellem
(2008)		 The DeAndre Way
(2010)
Singles from iSouljaBoyTellem
  1. "Bird Walk"
    Released: October 23, 2008
  2. "Turn My Swag On"
    Released: October 25, 2008
  3. "Kiss Me thru the Phone"
    Released: November 26, 2008

iSouljaBoyTellem is the second studio album by American rapper Soulja Boy. It was released on December 16, 2008, by Collipark Music, Stacks on Deck Entertainment and Interscope Records. The album was mostly produced by Soulja Boy, along with several record producers such as Drumma Boy, J. R. Rotem, Jim Jonsin, Tha Bizness and Zaytoven, as well as the guest appearances from Gucci Mane, Shawty Lo and Yo Gotti, among others. The album was supported by three singles: "Bird Walk", "Kiss Me Thru the Phone" featuring Sammie, and "Turn My Swag On".

Contents

iSouljaBoyTellem debuted at number 43 on the US Billboard 200, selling 46,000 copies in its first week. [3] The album received negative reviews from music critics, who saw it as recycled material from his previous album.

Background

The album's first original single was intended to be "iDance", which was released online back in 2008. However, the song was dropped from the album for unknown reasons, with the possibility of "Bird Walk" catering more than towards Soulja Boy's original breakout single "Crank That (Soulja Boy)".

Singles

"Bird Walk" was released as the album's lead single on October 23, 2008. The song only managed to peak at number 2 on the US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles.

"Kiss Me Thru the Phone" featuring Sammie, was released as the album's second single on November 26, 2008. [4] The song peaked at number 3 on the US Billboard Hot 100, becoming the rapper's second top ten hit on the chart.

"Turn My Swag On" was released as the album's third single on October 25, 2008. The song peaked at number 19 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States.

Other songs

The music video for "Soulja Boy Tell 'Em" was released on November 9, 2008. [5] The music video for "Gucci Bandanna" featuring Gucci Mane and Shawty Lo, was released on April 23, 2009. [6]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 42/100 [2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]
ARTISTdirect Star full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [7]
Robert Christgau Five Pointed Star Solid.svg Five Pointed Star Solid.svg [8]
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [9]
IGN (5.5/10.0) [10]
PopMatters Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [11]
RapReviews(4.5/10) [12]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [13]

iSouljaBoyTellem received negative reviews from music critics, who felt that it was recycled material from his previous album. AllMusic's David Jeffries said that the album came up short when trying to re-create the success of "Crank That" but praised "Shopping Spree" in that it "suggests some crossover hopes and desire for hardcore rap acceptance." [1] Steve 'Flash' Juon of RapReviews said that the music "improved drastically" but still found the lyrics to be "as vapid and materialistic as it was before," concluding with, "Your best bet is to find a website you can listen to snippets of this album on and if one or two tracks strike your fancy, buy those. A whole album of SB's idiotic raps is still too much for one man or woman to take no matter how much better the beats are." [12] Writing for Rolling Stone , Christian Hoard also commented on how the beats were more bulky but the delivery in the songs lacked charm in them. [13] BBC Music commented: “He's been accused of writing specifically for the lucrative ringtone market and his songs do seem to be about catchy ten second hooks which are then repeated ad infinitum. Still, it's difficult to knock a teenager who says his aim is to make non-violent rap about partying and having fun.” [14]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."I'm Bout tha Stax (Intro)"
 Drumma Boy 3:20
2."Bird Walk"Way Soulja Boy 3:33
3."Turn My Swag On"
  • Way
  • Antonio Randolph
  • Kelvin McConnell
  • Natural Disaster
  • Top Cat
3:26
4."Gucci Bandanna" (featuring Gucci Mane & Shawty Lo)
Soulja Boy3:56
5."Eazy"
 Zaytoven 3:22
6."Kiss Me Thru the Phone" (featuring Sammie)
3:13
7."Booty Got Swag (Donk Part 2)"WaySoulja Boy3:06
8."Rubber Bands"
  • Way
  • Gholson
Drumma Boy4:14
9."Hey You There"WaySoulja Boy3:52
10."Yamaha Mama" (featuring Sean Kingston)
 Polow da Don 4:38
11."Wit My Yums On"WaySoulja Boy3:28
12."Go Head" (featuring Juney Boomdata)
  • Way
  • Lorenzo Williams
  • D. Heard
Soulja Boy3:41
13."Shoppin' Spree" (featuring Gucci Mane & Yo Gotti)
Mr. Hanky4:46
14."Soulja Boy Tell 'Em"
  • Way
  • Jonathan Wright
John Boy3:31
15."Whoop Rico" (featuring Show Stoppas)
  • Way
  • Jered Bullard
  • Montrez Camp
  • Michael Dawonde
  • Charles Perry
  • Harold Rogers
DJ GB4:06
16."I Pray (Outro)"
  • Way
  • Gholson
Drumma Boy5:48
Total length:60:02
iTunes Store bonus track
No.TitleProducer(s)Length
17."Twerk Fest"Mr. Hanky3:39

Sample credits

Personnel

Adapted from the iSouljaBoyTellem liner notes. [15]

Charts

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