Soulja Boy

Solo Artist

Photo: Bandai Namco Entertainment America · CC BY 3.0
Active 2004-present
Origin Atlanta, Georgia
Albums 11
Tracks 149
Most frequent collaborator Jared Scales · 6 tracks
Genres Hip HopSnapTrap
Co-Performer
37%
Authorship

Holds writing credit on 55 of 149 tracks

Does Soulja Boy write his own songs?

He is credited on all 55 studio tracks whose writers are published, and twelve of those are his alone. The other 94 tracks in his catalogue have no published credits at all, so nothing can be said about them either way.

By the Numbers

11
Studio Albums
149
Tracks Credited
37%
Self-Written
22
Years Active
106
Collaborators

Authorship Breakdown 55 / 149 self-written

Who wrote the songs?

Across all 149 tracks: how many Soulja Boy wrote alone, how many they co-wrote, and how many were written by others. The bracket marks every track they hold any writing credit on.

Soulja Boy has a writing credit37%
8%
29%
63%
Sole author12tracks8%
Co-written43tracks29%
Outside writers94tracks63%

Role Fingerprint how they contribute

Lyricist Performer Composer Producer
Soulja Boy's roles across the catalogue

Share of all 149 tracks where they are personally credited, by role.

Lyricist (words)37%
Composer (music)37%
Producer12%
Performer100%

Authorship Over Time writing credit per album

Soulja Boy's writing credit per album, in release order. Hover any bar for the album.

avg 37%
100%
100%
100%
100%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
2007Souljaboytellem.com
2008iSouljaBoyTellem
2010The DeAndre Way
2015Loyalty
2018Young Drako
2021Big Draco
2021Big Draco 2
2022First to Do It
2023Soulja Season
2024Swag Season
2025The Influence
Early · 100% written
Mid · 0% written
Late · 0% written

Authorship by Decade track-weighted

100%
2000s
Souljaboytellem.com, iSouljaBoyTellem
100%
2010s
The DeAndre Way, Loyalty +1 more
0%
2020s
Big Draco, Big Draco 2 +4 more

Authorship Spectrum pure performer to complete author

Where Soulja Boy sits on the scale from a pure performer (0%, sings songs written by others) to a complete author (100%, writes everything). The bright marker is their catalogue authorship score, plotted against other artists on the site.

Soulja Boy
Other artists on the site

Reference artists spread across the scale, closest by genre and era.

EXO8%
Xscape17%
Salt-N-Pepa35%
TLC59%
Destiny's Child69%
Mýa78%
DJ Khaled92%
37%Soulja Boy
Pure Performer0%
Songwriter~50%
Complete Author100%

Who Really Wrote the Hits signature songs

Crank That (Soulja Boy)
Souljaboytellem.com
Written by Soulja Boy, DeAndre Cortez Way
Wrote it
Soulja Girl
Souljaboytellem.com
Written by Soulja Boy, Carlos "Los Vegaz" Thorton, Mr. Collipark, DeAndre Cortez Way
Co-wrote
Yahhh!
Souljaboytellem.com
Written by Soulja Boy, Abrahim "Arab" Mustafa, DeAndre Cortez Way
Co-wrote
Kiss Me thru the Phone
iSouljaBoyTellem
Written by Soulja Boy, Jim Jonsin, Mr. Collipark, Sammie, DeAndre Cortez Way, James Scheffer, Sammie Bush, Jr.
Co-wrote
Turn My Swag On
iSouljaBoyTellem
Written by Soulja Boy, Antonio Randolph, Kelvin McConnell, DeAndre Cortez Way
Co-wrote
Pretty Boy Swag
The DeAndre Way
Written by Soulja Boy, Joshua "G5Kid" Murphy, DeAndre Cortez Way
Co-wrote

Discography 11 albums

Eleven of the seventeen studio albums the discography lists. Six are missing because no source publishes a track list for them: King Soulja 3, Best to Ever Do It, Big Draco 3, Diary of a Soulja, Swag 6 and Draco Season. They have no Wikipedia article, no MusicBrainz release with tracks and no Discogs entry, and they are recorded in TODO.md.

Collaborator Network who they worked with most

Photo of Soulja BoySoulja Boy149 tracks
JS6Jared Scales, 6 tracks MC6MPC Cartel, 6 tracks A"5Abrahim "Arab" Mustafa, 5 tracks A5Arab, 5 tracks RB4Rico Beats, 4 tracks JB3John Boy, 3 tracks DB3Drumma Boy, 3 tracks CG3Christopher Gholson, 3 tracks MC2Mr. Collipark, 2 tracks PD2Polow da Don, 2 tracks JJ2Jamal Jones, 2 tracks GM2Gucci Mane, 2 tracks RD2Radric Davis, 2 tracks BM2Bei Maejor, 2 tracks BG2Brandon Green, 2 tracks EV2Emiliano Valentin Rodriguez, 2 tracks JD2Joseph DaVinci, 2 tracks DG2Demetrie Glover, 2 tracks PB2Protege Beatz, 2 tracks BR2Brandon Ross, 2 tracks B2Brandnew, 2 tracks J"1Jonathan "Swole" Dumas, 1 track S1Swole, 1 track C"1Carlos "Los Vegaz" Thorton, 1 track LV1Los Vegaz, 1 track I1i15, 1 track RB1Rich Boy, 1 track RC1Robert Crawford, 1 track GW1Gregory Williams, 1 track BD1Bobby DeBarge, 1 track MR1Maurice Richards, 1 track RD1Robert Debarge, 1 track W1Wright, 1 track AR1Antonio Randolph, 1 track KM1Kelvin McConnell, 1 track ND1Natural Disaster, 1 track TC1Top Cat, 1 track SL1Shawty Lo, 1 track CW1Carlos Walker, 1 track Z1Zaytoven, 1 track JJ1Jim Jonsin, 1 track S1Sammie, 1 track JS1James Scheffer, 1 track SB1Sammie Bush, Jr., 1 track LT1Lamar Taylor, 1 track DD1Darnell Dalton, 1 track CB1Chris Brown, 1 track JC1Jasper Cameron, 1 track LW1Lil Wayne, 1 track B1Birdman, 1 track SK1Sean Kingston, 1 track CB1Christopher Brown, 1 track DC1Dwayne Carter, Jr., 1 track KA1Kisean Anderson, 1 track LW1Lorenzo Williams, 1 track DH1D. Heard, 1 track JB1Juney Boomdata, 1 track CD1Corey Dennard, 1 track YG1Yo Gotti, 1 track MM1Mario Mims, 1 track MH1Mr. Hanky, 1 track JW1Jonathan Wright, 1 track JB1Jered Bullard, 1 track MC1Montrez Camp, 1 track MD1Michael Dawonde, 1 track CP1Charles Perry, 1 track HR1Harold Rogers, 1 track DG1DJ GB, 1 track SS1Show Stoppas, 1 track BB1Braylin Bowman, 1 track R1Resource, 1 track TS1Trey Songz, 1 track RF1Ronald Ferebee, 1 track AI1Alexander Izquierdo, 1 track AF1A. Fountain, 1 track YY1Young Yonny, 1 track B1Boi-1da, 1 track MS1Matthew Samuels, 1 track J"1Joshua "G5Kid" Murphy, 1 track GK1G5 Kids, 1 track LB1Lil B, 1 track BM1Brandon McCartney, 1 track 5C150 Cent, 1 track ED1Ester Dean, 1 track CC1Christopher Cummings, 1 track B1BeatPlugg, 1 track RT1Rich The Kid, 1 track BM1Brendan Murray, 1 track DR1Dimitri Roger, 1 track B1Bighead, 1 track RT1Rich the Kid, 1 track EJ1Elijah Johnson III, 1 track AK1Andrey Kitaev, 1 track XS1Xay Scott, 1 track DM1Dranzition Music, 1 track BB1Branden Brown, 1 track B1B-Rackz, 1 track TR1Theresa Runyon, 1 track MT1Mytarius Thomas, 1 track 31337Mayhem, 1 track W1Wankaego, 1 track

Bubble size = tracks worked on together. JS Jared Scales · MC MPC Cartel · A" Abrahim "Arab" Mustafa · A Arab · RB Rico Beats · JB John Boy

Photo credits

Portraits in the web and the rail come from Wikimedia Commons. The artist's own photo carries its credit under the picture.

The Authorship Story

Data Insight

Of the 149 tracks here, only 55 have published writers, and Soulja Boy is on every one of those 55. The other 94 are on albums nobody documented: no article, no liner notes, no database entry beyond a track list. He is the rare case where the authorship question is not what he wrote but what anyone bothered to record.

Quick Facts

  • Credited on all of itOn all 55 tracks whose writers are published
  • Undocumented94 of 149 tracks have no published writer anywhere
  • Number one"Crank That (Soulja Boy)" topped the Hot 100
  • Debut sales996,000 in the United States
  • Seventeen albums2007 to 2025, most of them self-released on SODMG
  • His own producerHe produced "Crank That" himself on a cracked copy of FL Studio

Creative Fingerprint

On every credit that exists, and most of the catalogue has no credits at all.

The Story

Soulja Boy uploaded "Crank That" to SoundClick from his bedroom in 2007 and took it to number one. He has released seventeen studio albums since, most of them himself, and most of them with no credits published anywhere.

Frequently Asked Questions Soulja Boy

Does Soulja Boy write his own songs?
He is credited on all 55 studio tracks whose writers are published, and twelve of those are his alone. The other 94 tracks in his catalogue have no published credits at all, so nothing can be said about them either way.
Who wrote "Crank That (Soulja Boy)"?
Soulja Boy, alone. He produced it himself as well, and it went to number one on the Hot 100.
How many albums has Soulja Boy released?
The discography lists seventeen studio albums. Eleven are here; six have no published track list anywhere and are recorded as gaps.
Why do so many of his albums have no credits?
From 2014 onward he released most of them himself on SODMG with no press campaign and no liner notes. Seven of the eleven albums here have a track list from MusicBrainz and nothing else.
How did the debut sell?
Souljaboytellem.com sold 996,000 in the United States.
Has he won a Grammy?
No. "Crank That (Soulja Boy)" was nominated for Best Rap Song at the 50th Grammy Awards and lost.
What were his biggest songs?
"Crank That (Soulja Boy)" reached number 1 and "Kiss Me thru the Phone" number 3. "Turn My Swag On" reached 19.
Which albums are missing here?
King Soulja 3, Best to Ever Do It, Big Draco 3, Diary of a Soulja, Swag 6 and Draco Season. None has a Wikipedia article, a MusicBrainz release with tracks, or a Discogs entry.
Did he produce his own records?
He produced the early hits himself and is credited as executive producer across the catalogue, though the later albums publish no production credits.
What is his real name?
DeAndre Cortez Way. He recorded the first album as Soulja Boy Tell'Em.

Sources

Wikipedia: Soulja Boy Wikipedia: Soulja Boy discography