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The Top New Artist of 2008, Soulja Boy, Returns To Take Over 2009

The Top New Artist of 2008, Soulja Boy, Returns To Take Over 2009.

“I’m going to continue to keep up the momentum through 2009, so plan on seeing me all over the internet on your favorite websites and blogs with my new videos and updates on where I’m at and what I am doing. You are not going to be able to get away from Soulja Boy Tell’em…YUUUAAAAA!” – Soulja Boy

Check out his street single, “Turn My Swag On”.

Soulja Boy Tell’em – Turn My Swag On (90 sec snippet)

Turn My Swag On – Video Trailer

Soulja Boy Tell’em
iSouljaboytellem – In Stores December 16th
Collipark Music/Interscope
www.souljaboytellem.com

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

HIP-HOP PHENOM SOULJA BOY TELL’EM GEARS UP FOR HIGHLY ANTICIPATED 2ND CD RELEASE
“iSouljaboytellem” HITS RETAIL DECEMBER 16
1ST SINGLE, “BIRDWALK,” GOES TO RADIO THIS WEEK
MAJOR PROMOTION AND MARKETING BLITZ IN SUPPORT OF MOST SUCCESSFUL NEW RAP ARTIST OF 2008 EXPECTED TO CREATE HIGH VISIBILITY

October, 22th 2008 – Los Angeles, CA: What else to say about the accomplishments of rapper Soulja Boy Tell’em since his major planetary take-over in ‘07 and ‘08? Plenty! Right out the box, Soulja Boy Tell’em hit the ground faster than a sprinter in a 100 meter dash, setting stratospheric records mere seconds after his Souljaboytellem.com (Collipark Music/Interscope) CD hit the hip-hop universe in 2007 with a bracing blast of fresh air. The Atlanta-based rapper dominated into 2008, creating a video frenzy with the Grammy-nominated “Crank That (Soulja Boy),” quite easily one of the top singles of 2008, with an incredible seven-week run at the top of the “Hot 100” chart. “Crank That (Soulja Boy)” spurred viral video remakes to the song from the likes of “The Simpsons,” “Dora the Explorer,” “Alvin & The Chipmunks,” “Sponge Bob Square Pants,” innumerable “Homeless Man” takes, and even “Batman”!

Soulja Boy Tell’em follows this mega success with the highly anticipated iSouljaboytellem, which hits retail on December 16. iSouljaboytellem was produced by Soulja Boy Tell’em, with assistance from super-producer Mr. Collipark (Young Jeezy, Yin Yang Twins, Pitbull) and Polow Da Don (Ludacris, Fergie, Jamie Foxx, Ciara) and others. The first single, “Birdwalk,” follows the successful formula mined by “Crank That (Soulja Boy),” with another sure-fire infectious sing-along chant. “Birdwalk” hits the airwaves this week, with the accompanying video scheduled to debut shortly thereafter on BET’s “106 & Park,” MTV’s “TRL” and VH1. Other stand-out tracks include “Yamaha Mama” (produced by fellow Atlanta native Polow Da Don), featuring Sean Kingston, and the street anthem “Turn My Swag On” which will be accompanied by a viral music video.

““I’m more than ready to release the follow-up to ‘souljaboytellem.com’, I know my fans are ready too.” comments Soulja Boy Tell’em. ” I have so much more in store this time around with a shoe and clothing deal, an animated series and some special surprises I can’t talk about yet. I’m going to continue to keep up the momentum through 2009, so plan on seeing me all over the internet on your favorite websites and blogs with my new videos and updates on where I’m at and what I am doing. You are not going to be able to get away from Soulja Boy Tell’em…YUUUAAAAA!”

2008 saw Soulja Boy Tell’em dominate the cultural landscape with record-setting performances for ringtones (more than 5.3 million downloads), YouTube (300,000,000 views), the accompanying instructional video to “Crank That (Soulja Boy)” (38,000,000 views), and so much more. Such staggering stats easily made Soulja Boy Tell’em the top new artist of 2008. Soulja Boy Tell’em’s high visibility enabled the rapper to sign a major deal with Yums Shoes to personally design his own sneakers under the company’s “Block Star” line. The first line of sneakers will roll out in November, 2008, and features a distinctive street feel with colorful graffiti art emblazoned on the soles of each sneaker. The deal also features clothing apparel specifically designed by Soulja Boy Tell’em in conjunction with Yums’ designer and one of the south’s biggest graffiti artists Tex. In addition, look out for an animated series created by Soulja Boy Tell’em that will be launching on his Soulja Boy Tell’em website (www.souljaboytellem.com) in November.

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GREG STREET TO RELEASE “GREG STREET CERTIFIED WORLDWIDE” ON INTERSCOPE RECORDS GREG STREET CERTIFIED WORLDWIDE FEATURES APPEARANCES FROM LIL WAYNE, THE GAME, SOULJA BOY, RICH BOY, WALE, NAPPY ROOTS, KARDINAL OFFISHAL

GREG STREET TO RELEASE “GREG STREET CERTIFIED WORLDWIDE” ON INTERSCOPE RECORDS “GREG STREET CERTIFIED WORLDWIDE” FEATURES APPEARANCES FROM LIL WAYNE, THE GAME, SOULJA BOY, RICH BOY, WALE, NAPPY ROOTS, KARDINAL OFFISHAL

ATLANTA, GA — Perennial radio personality and hip hop hit-breaker Greg Street is primed for the release of “Greg Street Certified Worldwide,” his long-anticipated compilation for Interscope Records. The compilation’s first single is the upbeat, feel-good track “Good Day,” featuring Nappy Roots which is currently airing on BET’s “106 and Park,” features Street with a classroom of singing school children interspersed with scenes of members of Nappy Roots. The compilation also features appearances from Lil Wayne, Game, Soulja Boy, Kardinal, Rich Boy, Wale and more.

Street says he’ll promote the compilation, which is primarily geared towards the south and the Midwest, through a series of specialized promotions and events including a “Good Day” cookout tour. “I want to plan a giant cookout for the listeners of radio stations in different cities and invite their families out. I want mothers, grandmothers and kids to come out and have a good time,” he says. “The food and the beverages will be free. Then at night we’ll do a party so we’ll touch on both levels of what’s going on: the family thing and the party thing.”

Known for coining the phrase “It’s 6 o’clock, it’s 6 o’clock, time for Greg Street to rock,” Greg Street has been a mainstay at hip hop radio, spending the last 14 years at Atlanta radio station V103, where he currently holds down the 6-10 time slot. His show continues to boast the #1 rated Arbitron spot in all demographics. The Hattiesburg, Mississippi native is also at work on several other projects, including a documentary entitled “How We Did It: The Movie,” which features several hip-hop notables sharing the secrets to their success.

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SMART SHORTIES HIP HOP MULTIPLICATION TEACHES MATH THROUGH MUSIC

SMART SHORTIES HIP HOP MULTIPLICATION TEACHES MATH THROUGH MUSIC

SONGS INSPIRED BY CHRIS BROWN, T-PAIN AND SOULJA BOY HELP KIDS LEARN MULTIPLICATION CD AND WORKBOOK SET

LOS ANGELES-Smart Shorties Hip Hop Multiplication, a new CD and workbook from Spark The Mind that melds the world of Hip Hop and R&B into an innovative collection of hook laden tunes geared to teach kids of all ages their multiplication facts will be released April 22, 2008 via www.smartshorties.com. The product is being marketed directly to educators and schools and will be released to major retail outlets later this year. The brainchild of creators Alex Nesmith, a longtime music producer and Christine Smith, a former school teacher, the CD is a compilation of songs covering multiplication facts from 0 to 12 using the back beats of radio hits by some of today’s most popular music artists including Chris Brown, T-Pain, Soulja Boy, Akon, and Cassie, to name a few. The songs are performed by students who were chosen after they met the challenge of successfully learning their multiplication facts and displaying the ability to write their own lyrics.

The CD alone is priced at $17.99 and the Teacher Edition double CD and its companion Student Workbook will each sell separately for $29.99. Bulk discounts and Teacher Answer Key’s are also available to education professionals. The Teacher Edition double CD is an extended version of the Hip Hop Multiplication CD and includes an additional song for each recording that’s only the multiplication facts isolated for teachers to use in their classrooms. The double CD has the instrumental version of each song for the students to practice their multiplication from memory. There is also an enhanced CD with a Lesson Plan Video of How to Use Our Products Effectively for teachers, a presentation about Spark the Mind, a preview of “Smart Shorties Math Facts – The Movie.” And a bonus track, “Riding The 50 States,” which was inspired by Chamillionaire’s “Ridin’ Dirty” single, all included in the Hip Hop Multiplication Teacher Edition double CD. The companion Student Workbook is a great way to follow along with the Teacher Edition double CD and is sold separately. In addition to being purchased online, the products can also be ordered by calling 800-880-9839. The CD’s and workbooks were designed to give teachers a cool, modern educational tool that students would enjoy learning with while also being affordable for parents to utilize as an educational supplement at home. Unlike the typical workbook, Smart Shorties is printed in full color and uses symbols such as blinged out headphones, musical notes, sports cars and other highly identifiable emblems of hip hop culture which have proven to hold kids attention.

Smith and Nesmith met while Smith was teaching inner city children grades 4th – 6th in Toledo, Ohio. She approached Nesmith, known for producing hit records for a diverse group of artists ranging from Akon and Outkast to Keith Sweat and Charlotte Church, about turning her math lessons into songs to help her students memorize their facts. “I couldn’t understand how my kids couldn’t grasp these math equations, but they were able to recite every line from the most difficult hip hop songs,“ say’s Smith. She and Nesmith decided to have the students write their own lyrics using the beats from popular music as a key to the student’s ability to memorize and easily process math problems. This process was an immediate hit with the students so they formalized the first song into a professional workable classroom program and they found the scores on the standardized math tests showed marked improvement.

-Smart Shorties Hip Hop Multiplication, a new CD and workbook from Spark The Mind that melds the world of Hip Hop and R&B into -Smart Shorties Hip Hop Multiplication, a new CD and workbook from Spark The Mind that melds the world of Hip Hop and R&B into
-Smart Shorties Hip Hop Multiplication, a new CD and workbook from Spark The Mind that melds the world of Hip Hop and R&B into

A pilot study utilizing Smart Shorties Hip Hop Multiplication materials was recently performed in Washington D.C. public schools, amongst the nation’s lowest performing districts. The school exposed to the Smart Shorties product out performed the control group by 25% after initially testing 42% lower than the same control group.

Smart Shorties Hip Hop Multiplication is just the first of what will be a multi-product roll out for Spark The Mind. The company plans to develop a series of educational CD’s and workbooks across critical curriculum areas.

The full track listing on Smart Shorties Hip Hop Multiplication includes:
1. 1s Always The Same (inspired by Akon’s “I Wanna Love You”)
2. Me and 2s (inspired by Cassie’s “Me and U”)
3. Crank Them 3s (inspired by Soulja Boy’s “Crank That”)
4. Throw Some 4s On It (inspired by Rich Boy’s “Throw Some D’s”)
5. 5s This Is Why I’m Smart (inspired by Mims’ “This Is Why I’m Hot”)
6. 6s Math Facts Teacher (inspired by T-Pain’s “Bartender”)
7. 7s Ballin’ (inspired by Jim Jones’ “We Fly High”)
8. 8s I Know You Know It (inspired by Yung Joc’s “I Know You See It”)
9. The 9s Trick (inspired by Jibbs “Chain Hang Low”)
10. 10s Work It Out (inspired by DJ Unk’s “Walk It Out”)
11. 11s Double Double (inspired by Chris Brown’s “Kiss Kiss”)
12. 12s Tell Me What You Know (inspired by E-40’s “Tell Me When To Go”)
13. 0s Clear It Out (inspired by Webstar’s “Chicken Noodle Soup”)

Spark The Mind is an edutainment company based in Maumee, OH founded by Christine Smith, a former elementary school teacher and Alex Nesmith, a popular music producer who share a lifelong commitment to early childhood education. Founded in 2006, the company’s goal is to harness the international power of hip hop music to inspire kids to learn at every grade level while having fun.

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“Crank That” is biggest-selling digital single of all time

Seventeen-year-old Soulja Boy has sold more than three million legal downloads of “Crank That (Soulja Boy)” — the first song ever to do so. It has also sold more than three million ring tones, was nominated for a Grammy (for Best Rap Song) and stayed at No. 1 on the Hot 100 chart for seven weeks. The accompanying music video has been viewed 28 million times on YouTube, and the instructional dance video has been viewed 22 million times.

“I can’t thank my fans enough,” says Soulja Boy. “Without them, all of this wouldn’t have been possible. The support they give me is beyond incredible. I have so many Soulja Boy Tell’em projects ready and I will continue to give them what they need in 2008. Yuuuuaaaa!!”

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Soulja Boy cranks out another week at the number # 1 radio spot

Soulja Boy cranks out another week at the number # 1 radio spot

Radio was true to Soulja Boy, granting Crank That the biggest combination of spins and listeners to produce the No. 1 total audience in the country, according to the national radio airplay audience chart compiled by Nielsen BDS with Arbitron figures and the cooperation of Radio & Records.

That makes week No. 3 on top of the chart for the teenage dance sensation.

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Soulja Boy – How To Crank That Instructional video

Soulja Boy – How To Crank That Instructional video