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Soulja Boy Sets Record

Crank That breaks the record for most digital downloads of a song

17 year old DeAndre Way aka Soulja Boy has set a new record receiving over three million digital downloads of smash hit single Crank That (Soulja Boy).

Everybody from footballers to rappers have been spotted Cranking That and clubs worldwide have been going crazy every time the contagious track is played.

Crank That has been glued to the top spot of the Billboard Hot 100 chart for seven consecutive weeks and the number of fans is ever increasing.

In addition to digital downloads, the video for the record breaking track has been viewed an amazing 28 million times on YouTube and his Crank That instructional video isnt far behind with an equally impressive 22 million views.

The news of his remarkable achievement wasnt the only thing the 17 year old had to smile about. There are rumours Soulja Boy could be becoming Soulja Dad and he received a prestigious Grammy nomination for Best Rap Song for Crank That. He is Tellin Em for sure!

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