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Crank That (Soulja Boy)

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Really, how could you listen to this and NOT want the world to end? When you listen to it and you realise that this tuneless, charmless, brainless mess was not only a major hit, it was a number one smash in America for SEVEN WEEKS, you simply do not want to live on the planet that made this possible anymore.

To think that there are people who not only BOUGHT this, but consider it "music" is not only depressing, it's also deeply alarming. "Crunk", that most tedious of hip-hop genres, has been responsible for some dire music to reach the mainstream over the years. Well, there's Fatman Scoop for one. But even he looks good - hell - he looks like Dylan compared to this idiot; Soulja Boy - with a name like that, who could resist not hating him already?

Back to the song. So not only are the lyrics repetitive, mundane and meaningless, it also has a boring, flat, God-awful beat that makes anyone with more than five brain-cells want to kill every single person responsible for this garbage.

Really - is THIS music now? Does this represent ANY culture? Does this speak or mean anything to ANYONE? Of course it doesn't - but look - it has a little DANCE that people can do. Instant Kerchiiiing moment for the morons.

So yes, it's basically the 2007 equivalent of the Cha-Cha Slide - another number one song by a one-hit wonder that is now forever labelled under The Worst Songs Ever List.

Take note, Soulja Boy; that's your future right there.

Here it is. A song so awful, it's almost funny. I give the song a quarter-star for its unintentional hilarity value (I can't help but crack up when I hear that crowd of backup singers larger than the People's Army of Cambodia shout "Superman that YOOOOOOOOOOOU!" - and yes, the edited version's more funny than the almost offensively sexist unedited one), and another quarter-star because the cover to the CD-single is kinda cute. You've got this kid - what is he, sixteen? Seventeen? - decked out in the full pimp gear.

It's too bad the song itself is terrible.

Some things never get old in the world of music. Jangly guitars. Slow, lush, orchestrated ballads with introspective lyrics and huge chorus hooks. Butt-kickin', sleazy rock 'n' roll, along the lines of Aerosmith or the Stones. I quite enjoy those three things, providing the butt-kickin', sleazy rock 'n' roll has nothing to do with the '80s hair-metal scene, which is where I tune out. But there's another type of song that won't ever fail to score you a hit, and sadly it's of the really annoying kind. I speak of the Novelty Dance Craze song. From "Locomotion" to "The Macarena," these have a long history of being more torturous than Hell (which, incidentally, is a nonstop Bon Jovi concert), and this is no exception. The first time, it's almost funny to hear Soulja Boy ramble about how he "supermans," "supersoaks," "superflies" and "supersizes" h**s (or "yooooou's" in the edited version, which is hilarious because "Superman/soak/fly/size that yoooooooou!" is a lot funnier than the "bleep!" noise most bands use to edit out swears), but after a while, I simply got sick and tired of his incomprehensible mumblings about his supposed sexual prowess, which I find kind of hard to believe, because he's probably even younger than I am, and I'm not all that old. And the steel drum loop is dumb, incompetent, and makes no sense whatsoever in context.
So there you go. The song gets five-and-a-quarter stars for pure camp value, but as an actual song, it gets negative six and a half. That, I think, averages out to one and a half stars.

What the other two said pretty much sums it up, if you want to be detrimental to music, buy this CD and his othe album; but if you would like to buy a real album go check out some Dr.Octagon or MF DOOM.

Blame myspace for Soulja Boy's success. This so called "social network" is seriously taking the whole concept of image too far. Clowns like this guy just put on some over-the-top clothes and plaster themsleves all over the site. 13 year olds respond and voila!...you have a new hit single which somehow goes on to weave itself into the realm of real music and real hip hop.

There is not a drop musical/lyrical consideration on here. Mark my words.

NEVER BUY THIS!!!!
NEVER LISTEN 2 THE RADIO!!!!
HE KILLED HOP HOP N RAP!!!
NOW LIL KIDS AND IN CARTOONS THEY TRY 2 RAP!!!
A LOT OF THE RAP CDS I OWN ARE UNDERAAGROUND USEUALLY OUT OF PRINT AND VERY RARE!!!
REAL MUSIC HAS BEEN OVERSLEPT ON AND IT AINT CHEAP 2 BUY!!!
cheak out esham!!!!
that dude can flow way better then all rappers

haha curmedgeon said it all F**K SOULJA BOY tryin to ruin hip hop dammit

This song is just a sum of how horrible mainstream rap/hip hop has become today.This song has NO thought put into it once so ever,the message is stupid,the beat is so plain and annoying.This is a perfect example why I can't even turn on the radio or watch mtv/bet anymore.But hey this song is not the first,there's alot of other trash out there too,so Soulja's Boy is not the only joke.But hey if the trend is true with all these current rappers of this generation,he'll soon be forgotten.

Soulja boy is not the first to start off this terrible trend in rap music.It has been going on for along time.Does anybody remember:P.Diddy,Master P,Jermaine Dupri,Lil Bow wow,Lil Romeo,Jay-Z,Eminem,50 cent/G-unit,The Game,T.I,lil jon,and many more could be put to blame for the state of mainstream hip hop becoming like this!

That was my annoying ex-mayor Ed Koch's all-purpose putdown and it's perfect here. I'm a middle aged white lady who has been a fan of hip hop for about 30 years. I listen to it all, filthy and violent or "conscious" and trippy, as long as it's clever and rump-shaking. Now my 8 yo daughter's downloading it and what's her favorite? This nugget of raw ugly. Never thought I'd be one of those moms who whines "And you call that music!" This record makes me hate everything including my own self!

Often the passage of time diminishes the quality or aesthetics of a piece of art; the art (particularly music) becomes "dated." Many recordings from the New Century--songs that were phenomenally popular--today come across as stale, corny, or contrived.

Anyone remember Leona Lewis' "Bleeding Love"?

Such is not the case with Soulja Boy's masterpiece, CRANK THAT. The energy, emotion, passion, and musical mastery of this album is just as compelling today as it was in 2007. On top of that, today's technology only makes listening to CRANK THAT even more of a pleasurable and spellbinding experience.

The inner turmoil Soulja Boy was experiencing when CRANK THAT began shattering the Billboard charts received as much publicity as the album itself. Despite his band's dysfunction--or perhaps because of it--members were hitting on all musical/creative cylinders. As a result, CRANK THAT is timeless, ageless, and enthusiastically recommended.

So, let me just sum up by saying that this is a great album, one of the best, one that I am very glad to have. I highly recommend it!