"Crank That (Soulja Boy)" (or simply known as just "Crank That") is the debut single by the American rapper Soulja Boy. It is a meme on the SiIvaGunner channel.
"Crank That" was released by Soulja Boy on May 2, 2007 as the lead single from his debut album souljaboytellem.com. The song is also his debut single. The song would become Soulja Boy's most successful track and would reach the top of various different music charts, including staying at the top of the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 for 7 weeks.
The song is well recognized for its instrumental that consists of a looping steelpan riff. Due to the song's simple instrumental, it would become a source commonly used in mashups across the internet, especially on SoundCloud. The song is also easily recreatable in FL Studio, as it uses default presets from the software.[1]
"Crank That" would quickly become a major meme on the channel, likely due to its already existing status as a SoundCloud mashup meme. It was commonly used as a mashup source, with the instruments used in the instrumental of the song typically arranged to the melody of a track. It would see frequent usage throughout Season 1 like many other rap memes, before falling out of use and being seen as a cliché meme.
The song would see a minor revival during Season 4 Episode 2 due to the Dat (Soulja) Boi Day event. This event would consist of Dat Boi related rips and Dat Boi would continue to be used in rips after the event.
Lyrics[]
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(Yoooouuuu!)
Soulja boy I tell 'em
Hey I got a new dance fo you all called the soulja boy
(Yoooouuuu!)
You gotta punch then crank back three times from left to right
(Aaaaaaaahhhhhhhh yeeeeaaaah!)
[Chorus: x2]
Soulja boy off in this hoe
Watch me crank it
Watch me roll
Watch me crank that soulja boy
Then super man that hoe
Now watch me you
(crank that soulja boy)
Now watch me you
(crank that soulja boy)
Now watch me you
(crank that soulja boy)
Now watch me you
(crank that soulja boy)
[Verse 1:]
Soulja boy off in this hoe
Watch me lean and watch me rock
Super man that hoe
Then watch me crank that Robocop
Super fresh, now watch me jock
Jocking on them haters man
When I do that soulja boy
I lean to the left and crank that thang
(now you)
I'm jocking on your bitch ass
And if we get the fighting
Then I'm cocking on your bitch ass
You catch me at your local party
Yes I crank it everyday
Haters getting mad cause
"I got me some bathing apes"
[Chorus x2]
[Verse 2:]
I'm bouncing on my toe
Watch me super soak that hoe
I'm gonna pass it to Arab
Then he's gonna pass it to don loc (loc)
Haters wanna be me
Soulja boy, I'm the man
They be looking at my neck
Saying it's the rubber band man (man)
Watch me do it (watch me do it)
Dance (dance)
Let get to it (let get to it)
Nope, you can't do it like me
Hoe, so don't do it like me
Folk, I see you tryna do it like me
Man that shit was ugly
[Chorus x4]
[Hook:]
Aim to clean off in this hoe
Watch me crank it
Watch me roll
Watch me crank that Roosevelt
And super soak that Hoe [x10]
Aim to fresh up in this bitch
Watch me shuffle
Watch me jig
Watch me crank my shoulder work
Super man that bitch [x6]
