Soulja Boy Lyrics explained
Categories: African-American, Entertainment
Written By: Shawn Williams
Soulja Boy's "Crank That Soulja Boy" is pretty hot right now, though it's popularity is probably on the downside.
As of two or three weeks ago, football team from high school to the NFL were getting crunk before games with Soulja Boy as their inspiration.
And as many of you roll down the street bumping 17 year-old Soulja Boy allowing your kids to sing the clean version, I thought you may like to know what some of the songs more popular lyrics actually mean. A friend of mine told me earlier this week, but I didn't want to believe him. I consulted the urban dictionary and found that his explaniation was true.
Take a look at the the urban dictionary definitions for the following lyrics.
While your kids or nieces or nephews are doing the Soulja Boy, think about what the lyrics are saying. The sad part is that most of the kids knew what it meant from the jump.
October 31st, 2007 at 9:27 pm
Unbelievable…and disgusting! It still amazes me how all these catchy lyrics typically make absolutely no sense whatsoever.
November 6th, 2007 at 5:32 pm
OF COURSE KIDS DON’T KNOW THEY ARE NOT SUPPOSED TO KNOW ADULT STUFF ANYWay. WHATS THE BIG DEAL.PLENTY OF STUFF GOES OVER THRE HEAD ANEEWAY
December 13th, 2007 at 10:01 am
I had to explain it, in a somewhat obscure way, to my 9 year old yesterday. She was so upset! She loves dancing to this song and didn’t know that it means that when a guy gets mad at his girlfriend, he waits for her to go to sleep and does terrible things to her and then laughs about it. Then I told her that “ho” was NOT like “whoa,” but actually he’s calling girls in general a bad name.
If you watch the singer online he gives this really great lesson on dancing to his song, and he acts so nice about it. He has a rather young looking face, he’s singing the song in a catchy tune, that just makes the YOUNG kids sing to it. If you’re going to be disgusting, at least market it to an ADULT audience, not to impressionable little kids! (Have you been on Youtube? A gorgeous little girl, no older then five, is on there singing and dancing to that filthy, vile song!)
December 17th, 2007 at 7:06 pm
who cares, if they dont know what it means let them have fun
January 11th, 2008 at 9:01 am
HEY I FINK THE SONG IS GREAT
January 12th, 2008 at 8:26 pm
not sure yet, but I too feel its inappropriate for our youth….
February 10th, 2008 at 9:38 pm
i love that song and all ma group too. i don’t think the meaning should matter if the song is poping hot. Why do they allow it to be published if it’s bad?
February 14th, 2008 at 1:26 pm
Look up robocop its the nastiest one
February 16th, 2008 at 8:15 pm
the clean version is good but i like all of soulja boy songs
February 16th, 2008 at 8:16 pm
happy late valetines everyone
February 21st, 2008 at 4:28 pm
I doubt a lot of kids know the meaning to these lyrics. Many people just think it’s about a dance like I did. Either way, it’s a pretty mediocre song with dumb lyrics that are now even dumber. Thanks for enlightening me.
February 21st, 2008 at 7:03 pm
i love dat song and i love soulja boy.
February 21st, 2008 at 7:31 pm
Calm the heck down people! Of course kids are going to know what these words mean at the right age. They will find out eventually. I happen to think it’s better than the kids dancing killing somebody or robbing a store. I think we need to just calm down….please!
February 22nd, 2008 at 12:04 pm
Calm Down??? Who cares if they don’t know what it means, let them do it anyway?… What if the words said something like “string da coon, string da camel jockey. I guarantee my 12 yr old daughter wouldn’t know what either of those terms mean but would it still be ok for her to be dancing to it because the song is Poppin Hot?? C’mon folks.. lets call spade a spade.. (oops is that ok to say?? oh well its over my head anyway)
March 2nd, 2008 at 8:33 pm
Songs are more than songs and music is more than music. We are more than physical beings. We are spiritual beings and songs created by people (spiritual beings) are designed to do more than make you dance. Music can have an everlasting effect. Do you really want superman dat hoe” to have that kind of effect on you for the rest of your life, wheter you knew what it meant or not? We are all people of purpose, even Soulja Boy, and our lives are supposed to be used to bring God our creator Glory by using our gifts to help others get to know Jesus Christ as well as helping others to realize their gifts, talents, and abilities to make life better and purposeful for others.
March 6th, 2008 at 2:50 pm
How can kids sing this song, when they know what it means, and if you backmask the song, it is so bad, that it says that Souija boy walks with SATAN, do you want your kids repeating that?
March 7th, 2008 at 10:46 pm
I luv souljah boy and luv da song and the dance …however… the fact that he is degradng women is obsurd…he is to young to be cussn and tlkn about supe soak ne body…especially havn a youn impressionable audience…its bad enough music has a bad effect on the young minds of society from the older entrtainers they definitelt dnt need it from the young ones…the meaning of that song is embarrsing and sexist…how would he like it if someone suprsoaked his mom or sister…..(exactly)
March 14th, 2008 at 6:06 pm
I never liked this song simply because of the music style. Then when I heard it (on TV… those Jamstar ads… it’s unavoidable) I thought that songs like this are making people illiterate… Notice how all the people who said they like this song say “dat” and “ma”… these sorts of songs are making people stupider. THEN I found this website and found out what it all means, and now I think this sort of music shouldn’t even be allowed on radio! It’s just plain ridiculous! I’m 16 years old myself, and I know many people who listen to this music and just think it’s alright… it’s just plain stupid.
March 16th, 2008 at 5:31 pm
i think this song is a bunch of crap
and i think the people should not listen to crap like this the song is so stupid!!!!!
when i see little kids singing this song i think
that they should know what they are singing about its just very bad stuff and i think soulja boy when he wrote this he wasnt thinking that little kids look up to him for writing that song if they only new what it means its giving people wrong ideas about things i used to love this song but i was really disapointed when i read this stuff
dont listen to this crap
March 17th, 2008 at 12:37 pm
This is terrible. Whatever happened to music with great lyrics and meaning. Listen I’m almost 30 years old and I depise this kind of crap. Parents have to watch out for this stuff along with the community. Kids may not know what the lyrics mean but it’s in the subconcious. Words have power and when it is put to music, it is even more powerful. When can’t people be creative and use words the inspire positive meaning and thought. That’s creativity. Instead of playing Soulja Boy on the radio why not play Mos Def or The Roots or other positive artists. It’s a sad day when you have this stuff going on.
March 28th, 2008 at 11:12 am
[...] sixteen-year-olds to come to the classroom. They danced the Soulja Boy, but thankfully did not explain the lyrics, and said things like “Noo, um, boovay, um, BOW-COO lay weekends!” and my students [...]
April 1st, 2008 at 6:10 am
this is horrible! i luv this song! i even uploaded this song to my mp4! i’m very dissapointed to the writer of this song!
April 2nd, 2008 at 8:17 am
soulja boy is a tool.. i already thought his song is the stupidest thing i ever heard… now i just think its even more fu*king stupid
April 4th, 2008 at 2:56 pm
You guys are jumping to conclusions. How can you be so sure that you are right about the ‘real’ meaning of the lyrics? Anybody can post definitions on urbandictionary.com. If you have a problem with SJB I think you have a few larger fish to fry. Btw, don’t you think those definitions are a bit too extreme to be for real. Anyway, as long as we raise our kids well otherwise they won’t be influenced by stuff like this. I might be wrong, just my 2c.
April 10th, 2008 at 8:34 am
Whoever started this needs to let it go, I mean seriously, there are worse songs the Crank That Soulja Boy out there, I garuntee it. If you don’t want you kids listening to that kind of music then you should be a better parent or accept that your kids are going to do it anyways. Aren’t we supposed to learn from our mistakes anyways? Also, a lot of songs out there that you might prefer your kid listen to, probably have decent words yes, but do you know the true meaning about them? Probably not. Teenagers make bad decisions like sex and drugs which is what you are suggesting this song is influencing on todays youth, but just think about all the bad decisions you’ve made as an adult and are going to continue to make throughout your career of being a parent and having that mother or father instinct. Your going to (mess) up again and again just like your teenager is going to do. It’s life. It happens, and it’s going to continue to happen until all life comes to a complete end. So just let it go and find something real to bitch about.
April 18th, 2008 at 3:14 pm
SOULJA BOY IS SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO SEXY 4GET ALL THOOSE HATERS CAUSE IF HE GOT HATERS HE MUST BE DOIN’ SUMTHIN RIGHT HOLAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
April 20th, 2008 at 3:51 pm
I’m 17 and a senior in high school, and yes it’s true..by the time you are at least in high school you know what those lyrics mean. haha but knowing what they mean doesn’t mean you are going to be influenced in such a way that you’re going to go try it out on your boyfriend tho!! not to mention… soulja boy is not even close to the worst out there..not even close! besides, sex sells. that’s just society and pop culture for ya. the lyrics of crank that are a little dirty but the only people who shouldn’t know the meaning of them are little kids, and being little kids, they can’t even tell that he is even speaking the phrase, “supasoak that ho,” let alone know the meaning of it, obviously. also, rap language such as “dat” and “ma” are just song lyrics, it’s not going to cause illiteracy or make ppl stupid unless they were stupid before they heard the song…we’ve all taken basic high school english. all in all..the song is fun, rappers are successful and rich and they’re songs make them lots of money just they way they are.
April 21st, 2008 at 3:31 am
i love it. me and my sis dance to it heaps like every night
i love it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
May 22nd, 2008 at 7:31 am
hey if you don’t want your kids to hear cuss words and stuff like that then don;t be listening to those stations let him write what he wants to i myself love this song i listen to it when ever i get the chance so thanks for making a great song soulja boy and don’t care what other people think it’s your choice not theirs.
May 22nd, 2008 at 2:26 pm
Alright, folks, I have absolutely no idea how old this thread is, nor do I care. I do not prefer this kind of music, but when I see parental figures going crazy over how music appears to affect the youth of our nation so horribly, I must input my opinion. Consider me. Right now, I hold a job at home which pays quite more than most, $45 an hour. I am paying for my own way into college, and I pay all of my own bills. I own 2 houses and 2 cars. I’m also in Iraq right now fighting the war. I’m only 20 years old and single, as well. Many of my friends have grown up towards the more common fortune of being able to live on their own, pay for their own college, and pay their own bills. We’re all at quite intelligent as well, according to social review. We grew up listening to this kind of music, and we knew what the lyrics meant when these kind of songs came out. Might we not be the face of all of the youth of America, I can say that the majority of our peers knew what the lyrics to these types of songs meant as well. Where are we now? At quite a happy point in our lives. I could list off names for hours of those that grew up listening to that kind of music, and it did not affect their outcome in life. I do currently abhor that kind of music, and do not listen to it whatsoever, but know that the music your child listens to does not really affect how he or she will grow up. Its just part of their personality, as it were. At that younger age, they think that its cool to listen to that kind of music, to know what the lyrics mean, it helps them fit in with the populous of peers they are around most of the time, and eventually they will grow to understand that that kind of stuff is just petty. Its nonsense that is targeted towards the youth, ages 8-18, as it seems. I’ve hit my age, and I understand that its not really cool. It never affected my outcome, I never came out living in the gutters, “super soaking ‘hos’” and “giving ‘hos’ the superman”, and I shant ever stoop to that level. Realize that its just a phase, and they’ll pass out of it, instead of spending your time ranting about how horrible it is and how it affects the outcome of our youth today. If you want to go on about something, look at the big picture and review surveys and ensure that your facts and information come from at least half-reliable sources.
May 22nd, 2008 at 2:31 pm
Oh as well as that, know that the music today hasn’t changed much from the music that I grew up listening to. Given the right circumstances, I could’ve spit out the meaning of “super soak” and “superman” when I was younger, as well as many other phrases in the youth venacular. Most of those kids out there know what it means, whether they tell you or not, and whether you like it or not. Let it go, folks.
May 24th, 2008 at 1:48 pm
when i found out what this song meant it was nasty. man, this is all crazy. that song sucks!
May 31st, 2008 at 2:09 am
OK seriously you parents out there are taking literal meaning to songs. If you don’t look at the lyrics (and an urban dictionary) [Haha like kids at 9-y-o do] then the song is just a bunch of gibberishiowprhgfai. I will continue to CRANK THAT!!! SOULJA BOY…
June 3rd, 2008 at 2:42 am
Honestly, I’m positive Soulja boy tell’em could have made his hit song ‘Crank that’ a sucess without the use of these vulgar words or phrases so i am pretty confused on why he choose to use those words and phrases, especially when it was to be marketed for a young audience because they can be more easily influenced by these words/ phrases they hear than older audiences. Besides this I must admit I am a fan of his musical work excluding the issues debated about the crank that lyrics
June 5th, 2008 at 3:10 am
I’m 20 and didn’t know what the hell the lyrics of the song meant until my married, 27-year-old male friend looked them up on the internet.
Kids laugh about the ridiculous lyrics rather than take them seriously like overreacting parents.
June 7th, 2008 at 9:44 pm
on the one hand it becomes the norm, people get bored by it and move on. on the other hand, the artists then push the boundaries even more so it just keeps moving in that direction. at what point is it enough? I’d say now.
June 11th, 2008 at 6:09 pm
So what is sitting on a forum complaining about it going to do? Are you going to boycott the artists? Refuse to let your kids come anywhere near the computer? At the current rate of developement in technology, our youth is definitely getting smarter with it, so are you going to monitor their downloads such as HTTP, FTP, SFTP, whatver, in a method that THEY don’t know that you’re monitoring it? I guarantee you you stick a 15 year old kid on a computer with a normal “state-of-the-art” monitoring program and he’ll have found it and gotten rid of or disabled in within 10 minutes. They’ve got friends at school, are you going to control their lives to make sure that they don’t get in contact with this kind of material? Its going to happen, you can’t avoid it, and sitting on a forum board bitching and moaning won’t help it one bit. Its just riling up the youth as you can see, and I quote, “SOULJA BOY IS SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO SEXY 4GET ALL THOOSE HATERS CAUSE IF HE GOT HATERS HE MUST BE DOIN’ SUMTHIN RIGHT HOLAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA.” (You spelled “holla” wrong, and I’m assuming you weren’t attempting to say hello in Spanish.) If you want something done about all of this, speak out. I’m not talking about speaking out with a keyboard and a mouse. Verbal. Speak. Talk. Go to the presses, go to the parents, go to your chain of command, go to your local convient store manager, go to whoever. Start an organization. I guarantee you that you will bear about as much fruit as the organization that was formed of 47 people who demanded and immediate shut down of the internet. So if something like that would bear no fruit, what would moaning online do? I can almost guarantee you that Mr. Soulja Boy is not looking at this forum, nor is his recording company, his agent, or anyone related with him.
June 17th, 2008 at 6:19 pm
My words quite possibly have taken affect on some, seeing as how there are no recent posts.
Good-uh.
The intended modus operandi of my posts is not to offend, just to enlighten.
This shall be posted on my website, just for the lulz.
June 25th, 2008 at 5:07 pm
5 second search on internet debunked this whole article:
In the midst of controversy surrounding an internet rumor, Soulja Boy—the teenaged chart topping rapper who struck gold with the infectious single “Crank Dat”—recently spoke with BET.com to clarify the meaning of the dance that took him from obscurity to stardom.
“Superman is just a dance,” he says in response to the speculation. “I heard about the e-mails going around and…basically, they trying to just stop my shine.”
Several weeks ago, the Internet was goin nuts (© Paul Wall) over an alleged hidden meaning behind “Crank Dat” and it’s song lyrics. In the ring tone hit, Soulja Boy encourages people doing the dance to “Superman dat ho,” a line some believe has sexual connotations.
Urban Dictionary’s website defines the term as the following: “when you ejaculate on a girls back then put a blanket on her so when she stands up the blanket sticks therefore making her look like she has a cape.”
Not only does the 17-year-old rapper deny the Internet definition, he says the haters are too late, as the dance is old news.
“‘Superman,’ ‘Crank That’ [is] old. You can tell whoever wrote that was intending to stop my shine. The way they wrote words…it was professionally typed. Ain’t nobody doing nothing like that. At the end of the day, they just came too late with the rumor.”
June 25th, 2008 at 5:38 pm
Superman that ho, Supersoak that ho, maybe even a robocop. That’s all a coincidence right? They don’t think we are that dumb do they?
July 27th, 2008 at 7:40 pm
honestly, kids are going to listen to whatever you say they cant, believe me…as a teenager myself, i would know. their friends listen to it which means that most likely they will too. its bound to happen. if they know what it means then fine. but its not going to stop them from listening to it.
August 29th, 2008 at 4:54 pm
actually most of us do know what it means its most parents who dont know
August 30th, 2008 at 6:07 am
Candy coat it all you want, its about masturbation on the back of a sleeping girl, because she wouldnt have sex with him the night before and so when she gets up the sheet sticks to her back. LOVELY…cant wait for the follow up… what will it be… Crank that blowjob?
September 1st, 2008 at 8:02 am
Lmfao, it’s just a song.
People are so worried about kids finding the true meaning behind lyrics and yet they probably already know what all of this shit means.
I bet those same kids people are worried about are dropping f-bombs in every other sentence they say when they’re with their friends.
So chill out, at least they’re not watching videos of someone ejaculating on the back of women (at least I hope not, haha).
September 27th, 2008 at 2:32 pm
Okay, first off I read some of these comments and JEN had to explain what the song meant to her NINE YEAR OLD DAUGHTER?? WHY??? She is nine..just tell her not to sing it. Now that you explained it to her shes going to be more curious for every song out there AND by the time your daughter is in eigth grade she will have herpes or be pregnant. Some things are best not knowing until a certain age, so the best thing to do is dont expose them to it. Shes nine for crying out loud…shouldnt your daughter be listening to Barney???? My point is this, dont expose your little kids to vulgar music. If ya do its your own fault and WE dont wanna hear you cry and moan about the people that write the music….shut up
September 27th, 2008 at 2:38 pm
Okay, a nine year old is a little bit old for Barney….how about Hannah Montana? lol
October 5th, 2008 at 2:56 pm
i mean i luv dat song nd i will always will
but i was disappointed to found out wt it meant coz u fine me 5 -4 year old cuzings singing it nd they dnt knw wt it mean
its coz the song is addressed to a yunga audience who look up to soulja boy nd they love i mean wher eva u go all the lil kids r listening to it nd its bad they say the words but the dnt wat it means
October 5th, 2008 at 3:01 pm
its not jus SOULJA BOY PPl Calm down
ther is worse songs out der lyk 50cent songs
they tlk about killin ppl nd all dat bad staff Eminen THE GAME
soulja boy is not the worst songs alite ya’ll r just sad coz u act lyk its the first song u av heard dat has vulgar ur 8 year olds daughter/sons listen to 50ccent nd they knw alll the lyrics
October 7th, 2008 at 7:15 am
Im pretty sure these messages are old as hell because the song is old as hell! But anyways, to me music has nothing to do with the way you grow up its the way your parents raise you. If jen lol ( funny name) is such a great parents what the hell is his daughter doing listening to the song in the first place lol. Not to mention the lil girl knows the lyrics. And what about these hard core rockin roll men eating bats lol. Is it okay for your kids to learn to eat bats. it jus music Damn! Louisburg Stand up! Ha!
October 17th, 2008 at 6:16 am
For those of you who say it doesn’t matter because those young kids don’t know the meaning of the words anyway, that is totally besides the point. Impressionable kids singing these lyrics don’t realise how degrading the words are, and it makes me sick. And for those who say that in the song ‘hoe’ means environment….i seriously doubt that that is what he is intending. for goodness sake, he is teenager, and trust me, as a teenager myself i know what he is referring to . so don’t bloody defend such a chauvinistic pig like him, because it’s not only urban dictionary who defines ’superman that hoe’. and as if he did not know what the phrase meant. It is definitely not just a ‘dance move’. To think that he did not intend for the vulgar meaning is just plain ignorance. remember, he’s 18- he knows things, and sings about them, which is so degrading to women and really, I think he should be shot. rather, if i ever met him- i would just PUNCH HIM IN THE FACE. i really don’t care anymore. besides the song is ABSOLUTE AND UTTER CRAP.
October 22nd, 2008 at 8:12 am
OMG…. wat da lyrics do not all mean this. I love Soulja BOy and i Love his Dances and for pple 2 think this is wat it means!!!! Y dnt u jus ask Soulja Boy to find out da real meaning!!!!!!!!!!!! >:<
October 31st, 2008 at 6:50 pm
wat does ROBOCOP MEAN anyone
December 5th, 2008 at 9:08 pm
well soljaboys song is so degrading to women everywhere.most kids don’t even understand that it says the “B” word 30 times and superman means the “F” word.It is so confusing for children who don’t even know half the words they are saying.that is so sad.
December 5th, 2008 at 9:10 pm
a solja girl what eva!!!!
and had the nerve to come on ELLEN well!!!
May 5th, 2009 at 7:17 pm
you know what..i actually realized stuff…i hate this song..and this type of music..sorry for people out there..but i really do..i mean yeah, isaid i liked it before but noo
May 11th, 2009 at 6:57 am
Who cares what the song says as long as the kids dont know what it meens everythings okay. Soulja boy is an amazing artist GET OVER IT. Blah blah blah i’m sure there are worse songs out there. Soulja boys not a bad influenece just because theres some innapropreate stuff in his music. HAVE YOU LISTEND TO THE MUSIC THESE DAYS its nothing but swears…but that doesnt make people bad artists for it.