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Combined Graph record U-00778 · provenance: canonical master store (CSV), record CTL-W-0377. Master record source: CTL seed 2026-10-16 — UNVERIFIED, verify before public citation.
Revolt (fetched in full): in 2007 Soulja Boy's debut single 'Crank That (Soulja Boy)' peaked atop the Billboard Hot 100 for several weeks and set the record for most digital downloads in the U.S. (over three million); its accompanying dance 'spread like wildfire,' transcended hip hop to become a mainstream fad, and was 'the first in rap history [to] go viral on the internet.'
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Revolt (fetched in full): in 2007 Soulja Boy's debut single 'Crank That (Soulja Boy)' peaked atop the Billboard Hot 100 for several weeks and set the record for most digital downloads in the U.S. (over three million); its accompanying dance 'spread like wildfire,' transcended hip hop to become a mainstream fad, and was 'the first in rap history [to] go viral on the internet.'
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- https://www.revolt.tv/article/2019-01-18/43961/9-ways-soulja-boy-revolutionized-todays-hip-hop-culture (verification source · master store)
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Revolt (fetched in full): in 2007 Soulja Boy's debut single 'Crank That (Soulja Boy)' peaked atop the Billboard Hot 100 for several weeks and set the record for most digital downloads in the U.S. (over three million); its accompanying dance 'spread like wildfire,' transcended hip hop to become a mainstream fad, and was 'the first in rap history [to] go viral on the internet.'
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