Los Angeles, CA – On heels of releasing his sophomore album “iSouljaBoyTellem”, platinum recording artist Soulja Boy Tell Em will launch an animated web series via his latest video for the song “Soulja Boy Tell Em”. The video and the series, which will follow in late January, will combine live action and animation.
After initially being discovered and making a name for himself through his YouTube video for the song “Crank That (Soulja Boy)”, which was #1 on Billboard’s Hot 100 for seven weeks, it was only a matter of time until the artist decided to return to the internet with something groundbreaking.
“I always wanted to do a cartoon since I was younger,” said Soulja Boy Tell Em from his hometown of Batesville, Mississippi. “I am excited because I think that the subject matter will give my fans what they would expect from me. “
The show titled “Soulja Boy Tell Em: The Animated Series” follows an animated Soulja who is in midst of enjoying his hip-hop superstardom when he’s suddenly forced to return to High School. Soulja, with the help of his animated friends, is continually doing whatever he can to get out of his daily school routine. The school’s principal, played by a live action Alfonso Ribiero (Fresh Prince of Bel-Air) is always hot on Soulja’s heels to keep him in line.
Rather than bringing this series to a traditional network, Soulja partnered with his label Collipark/Interscope Records and will premiere the series via his website www.souljaboytellem.com.
“Soulja Boy is one of the most charismatic artists of his generation,” said Brian Washington, Marketing Director for Interscope Records. “His ability to speak to his fans and, just as importantly, the way in which he does so, makes him such an innovator in how music and entertainment is consumed and discovered today.”
Additionally, Buddy System Studios, who previously worked on Robot Chicken, are tackling the animation meets live action production duties for the series.
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WatchMojo NewsletterHere’s a first look at what the new U2 album will be like. From RollingStone.com:
“Get On Your Boots”
The likely first single, this blazing, fuzzed-out rocker picks up where “Vertigo” left off. “It started just with me playing and Larry drumming,” the Edge recalls. “And we took it from there.”“Stand Up Comedy”
Another hard rock tune, powered by an unexpectedly slinky groove and a riff that lands between the Beatles’ “Come Together” and Led Zep’s “Heartbreaker.” Edge recently hung out with Jimmy Page and Jack White for the upcoming documentary It Might Get Loud, and their penchant for blues-based rock rubbed off: “I was just fascinated with seeing how Jimmy played those riffs so simply, and with Jack as well,” he says.“Crazy Tonight”
“It’s kind of like this album’s ‘Beautiful Day’ — it has that kind of joy to it,” Bono says. With the refrain “I know I’ll go crazy/If I don’t go crazy tonight,” it’s the band’s most unabashed pop tune since “Sweetest Thing.”“Unknown Caller”
This midtempo track could have fit on All That You Can’t Leave Behind. “The idea is that the narrator is in an altered state, and his phone starts talking to him,” says the Edge.“Tripoli”
This strikingly experimental song lurches between disparate styles, including near-operatic choral music, Zooropa-style electronics, and churning arena rock.“Cedars of Lebanon”
“On this album, you can feel what is going on in the world at the window, scratching at the windowpane,” says Bono, who sings this atmospheric ballad from the point of view of a war correspondent.“Magnificent”
“Only love can leave such a mark,” Bono roars on what sounds like an instant U2 anthem. Will.i.am has already done what Bono calls “the most extraordinary” remix of the tune.“Moment of Surrender”
This seven-minute-long track is one of the album’s most ambitious, merging a Joshua Tree-style gospel feel with a hypnotically loping bass line and a syncopated beat.“Every Breaking Wave”
A swelling soul-pop song, with bright synth sounds influenced by OMD and, Bono says, “early electronica.” “You don’t hear indie bands doing blue-eyed soul [like this],” he adds.“No Line on the Horizon”
The title track’s relentless groove began as a group improvisation. “It’s very raw and very to the point,” says the Edge. “It’s like rock & roll 2009.”
Go behind the scenes with rocker Chris Cornell on the set of his new video for “Scream.” Watch Chris discuss the concept behind the video and the unique, dreamlike quality that director Alan Ferguson (Fall Out Boy, Jay-Z) helps create. “Scream” is the title track off of the forthcoming album produced by Timbaland due out this year.
