"Pretty Boy Swag" is a song by American rapper

Soulja Boy DeAndre Cortez Way (born July 28, 1990), known professionally as Soulja Boy (formerly Soulja Boy Tell 'Em), is an American rapper, songwriter, and record producer. He rose to prominence with his self-released 2007 debut single, "Crank That ...

, released as the first

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from his third

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The DeAndre Way ''The DeAndre Way'' is the third studio album by American rapper Soulja Boy. It was released on November 30, 2010, by his label Stacks on Deck Entertainment, Collipark Music and Interscope Records. Background At the time, Soulja Boy stated t ...

'' (2010). It features production from G5 Kids, who helped to write the song along with Soulja Boy.

In popular culture

The song became a

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in early 2019, on the video-sharing platform

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. As part of the "Pretty Boy Swag transformation meme", users upload short videos of themselves where they "transform into their favourite pop culture figures". According to Mashable India, during the song's build up, users don pieces of costumes and assume position. When the beat drops during the chorus, they "cut to whatever obscure object they dressed as".

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Radio and release history

References

{{Soulja Boy 2010 singles 2010 songs Interscope Records singles Internet memes introduced in 2019 Music videos directed by Dale Resteghini Soulja Boy songs Songs written by Soulja Boy