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[edit] one of the few rap songs to feature steel drums?

Somehow I'm not sure this is true at all... —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.171.124.237 (talk) 23:37, 24 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Vandalism

This article has been vandalized. Attention adminstrators.

Note to admin: I removed the following "info": "(lwow sayin that man)SOULJA BOY SUCKS Dik clits!!!!!!! CRANK THAT IS THE sexiest SONG IN HISTORY"
Note to admin.2: I have fixed my dik many times now, thank you for locking it.

Daniel Musto 04:29, 5 November 2007 (UTC)


[edit] add a link 2 the video!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vum3qgoh0x4 listen to itParralax 22:15, 27 September 2007 (UTC)

WP:Reliable sources - Read it. - eo 22:17, 27 September 2007 (UTC)
this link points to the music video; in analysis, the song has a similar rhythmic pattern to such song but steel drums are not included in the aforementioned song. Additionally, there is not an electric guitar track nor the same or phrases of the same lyrics that "party like a rock star" used. Could the lyrics for this song be added and (actually) explained on the main article? 70.121.124.110 19:08, 7 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] "Superman that ho" & Lyrics in general

I would fix these problems myself but Poison the Well keeps deleting them.--Cartman0052007 19:32, 18 October 2007 (UTC)

It would be beneficial to the article if it stated what exactly is meant by "superman that ho." That lyric of the song has been met with a significant amount of controversy. --PiMaster3 talk 19:18, 3 November 2007 (UTC)

You don't want to know 67.177.250.167 03:02, 4 November 2007 (UTC)

Agreed. I have tried to add it but it keeps being deleted.--Cartman005 02:36, 9 November 2007 (UTC) If you pay attention the actual lyrics are not superman that ho its superman that ooo, which is probily a good chance why it gets deleted. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 165.29.171.62 (talk) 22:01, 13 December 2007 (UTC)

Actually, there's a "clean version" and a "dirty version." The "dirty version" says "superman that hoe" and the "clean version" says "superman that oh!" Gawaxay (talk • contribs • count) 23:45, 29 February 2008 (UTC)


Regarding the lyrics I've been trying to incorporate links to two op-ed pieces that deal with the lyrics. Both op-eds are from the same student paper, but I think they should be included somewhere because Crank That is their primary subject. I've tried creating a section about the lyrics and referencing the op-eds but was deleted, then I tried to add them as external links but these were deleted as well. I'm not sure how exactly to best add these links but I think they would be a good contribution to the Crank That entry. Also even though the second op-ed is satirical there are a lot of user comments that are serious. Superpesto (talk) 18:08, 21 November 2007 (UTC)

It's essentially a song about sexual assault. Isn't that relevant to the article? Taconium (talk) —Preceding comment was added at 17:37, 16 March 2008 (UTC)

Yes it is very important to the article and needs to be added. 18:56, 31 March 2008 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.92.146.86 (talk)

Yes, this needs to be added to the article. This kind of music is poison for society, at least in the way I look at it. Making objectifying women OK with a catchy beat and slang no white person should know is still WRONG. I'm a white male, and this song is WRONG. It's catchy, I'll say that, but WRONG. Ignorance may be bliss, but EVERYONE should know what this song is REALLY about.PokeHomsar (talk) 13:50, 23 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Remixes

References to the major remixes like "Crank that Spiderman" which has actually been played in clubs, unlike the minor ones that are listed now

Travis Barker also has done a remix of it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKQgDY0pZ68 —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.158.76.242 (talk) 16:38, 27 October 2007 (UTC)

There has been a remix by Experimental-Screamo band I Set My Friends On Fire. The song is called, "Crank That Calvary Boy"

There has been more remixes to the song Crank That such as

Crank Dat Cotton Gin

Crank Dat Homeless Man

Crank Dat Batman

Crank Dat Spiderman

Crank Dat Yank

Crank Dat Forrest Grump

Crank Dat Roosevelt NNOOOO u lied Crank Dat Neverland —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.118.52.154 (talk) 17:38, 14 November 2007 (UTC)

The above remixes have now been addressed in the article. It should be noted that they are not remixes per se since many of them don't use anything from the song (Crank Dat Homeless Man, for example, is a parody, and many of the other sample the beat but have totally different lyrics). There are now two separate paragraphs, one on remixes and one on this new subgenre of "Crank Dat"s. If you feel this is a bad system for some reason, please discuss here before changing it back! Also, I recently found that the remix information was somewhat inaccurate. For example, the Travis Barker remix doesn't feature any one of the half-dozen people it listed--it's just Travis Barker. If I'm wrong about this, please put the information back with references to Youtube videos or whatever =) Chrysaora (talk) 17:57, 5 December 2007 (UTC)

I Set My Friends On Fire was recently signed to some label (Epitaph Records) and so I think it is a worthy mention to list their remix "Crank Dat Calvary Boy" in the main article for it is possible it may show up on their first CD. mcnichoj (talk) 05:18, 7 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Move

I have moved it to Crank That, as there is no original meaning for the use besides the song and the dance. Ellomate (talk) 00:22, 17 November 2007 (UTC)

Are we sure about that? Crank dat Soulja Boy seems to reference "Crank dat Roosevelt" and "Crank dat Robocop"...although maybe it is simply referencing the Roosevelt and the Robocop sans Crank dat. Anyway, even if the term had no meaning before the song, it certainly has a meaning outside of the song now--see Remixes section. If anyone knows better, please let us know! Chrysaora (talk) 17:59, 5 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Parodies

Soemthing should be added that this song has been extensive parodied. Some of the parodies have +500,000 views on youtube include Crank that Micheal Jackson and Kosha Boy.. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.236.113.179 (talk) 18:35, 8 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] This sounds kind of opinionated to me...

"The song is easily recognized with its steel pan melody, highly repetetive rhythm, and incoherent lyrics."

Alright so I admit I hate this song with a passion, but 1.) repetitive is spelled wrong, and 2.) sounds more opinionated than factual, mostly concerning the last two clauses. I'm no wikipedia expert so maybe someone else could correct it to something less... informal and 'hating'. Akiratheoni (talk) 02:26, 13 December 2007 (UTC)

Although it is understandable that one could assume it is opinionated, the fact is, it does have a repetitive rhythm, and incoherent lyrics (i.e. the word "do" is pronounced as "youuu", etc). -CamT|C 02:12, 17 December 2007 (UTC)
IT IS YOUR OPINION and I would like to see the article protected from those people who say its ok to vandalize an article with opinions like that one. Oh and I will propose that this artice and the SB bio article be deleted because its bordering on an attack article. wiki_is_unique (talk) 13:50, 20 December 2007 (UTC)

The song sucks, its repetative and pointless, what is he actually trying to say? other than to "crank" something. It has no message, its not political or anything. It should be destroyed. 212.219.220.125 (talk) 15:54, 18 January 2008 (UTC)

Once again..trolls come out. JLove (talk) 12:40, 12 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Content of song

Shouldn't something be said about the content of the song? Mr Which??? 20:49, 25 December 2007 (UTC)

All you need to do is look up 'superman' on urban dictionary and the whole song makes a lot more sense. Be aware that this interpretation of the lyrics is not entirely pleasant. 81.101.128.117 (talk) 22:56, 25 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] BET NEW YEARS EVE song was sung

Someone should add that Soulja Boy performed this song live at some BET New Years Eve show at Midnight on January 1, 2008 at 12:00 AM(eastern time). I saw this it happend at midnight eastern time.Iron Valley (talk)

[edit] Grammy nomination

How abandond was this page to not even mention this songs grammy nomination —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.185.41.21 (talk) 03:37, 31 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] PLEASE. JUST PLEASE.

Since I know this article will be locked for a while can someone please REMOVE THE DAMN USELSS LINKS. I will list them by section:

MUSIC VIDEO

  • video, children, imitating, interest, movements, contact, boy, attempt, sign, instinct, confirmed, notices, number, people, popularizing, dance, en route, meeting, Soulja, premiered, BET, 106 & park, dancers, signature.

Seriously who the hell added these links. ALL OF THESE are USELESS. Someone, please remove them. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.72.186.171 (talk) 05:07, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

I have removed the links from the Music Video section. You're right, they're completely unneeded. Somno (talk) 05:21, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Add remix cover

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Add the remix cover (Image:Crank That (Soulja Boy) Travis Barker Remix.jpg) to this article, please. Hundredalexander (talk) 22:09, 15 February 2008 (UTC)}}

Alexander, it would help us if you would be more specific about where and how you want to insert the image. Could you provide the necessary wikicode? Sandstein (talk) 23:30, 16 February 2008 (UTC)

Use this code:

{{Extra album cover 2 | Upper caption = Alternate cover | Type = single | Cover = Crank That (Soulja Boy) Travis Barker Remix.jpg | Lower caption = Single cover for the Travis Barker remix of this song. }} Hundredalexander (talk) 23:36, 16 February 2008 (UTC)

Y Done. Sandstein (talk) 23:46, 16 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] NPOV?

I'm completely new to contributing to wikipedia so don't want to do anything out of line, so can someone tag this article with NPOV? There are sources pointing to the controversy surrounding the offensiveness of this song ( ex. http://media.www.michigandaily.com/media/storage/paper851/news/2008/02/20/Viewpoints/Dressed.To.Distress-3221378.shtml ) but the article reads more like promotional material or a breakdown of the song's success than a discussion of the song itself. Taconium (talk) 13:38, 17 March 2008 (UTC)

Can anyone back me up here? 65.190.204.246 (talk) 12:27, 20 March 2008 (UTC)

Yeah this is a horrible entry. On the not enough side it seems to need something about it's viral videos which anyone who is online can't escape. On the other it reads like an ad, especially the first section. I mean really being on an informercal product (Now That's What I Call Music! 26) is not important and isn't done for many other things on those stupid albums. Also I really think there needs to be a controversy section. The song is about sexually assaulting sleeping women. As others have pointed out, this has been getting attention, press and otherwise. 66.92.146.86 (talk) 21:43, 14 April 2008 (UTC)
Agreed. This song is terrible. There needs to be a Controversy and Criticism section. This song is demeaning to African Americans and pretty much all rap music in general. What started in the 80's as a subgenre of jazz turns out to be stuff like this. that's just sad. LukeTheSpook (talk) 00:34, 26 April 2008 (UTC)