It’s 40 years since we first spelled out YMCA to the Village People’s disco hit – here are 15 of the best finger-pointing, hip-wiggling hits
January 2017
Lost in showbiz
Chris Brown v Soulja Boy: taking the beef to the boxing ring
Former world champion Floyd Mayweather to train Soulja Boy for fight with Chris Brown
May 2014
Musicians on Google: from Kasabian and John Cale to Nicki Minaj and M.I.A.
Kasabian have realised 'we're being watched by Google' but the search giant has played other roles in popular music. By Stuart Dredge
October 2011
Soulja Boy arrested on drugs and weapons charges
Rapper charged with felony possession after police discover firearms and marijuana in his vehicle during traffic stop
October 2009
US rapper Soulja Boy arrested
Police in Henry county, Georgia say rapper was charged with obstruction
July 2009
Soulja Boy fans bombard UK family with phone calls
Thousands of music fans have been bombarding a family in Oldham with crank calls after their number featured in the opening lines of Soulja Boy's Kiss Me Thru the Phone
June 2009
Soulja Boy Tell'em, iSouljaBoyTellem
Being indefensible on most levels does not stop an album being enjoyable, says Alex Macpherson
November 2008
Soulja Boy gives 'shout out' to slave masters
Young rapper astounds crowd at awards bash by claiming that slavery helped black people get out of Africa
June 2008
Ice T tells Soulja Boy: you killed hip-hop
News: Ice T's not happy with Soulja Boy's music. Or his haircut
November 2007
In the news
Sharon and Ozzy funking Osborne to host the motherloving Brits
In the news: Awards ceremony will be broadcast with a five-second delay for some bleeping reason. Elsewhere, Britney's phantom baby continues to make 'news', while the Soulja Boy dance craze hits West Ham
