"Yahhh!" (also known as "Yahhh Bitch Yahhh") is the third

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from American rapper

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'' souljaboytellem.com''. It features Arab.

Music video

On January 8, 2008, the video for "Yahhh!" premiered on

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. The video parodies people trying to get Soulja Boy's autograph, including

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of '' Dog the Bounty Hunter'', an imitation of

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and an imitation of

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, who appears to be intoxicated. The video also featured a stop-motion animated puppet that interacted with the cast. After the main "Yahhh!" video, a short clip of Soulja Boy's song "Report Card" plays and features

, Arab and others dancing to the song at a school. The video ends with Soulja Boy stating that he "made straight As," and he also tells kids to stay in school. The video ranked at #92 on BET's Notarized: Top 100 Videos of 2008 countdown. The regular version of "Yahhh!" was released in winter 2007 and has the words "Yahhh, ''bitch'', yahhh!", whereas the clean version has the words edited into "Yahhh, ''trick'', yahhh!". It was recorded on

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about a year prior to Soulja Boy and Arab's signing to Collipark Records. Some lyrics are different, such as when Soulja Boy and Arab talk about the new CD by the 30/30 Boyz, their group before signing to Collipark Records.

Critical reception

The song received extremely negative reviews from critics. Alex Fletcher of

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gave the song one star out of five, and wrote, "Based around Soulja boy and pal Arab screaming incomprehensible gibberish, the repeated line "Yahhh, Trick, Yahhh!" is more irritating than a life's supply of itching powder, while the bargain bucket

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soundtrack sounds like an old

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." Jeff Weiss of ''

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'' wrote that it was a "legitimate attempt to dethrone '

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' for its ignominious distinction as dumbest song ever recorded."RECORD REVIEWS: Soulja Boy, Beach House, Cadence Weapon
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