Beware of My Crew

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"Beware of My Crew"
Single by LBC Crew featuring Tray D and South Sentrell
from the album A Thin Line Between Love and Hate (soundtrack)
ReleasedNovember 14, 1995
Recorded1995
Studio
Genre
Length4:43
Label Warner Bros.
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Music video
"Beware of My Crew" on YouTube

"Beware of My Crew" is the debut single by LBC Crew from the soundtrack album A Thin Line Between Love and Hate . It features Tray D and South Sentrell. The music video for the single features cameos from Snoop Doggy Dogg and Daz Dillinger. The single was released on November 14, 1995. [1]

Contents

The song was co-produced by Snoop Doggy Dogg. [2] After Tray D's verse and towards the end of the song, there are background vocals by Nate Dogg. The song's chorus is sung by Roger Troutman. The song was also remixed by DJ Pooh.

Samples

The song contains a sample of "Heartbreaker (Part I, Part II)" by Zapp.

Live performances

LBC Crew, Tray D, and South Sentrell performed the song live on Soul Train on February 24, 1996. [3]

Charts

Chart (1995–1996)Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100 [4] 75
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard ) [5] 51
US Hot Rap Songs ( Billboard ) [6] 8

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