Gangsta (Bell Biv DeVoe song)

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"Gangsta"
Bell Biv Devoe - Gangsta single cover.jpg
Single by Bell Biv DeVoe
Released1992
Length4:29
Label MCA
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Dr. Freeze
  • Ross "Spyderman" Sloane
Bell Biv DeVoe singles chronology
"The Best Things in Life Are Free"
(1992)		"Gangsta"
(1992)		"Above the Rim"
(1993)
Music video
"Gangsta" on YouTube

"Gangsta" is a song by American contemporary R&B group Bell Biv DeVoe, issued as a stand-alone single in 1992 via MCA Records; however, the song was included as a hidden track on the North American cassette version of their second studio album, Hootie Mack , [1] as well as on the European, Australian, and Japanese releases. [2] [3] [4] It peaked at number 21 on the US Billboard Hot 100. The official music video was directed by American director Lionel C. Martin. [5] The song appeared on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air , during the group's guest appearance on the Season 2 episode "The Butler Did It".[ citation needed ]

Contents

Charts

Chart (1993)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) [6] 17
Canada Retail Singles ( The Record ) [7] 4
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [8] 11
US Billboard Hot 100 [9] 21
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard ) [10] 22
US Rhythmic ( Billboard ) [11] 13

References

  1. ↑ Hootie Mack (US & Canadian cassette). MCA Records. 1993. (C)MCAC 10682.
  2. ↑ Hootie Mack (European CD album liner notes). MCA Records. 1993. MCD10853.
  3. ↑ Hootie Mack (Australian CD album liner notes). MCA Records. 1993. MCAD10853.
  4. ↑ Hootie Mack (Japanese CD album liner notes). MCA Records. 1993. MVCM-238.
  5. ↑ ""Gangsta" by Bell Biv Devoe | Music Video | VH1.com". VH1. August 8, 2006. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved May 13, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Bell Biv DeVoe – Gangsta". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved May 24, 2022.
  7. ↑ "Hits of the World: Canada" (PDF). Billboard . Vol. 105, no. 4. January 23, 1993. p. 52. Retrieved May 21, 2025.
  8. ↑ "Bell Biv DeVoe – Gangsta". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved May 24, 2022.
  9. ↑ "Bell Biv DeVoe Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved June 1, 2025.
  10. ↑ "Bell Biv DeVoe Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved June 1, 2025.
  11. ↑ "Bell Biv DeVoe Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard. Retrieved June 1, 2025.
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