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"Gangsta Lean" | ||||
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Single by DRS | ||||
from the album Gangsta Lean | ||||
Released | October 6, 1993 | |||
Genre | R&B | |||
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Label | Roll Wit It/Capitol | |||
Songwriter(s) |
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Producer(s) | The Whole 9 | |||
DRS singles chronology | ||||
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"Gangsta Lean" is a song by American contemporary R&B/hip hop group DRS, issued in October 1993 as the first single from their debut studio album of the same name (1993). The song spent six weeks at No. 1 on the US Billboard R&B chart. [1] [2] It was the group's only hit on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at No. 4 in 1993. [3] The Recording Industry Association of America awarded it a platinum certification, selling over 1.1 million copies domestically. [4] [5] Its highest chart peak was on the New Zealand Singles Chart, where it spent three weeks at No. 1.
The single was released under Hammer's talent company, Roll Wit It Entertainment. [6] [7] A top selling song of the year at the time, "Gangsta Lean" has sold over 2.5 million copies with over 23.5 million views on YouTube. [8] [ unreliable source? ] It was sampled by Juelz Santana on the album From Me to U in the outro song "This Is for My Homies".
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United States (RIAA) [17] | Platinum | 1,000,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |