Gangsta Walk

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"Gangsta Walk"
Coolio - Gangsta Walk.jpg
Single by Coolio featuring Snoop Dogg
from the album The Return of the Gangsta
ReleasedAugust 8, 2006
Recorded2005
Genre
Length3:51
Label
  • Subside Records (Italy)
  • Edel (Germany)
Songwriter(s)
  • Sergio Fertitta
  • A. Ivey
  • J. Salinas
  • C. Broad
  • R. Jones
Producer(s)
  • Roblow
  • Battlecat
  • Sergio Fertitta
Coolio singles chronology
"I Don't Wanna Die"
(2002)
"Gangsta Walk"
(2006)
"Dip It"
(2007)
Snoop Dogg singles chronology
"Go to Church"
(2006)
"Gangsta Walk"
(2006)
"Hollywood Divorce"
(2006)

"Gangsta Walk" is a song by American rapper Coolio, released in August 2006 as the lead single from his sixth studio album The Return of the Gangsta . The song features American rapper Snoop Dogg and uncredited vocals by rapper Gangsta Lu. It was premiered in a ceremony in Milan dedicated to the Italian debut of Coolio.

Contents

Music video

The music video is a futuristic studio and 3D graphic-designed piece directed by Marco Gentile. It was filmed in Los Angeles in January 2006. It features Snoop Dogg dressed in black in a white control room surrounded by women wearing white uniforms. Coolio can be seen in a parking basement.

Remixes

  1. "Gangsta Walk" (Pastaboys Main Mix) – 5:49
  2. "Gangsta Walk" (DJ Remo Radio Mix) – 3:59
  3. "Gangsta Walk" (DJ Remo Vocal Walk Mix) – 5:49

Charts

Chart performance for "Gangsta Walk"
Chart (2006)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) [1] 67
Australian Urban (ARIA) [2] 17
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) [3] 75
CIS (TopHit) [4] 153
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [5] 56
UK Singles (OCC) [6] 67

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