Gangstaz Roll

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"Gangstaz Roll"
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Single by Mobb Deep
ReleasedAugust 12, 2003
Genre Hip hop
Label Jive Records
Songwriter(s) Havoc
Prodigy
Producer(s) Havoc
Mobb Deep singles chronology
"Double Shots"
(2003)
"Gangstaz Roll"
(2003)
"Got It Twisted"
(2004)

"Gangstaz Roll" is a 2003 single by the hip-hop group Mobb Deep. It was the group's first release on Jive Records after leaving their previous label Loud Records. The single did not enter the charts and did not appear on their subsequent album Amerikaz Nightmare . The B-side was "Clap Those Thangs" featuring 50 Cent. The group eventually signed with 50 Cent's label, G-Unit Records, in 2005.

Contents

Track listing

Side A

  1. Gangstaz Roll (LP Version)
  2. Gangstaz Roll (Clean Version)
  3. Gangstaz Roll (Acapella)

Side B

  1. Clap Those Thangs (LP Version)
  2. Clap Those Thangs (Clean Version)
  3. Clap Those Thangs (Acapella)

Charts

Chart (2003)Peak
position
UK Singles (Official Charts Company) [1] 127
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard) [2] 98

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