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"Gangsta Lean" is a 1993 song by American contemporary R&B/hip hop group DRS, issued as the first single from their debut studio album of the same name. The song spent six weeks at No. 1 on the 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.
| "Gangsta Lean" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Single by DRS | ||||
| from the album Gangsta Lean | ||||
| Released | October 6, 1993 | |||
| Genre | R&B | |||
| Length |
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| Label | Roll Wit It/Capitol | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Taura Stinson, Milton Turner, Tracy Carter and Chris J. Jackson | |||
| Producer(s) | The Whole 9 | |||
| DRS singles chronology | ||||
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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".
Charts
editWeekly charts
edit| Chart (1993-1994) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA)[9] | 86 |
| New Zealand Singles Chart[10] | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100[11] | 4 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Singles Sales[11] | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs[11] | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Rhythmic Top 40[11] | 2 |
Year-end charts
edit| Chart (1993) | Position |
|---|---|
| US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[12] | 50 |
| Chart (1994) | Position |
|---|---|
| New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[13] | 17 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[14] | 39 |
| US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[15] | 26 |
Certifications
edit| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| United States (RIAA)[16] | Platinum | 1,000,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 174.
- ^ "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs". Billboard.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 174.
- ^ "American certifications – D.R.S. – Gangsta Lean". Recording Industry Association of America.
- ^ "Best-Selling Records of 1993". Billboard. Vol. 106, no. 3. BPI Communications. January 15, 1994. p. 73. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved May 4, 2015.
- ^ "D.R.S. – Gangsta Lean (1993, CD)" – via www.discogs.com.
- ^ "DRS - Gangsta Lean: CD | Rap Music Guide". www.rapmusicguide.com.
- ^ "Gangsta Lean". Amazon.com. 20 October 2012. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
- ^ "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart – Week Ending 01 May 1994". Imgur.com (original document published by ARIA). Retrieved June 12, 2019. N.B. The HP column displays the highest peak reached.
- ^ "D.R.S. – Gangsta Lean". charts.nz. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2011-06-08.
- ^ a b c d Gangsta Lean at AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-06-08.
- ^ "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 1993". Billboard. Retrieved June 19, 2021.
- ^ "End of Year Charts 1994". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved December 3, 2017.
- ^ "Billboard Top 100 - 1994". Archived from the original on March 1, 2009. Retrieved August 27, 2010.
- ^ "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 1994". Billboard. Retrieved March 30, 2021.
- ^ "American single certifications – D.R.S. – Gangsta Lean". Recording Industry Association of America.
