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Gangsta Lean (song)
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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox song
| name = Gangsta Lean
| cover = DRS Gangsta Lean single.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = DRS
| album = Gangsta Lean
| released = October 6, 1993
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| genre = R&B
| length =
| label = Roll Wit It/Capitol
| writer = Taura Stinson, Milton Turner, Tracy Carter and Chris J. Jackson
| producer = The Whole 9
| prev_title =
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| next_title = Skoundrels Get Lonely
| next_year = 1994
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'"Gangsta Lean"' is a 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. It was the group's only hit on the 'Billboard' Hot 100, peaking at No. 4 in 1993. The Recording Industry Association of America awarded it a platinum certification, selling over 1.1 million copies domestically. 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. 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. 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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Year-end charts
See also
*List of number-one R&B singles of 1993 (U.S.)
*List of number-one singles from the 1990s (New Zealand)
References
Category:1993 songs
Category:1993 debut singles
Category:Capitol Records singles
Category:DRS (band) songs
Category:Number-one singles in New Zealand
Category:Contemporary R&B ballads
Category:Songs written by Taura Stinson
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