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1993 single by DRS
"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.
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
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
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
|
See also
References
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Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 174.
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"Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs".
Billboard.
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Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 174.
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"American certifications – D.R.S. – Gangsta Lean".
Recording Industry Association of America.
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"Best-Selling Records of 1993".
Billboard. Vol. 106, no. 3. BPI Communications. January 15, 1994. p. 73.
ISSN
0006-2510. Retrieved May 4, 2015.
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"D.R.S. – Gangsta Lean (1993, CD)" – via www.discogs.com.
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"DRS - Gangsta Lean: CD | Rap Music Guide". www.rapmusicguide.com.
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"Gangsta Lean". Amazon.com. 20 October 2012. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
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"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.
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"D.R.S. – Gangsta Lean". charts.nz. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2011-06-08.
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Gangsta Lean at
AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-06-08.
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"Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 1993". Billboard. Retrieved June 19, 2021.
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"End of Year Charts 1994". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved December 3, 2017.
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"Billboard Top 100 - 1994". Archived from
the original on March 1, 2009. Retrieved August 27, 2010.
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"Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 1994". Billboard. Retrieved March 30, 2021.