"The World Is a Ghetto" | ||||
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Single by Geto Boys | ||||
from the album Original Gangstas (soundtrack) and The Resurrection | ||||
B-side | "Still" | |||
Released | March 16, 1996 | |||
Recorded | 1995 | |||
Studio | Lil J's Studio, Houston, Texas | |||
Genre | Hip hop | |||
Length | 4:43 | |||
Label | Rap-a-Lot, Noo Trybe | |||
Songwriter(s) | Brad Jordan, Richard Shaw, William Dennis, Derrick Hunter, Gregory Hunter, Richard Buttrill, DeMarcus Porter | |||
Producer(s) | N.O. Joe | |||
Geto Boys singles chronology | ||||
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"The World Is a Ghetto" is a single by the Geto Boys. The song appeared on the group's sixth album, The Resurrection, and was used on the Original Gangstas soundtrack.
Produced by Mike Dean and N.O. Joe, the song was the Geto Boy's first charting single with the classic line-up of Scarface, Willie D and Bushwick Bill since their 1991 breakthrough " Mind Playing Tricks on Me". To date, "The World Is a Ghetto" remains the Geto Boys' last charting single, peaking at 82 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Chart (1996) | Peak position |
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UK Dance ( OCC) [1] | 21 |
UK Hip Hop/R&B ( OCC) [2] | 11 |
UK Singles ( OCC) [3] | 49 |
US Billboard Hot 100 [4] | 82 |
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard) [5] | 37 |
US Hot Rap Songs ( Billboard) [6] | 12 |
"The World Is a Ghetto" | ||||
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Single by Geto Boys | ||||
from the album Original Gangstas (soundtrack) and The Resurrection | ||||
B-side | "Still" | |||
Released | March 16, 1996 | |||
Recorded | 1995 | |||
Studio | Lil J's Studio, Houston, Texas | |||
Genre | Hip hop | |||
Length | 4:43 | |||
Label | Rap-a-Lot, Noo Trybe | |||
Songwriter(s) | Brad Jordan, Richard Shaw, William Dennis, Derrick Hunter, Gregory Hunter, Richard Buttrill, DeMarcus Porter | |||
Producer(s) | N.O. Joe | |||
Geto Boys singles chronology | ||||
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"The World Is a Ghetto" is a single by the Geto Boys. The song appeared on the group's sixth album, The Resurrection, and was used on the Original Gangstas soundtrack.
Produced by Mike Dean and N.O. Joe, the song was the Geto Boy's first charting single with the classic line-up of Scarface, Willie D and Bushwick Bill since their 1991 breakthrough " Mind Playing Tricks on Me". To date, "The World Is a Ghetto" remains the Geto Boys' last charting single, peaking at 82 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Chart (1996) | Peak position |
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UK Dance ( OCC) [1] | 21 |
UK Hip Hop/R&B ( OCC) [2] | 11 |
UK Singles ( OCC) [3] | 49 |
US Billboard Hot 100 [4] | 82 |
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard) [5] | 37 |
US Hot Rap Songs ( Billboard) [6] | 12 |