Gangsta Lean (song)

"Gangsta Lean"
Single by DRS
from the album Gangsta Lean
Released	October 6, 1993
Genre	R&B
Length	5:35 (album version) 4:00 (single edit)
Label	Roll Wit It/Capitol
Songwriters	Taura Stinson Milton Turner Tracy Carter Chris J. Jackson
Producer	The Whole 9
DRS singles chronology
"Gangsta Lean" (1993) "Skoundrels Get Lonely" (1994)

"Gangsta Lean" is a song by American contemporary R&B/hip hop group DRS, issued in October 1993 as the first single from their debut studio album of the same name (1993). The song spent six weeks at No. 1 on the US BillboardR&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] 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 Chart (1993–1994) Peakposition Australia (ARIA)[9] 86 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[10] 1 US Billboard Hot 100[11] 4 US Hot Dance Singles Sales (Billboard)[11] 1 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[11] 1 US Rhythmic Top 40 (Billboard)[11] 2

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 US Cash Box Top 100[16] 43

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[17]	Platinum	1,000,000^^
^^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

See also

• List of number-one R&B singles of 1993 (U.S.)
• List of number-one singles from the 1990s (New Zealand)

References

1. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 174.
2. "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs". Billboard.
3. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 174.
4. "American certifications – D.R.S. – Gangsta Lean". Recording Industry Association of America.
5. "Best-Selling Records of 1993". Billboard. Vol. 106, no. 3. BPI Communications. January 15, 1994. p. 73. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved May 4, 2015.
6. "D.R.S. – Gangsta Lean (1993, CD)" – via www.discogs.com.
7. "DRS - Gangsta Lean: CD | Rap Music Guide". www.rapmusicguide.com.
8. "Gangsta Lean". Amazon.com. 20 October 2012. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
9. "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.
10. "D.R.S. – Gangsta Lean". charts.nz. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2011-06-08.
11. Gangsta Lean at AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-06-08.
12. "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 1993". Billboard. Retrieved June 19, 2021.
13. "End of Year Charts 1994". Recorded Music NZ. Archived from the original on December 4, 2017. Retrieved December 3, 2017.
14. "Billboard Top 100 - 1994". Archived from the original on March 1, 2009. Retrieved August 27, 2010.
15. "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 1994". Billboard. Retrieved March 30, 2021.
16. "The Cash Box Year-End Charts: 1994". Cash Box. Archived from the original on October 10, 2012.
17. "American single certifications – D.R.S. – Gangsta Lean". Recording Industry Association of America.