Gangsta Lean (song)
1993 single by DRS
"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 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.
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