Gangsta Lean (song)

"Gangsta Lean"
Single by DRS
from the album Gangsta Lean
Released	October 6, 1993
Format	CD; 12"; cassette;
Genre	R&B; hip hop;
Length	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> 5:35 (album version); 4:00 (single edit);
Label	Roll Wit It/Capitol
Writer(s)	Chris Jackson
Producer(s)	Chris Jackson
Certification	Platinum (RIAA)
DRS singles chronology

"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 #1 on the Billboard R&B chart; and it was the group's only hit on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at #4 in 1993.^[1] The Recording Industry Association of America awarded it a platinum certification; it sold over 1.1 million copies domestically.^[2]^[3] 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.^[4]^[5] A top selling song of the year at the time, "Gangsta Lean" has sold over 2.5 million copies with over 2 million views on YouTube.^[6]^{[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

Chart (1993-1994)	Peak position
New Zealand Singles Chart^[7]	1
U.S. Billboard Hot 100^[8]	4
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Singles Sales^[8]	1
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs^[8]	1
U.S. Billboard Rhythmic Top 40^[8]	2
End of year chart (1994)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100^[9]	39