| Gangsta Lean | |
| Cover: | DRS Gangsta Lean single.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | DRS |
| Album: | Gangsta Lean |
| Released: | October 6, 1993 |
| Genre: | R&B |
| Length: | |
| Label: | Roll Wit It/Capitol |
| Producer: | The Whole 9 |
| Next Title: | Skoundrels Get Lonely |
| Next Year: | 1994 |
"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] It was sampled by Juelz Santana on the album From Me to U in the outro song "This Is for My Homies".
| Chart (1993-1994) | Peak position | |
|---|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA)[9] | 86 | |
| New Zealand Singles Chart[10] | 1 | |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 4 | |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Singles Sales | 1 | |
| U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs | 1 | |
| U.S. Billboard Rhythmic Top 40 | 2 |
| Chart (1994) | Position | |
|---|---|---|
| New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[12] | 17 | |
| US Billboard Hot 100[13] | 39 | |
| US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[14] | 26 |
