In the Ghetto (Busta Rhymes song)
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| Single by Busta Rhymes feat. Rick James | ||
| from the album The Big Bang | ||
| Released | 2006 | |
| Format | 12" single | |
| Recorded | 2006 (archives from 2004, 2001) | |
| Genre | Hip hop, Funk | |
| Length | 03:53 | |
| Label | Aftermath/Interscope | |
| Writer(s) | Rick James Trevor Smith |
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| Producer(s) | DJ Green Lantern; Dr. Dre (additional production) | |
| Busta Rhymes singles chronology | ||
| "New York Shit" (2006) |
"In the Ghetto" (2006) |
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| Rick James singles chronology | ||
| "You & I" (1992) |
"In the Ghetto" (2006) |
"So High" by Ty James feat. Rick James & Bambino |
In The Ghetto is a single from Busta Rhymes' album The Big Bang, and features the late Rick James. Lil' Wayne, Snoop Dogg, MC Eiht, Westurn Union, Daz Dillinger, Warren G, Spliff Star, Rah Digga, DJ Green Lantern, Papoose and Ty James, the daughter of Rick James, made video cameo appearances. It was produced by DJ Green Lantern and Dr. Dre.
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[edit] Song Information
The song samples James' "Ghetto Life" from his Street Songs album. At the end of the song Green Lantern threw in a sample of Rick James at the 2004 BET Awards in which he exclaims, "Never mind who you thought I was... I'm Rick James bitch!" and was immediately followed by "Cocaine is a hell of a drug!". The video for the song was filmed between July 17th-19th 2006 in New York, Baltimore and Los Angeles and was directed by Chris Robinson of HSI Productions. Pre-production and casting by Robin Frank Management.
[edit] Chart Information
[edit] Charts
| Chart | Position |
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| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Singles | |
| U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip Hop Songs | 50 |
| Radio+Records Airplay - Urban | 37 |
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| Week | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
| Chart position | 50 | 51 | 55 | 59 | 69 | 78 | 77 | 72 | 93 | 84 | 90 | 91 | |||||||||
[edit] Gallery
 Busta Rhymes appearing in the outro of the video |
 Westurn Union, MC Eiht, Daz, HD with Busta Rhymes at "In The Ghetto" photoshoot |
 Westurn Union with Snoop, Daz, HD, and Rick James daughter at "In The Ghetto" photoshoot |
