Let Me Ride
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| Single by Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg From the album The Chronic | ||
| Single Released | October,1993 | |
| Single Format | 12" single | |
| Genre | Rap | |
| Song Length | 4:21 | |
| Record Label | Death Row/Interscope | |
| Writer | Eric Collins Calvin Broadus |
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| Producer | Dr. Dre | |
| Director | Dr. Dre | |
| Dr. Dre Singles chronology | ||
| Dre Day" (1993) |
"Let Me Ride" (1994) |
"Natural Born Killaz" (1994) |
| Snoop Dogg Singles chronology | ||
| Murder Was The Case" (1994) |
"Let Me Ride" (1994) |
"What Would You Do" (1994) |
Let Me Ride is the third single released by Dr. Dre from his 1992 album The Chronic. It experienced moderate success on the charts until it became a hit after Dr. Dre won a Grammy Award for Best Rap Solo Performance during the Grammy Awards of 1994. Snoop Dogg is involved for a "Rollin' in my 6-4" phrase that transmits the verses into the chorus and in some background vocals. The vocals are sung by Ruben and Jewell. This single played a major part for the "The Chronic" to be awarded three times platinum after more than 3 million copies were sold. It has many samples mixed into the song such as Parliament's "Mothership Connection" and "Swing Down, Sweet Chariot"; as for the part of the drums "Funky Drummer" by James Brown and Bill Withers's 1971 hit "Kissin' My Love" are being reinvented in the song.
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[edit] Music video
The music video was shot on location in Los Angeles on Slauson Avenue. It is the second lowrider cult video of Dre's cinematographer "walk of life" that was nominated for a MTV Video Music Award for Best Rap Video in the same year. Many helicopter-view camshots of the super-highways of Compton, some cuts of Snoop, a car-shooting scene, and mostly a street party that characterizes the plot. Ice Cube appears walking out from a bathroom in the midst and says "Damn right it was a good day" referring to his 1992 solo single. The Lady of Rage makes a cameo scene also. In the end a Parliament live concert is shown for a few second and with original vocals. The video is some shorter that the single track and is only 4:03 minutes long.
[edit] Official remixes
The song has a remix version with much more involvement of Snoop Dogg and Daz that was recorded simultaneously with the original version and had been edited out when the solo version was chosen to be a part of the album. Originally it was to be 4:43 minutes long and Daz and Snoop's verses in the lyrics gives us the clue why Dr. Dre is left out from the composers' credits.
[edit] References in other media
Rapper The Game refers to "Let Me Ride" in a song of his entitled "Put You on the Game", where he claims to be in a car with "Dre in the back" and "bitches screamin' "let me ride!". This is also done by Fabolous in his hit Can't Deny It, with "bitches be yellin, let me ride, like I'm Snoop, and Dr. Dre.".
[edit] Charts
| Chart | Position |
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| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | #34 |
| Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks | #34 |
| Rhythmic Top 40 | #21 |
| Hot Dance Music/Club Play | #45 |
| Hot Rap Singles | #3 |
| Grammy Awards | Best Rap Soloist |
[edit] External links
- Dr. Dre website Germany
- Discogs
- Music Video Database
- Grammy Awards official page
- Lyrics for the remix
- Rock on the Net
| Dr. Dre |
| Discography |
| Albums with N.W.A.: N.W.A. and the Posse – Straight Outta Compton – 100 Miles and Runnin' – Efil4zaggin |
| Solo Albums: The Chronic – 2001 – Detox |
| Compilation Albums: Dr. Dre Presents…The Aftermath – Concrete Roots– Greatest Hits – First Round Knockout– Back ‘N The Day – Maximum Dr. Dre – Chronicle: Best of the Work – Greatest Hits V.2 |
| Mixtapes: Detox: Millennium Of Aftermath – Dretox - Look Out For Detox – Pretox – Dr. Dre 2006 – The Chronicle 3000 – Dr. Dre’s Mixture Remix |
| Singles: "Dre Day" - "Nuthin' But a "G" Thang" - "Let Me Ride" – "East Coast/West Coast" – "Been There, Done That" -"Lil Ghetto Boy"- "Still D.R.E." – "Forgot About Dre" - "The Next Episode" - "Put It on Me" - "Bad Intentions" – "The Wash" |
| Featured Singles: "We're All In the Same Gang" -"Funky Flute" - "Deep Cover" - "Natural Born Killaz" – "Keep Their Heads Ringin'" – "California Love" -"No Diggity" - "Puppet Master" - "Zoom" - "Ghetto Fabulous" - "Guilty Conscience" - "U Know" - "Chin Check" - "Just be A Man About It" - "Fast Lane"- "Put It On Me" - "Knoc" - "Symphony in X Major" - "Encore" - "Imagine" |
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