In the Ghetto (Busta Rhymes song)

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"In the Ghetto"

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
Producer(s)	DJ Green Lantern; Dr. Dre (additional production)
Busta Rhymes singles chronology
"New York Shit" (2006)	"In the Ghetto" (2006)
Rick James singles chronology
"You & I" (1992)	"In the Ghetto" (2006)	"So High" by Ty James feat. Rick James & Bambino

In The Ghetto is the fourth and final single from Busta Rhymes' album The Big Bang, and features the late Rick James. 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.

1 Song Information
2 Remixes
3 Chart Information
- 3.1 Charts
- 3.2 Chart trajectories
4 Gallery

[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!". 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.