Thru Ya City

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"Thru Ya City"
"Thru Ya City" cover
Single by De La Soul
from the album Art Official Intelligence: Mosaic Thump
Released 2001
Format CD single
12" single
Recorded 2000
Genre Hip Hop
Length 3:29
Label Tommy Boy
Writer(s) K. Mercer, D. Jolicoeur, V. Mason, J. Yancey, K. Scranton
Producer(s) De La Soul, Jay Dee
De La Soul singles chronology
"All Good?"
(2000)
"Thru Ya City"
(2001)
"Baby Phat"
(2001)

"Thru Ya City" is the third and final single to be released by hip hop group De La Soul from their fifth album, Art Official Intelligence: Mosaic Thump. The song was produced by Jay Dee, and features D.V. Alias Khrist. Unlike the first two singles from the album, this single received no video, and very little promotion. This practice is not entirely unusual; most third, or fourth singles receive modest promotion as most albums tend to sell the most copies between the first and second singles, thus the third, and fourth singles are not as important. Despite the modest promotion, the song was used in the 2001 film Made starring Jon Favreau and Vince Vaughn.

The song samples "Summer In The City" by Lovin' Spoonful.

[edit] Track listing

  1. "Thru Ya City" - 3:25
    • Guest Appearance: D.V. Alias Khrist
  2. "The Art Of Getting Jumped" - 3:48
  3. "The Art Of Getting Jumped (Instrumental)" - 3:48
De La Soul
Posdnuos | Dave | Maseo
Studio albums
3 Feet High and Rising (1989) | De La Soul Is Dead (1991) | Buhloone Mindstate (1993) | Clear Lake Audiotorium (EP) (1994) | Stakes Is High (1996) | Art Official Intelligence: Mosaic Thump (2000) | AOI: Bionix (2001) | Live at Tramps, NYC, 1996 (2004) | The Grind Date (2004) | The Impossible: Mission TV Series - Pt. 1 (2006) 
Singles
Potholes in My Lawn| Plug Tunin'| Buddy| Eye Know| Me Myself And I| Say No Go| The Magic Number| Ring Ring Ring (Ha Ha Hey)| A Roller Skating Jam Named "Saturdays"| Millie Pulled A Pistol On Santa / Keepin' The Faith| Breakadawn| Ego Trippin' (Part Two)| Fallin'| Stakes Is High| Itzsoweezee (HOT)| 4 More| Oooh.| All Good?| Thru Ya City| Baby Phat| Shoomp| Shopping Bags (She Got From You)| Rock Co.Kane Flow|Feel Good Inc.
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