Gangsta Gangsta (N.W.A song)

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“Gangsta Gangsta”
“Gangsta Gangsta” cover
"Gangsta Gangsta" vinyl case
Single by N.W.A.
from the album Straight Outta Compton
Released 1988
Format CD single
12" single
Recorded 1988
Genre Hip hop
Label Priority/Ruthless
Writer(s) Ice Cube
Producer Dr. Dre, DJ Yella
N.W.A. singles chronology
"Straight Outta Compton"
(1988)
"Gangsta Gangsta"
(1988)
"Express Yourself"
(1988)
Audio sample
Info "Gangsta Gangsta" (help·info)

"Gangsta Gangsta" is a single from American rap group N.W.A.'s 1988 album, Straight Outta Compton. The song later appeared on the N.W.A Greatest Hits album and The Best of N.W.A. - The Strength of Street Knowledge. The song conveys the dangers of living in the streets of Compton, California and South Central Los Angeles but also speaks of the appealing side of "gangsta life". Rappers The Game and Lil Scrappy have made covers of this song.

[edit] Track listing

# Title Time
1 "Gangsta Gangsta" 5:36
2 "Something Like That" 3:35
3 "Gangsta Gangsta (Radio Edit)" 4:04
4 "Quiet On Tha Set" 3:59
5 "Something 2 Dance 2" 3:32

[edit] Chart positions

Chart (1988) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 -
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs -
U.S. Billboard Hot Rap Tracks 1