Let Me Ride

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“Let Me Ride”
“Let Me Ride” cover
Single by Dr. Dre featuring Jewell, Snoop Doggy Dogg & Ruben
from the album The Chronic
Released October, 1993
Format 12" single
Genre G-funk
West Coast hip hop
Length 4:21
Label Death Row/Interscope
Writer(s) Eric Collins
Calvin Broadus
Producer Dr. Dre
Dr. Dre featuring Jewell, Snoop Doggy Dogg & Ruben singles chronology
"Dre Day"
(1993)		 "Let Me Ride"
(1993)		 "Who Am I (What's My Name)?"
(1994)
Snoop Dogg chronology
"Dre Day"
(1994)		 "Let Me Ride"
(1993)		 "Who Am I (What's My Name)?"
(1993)
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Info "Let Me Ride" (help·info)

"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 helped "The Chronic" achieve more than 3 million copies sold (referred to as triple platinum in the music business). It has several samples mixed into the song from Parliament's "Mothership Connection (Star Child)" and "Swing Down, Sweet Chariot", James Brown's "Funky Drummer" and Bill Withers's 1971 hit "Kissin' My Love".

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[edit] Music video

The music video was shot on location in Los Angeles on Slauson Avenue and was directed by Dr. Dre. 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 Women's bathroom in the midst and says "Damn right it was a good day" referring to his 1992 solo single. Dr. Dre also refers to the CPT on this single and this album, in which he abbreviates for "Compton", the city in which he is from in California. The Lady of Rage makes a cameo scene also. In the end a Parliament live concert is shown for a few seconds 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 Dogg's verses in the lyrics gives us the clue why Dr. Dre is left out from the composers' credits. The beat was later remade and the instrumental was used for the Up In Smoke Tour in 2000.

[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 screaming "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.". Nate Dogg also refers to "Let Me Ride" in Warren G's song "Regulate" from Warren's album Regulate... G Funk Era in which he says, "She said "my car's broke down and you seem real nice, would ya let me ride?"". The Game's single "Let's Ride (Strip Club)" also appears to be a reference to "Let Me Ride", as The Game is an avid fan of Dr. Dre and his early group N.W.A .

[edit] Charts

Chart Position
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

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