This article is about the album. For the title track from the album, see Gangsta Lean (song).
Gangsta Lean
Studio album by
DRS
Released
October 25, 1993 (1993-10-25)[1]
Genre
R&B
hip hop
doo wop
Length
52:36
Label
Roll Wit It/Capitol
Producer
The High Street Bank Boys (exec.)
Singles from Gangsta Lean
"Gangsta Lean" Released: 1993
"Skoundrels Get Lonely" Released: March 29, 1994
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source
Rating
AllMusic
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Gangsta Lean is the only studio album by American contemporary R&B/hip hop group DRS, released October 25, 1993 via Hammer's Roll Wit It Entertainment (which was distributed by Capitol Records).[1] The album peaked at No. 34 on the Billboard 200 and No. 6 on the Billboard R&B chart.[2]
Two singles were released from the album: "Gangsta Lean" and "Skoundrels Get Lonely". However, "Gangsta Lean" was the group's only hit on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at No. 4 in 1993.[2] It also spent six weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard R&B chart.[3][4]
In addition to original songs, the album contains a cover version of "Do Me, Baby" by Prince.[1]
^ abcdHenderson, Alex. "Gangsta Lean - DRS,MC D.R.S. | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved October 7, 2015.
^ ab"Gangsta Lean - DRS,MC D.R.S. | Awards | AllMusic". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved October 7, 2015.
^Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 174.
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