The Streets (song)

"The Streets"
Single by WC featuring Snoop Dogg and Nate Dogg
from the album Ghetto Heisman
ReleasedJuly 23, 2002 (2002-07-23)
Recorded2002
StudioEnterprise Studios (Los Angeles, California)
Genre
Length3:47
LabelDef Jam
Songwriters
ProducerScott Storch
WC singles chronology
"Connected for Life"
(2002)		 "The Streets"
(2002)		 "Flirt"
(2003)
Snoop Dogg singles chronology
"Undercova Funk (Give Up the Funk)"
(2002)		 "The Streets"
(2002)		 "From tha Chuuuch to da Palace"
(2002)
Nate Dogg singles chronology
"Multiply"
(2002)		 "The Streets"
(2002)		 "Get Up"
(2003)
Music video
"The Streets" on YouTube

"The Streets" is a song by American rapper WC featuring fellow West Coast hip-hop recording artists Snoop Dogg and Nate Dogg. It was released on July 23, 2002, through Def Jam Recordings as the lead single from his second solo studio album Ghetto Heisman. Production was handled by Scott Storch. An official remix featuring rapper Xzibit was also released.[1]

In the United States, the single peaked at number 81 on the Billboard Hot 100, number 43 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and number 20 on the Hot Rap Songs charts. It also made it to number 48 on the UK singles chart and number 13 on the Official Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart in the United Kingdom.

Music video

The music video, directed by Chris Robinson, was shot in the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum and features a competition called the "Ghetto Olympics". It opens with WC running from the police while holding a torch, which he uses to light a flame signaling the beginning of the contest. While WC, Snoop Dogg and Nate Dogg perform, Ghetto Olympians participate in a race involving jumping over backyard fences, as well as competitions of crip walking, hair braiding, "pimp beauty", tattooing and Kool-Aid making. WC rolls a pair of dice in the finals.[2]

Track listing

US
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."The Streets (Radio Version)" (featuring Nate Dogg)
Scott Storch 
2."The Streets (LP Version)" (featuring Nate Dogg)
  • Calhoun Jr.
  • Hale
  • Storch
Scott Storch 
3."The Streets (Instrumental)" Scott Storch 
4."Wanna Ride (Radio Version)" (featuring Ice Cube and MC Ren)
 
5."Wanna Ride (LP Version)" (featuring Ice Cube and MC Ren)
  • Calhoun Jr.
  • Jackson
  • Patterson
  • Pizarro
  • Wilcox
  • Tony Pizarro
  • Flip
 
6."Wanna Ride (Instrumental)"   
UK
No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."The Streets (Radio Edit)" (featuring Snoop Dogg and Nate Dogg)Scott Storch4:07
2."The Streets (Instrumental)"Scott Storch4:06
3."Walk (Album Version) (Explicit)" (featuring Ice Cube and Mack 10)DJ Battlecat4:00
Total length:12:13

Charts

Chart (2002) Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100[3]81
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[4]43
US R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay (Billboard)[5]41
US Hot Rap Songs (Billboard)[6]20
US Rhythmic Airplay (Billboard)[7]21
Chart (2003) Peak
position
Ireland (IRMA)[8]38
UK Singles (Official Charts)[9]48
UK Hip Hop/R&B (Official Charts)[10]13

References

  1. ↑ Tindal, Kennith B. (October 14, 2002). "WC: West Coastin' Straight to the Pros". HipHopDX. Retrieved February 12, 2025.
  2. ↑ Moss, Corey (August 15, 2002). "WC Holds Ghetto Olympics with Snoop Dogg and Nate Dogg". MTV News. Archived from the original on January 5, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Nate Dogg Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved February 12, 2025.
  4. ↑ "Nate Dogg Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved February 12, 2025.
  5. ↑ "Nate Dogg Chart History (R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved February 12, 2025.
  6. ↑ "Nate Dogg Chart History (Hot Rap Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved February 12, 2025.
  7. ↑ "Nate Dogg Chart History (Rhythmic Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved February 12, 2025.
  8. ↑ "Chart Track: Week 8, 2003". Irish Singles Chart. Archived from the original. Retrieved May 6, 2012.
  9. ↑ "Official Singles Chart on 23/2/2003 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 12, 2025.
  10. ↑ "Official Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart on 23/2/2003 – Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 12, 2025.
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