"The World Is a Ghetto" is a single by the Geto Boys. The song appeared on the group's sixth album, The Resurrection, and was used on the Original Gangstas soundtrack.
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"The World Is a Ghetto" | ||||
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Single by Geto Boys | ||||
from the album Original Gangstas (soundtrack) and The Resurrection | ||||
B-side | "Still" | |||
Released | March 16, 1996 | |||
Recorded | 1995; Lil J's Studio (Houston, Texas) | |||
Genre | Gangsta hip hop | |||
Length | 4:43 | |||
Label | Rap-a-Lot, Noo Trybe | |||
Songwriter(s) | Brad Jordan, Richard Shaw, William Dennis | |||
Producer(s) | N.O. Joe | |||
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Produced by Mike Dean and N.O. Joe, the song was the Geto Boy's first charting single with the classic line-up of Scarface, Willie D and Bushwick Bill since their 1991 breakthrough "Mind Playing Tricks on Me". To date, "The World Is a Ghetto" remains the Geto Boys' last charting single, peaking at 82 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Chart (1996) | Peak position |
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Billboard Hot 100 | 82 |
Billboard Hot R&B Singles | 37 |
Billboard Hot Rap Singles | 12 |
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