"The Streets" is a song by American rapper
WC, released as the first single from his second studio album ''
Ghetto Heisman'' (2002). The song features guest appearances from fellow rappers
Snoop Dogg and
Nate Dogg, and is produced by record producer
Scott Storch, who helped write the song alongside the three rappers.
An official remix featuring rapper
Xzibit was also released.
Music video
The music video, directed by
Chris Robinson, was shot in the
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (also known as the L.A. Coliseum) is a multi-purpose stadium in the Exposition Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. Conceived as a hallmark of civic pride, the Coliseum was commissioned in 1921 as a mem ...
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 rap, 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.
Track listing
;US 12" single
# "The Streets" (Radio Edit) – 4:07
# "The Streets" (Explicit Version) – 4:06
# "Walk" – 4:00
Charts
References
2002 singles
2002 songs
Snoop Dogg songs
Nate Dogg songs
Def Jam Recordings singles
Song recordings produced by Scott Storch
Songs written by Scott Storch
Songs written by Snoop Dogg
Songs written by WC (rapper)
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