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"The World Is a Ghetto"
Single by Geto Boys
from the album Original Gangstas (soundtrack) and The Resurrection
B-side"Still"
ReleasedMarch 16, 1996
Recorded1995
StudioLil J's Studio, Houston, Texas
GenreHip hop
Length4:43
LabelRap-a-Lot, Noo Trybe
Songwriter(s)Brad Jordan, Richard Shaw, William Dennis, Derrick Hunter, Gregory Hunter, Richard Buttrill, DeMarcus Porter
Producer(s)N.O. Joe
Geto Boys singles chronology
"Straight Gangstaism"
(1993) 		"The World Is a Ghetto"
(1996) 		"Geto Fantasy"
(1996)

"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.

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.

Single track listing

A-side

  1. "The World Is a Ghetto" (Extra Clean Radio Edit)- 4:09
  2. "The World Is a Ghetto" (Geto Clean Radio Edit)- 4:09
  3. "The World Is a Ghetto" (Instrumental)- 4:09

B-side

  1. "The World Is a Ghetto" (LP Version)- 4:43
  2. "Still" (LP Version)- 4:33
  3. "Still" (Instrumental)- 4:26

Charts

Chart (1996) Peak
position
UK Dance (OCC) 21
UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC) 11
UK Singles (OCC) 49
US Billboard Hot 100 82
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard) 37
US Hot Rap Songs (Billboard) 12

References

  1. "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved December 26, 2023.
  2. "Official Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved December 26, 2023.
  3. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved December 26, 2023.
  4. "Geto Boys Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved December 26, 2023.
  5. "Geto Boys Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved December 26, 2023.
  6. "Geto Boys Chart History (Hot Rap Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved December 26, 2023.
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Albums
Compilations
Singles
  • "Car Freak"
  • "You Ain't Nothin'"
  • "I Run This"
  • "Be Down"
  • "Do It Like A G.O"
  • "Fuck 'Em"
  • "Mind Playing Tricks on Me"
  • "I Ain't With Being Broke"
  • "Gotta Let Them Hang"
  • "Six Feet Deep"
  • "Crooked Officer"
  • "Straight Gangstaism"
  • "The World Is a Ghetto"
  • "Still"
  • "G-Code"
  • "When It Gets Gangsta"
  • "The Secret "
  • "Yes, Yes Y'all"
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