In the Ghetto (Busta Rhymes song)

"In the Ghetto"
Single by Busta Rhymes featuring Rick James
from the album The Big Bang
Released	2006
Format	12" single
Recorded	2006 (archives from 2004, 2001)
Genre	Hip hop, Funk
Length	03:53
Label	Aftermath/Interscope
Writer(s)	Rick James Trevor Smith
Producer(s)	DJ Green Lantern; Dr. Dre (additional production)
Busta Rhymes chronology "New York Shit" (2006) "In the Ghetto" (2006) "Don't Get Carried Away" (2006) Rick James chronology "You & I" (1992) "In the Ghetto" (2006) "So High" by Ty James feat. Rick James & Bambino

"In the Ghetto" is the fourth and final single from Busta Rhymes' album The Big Bang, and features R&B singer Rick James. It was produced by DJ Green Lantern and Dr. Dre.

Song information

Busta Rhymes in the outro.

The song samples James' "Ghetto Life" from his Street Songs album. At the end of the song Green Lantern threw in a sample of Rick James at the 2004 BET Awards in which he exclaims, "Never mind who you thought I was... I'm Rick James. bitch!"

Music video

The video for the song was filmed between July 17–19, 2006, in New York, Baltimore and Los Angeles and was directed by Chris Robinson of HSI Productions. Pre-production and casting by Robin Frank Management, Snoop Dogg, MC Eiht, Westurn Union, Daz Dillinger, Warren G, Spliff Star, Rah Digga, DJ Green Lantern, Papoose and Ty James, the daughter of Rick James, made video cameo appearances.

Remixes

The official remix also features Rick James, Ludacris, and new verses by Busta Rhymes, it was released in Ludacris' mixtape, Pre-Release Therapy.

Charts

Chart	Position
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs	50

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics